Everyday Heroes

Millions of people from all around the world connect on eBay. Each time that happens—about 69 times every second—something positive happens in the world. These are the stories of everyday people on eBay making an extraordinary difference in the lives of others.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

This Cancer Patient Used ebay to Do Something Incredible for His Hospital
A cancer patient who was told his hospital couldn't afford more chemotherapy machines bought seven after finding them for £175 on eBay.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

eBay Everyday Heroes VIDEO: Making a Difference
Whether by selling goods to run a local food pantry or helping someone halfway across the country after a natural disaster, the eBay community is making a difference.

Diversity & Inclusion

VIDEO | eBay Everyday Heroes: A Bear's Tale
As a young child, Peter Krohn experienced the horrors of the Holocaust. During an inspection, Nazis suspected his favorite teddy bear was being used to smuggle money and destroyed it. Nearly 80 years later, he found a replica of the same toy on eBay. Learn how it's enabling him to share his family’s story of survival with others, and in the process helping teach acceptance and love to younger generations.

Education

Giving Enterprise Tech New Life and Purpose to Support STEM Education
Millions of people from all around the world connect on eBay. Each time that happens, something positive happens in the world. These are the stories of everyday people on eBay making an extraordinary difference in the lives of others.

Innovation & Technology

VIDEO | eBay Everyday Heroes: Closing the Technology Gap
According to Pew Research, 44% of Americans making less than $30,000 a year do not own a desktop or laptop computer. To bridge the digital divide, eBay seller ReviveIT refurbishes computers and provides this commercial-grade technology to small businesses and schools at a lower cost than new—making technology more accessible to these organizations. ReviveIT also donates technology to programs that aide low income families.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

INFOGRAPHIC | eBay Everyday Heroes: Feeding the Hungry
Millions of Senior Citizens struggle with hunger on a daily basis. Learn how a nonprofit is using eBay to help deliver food to those in need.

Education

VIDEO | How an Elementary School Teacher in Montana Helped Her Students Launch a Global Business
Nestled along the Clark Fork River in the northeastern reaches of Montana, students at Garden City Montessori school are spread out across the floor holding impromptu photo shoots, earnestly making calculations and debating the price of a new Casio watch. These students aren’t just here to learn. They are running a vibrant marketplace—and they mean business.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

VIDEO | Hope After Harvey
Shirley Hines has lived in Houston for most of her life. She has been through hurricanes and floods before. But Harvey was different.


Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

VIDEO | eBay Everyday Heroes: Tackling Opioid Addiction
In the US, there's a chance you know someone struggling with opioid addiction—especially in rural communities. That's why eBay seller UpaknShip is doing all it can to offer employment to those committed to recovery.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

VIDEO | eBay Everyday Heroes: Reflections of Trinity Helps Tackle Hunger
According to a recent report by Feeding America, 5 million seniors over the age of 60 in the United States struggle with hunger. Inspired by this need, Reflections of Trinity sells goods on eBay to stock its food pantry.

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