claim: "1.3-million people in america make their living off ebay."
author: john mccain
evidence_1: may 21, 2008 ... certain numbers have an iconic status in america's business culture. one of  them is the number of people who derive income selling goods on ebay: 1.3  million. the figure has been cited by ebay executives such as former ceo meg  whitman, speaking on 60 minutes in march; by companies that are part of ...
evidence_2: oct 8, 2008 ... that's a stronger statement than we've heard him make before. as recently as last  december, he said, “i am not a nuclear energy proponent.” mccain claimed “1.3  million people in america make their living off ebay.” actually, only 724,000  persons in the u.s. have income from ebay, and only some of them ...
evidence_3: sep 3, 2015 ... woman who makes $25 million a year on ebay reveals her top tips for making  money online - and says most people have at least $3,000 worth of items ... linda  lightman, a 53-year-old ebay seller living in the suburbs of philadelphia,  pennsylvania, has turned her luxury consignment store, linda's stuff, ...
evidence_4: small businesses exempt from obama's plan. john mccain · barack obama's  plan calls for "mandates and fines for small businesses." — politifact national on  wednesday, october 8th, 2008. false. ebay's big, but not that big. john mccain ·  "1.3-million people in america make their living off ebay." — politifact national  on ...
evidence_5: jan 26, 2014 ... 'i earn £100,000 a year selling bits and bobs on ebay': mother ditches her nhs  job to make six-figure salary from online trading ... john and i had to sell our  beautiful house and move into a one-bedroom flat where we slept on a sofa bed  in the living room, ned in a moses basket at our side and jamie and ...