Founded in September 1995, eBay is now The World's Online Marketplace for the sale of goods and services by a diverse community of individuals and small businesses. In simply words: it's an online auction website, where people from all around the world buy and sell goods and services. Millions of collectibles, appliances, computers, furniture, equipment, vehicles, and other miscellaneous items are listed, bought, and sold daily. Ebay UK is a British part of eBay auctions company. It looks same like US eBay but of course it's dedicated to users from United Kingdom who wants to buy and sell items on online auctions. In June 2004, eBay prohibited the sale and auction of both alcohol and tobacco products on the British eBay.