eBay Impact - eBay Inc.

Empowering Communities Through Meaningful Commerce

We strive to build community and connections through ecommerce. As part of this journey, we make selling and buying equitable and attainable for all – with a goal to empower everyone, everywhere to grow, thrive and succeed on our global marketplace while making meaningful choices for their purchases and businesses.

Our 2021 Impact Report

Learn about the progress we’re making toward our Impact goals — and the plans we have for the years ahead.

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Impact at eBay

Explore our initiatives and programs.

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Economic Opportunity

When a seller opens their virtual doors on our marketplace, we’re with them every step of the way. We partner with our seller community, providing them with the tools and training to start and grow their business on our platform.

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Sustainable Commerce

As a pioneer of meaningful commerce, we strive to sustain the future of our customers, our company and our planet. And central to this journey, we will continue to embrace sustainable practices that reinforce our commitment to operating with integrity.

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Culture and Workforce

Our goal is to bring more people to join eBay from different communities around the world, so we can inspire innovations and new product experiences that are better attuned to our customers’ needs.

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Trusted Marketplace

The foundation of our marketplace is built upon openness, honesty, integrity and trust.

Seller Community

Meet the inspiring sellers who bring our marketplace to life.

Alberto Prat

Prat International Brands | Tarragona, Spain

The Prat International Brands business began with a store on eBay selling gardening tools.

Justin Meunier

Boardwalk Numismatics | Middletown, Connecticut

For Justin Meunier, coin collecting was a long-time hobby and part-time business. Today, the company sells unique and rare coins to buyers all around the world.

Danna Golden

Saddle Up | Longmont, Colorado

Saddle Up, a Western saddle and tack shop in Colorado, started as a brick and mortar business in 1996 and now successfully sells online.

Gary Henderson

Geothermal Products | Ankeny, Iowa

Gary is a veteran of the geothermal industry and saw an opportunity to lower overhead costs and promote savings for his customers by turning to eBay.

John Stack

ACityDiscount | Norcross, Georgia

ACityDiscount transformed from a local business with four employees to a coast-to-coast sales operation eager for online expansion. ACityDiscount is now ranked as one of eBay’s largest providers of restaurant equipment.

Cori Thackary

Sweetlees Boutique | Lansing, Michigan

With just $700 earned from a craft fair, new mom Cori Thackary formed an LLC and invested in a couple of sweaters she sold to her friends. That investment turned into a thriving brick-and-mortar and eBay business with a mission to make every body feel beautiful.

Mariusz Fiałkowski

Amadi | Grudziądz, Poland

Inspired by his grandfather’s business, Mariusz started a leatherwear shop and now makes handmade leather phone cases sold across the world.

Gina Foster

Pockets | Sulphur, Oklahoma

Gina Foster made her daughter a bed sheet that would not pop off the mattress at camp -- and pretty soon, everyone wanted one. That's when Mattress Pocket® ("the sheet that won't pop off") was born. After selling at small shows and fairs, Gina turned to eBay, growing her business globally and bringing economic opportunity to her small Oklahoma town.

Spencer Apland

541 Motorsports | Grants Pass, Oregon

Based in Oregon, Spencer Apland turned a passion for cars into a thriving car and motorcycle parts business on eBay.

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Our work is a constant evolution, yet we are optimistic for what lies ahead. This is a future we can help shape as we strive to lead the way forward as partners with our global community. Together, we can affect real change.

– Jamie Iannone, President & CEO

eBay for Charity

Our platform helps charitable organizations reach their fundraising goals and allows buyers and sellers to support the causes that are important to them.

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