A Printing Hooray for eBay

Not only has the word become a symbol for Internet commerce, the symbol, it has also taken on the verb form. It's not surprising to hear someone say, "This is worth over $500, so I'm going to eBay it."

Omidyar and his cast of intellectuals appear to have constructed the perfect beast. eBay is to the economy what cockroaches are to a nuclear explosion—the only ones left standing in a worst-case scenario. In fact, eBay appears to thrive in the worst of times; as tech stocks remain volatile (mostly on the downswing), eBay continues to show sound profits, depending on how you define success.