eBay and Sotheby’s Live Auctions Begin on April 1

Tomorrow, eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) and Sotheby’s (NYSE: BID) will mark the launch of the first live events in the new Sotheby’s live auctions experience with the themed “Photographs” and “New York” sales. The experience enables art aficionados and casual collectors alike to participate in Sotheby’s live auctions anytime, anywhere with the same confidence and access of those bidding in person in the New York salesroom.

Terry O'Neill Faye Dunaway at The Beverly Hills Hotel

The Sotheby’s live auctions destination features high-resolution images, hosted video capabilities, live streaming audio and video, and innovative “Museum View” transitions that bring the experience of walking through a museum or gallery to life in the online world – including enhanced zoom, in-context images, and item-level video. The online platform enables eBay’s 155 million active buyers to log-in and participate in Sotheby’s live-time auctions. Participants — regardless of their location — see the exact same item and current real-time bidding online and experience real-time bidding sensitive to the millisecond, allowing them to bid as if they were lifting a paddle with every click of the mouse. New technology debuting within the Sotheby’s live auctions will give users the first chance to experience crystal clear, live streaming video and audio from the Sotheby’s floor in New York.

For additional information on all upcoming auctions, visit: http://www.ebay.com/clt/sothebys/upcoming. Please note that all first time participants will need to register 24 hours in advance.

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About eBay Marketplaces

eBay is one of the world’s largest online marketplaces, connecting people with the things they need and love virtually anytime, anywhere. eBay has 155 million active buyers globally and more than 800 million live individual and merchant listings at any given time. With mobile apps available in 190 countries, eBay delivers a personalized shopping experience and seamless access to inventory from down the street and around the world. Tailored shopping experiences customize buying and selling; and eBay provides variety and choice for sellers by enabling them to offer goods through online, mobile and local channels to consumers around the world. For more information, visit www.ebay.com.

About Sotheby’s

Sotheby’s has been uniting collectors with world-class works of art since 1744. Sotheby’s became the first international auction house when it expanded from London to New York (1955), the first to conduct sales in Hong Kong (1973) and France (2001), and the first international fine art auction house in China (2012). Today, Sotheby’s presents auctions in eight different salesrooms, including New York, London, Hong Kong and Paris. Sotheby’s offers collectors the resources of Sotheby’s Financial Services, the world’s only full-service art financing company, as well as private sale opportunities in more than 70 categories, including S|2, the gallery arm of Sotheby’s Contemporary Art department, as well as Sotheby’s Diamonds and Sotheby’s Wine. Sotheby’s has a global network of 90 offices in 40 countries and is the oldest company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (BID).

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