Our Values

Our Values are statements about the ideals that we all have to aspire to in order to make eBay work. Pierre Omidyar, our Founder, wrote down these Values as a way to communicate what the marketplace needed to sustain its vibrancy and success. He was also focused on the need to keep these Values alive inside the company as well. By keeping the values alive within eBay, we serve our community better, and we serve each other better.

  We believe people are basically good

  We recognize and respect everyone as a unique individual

  We believe everyone has something to contribute

  We encourage people to treat others the way they want to be treated themselves

  We believe that an honest, open environment can bring out the best in people

Our Behaviors

Lead Completely.
Leading completely means inspiring as well as contributing. It means taking the risks, driving the results and seeking the truths that make us a better company. And, doing these things while being true to our values. When we lead completely, we engage with our work, our communities, and each other in a way that creates excitement for all the great things we are doing.

Practice Judgment.
We must practice judgment every day. When challenges rise up that we haven't imagined, our judgment guides us to make decisions that are right for our company, our communities, and each other. When we look to our purpose and values to inform our judgment, our decisions will always have integrity.

Trust Each Other.
Trust sustains our community—without it nothing would work. Trust also sustains our company. It allows us to openly address conflict, delegate decisions, and focus on getting our jobs done. We deepen trust over time, but it has to begin with the belief that our different skills, approaches and points of view can all serve our purpose. With trust, our diversity becomes our greatest strength.

Keep It Human.
Connections are at the heart of eBay. While technology helps us reach out to people far and wide, it's our ability to relate to each other as human beings that adds meaning to those connections. By keeping it human, we build the trust and relationships that will keep us small while we grow big.