[June 16, 2008]

eBay Announces Recipients of the 2008 Star Developer Awards

CHICAGO --(Business Wire)-- eBay Inc. (Nasdaq:EBAY)(www.ebay.com) honored seven developers with eBay and PayPal Star Developer Awards today for achievements in improving user experience and customer service, increasing platform engagement and extending eBay anywhere that people are on the Web.

"eBay and its community depends upon third-party developers to drive innovation and to create the tools that drive buyer and seller engagement," said Max Mancini, senior director of Platform and Disruptive Innovation at eBay, who announced the winners today at the seventh annual eBay Developers Conference at Chicago's McCormick Place West convention center. "It's with great honor that we recognize these award winners for their achievements and innovation."

Award winners include:

-- DSR Rockstar - ShipRush by Z-Firm (USA)

-- Most Innovative Application - Jaast for Wii by Scendix Software (Germany)

-- Early Adopter - iRibbit by Aduci (USA)

-- Service to the Developer Community - Joe Fox (elzorro) of BD Network (UK)

-- Best Design - Kyozou Widget by Kyozou (Canada)

-- PayPal Most Innovative Application - Eventbrite (USA)

-- PayPal Service to the Developer Community - Andrew Angell (angelleye) of USBSwiper (USA)

Award runners-up include:

-- DSR Rockstar - ezSupport for eBay by HostedSupport (USA)

-- Most Innovative Application - Mobile Alerts for Sellers by ahTXT (USA)

-- Early Adopter - GarageBuy by iwascoding (Germany)

-- Service to the Developer Community - Anthony Sukow of Terapeak (Canada)

-- Best Design - Video advertisements for eBay listings by Vzaar (UK)

The Star Developer Awards are presented annually to recognize the talent and dedication of members of the eBay Developers Program who have shown the most innovative use of the eBay and PayPal platforms and made extraordinary contributions to the community.

"The Star Developer Awards embody the best of what the eBay platform is all about by taking advantage of an extensive and unique set of ecommerce-focused Web services, driving community engagement with buyers and sellers wherever they are, and creating sustainable businesses," said Kumar Kandaswamy, senior manager, eBay Developers Program.

Through its standards-based, easy-to-use development platforms, eBay Inc. makes integrating into eBay seamless, and provides its nearly 70,000 developers with the ideal environment to test new ideas and create valuable applications. More information about the eBay Developers program can be viewed at: http://developer.ebay.com/.

The PayPal Developer Community, established in 2001, is an online community of 400,000 registered Web developers, Web designers and software developers who provide e-commerce technology solutions using the PayPal platform. The program is among the largest of its kind in the world, offering developers free access to technical tools, online payments resources and related third-party applications. More information about the PayPal Developer Community can be viewed at http://www.paypaldeveloper.com.

About eBay

Founded in 1995, eBay Inc. connects hundreds of millions of people around the world every day, empowering them to explore new opportunities and innovate together. eBay Inc. does this by providing the Internet platforms of choice for global commerce, payments and communications. Since its inception, eBay Inc. has expanded to include some of the strongest brands in the world, including eBay, PayPal, Skype, StubHub, Shopping.com, and others. eBay Inc. is headquartered in San Jose, California.

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