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                                  EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated January 18, 2001 relating to the
consolidated financial statements, which appears in the 2000 Annual Report to
Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference in eBay's Inc.'s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000. We also consent to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.





/s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
August 23, 2001

