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eBay was created as The AuctionWeb in San Jose, Calif., on Sep 3, 1995, by French-born Iranian-American computer programmer Pierre Omidyar. It was part of his larger personal site.
Omidyar's auction page was merely a side hobby -- until his Internet service provider informed him he would need to upgrade to a business account due to the high volume of traffic to his website. The resulting price increase (from $30/month to $250) forced him to start charging those who used eBay, and was not met with any animosity. It resulted in the hiring of
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