Everybody always remembers their first time -- the heated moment, the sweating, the increased heart rate, eyes intensely focused -- yes, yes, there's nothing quite like the first time you bid an online auction on
eBay. Unless, of course, it's winning that auction!
What on earth was
Pierre Omidyar thinking when, in 1995, he created a shopping experience that is driven by both primal instincts and techno-intelligence simultaneously? He must have been thinking that it was time add a little spice to the shopping experience.
Apparently, the
86 million registered eBay users agree.