Public Company Consumer

eBay

San Jose, California, United States

eBay is a global e-commerce marketplace connecting millions of buyers and sellers across categories in more than 190 markets worldwide. Sellers list items and eBay facilitates transactions through auctions and fixed-price formats while providing commerce and seller tools.

Focus Areas
Online marketplace, Recommerce / resale marketplace, E-commerce marketplace technology
Website
www.ebay.com

Tracked deals

9

9 tracked deals across 2011-2026.

Recent pace

1

1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

8 buyout · 1 divestiture

eBay Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 4 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 4 years for eBay. 1 2017 3 2022 2 2023 2 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    eBay Inc.
    Target
    Depop
    Seller
    Etsy, Inc.
    Industry
    E-Commerce

    eBay entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Depop, a mobile-first fashion resale marketplace, from Etsy for approximately $1.2 billion in cash (subject to purchase price adjustments). Etsy later completed the divestiture in July 2026 for approximately $1.4 billion in cash, reflecting the $1.2 billion purchase price plus net purchase price adjustments and interest.

  • Buyer
    eBay Inc.
    Target
    Caramel
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    eBay announced and later completed its acquisition of Caramel, an end-to-end online automotive transaction solution provider. Caramel’s platform digitizes key steps of vehicle sales—such as identity/title verification, financing, insurance, and transportation—so vehicle buyers and sellers can complete transactions more simply and with greater trust through eBay.

  • Buyer
    eBay
    Target
    Certilogo
    Industry
    E-Commerce
    Type
    Buyout

    eBay has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Certilogo, an AI-powered digital IDs and authentication platform for apparel and fashion goods. The deal is intended to strengthen eBay’s position in the pre-loved fashion (recommerce) category by improving consumer confidence in authenticity and access to reliable product information. Closing is subject to customary regulatory conditions and is expected in the third quarter.

  • February 9, 2023
    Buyer
    eBay Inc.
    Target
    3PM Shield LLC
    Type
    Buyout

    eBay Inc. has acquired 3PM Shield LLC, an AI-based marketplace compliance and brand-protection technology provider, in a deal that closed on February 9, 2023. The acquisition brings 3PM Shield’s monitoring and counterfeit-detection capabilities in-house to strengthen eBay’s ability to prevent counterfeit, unsafe, and illegal items on its marketplace.

  • Buyer
    eBay Inc.
    Target
    myFitment (myFitment, LLC), Illumaware, LLC
    Industry
    E-Commerce
    Type
    Buyout

    eBay Inc. has acquired the myFitment group of companies (including myFitment, LLC and Illumaware, LLC) to bring vehicle fitment and parts-matching technology in-house. The acquisition aims to improve the parts & accessories listing experience by reducing returns and increasing buyer satisfaction across eBay's motors category.

  • Buyer
    eBay Inc.
    Target
    TCGplayer
    Industry
    E-Commerce
    Type
    Buyout

    eBay and TCGplayer announced they have entered into an agreement for eBay to acquire TCGplayer for up to approximately $295 million. The deal is expected to close in Q1 2023, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, and TCGplayer will continue to operate autonomously within eBay.

  • Buyer
    eBay Inc.
    Target
    KnownOrigin
    Industry
    E-Commerce
    Location
    Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    eBay Inc. acquired KnownOrigin, a Manchester-based NFT marketplace, to expand its digital collectibles and creator marketplace capabilities. The deal closed on June 22, 2022; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • December 13, 2017
    Buyer
    eBay
    Target
    Terapeak
    Industry
    Data & Analytics
    Location
    Ontario, Canada
    Type
    Buyout

    eBay acquired Toronto-based Terapeak, a provider of e-commerce market, pricing and supply/demand analytics, and began integrating Terapeak capabilities into its Seller Hub to give merchants better insights. Terapeak's team joined eBay’s B2C Selling and Seller Experience groups; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    eBay Inc.
    Target
    GSI Commerce, Inc.
    Seller
    GSI Commerce stockholders
    Industry
    E-Commerce
    Type
    Buyout

    eBay Inc. completed its acquisition of GSI Commerce, purchasing all outstanding shares for $29.25 per share (approximately $2.4 billion) and making GSI a separate business unit. The deal included subsequent divestitures of GSI's licensed sports merchandise business and partial interests in ShopRunner and Rue La La to a holding company led by GSI founder Michael Rubin.

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