eBay.com got its name from the company name, The Echo Bay Technology Company.

Pierre Omidyar created the website AuctionWeb in 1995. AuctionWeb was the predecessor to the modern day eBay website. AuctionWeb was one of four sites Omidyar ran under the umbrella of his consulting company, The Echo Bay Technology Group. Other websites his company managed were a small travel agency site, a page on the Ebola virus, and a personal shopping site. Omidyar originally tried to register the domain name echobay.com but found it was already taken by the gold mining company Echo Bay Mines, so he went with ebay.com instead.

Over time, most users and members of the press began incorrectly referring to AuctionWeb as eBay. This prompted Omidyar to eventually change the name of the auction site from AuctionWeb to eBay. The rest is history.

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INTERESTING FACTS
  1. The first item sold on eBay was a broken laser pointer.
  2. Magic potions, prayers, and souls are banned on eBay.
  3. The most expensive item ever sold on eBay was a 405-foot yacht for 168 million dollars.
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INTERESTING REFERENCES
  1. eBay.com – eBay: The First 10 Years
  2. TheBalanceSMB.com – The Beginnings of eBay
  3. Telegraph.co.uk – eBay turns 20: Here are 20 things you may not know

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