EBay second-quarter revenue climbs 23 percent SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - EBay Inc (EBAY.O) posted better-than-expected quarterly results on Wednesday, and the operator of the world's largest online marketplace stuck to its full-year forecasts as it avoided a hit from Europe's economic woes. EBay said second-quarter revenue jumped 23 percent to $3.4 billion, while profit climbed 16 percent to $730 million, or 56 cents per share. That topped Wall Street forecasts. EBay's third-quarter revenue and profit forecasts were slightly below analyst expectations. But the e-commerce giant stuck with its full-year guidance from earlier this year. EBay shares have slipped in recent weeks on concern a weak European economy might dent buying and selling on the company's online marketplace -- and lucrative cross-border transactions in particular. However, eBay said its Marketplaces business generated its strongest organic growth since 2006 - and highlighted "strong growth" in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. "The results were very good," said Gil Luria, an analyst at Wedbush Securities. I don't think anybody in their wildest dreams thought Marketplaces would be growing this fast. Shares of eBay rose more than 5 percent to $42.54 in extended trading after the results. Reporting by Alistair Barr