eBay Inc. - EBAY- Profile

eBay Incorporated. The Group's principal activity is to operate online market place and payments platform through the web sites eBay.com and paypal.com respectively. The Group operates in three segments: Marketplaces Segment, Payments Segment and Communication Segment. Marketplaces segment enables online commerce through a variety of platforms, including the traditional eBay.com platform and our other online platforms. The Payments Segment includes the global payments platform. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, the websites are directed toward the countries which include the United States, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Malaysia, the United Kingdom and other countries. On 21-Apr-2006, it acquired all equity securities of Tradera.com. The Marketplaces Segment acctd for 73% of 2006 revs; Payments Segment, 24% & Communication Segment, 3%