"…one that didn’t last more than, well, probably a week if my memory serves me. And thank heavens for that! Can you imagine what eBay might have become with such a boring old logo? Still, it could have happened…(shudder)." - Jim Griffith, the first customer sales representative at eBay and the current host of eBayRadio, regarding the #3 logo (above)
1. The original "AuctionWeb" black bar: http://5.mshcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/aw.gif
2. eBay black bar: http://4.mshcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/ebay.gif
3. eBay blue: http://5.mshcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Original-eBay...
4. The kooky eBay we've come to know: http://logos.wikia.com/wiki/EBay
Article: http://mashable.com/2010/08/07/ebay-facts/