Ebay

DC · 20 filings, 2025

File · Money Read

What the money shows

EBAY reported $4.4M in federal lobbying for 2025 across 20 filings. The filings name 5 lobbying firms, led by CGCN and Gibson. The filing text lists 12 issue areas.

Sources: Senate LDA · FEC

Lobbying spend · 2025

$4.4M

to shape legislation

About the organization

eBay Inc. ( EE-bay, styled as ebay) is an American multinational e-commerce company based in San Jose, California, that allows users to buy or view items via retail sales through online marketplaces and websites in 190 markets worldwide. Sales occur either via online auctions or "Buy It Now" instant sales, and the company charges commissions to sellers upon sale. eBay was founded by Pierre Omidyar in September 1995. In 2021, eBay had approximately 17 million global sellers; in 2023, it reported 132 million annual active buyers worldwide and handled $73 billion in transactions, 48% of which were in the United States. In 2023, the company had a take rate (revenue as a percentage of volume) of 13.81%. via Wikipedia ↗

1Lobbies on

Foreign Banking Other Tech Defense Law

Its filings list: Trade (domestic/foreign) · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Small Business · Telecommunications · Computer Industry · Copyright/Patent/Trademark · Postal · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products · Homeland Security · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice · Immigration · Science/Technology

2Through these firms · 5

CGCN GROUP, LLCTHE GIBSON GROUP, LLCAVOQ, LLCEBAY INC.MILLER STRATEGIES, LLC

3Bills moving in its lanes

No bill names this company outright; these are recent bills in the sectors it lobbies.