Chapter 2 Part 1（课件）-《跨境电商物流英语》同步教学（北京邮电大学出版社）

Chapter 2Introduction to Cross-border E-commerce Websites CONTENTS eBay Part 1 Part 2 Amazoncs Part 3 AliExpress Part 6 Other Main Cross-border E-commerce Platforms DHgate Part 4 LightInTheBox Part 5 ☆ learn the concept of cross-border e-commerce ☆ learn the concept and development of cross-border logistics ☆ learn the differences and features of various cross-border logistics ☆ learn some information of Chinese cross-border e-commerce logistics Objectives ☆ learn the basic information of cross-border e-commerce platforms ☆ learn the features of cross-border e-commerce platforms ☆ learn the cross-border e-commerce platforms in China Part 1 eBay eBay Inc. is a multinational e-commerce corporation based in San Jose, California that facilitates consumer-to-consumer and business-to-consumer sales through its website. eBay was founded by Pierre Omidyar in 1995, and became a notable success story of the dot-com bubble. eBay is a multibillion-dollar business with operations in about 30 countries, as of 2011.The company manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a wide variety of goods and services worldwide. The website is free touse for buyers, but sellers are charged fees for listing items after a limited number of free listings,and again when those items are sold. 5 In addition to its original auction-style sales, the website has since evolved and expanded to include “Buy It Now” shopping; shopping by UPC, ISBN, or other kinds of SKU numbers (via Half.com); online classified advertisements (via Kijiji or eBay Classifieds); online event ticket trading (via StubHub); and other services. It previously offered online money transfers (via PayPal, which was a wholly owned subsidiary of eBay from 2002 to 2015). eBay generates revenue by a complex system of fees for services, listing product features,and a final value fee for sales proceeds by sellers. As of November 2012, the US-based