EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 15, 2002 relating to the
financial statements of eBay Inc., which appears in eBay Inc.'s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

August 2, 2002
San Jose, California