YMMV: highly dependent on your function, management, and executive support - Senior Manager eBay Employee Review

3.0
Mar 6, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

eBay was the internet darling, and every company wanted to be them. Through my 10+ year career I had the chance to move to different areas of the business including PayPal and learn a lot about how the business functions, the technology, and innerworkings. Pluses: -technology is leading edge -opportunity is there, if you are career minded and watch out for yourself -on the whole, most managers are okay -pay is above average

Cons

It's now a big company. It's slow to move. While they consider themselves innovative and cutting edge, there's plenty of bureaucracy that will hamper nimbleness and ability to react to the market changes. Minuses: -some executives and managers are just completely incompetent -hours are long, especially if you are in product development or QA -can be egotistical attitudes -highly political environment

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5.0
Jun 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

It is equivalent to winning the lottery for a dream job.

Cons

Sunday work can be challenging- due to daycare challenges, but ebay supports work/life balance so its not really a con

4.0
May 9, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

-easy to start and list items -cheaper shipping than retail -high demand items sell quick -make extra income

Cons

-customers / buyers that put in Cart but never buy. eBay does not survive on window shoppers and neither do I -low demand items can wait for years -need a ton of inventory, but high demand as possible, otherwise you will probably fail like me -buyer fraud - trying to get your items for free -competition where some sellers have items selling way under what you are selling for and they do not seem to care about profit at all based on how low the price is (ie: books) -buyers don't leave feedback especially if you are new, so it makes it really hard to get going -scammers but not a whole lot, definitely if you're new tho

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