eBay was founded by Pierre Omidyar, a computer engineer. It all began when his then-fiancee (now his wife), a collector of Pez candy dispensers, mentioned to him how great it would be if she could improve her collection and also find like-minded people with whom to trade and exchange ideas online.
eBay 創立人歐米迪亞是一位電腦工程師，他的未婚妻熱中於蒐集一種玩具糖盒（按一下會彈出糖果的玩具）。在一次閒聊中，她對歐米迪亞說，如果能收藏更多玩具糖盒，並且在網路上和有共同興趣的人交流，那該有多好。