Looking through the number of suggestions, it amazes me just how many charities exist on the good will of the general public without any government aid. These are just the tip of the iceberg.

Whilst MPs vote themselves big payrises and ringfenced pensions, the government spends billions of pounds to wage a possibly illegal war, and money is frittered away daily, there are people out there doing outstanding jobs yet existing on what can literally be begged.

Ebay's contribution might be a drop in the ocean, but it's a good thought and if more companies followed suit this world would be a better place.

What if Ebay also set up some BIN auctions for just one day where you could BIN/Paypal something cheap (say an email thankyou letter) and that money would be donated to the charities too?