Ahmad Ahsan

MBA (Finance)
eBay
 eBay is an American multinational e-
commerce corporation based in San Jose, California.

 It facilitates consumer-to-consumer and business-to-

consumer sales through its website.

 eBay was founded by Pierre Omidyar in the autumn of

1995.
Vision & Mission of eBay
Vision:
 Our vision for commerce is one that is enabled by people,
powered by technology, and open to everyone

Mission:
 At eBay, our mission is to provide a global online
marketplace where practically anyone can trade practically
anything, enabling economic opportunity around the
world.
Content
 eBay is an online marketplace which enables users
from all around the globe to buy or sell anything they
want.

 eBay provides platform not only to businesses but to

consumers as well to make trade of anything they want
to buy or sell.
Customization
 eBay does not currently have any way for a buyer to
leave personalization. The only thing you can do is put
it in your item description for them to leave a "note to
seller" when they pay or message you via the "I have a
question about my item" link on ebay.
Convenience
 The company offers convenience through its easy to
use website, you can easily find the items you want to
buy and place order easily.
 It is a true marketplace where sellers can list items at a
fixed price and even open their own “store.”
 In essence, the way it works is a seller lists an item,
adding photos and a description and choosing a price
and shipping options.
 Buyers then can bid on it or simply “Buy it Now.”
Community
 The eBay Community Platform provides a place
for community members or participants to search for
information, read and post about topics of interest,
and learn from each other along the way.

 The company promotes its offering through its social

media pages.
Cost Reduction
 Buyer can find thousands of products on the website of
eBay which they can compare with other sellers on the
website and choose the one that best suits them.
 There is also a biding option on the listings where a
buyer can bid on the price of listed items they want,
hence reducing the buying costs.
 Company also offers discount coupons which can be
used while shopping to reduce the cost.
Choice
 eBay provides choice to its customers by making
available thousands of products of similar quality and
same range.

 Buyers can find anything of their preference on the

website from listings of huge numbers of sellers and
choose the right products for themselves.
Thank you