eBay Inc. operates marketplace platforms that connect buyers and sellers in the United States and internationally.

The company's Marketplace platform includes its online marketplace at ebay.com and the eBay suite of mobile apps.

Its platforms enable users to list, buy, sell, and pay for items through various online, mobile, and offline channels that include retailers, distributors, liquidators, import and export companies, auctioneers, catalog and mail-order companies, directories, search engines, commerce participants, shopping channels, and networks.

The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.