List of acquisitions by eBay

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This is a list of acquisitions by eBay, an online auction website launched on September 3, 1995.[1] Each acquisition is for the respective company in its entirety, unless otherwise specified. The acquisition date listed is the date of the agreement between eBay and the subject of the acquisition. The value of each acquisition is listed in US dollars because eBay is headquartered in the United States. If the value of an acquisition is not listed, then it is undisclosed.

eBay's most expensive acquisition as of April 2008 is the purchase of Skype, a Voice over Internet Protocol company, for US$2.6 billion. The majority of companies acquired by eBay are based in the United States. A total of 26 companies have been acquired as of April 2008. Most of the acquired companies are related to online auctions.

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[edit] Acquisitions

Acquisition date Company Business Country Value (USD) References
01998-07-16 16 July 1998 Up4Sale.com Online auction Flag of the United States United States — [2]
01999-04-27 27 April 1999 Butterfield & Butterfield Auction house Flag of the United States United States $&0000000260000000.000000260,000,000 [3]
01999-05-18 18 May 1999 Billpoint E-commerce payment systems Flag of the United States United States — [4]
01999-06-22 22 June 1999 Alando Auction house Flag of Germany Germany $&0000000043000000.00000043,000,000 [5]
02000-06-13 13 June 2000 Half.com Online marketplace Flag of the United States United States $&0000000318000000.000000318,000,000 [6]
02000-12-12 12 December 2000 Precision Buying Service[1] E-commerce payment systems Flag of the United States United States — [7]
02001-01-08 8 January 2001 Internet Auction Co. Online auction Flag of South Korea South Korea $&0000000120000000.000000120,000,000 [8]
02001-03-05 5 March 2001 iBazar Online auction Flag of France France $&0000000066000000.00000066,000,000 [9]
02001-10-01 01 October 2001 MercadoLibre.com Online auction Flag of Argentina Argentina — [10]
02002-07-08 8 July 2002 PayPal E-commerce payment systems Flag of the United States United States $&0000001500000000.0000001,500,000,000 [11]
02003-01-31 31 January 2003 CARad.com Online auction Flag of the United States United States — [12]
02003-07-11 11 July 2003 EachNet Electronic commerce Flag of the People's Republic of China China $&0000000150000000.000000150,000,000 [13]
02004-06-22 22 June 2004 Baazee.com Online auction Flag of India India $&0000000050000000.00000050,000,000 [14]
02004-08-14 14 August 2004 Craigslist[2] Classified advertising Flag of the United States United States $&0000000013500000.00000013,500,000 [15]
02004-11-10 10 November 2004 Marktplaats.nl Online auctions Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands $&0000000290000000.000000290,000,000 [16]
02004-12-16 16 December 2004 Rent.com Classified advertising Flag of the United States United States $&0000000415000000.0000-0415,000,000 [17]
02005-05-18 18 May 2005 Loquo Classified advertising Flag of Spain Spain — [18]
02005-05-19 19 May 2005 Gumtree Classified advertising Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom — [19]
02005-06-02 2 June 2005 Shopping.com Online shopping Flag of the United States United States $&0000000620000000.000000620,000,000 [20]
02005-06-30 30 June 2005 OpusForum.org Classified advertising Flag of Germany Germany — [21]
02005-09-13 13 September 2005 Skype Voice over Internet Protocol Flag of the United States United States $&0000002600000000.0000002,600,000,000 [22]
02006-03-09 9 March 2006 Meetup.com[3] Social network service Flag of the United States United States $&0000000010000000.00000010,000,000 [23]
02006-04-24 24 April 2006 Tradera Online auction Flag of Sweden Sweden $&0000000048000000.00000048,000,000 [24]
02007-01-10 10 January 2007 StubHub Electronic commerce Flag of the United States United States $&0000000310000000.000000310,000,000 [25]
02007-05-03 3 May 2007 GittiGidiyor Electronic commerce Flag of Turkey Turkey — [26]
02007-05-30 30 May 2007 StumbleUpon Browser plugin Flag of Canada Canada $&0000000075000000.00000075,000,000 [27]

[edit] Footnotes

  • ^ Purchased from Deja News
  • ^ 25% of the company was purchased.
  • ^ 10% of the company was purchased.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Omidyar, Pierre (1995-09-12). AUCTIONWEB: Interactive Web Auction. Google Groups. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  2. ^ Business Wire July 16, 1998. Business Wire (1998-07-16). Retrieved on 2007-07-08.
  3. ^ Junnarkar, Sandeep (1999-04-26). eBay buys Butterfield & Butterfield. CNET. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  4. ^ eBay acquires two firms. CNET. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  5. ^ eBay wins German bid. CNN. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  6. ^ eBay buying Half.com in stock deal. CNET. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  7. ^ eBay Acquires Deja.com's Technology. www.internetnews.com (2000-12-12). Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
  8. ^ eBay to Acquire Majority Stake in Korea's Internet Auction Co.. eBay (2001-01-08). Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  9. ^ eBay To Acquire Ibazar S.A.. eBay. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  10. ^ eBay and MercadoLibre Join Forces in Latin America. eBay. Retrieved on 2007-07-08.
  11. ^ eBay picks up PayPal for $1.5 billion. CNET (2002-07-08). Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  12. ^ eBay Motors Announces Acquisition Agreement and New Strategic Relationship (2003-01-31). Retrieved on 2007-07-08.
  13. ^ eBay Acquires Chinese Shopping Site EachNet. InterNetNews. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  14. ^ eBay to Acquire India's Baazee.com. eBay. Retrieved on 2007-07-08.
  15. ^ EBay buys 25% stake in Craigslist. San Francisco Chronicle (2004-08-14). Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  16. ^ eBay Acquires Dutch Company Marktplaats.nl. eBay (2004-11-10). Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  17. ^ eBay to Acquire Rent.com. eBay (2004-12-16). Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  18. ^ eBay's Kijiji Acquires Classifieds Web Sites. Business Wire (2005-05-18). Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  19. ^ Nesbitt, Louisa (2005-05-19). Ebay buys Gumtree.com. Manchester Evening News. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  20. ^ Niccolai, James (2005-06-02). EBay buys Shopping.com for $620 million. The Standard. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  21. ^ eBay’s Kijiji Acquires German Classifieds Web Site opusforum. Internet Retailer (2005-06-30). Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  22. ^ Krim, Jonathan (2005-09-13). EBay to Acquire Internet Phone Leader. The Washington Post. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  23. ^ eBay's Affinity for Meetup.com. BusinessWeek (2006-03-09). Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  24. ^ eBay Acquires Sweden's Tradera.com. eBay (2006-04-24). Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  25. ^ eBay To Acquire Online Tickets Marketplace StubHub. eBay (2007-01-10). Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  26. ^ eBay Acquires Stake in Turkey's GittiGidiyor.com. eBay (2007-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  27. ^ eBay Investor Message. eBay (2007-05-30). Retrieved on 2007-09-10.