Yesterday, the online auction powerhouse Ebay.com announced in a 15-page press release that it’s quarter one revenues we’re a whopping 756.2 million dollars. The revenues are up 59% from the previous year.

“eBay's Q1 results exceeded our highest expectations" said Meg Whitman, President and CEO of Ebay in the press release Wednesday. "Our continuing momentum demonstrates yet again the power of eBay's community and reinforces our confidence in the long-term potential of our business."

EBay also announced a huge gain in “confirmed registered users”, which totaled 104.8 million users, up from 68.8 users reported at the end of the first quarter last year.

In addition, eBay reported 327.7 million listings as of the end of Q1, which is up from 219.7 million during the same time last year.

For more information and extended statistics, visit eBay’s press center at http://investor.ebay.com/releases.cfm?Year=2004.

About eBay Inc.
eBay is the World's online Marketplace. Founded in 1995, eBay created a powerful platform for the sale of goods and services by a passionate community of individuals and businesses. On any given day, there are millions of items across thousands of categories for sale on eBay. eBay enables trade on a local, national, and international basis with customized sites in markets around the world. Through an array of services, such as its payment solution provider PayPal, eBay is enabling global e-commerce for an ever-growing online community.