Pierre M. Omidyar.
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Pierre M. Omidyar.

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eBay is Founded

9/3/1995
eBay original logo.
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eBay original logo.

On September 3, 1995 French-born Iranian-American computer programmer Pierre M. Omidyar founded eBay in San Jose, California, as a sole proprietorship. Initially he conducted auctions under the name AuctionWeb, and advertised items for auction on USENET.

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