2003 was an inflection point for us. In 2004, we are more confident than ever of the long-term trajectory of our business. |
As we head into the close of the year, I couldn't be more pleased with the overall health of the business, |
For the first couple of weeks of January, we have seen very strong activity across the eBay properties. |
Is eBay diverting from its core business? ... Nothing could be further from the truth. |
Seller success is going to, in turn, drive seller volume. That will, in turn, help the vibrancy of the marketplace and eBay's financials. |
Simply put, we could not be more confident and excited about the opportunity ahead of us. |
The $100 million investment is aimed at generating eBay's long-term revenue growth. We're not interested in just being No. 1 in China but the No. 1 player in ecommerce, |
The $100 million investment is aimed at generating eBay's long-term revenue growth. We're not interested in just being No. 1 in China but the No. 1 player in ecommerce. |
The growth was very broad-based. |
This was a particularly strong quarter for eBay across all parts of its business, |
We are really buying a new business, |
We are very bullish about 2006. There is the caveat related to the seasonality of the business. |
We do believe this broadly to be accretive. |
We had tremendous momentum and we are very bullish about 2006. |
We have seen strong buyer demand across all the businesses, ... In addition, even though eBay's revenue are primarily transaction generated, we expect to see gross margins above 80 percent for the rest of the year. |