# Who does eBay Inc. pay? Who are its key suppliers?
Canonical: https://valuechain.wiki/ebay · Facet: suppliers · Updated: 2026-09-12T00:00:18.813429+00:00 · Source: ValueChain.wiki (cited money-flow graph)

**Citable summary**: eBay Inc.'s confirmed suppliers/cost counterparties include Alphabet (Google) plus 1 undisclosed/aggregate relationship. Per the valuechain.wiki graph: 2 cost edges, backed by 3 dated sources, 1 of them primary filings (as of 2026-09-12).

### Depop (high)
- metric: Contract value $1.4B · transaction closed 2026-07-30 · Aggregate cash consideration paid to acquire all equity interests in Depop
- note: eBay completed its acquisition of fashion resale marketplace Depop on July 30, 2026. Aggregate cash consideration was approximately $1.4 billion, comprising a $1.2 billion base price plus $200 million of net purchase-price adjustments and interest.
- [confirms] ZDNet Korea (KO, news, published 2026-08-06) https://zdnet.co.kr/view/?no=20260806083005: "eBay said it paid $1.4 billion to acquire Depop."
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2026-07-30) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1370637/000137063726000071/exhibit99273026.htm: "Etsy completed the sale of Depop to eBay"

### 카카오뱅크 (high)  → /kakaobank.md
- metric: Amount $106M · FY2023 · Proceeds from the sale of eBay's remaining KakaoBank shares
- note: eBay held an equity investment in KakaoBank, sold part of it in 2022, and disposed of the remainder in 2023. Proceeds from the remaining stake were $106 million, and eBay no longer holds the investment.
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2024-02-28) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065088/000106508824000036/ebay-20231231.htm: "sold the remainder of our shares in KakaoBank for $106 million"

### Adyen (high)
- note: Adyen is a primary global payment-processing partner for eBay, supporting payment acceptance, fund splitting, and seller payouts. eBay discloses payment-processing costs but not the amount paid specifically to Adyen.
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2026-02-19) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065088/000106508826000027/ebay-20251231.htm: "commercial agreement with Adyen"
- [confirms] Adyen (EN, ir, published 2022-11-09) https://www.adyen.com/en_GB/knowledge-hub/ebay: "eBay works with Adyen to accept regional, global, and local payment methods"

### 알파벳 (구글) (mid)  → /alphabet.md
- note: eBay relies on Google Search for product-discovery traffic and buys paid-search advertising. It also uses Google Cloud Vertex AI and Vector Search in its recommendation system, but does not disclose Google-specific advertising or cloud spending.
- [mentions] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2026-02-19) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065088/000106508826000027/ebay-20251231.htm: "rely on Google search"
- [confirms] Google Cloud Blog (EN, ir, published 2024-03-07) https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/ebay-uses-vertex-ai-vector-search-for-recommendations?hl=en: "implementing Google Cloud Vertex AI and Vector Search"

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