both of these dynamics continued to fuel ebay's steaday, storng growth for years. for 2006, $52.5 billion worth of goods were sold on ebay. those sales were generated by 222 million users posting 610 million new listings. ebay's take was $5.97 billion in revenue and $1.12 billion in net income. these numbers were tremendous for a company that had only been doing business for a single decade. they also marked a zenith for the company