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Founded in September 1995, eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) is The World's Online Marketplace(r) for the sale of goods and services by a diverse community of individuals and small businesses. Today, the eBay community includes more than a hundred million registered members from around the world. People spend more time on eBay than any other online site, making it the most popular shopping destination on the Internet.

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If you're selling, then there are a couple of extra steps that you'll need to take, but again it's all very simple, with no obligation to sell anything if you don't wish to. You'll also find all sorts of tools to educate and assist you with every single part of the eBay auction site, including how to use PayPal for sending and receiving online payments using a bank account or credit card, and eBay buyer tools to make it easy and convenient for you to manage your buying activity so you can win more! Whether you're an auction expert or if you've never even seen an online auction, using eBay is extremely simple!