internet auctions

Traces the history of eBay, describing how Pierre Omidyar's successful attempt to sell a broken laser pointer on a part of his personal website he called AuctionWeb led to the development of eBay, a successful online auction website.

Traces the history of the online auction site eBay, discussing how it was created and why it has become the most successful e-commerce site in history.

A career biography of Pierre Omidya, founder of eBay, discussing the phenomenal success of the online auction site, and its role in spurring growth in related businesses.

Presents a brief biography of business woman Meg Whitman, president and CEO of eBay, providing information on her childhood, her education, and her achievements in business.

Profiles one hundred of the weirdest auctions featured on the online auction site eBay, including auctions for Britney Spears's pregnancy test, a spare kidney, Bob Dylan's childhood home, and the world's largest french fry.

The author tells about his decision to sell nearly all of his material possessions on the Internet auction site eBay, and features photographs and brief descriptions of the items, each with a note on how much it sold for and where it ended up.

Examines the life of Pierre Omidyar, creator of the online auction site eBay, discusses his motivation for creating the site, and follows the phenomenal growth of the eBay enterprise.

Explores Pierre M. Omidyar's life and his creation of the online auction site eBay, describing his interests in gadgets and computers during his childhood and youth, the original idea for the site and the growth of the company, the charity work of the Omidyar Network, and the system of microfinance.

Examines the story of how Pierre Omidyar began the online auction business of eBay.