The value of goods sold on eBay Inc.’s U.S. marketplace increased to $8.38 billion in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, up 3.5% from $8.10 billion in the same period a year ago, the online marketplace reported Wednesday. For the first nine months of the year, eBay’s sales in the U.S. grew 3.7% to $25.44 billion, up from $24.54 billion in the year-ago period.
Global sales on eBay’s marketplaces increased to $20.11 billion in the quarter, up 2.6% from $19.601 billion in the same period a year ago. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange rates, global sales rose about 5% in the period, the company says.
