Hi,
Firstly, I don't mind the banner ads, but I do mind the ebid splash page. It's an extra unnecessary annoying click. Please can you make it so that it only appears if you go to www.ebid.tv or just never appear at all, you seriously are turning away a lot of business.
Also, if I type ebid.co.uk, take me to the UK site, not the splash page. The easiest way to show your internationalisation is to list the countries under the home, browse etc buttons and highlight the country you are currently trading in. The easies way to turn people away is to have a splash page, do the research.