Sales on eBay keep growing--Direct Marketing, Mail Order, E-commerce News

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Purchases on eBay Keep Growing.

* The average number of daily purchases on eBay grew 2 percent over the past six months, from 992,000 in September 2005 to 1.0 million in February 2006 (see Table 1).

* The fastest growing eBay channel in Q1 2006 vs. Q1 2005 was eBay Health and Beauty, which increased 34 percent from a three-month average monthly unique audience of 3.4 million to 4.6 million (see Table 2). eBay Health and Beauty was followed by eBay Stores, and eBay Clothing, Shoes & Accessories, which both
grew 30 percent from Q1 to Q1.

* Web traffic to the eBay Parent Company increased 18 percent in Q1 2006 compared with Q1 2005, growing from a three-month average monthly unique audience of 51.5 million to 60.9 million (see Table 3).

Table 1: Average Number of Daily Purchases on eBay (U.S., Home and Work)
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| Month | Purchases (000) per Day |

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| Sep. 05 | 992 |

| Feb. 06 | 1,013 |

| Six-Month Growth | 2% |

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Source: Nielsen//NetRatings MegaView Online Retail, April 2006

Table 2: Fastest Growing eBay Channels (U.S., Home and Work)

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| eBay Channel | Q1-05 UA | Q1-06 UA | Q1/Q1 |

| | (000) | (000) | Growth |

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| eBay Health & Beauty | 3,442 | 4,603 | 34% |

| eBay Stores | 11,288 | 14,718 | 30% |

| eBay Clothing, Shoes & Accessories | 8,589 | 11,130 | 30% |

| eBay Live Auctions | 1,478 | 1,902 | 29% |

| eBay Electronics | 8,050 | 10,206 | 27% |

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Source: Nielsen//NetRatings, April 2006

Table 3: Three-Month Average Monthly Unique Audience to eBay Parent Company (U.S.,
Home and Work)
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| Parent | Q1 2005 UA (000) | Q1 2006 UA (000) | Q1-Q1 % Growth |

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| eBay | 51,468 | 60,879 | 18% |

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Source: Nielsen//NetRatings, April 2006

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