After only three years of being in business, Ebay had started the process for its public stock sale, when the stock valuations were at record levels. Then a drop on the Internet Stock Index (ISDEX) and the S&P500 caused many companies to put their publicly traded future on hold. Later, the market started to recover at the cost of high volatilities and the question of whether to go public or not became a …showed first 75 words of 1400 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1400 total…make it easier than ever for AOL members to buy and sell merchandise from one another online. Awards ·According to Media Metrix, the leading Web audience measurement company, eBay experiences longer visits per user than any other Web site on the Internet. ·eBayTM, received the E-Business Community Best Practices Trailblazer award from the Alliance for Converging Technologies, who recognizes enterprises that use the Internet to build effective, competitive business communities that are innovative and agile.