What does mean eBay? please

Question

What does mean eBay? I have in my paragraph: On websites like eBay, Mercadolibre, and Auction, you... Thanks.

• It is a web site where can buy and sell anything you please. - Lise-Laroche Nov 4, 2009
• May, tienes mal el orden: what does ebay mean? - Heidita Nov 4, 2009
• OK thank you - maylegoas Nov 4, 2009

Answer 1

Ebay is an auction website.

Ebay es un sitio web de subastas.

ebay website

Ebay definition on wikipedia

• I think they call this being "beaten to the punch" - Izanoni1 Nov 4, 2009
• hehehe. :) como se dice "beaten to the punch" en espanol? - cheeseisyumm Nov 4, 2009
• beaten to the punch is remate al martillo in Spanish - maylegoas Nov 4, 2009

Answer 2

Basically it's similar to an online auction house where anyone with an account can buy or sell there goods online.

Here is a bit of history about the site: eBay History

Answer 3

its basically an online shop for like anything you want for bid