Ebay, which puts private buyers in touch with sellers on the web, is a rare internet success story.
The company has now made a profit for the last 13 consecutive three-month periods.
Looking ahead, “all aspects of this business are growing really rapidly”, he said, noting that its international operations were now in the black, several month earlier than predicted.
“There was a lot of concern out there that e-commerce was slowing. That doesn’t appear to be the case at all here,” said Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown analyst Jeetil Patel.

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