Paige scored a cool summer internship working at eBay! The eBay team should provide a reasonably hip environment plus Paige will get some exposure to the health and wellness options within the corporate world. eBay has some fun history. When Pierre Omidyar started Ebay 15 years ago in 1995, the first online sale was a broken laser pointer that someone bought for $14.83.
Omidyar was astonished and asked the bidder if he understood that the laser pointer was broken. In a return email the buyer told Omidyar that he was a collector of broken laser pointers. Which just proves the saying that one man's trash is another man's treasure! In fact, I think that very premise assures eBay's success! Some of us like to purge, some of us like to collect!
eBay has had some pretty crazy auctions over the years. In 1999 someone put up a human kidney and the bids soared to over 5 million dollars before eBay pulled the listing. 2 years later a man from Seattle sold his "soul" for $400 before eBay was able to intervene. Not sure what that consisted of or if the buyer was happy with his purchase?
Paige is a little worried about being underutilized; little do they know the amazing potential of their summer intern! Don't let the blonde hair fool you! This is one worker who doesn't like to be bored so eBay should take advantage of the free labor!
Meg Whitman worked at eBay and we're hoping she'll be the next Governor of our lovely (but practically bankrupt) state of California. So, you never no where you'll go following a stint at eBay!
"What ever it is, you can get it on eBay." -ad slogan for eBay
