3 Stocks That Could Put eBay's Returns to Shame
When it comes to e-commerce, eBay has undoubtedly been surpassed by Amazon.com. But eBay's original approach to the dynamics of the markets explains why: By creating a marketplace for goods to be exchanged -- and not, like Amazon, taking control of the entire supply chain -- eBay was able to scale its business much quicker.
The returns eBay has produced are nothing to sneeze at. Investors who bought in 1998, when the company went public, are sitting on gains of over 50,000% -- and have received shares of spin-off PayPal to boot.
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