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Corporation

The Resume

    (September 4, 1995- )
    Based in San Jose, California
    Holds Meg Whitman as CEO and Vice-President
    Founded by Pierre Omidyar
    Earned $4.55 Billion in 2005
    Employs close to 12,000 people worldwide

Why EBay might be annoying:

    Website traffic is slowest during the running of American Idol episodes.
    It allows sales of weird items such as duct tape couches, imaginary girlfriends, a tortilla depicting an image of ET and an air guitar but does not allow sales of legitimate tobacco or alcohol products.
    The ‘e' in its name is deliberately left lower case.
    Buyers who bid on an item in the last second of an auction are called ‘Bid Snipers.'
    Some sellers would sell an item at a very low price but charge expensive shipping.

Why EBay might not be annoying:

    Power sellers can earn tens of thousands of dollars a month.
    It has become a classic business case study of how the Internet has revolutionized retail.
    It was originally created to allow the founder to sell his broken laser pointer, which he successfully sold to someone who collects broken laser pointers.
    It allows sellers to create virtual stores to market and sell their specialized products.
    They successfully prosecuted a bid ‘shiller,' an auctioneer who worked with two other bidders to bid on an item then have the two bidders drop out of the auction to keep the price of the item low.
    They created an independent cottage industry, with stores that will take your products and sell it on eBay for you.

Credit: Battyx3


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 78 Votes: 48.72% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 67 Votes: 43.28% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 313 Votes: 46.65% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 30 Votes: 56.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 58 Votes: 36.21% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 45 Votes: 64.44% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 86 Votes: 55.81% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 296 Votes: 40.88% Annoying