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When Jamie Iannone stepped into the role of eBay chief executive in early 2020, the company was navigating a difficult transition marked by leadership changes and investor pressure. Once a defining force in the early days of ecommerce, eBay had slipped from its long-held position as the second largest online retail platform, overtaken by Walmart and challenged by a shifting competitive landscape. Yet an unexpected tailwind arrived with the Covid-19 pandemic, giving the company renewed momentum and a sudden influx of sellers and buyers rediscovering its marketplace. Now, eBay is determined to anchor that momentum in artificial intelligence, accelerating its reinvention at a time when competition from Amazon, Shein, Etsy and Poshmark is fiercer than ever.