eBay profile

Seller fees, promoted listings and related services generate revenue.

eBay Inc.: USD 11.10 billion revenue in the year ended 2025-12-31. Net income: USD 2.03 billion. Group/company figures.

18.30% net margin for the year ended 2025-12-31: reported net income divided by revenue.

eBay Inc. (EBAY), 2026-10-16 snapshot: USD 120.28 per share. Market capitalisation: USD 53.52B.

Seller fees, advertising and specialist categories monetise both efficient selling and the excitement of the find.

Image-based listing tools generate item details from a photograph. AI also supports discovery and seller workflows across a very mixed inventory.

eBay supplies marketplace and AI tools; each seller supplies the item, photographs and final listing.

eBay’s notice covers account, transaction, device and feature-dependent interaction data. It distinguishes using information to provide an AI feature from training AI models. Public listing or livestream contributions may be visible to others; privacy choices and erasure remain subject to transaction and legal retention.

Seller feedback, authenticity services, marketplace enforcement and buyer-protection processes address different parts of the transaction.

Set a maximum before bidding, read item condition and use saved searches without treating every alert as a buying instruction.

15/25 points

eBay publishes buyer/seller rules and a detailed privacy notice, but marketplace ranking and seller feedback are not independent product inspection. Assess the listing, seller history and specific protection terms rather than assume every transaction has the same coverage.

15/25 points

eBay’s notice covers account, transaction, device and feature-dependent interaction data. It distinguishes using information to provide an AI feature from training AI models. Public listing or livestream contributions may be visible to others; privacy choices and erasure remain subject to transaction and legal retention.

15/25 points

Seller history, item condition and authenticity information matter more than listing polish.

20/25 points

Set a maximum before bidding, read item condition and use saved searches without treating every alert as a buying instruction.

Comparison priority: item condition, seller history, authenticity services and total cost. The best fit for a collectible may differ from the best place for a routine replacement.

A winning bid, accepted offer or rare find supplies a clear reward. Selling adds the satisfaction of converting unused things into money.

Outbid, ending-soon and Watchlist alerts reopen a decision at exactly the moment it becomes urgent.

Saved searches, watched items and streamlined bidding keep the next action close. AI-assisted listings reduce effort for sellers too.

Feedback scores, watchers, bid activity and sold-price comparisons put the marketplace’s history around an item.

An auction has a real deadline and a real rival. After investing time in bidding, walking away can feel like losing something you almost owned.