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Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Goldman Sachs Communicopia + Technology Conference 2025 summary8 Sep, 2025
Strategic priorities and business evolution
Refocused on non-new and seasoned inventory, now 90% of sales, and expanded focus categories for tailored experiences.
Strategy centers on relevant experiences, scalable solutions, and AI-driven innovations to reduce friction and enhance customer experience.
Announced new growth areas, including vehicles and collectible cars, and highlighted success with eBay Live, a live commerce format.
Focus categories grew 10% in Q2, with collectibles and luxury segments showing strong double-digit growth and successful partnerships.
Continued expansion into new focus categories, such as fashion, and integration of end-to-end solutions in motors and accessories.
AI integration and operational efficiency
AI powers tools like Magical Listings, enabling automated item recognition, description, and pricing, used in over 200 million listings.
AI assists sellers in responding to buyer questions and supports multilingual communication, enhancing both seller and buyer experiences.
AI-driven features like shop-the-look and endless discovery feeds improve buyer engagement and inspiration.
Internally, AI is used for automation in engineering, accounting, and legal, accelerating innovation and reducing manual workloads.
Proprietary LLMs and supercomputing infrastructure support scalable AI deployment while maintaining efficient capital expenditure.
Financial performance and capital allocation
Demonstrated financial strength in Q2 and Q3, with resilient U.S. consumer spend and tools to help sellers navigate macro volatility.
Built scenario-based guidance to address uncertainties like tariffs and de minimis exemptions, focusing on controllable growth levers.
Advertising business grew 17% in the quarter, with new formats and AI-driven recommendations supporting take rate accretion.
Capital allocation prioritizes long-term profitable growth, with increased share buybacks and a 29% dividend growth over six years.
Emphasis on balancing investment in growth with margin management, leveraging efficiency gains to reinvest and return capital to shareholders.
How does AI improve internal operational efficiency?
Identify key drivers of take rate accretion?
How do enthusiast buyers drive cross-category spend?
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