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Events on Monday 4 September 1995 1
1995eBay foundedOnline auction site launches from a home computerProgrammer Pierre Omidyar launched an online auction website, originally called AuctionWeb, from his home in California. It grew into eBay, one of the first major e-commerce platforms and a pioneer of consumer-to-consumer online trading. Its early success helped fuel investor interest in the internet economy.