ebay UK limited registered address: EBAY (UK) LIMITED CARMELITE 50 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT BLACKFRIARS LONDON EC4Y 0DX company number is 03726028 PAYPAL (EUROPE) LTD HOTHAM HOUSE 1 HERON SQUARE RICHMOND UPON THAMES SURREY TW9 1EJ Company No. 04056498 Global Headquarters: eBay Inc. 2145 Hamilton Avenue San Jose, California 95125 PayPal Inc 2211 North First Street San Jose, CA 9513 eBay International AG: Helvetiastrasse 15/17 3005 Bern Switzerland Background eBay - The World's Online Marketplace eBay is The World's Online Marketplace® with a global customer base of 147 million. Founded in 1995, eBay has created a powerful marketplace for the sale of goods and services by a passionate community of individuals and small businesses. eBay now has a global presence in 33 international markets, including the United States. On any given day, there are millions of items listed on eBay across thousands of diverse categories, including antiques, toys, books, computers, sports, photography and electronics, amongst many others. As an early Internet enthusiast, Pierre knew that people needed a central location to buy and sell all kinds of items on a level playing field and to meet other users with similar interests. He started eBay to fulfil this need. At the time, Pierre's fiancée (now wife) was an avid Pez™ (sweet dispenser) collector. She was having trouble finding people to trade with, and Pierre thought eBay might be the answer to her problems. eBay.co.uk Launched in October 1999, eBay.co.uk is the UK's largest online market place and is now the UK's number one e-commerce site (Nielsen Net Ratings, May 2003). eBay.co.uk has also achieved the three million live listings landmark, meaning there are three million items for sale on the site at any given time.