8 Complete the text with the correct form of the words from the box. There are two extra words. any create custom logo organise produce sell shop Who would buy that? y ebay y ebay y ebay The online shopping website that we know today as eBay was 'created in 1995. Its first name was AuctionWeb, and it started life as a small part of the personal website of the company's inventor, French- American Pierre Omidyar. The first item for sale on the site was a broken laser pointer. When Pierre found a 2 _______ who was happy to pay $$14 for this, he asked him why he wanted it. The answer was simple - the man collected laser pointers. Because of this experience, Pierre believed that he could sell 3 _______ through his new online shop - and it didn't matter whether the item was working or broken. Pierre's idea became a huge success and the company grew quickly after he invited other people to sell their items on his website. In 1997, Pierre changed the name to eBay and, one year after this, only three years after the company had started, Pierre was a billionaire. Today eBay is worth about $$10 billion, operates in 30 countries and has between 20-25 million 4 _______ who advertise their things for sale. And now, you can buy anything from broken laser pointers to the latest 5 _______ of technology and high street fashions.

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