eBay classifieds group

eBay Classifieds Group (Nasdaq: EBAY) today unveiled a new website bringing together its many unique brands that operate around the world. ebayClassifiedsGroup.com will provide a collective informational web presence for eBay’s classifieds brands, which combined, offer online classifieds in over 20 countries and more than 1,000 cities globally.

According to research firm IDC, the global classifieds market is estimated to be more than a $100 billion industry by 2011. Additionally, an industry survey shows use of online classifieds has more than doubled since 2005 – increasing more rapidly than almost every other online activity such as online banking, travel booking and shopping on e-commerce sites.

“As our portfolio of online classifieds sites continued to grow, it was becoming increasingly difficult to holistically demonstrate our business model and international presence,” said Jacob Aqraou, general manager, eBay Classifieds Group. “By creating this website, we can now offer people one destination to learn more about our different brands. Each of our brands will continue to have its own identity, classifieds website and local presence – from the language to the cultural nuances reflected in the categories - but with www.ebayclassifiedsgroup.com, we are better positioning ourselves as a global business.”

eBayClassifiedsGroup.com is a corporate website intended to provide an overview on the business group’s background, executive biographies and news for partners, investors, potential employees and media. It will not serve as a destination for e-commerce or online classifieds, and buyers and sellers that use eBay’s various classifieds sites today will not be impacted by the creation of the site. The classifieds sites will continue to operate as individual, local brands.

The following classifieds sites encompass eBay Classifieds Group:
-BilBasen is the No. 1 classifieds motors site in Denmark and bodes more than 520,000 unique visitors per month and currently has approximately 85,000 new and used cars for sale. http://ebayclassifiedsgroup.com/bilbasen

-dba.dk is the No. 1 classifieds site in Denmark and attracts more than 1.4 million unique visitors each month and currently has close to 420,000 listings on the site. http://ebayclassifiedsgroup.com/dba-dk

-Gumtree is available in the U.K., Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Poland, Ireland, Hong Kong, Singapore and the U.S and is ranked the No. 1 classifieds site in U.K., Australia and South Africa. It offers a range of categories including goods, jobs, cars and more. http://ebayclassifiedsgroup.com/gumtree

-Kijiji operates in the U.S., Canada, France, Germany, Italy, China, Japan, Taiwan, Austria, Switzerland and India and has 45 million unique visitors monthly worldwide in areas such as motors, pets, goods, services, housing, jobs and personals.
http://ebayclassifiedsgroup.com/kijiji

-LoQUo is present in 28 cities throughout Spain and ranked No. 1 among the free local online classifieds sites. Categories include jobs, housing, cars and motorbikes, personals, services, classes and active discussion forums.
http://ebayclassifiedsgroup.com/loquo

-Marktplaats.nl is the leading e-commerce site in the Netherlands – reaching half of the Dutch online population and offering buyers and sellers a range of categories. http://ebayclassifiedsgroup.com/marktplaats-nl

-mobile.de is the No. 1 classifieds motors site in Germany and is the 5th largest website in Germany overall. http://ebayclassifiedsgroup.com/mobile-de

About eBay Classifieds Group.
eBay Classifieds Group is the fastest growing business unit within eBay Inc. and includes major brands: Bilbasen, Den Bla Avis, Gumtree, Kijiji, LoQUo, Marktplaats and mobile.de. With a global presence in more than 20 countries and in more than 1,000 cities, the business unit has grown significantly since its inception in 2004. Its sites help people find whatever they’re looking for in their local communities — whether it’s a job, an apartment, a sofa, a car, a concert ticket, financial services or new friends. To learn more: http://ebayclassifiedsgroup.com/

About eBay Inc.
Founded in 1995, eBay Inc. connects hundreds of millions of people around the world every day, empowering them to explore new opportunities and innovate together. eBay Inc. does this by providing the Internet platforms of choice for global commerce, payments and communications. Since its inception, eBay Inc. has expanded to include some of the strongest brands in the world, including eBay, PayPal, Skype, Shopping.com, and others. eBay Inc. is headquartered in San Jose, California.

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MEDIA CONTACT:
Jill Williams, eBay Classifieds Group, 415-341-3037; jilwilliams@ebay.com

Barbara DeConto, Text 100 for eBay Classifieds Group, 415-593-8425; barbarad@text100.com

Sources:
* Worldwide Spending on Internet Advertising Will Soar Past $106 Billion in 2011, According to IDC, June 25, 2008. http://idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS21304208

Jones, Sydney. Online Classifieds study. Pew Internet & American Life Project, May 22, 2009. http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/7--Online-Classifieds.aspx