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Thursday, November 19, 2009, New York NY: Keeping up with holiday shopping is as easy as…Keeping Up with the Kardashians at the eBay Holiday Store.   eBay, the world’s largest online marketplace with almost 200 million live listings and 89 million active users, has come to life this week by opening its first ever “pop up” store in New York City. The eBay Holiday Store is an interactive experience enabling consumers to walk into the world’s largest online marketplace and shop via internet kiosks and the eBay mobile phone app. Consumers at the pop up store have the unique opportunity to draw inspiration for the holiday shopping season by browsing a collection of the wide array of merchandise available on eBay, ranging from designer clothing, to rare toys, to the latest electronics and more – and then access the global marketplace to make purchases for everyone on their holiday list. In Manhattan, the 5,500 square foot store will showcase morethan 400 hot holiday products and will highlight gift inspirations for six “personalities” including: “stylista” - “fashionista” - “techie” - urbanite” – “gamer” and “youngster.” Celebrity and expert eBay seller Kim Kardashian visited the store, and displayed her “glam goods” from her current charity auction, which can be accessed at: www.ebay.com/kimskloset. eBay trend and culture experts are sharing with consumers insider advice on gift giving ideas (from Zhu Zhu Pets to refurbished Apple MacBooks) and insight on the top gift trends of the year including “Retro Revival” – “Eco Excellence” – “Savvy Splurging” – and “Shop Culture.”