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= Mark Radcliffe = Mark Radcliffe (born January 13th 1979) is a British businessman and racing driver. He founded Victorian Plumbing, which is an online bathroom retailer in the UK and was the UK's first eBay millionaire.

Radcliffe started his first business from his parents' home and used their garden shed as his stock room. He sold everything from mobile phone accessories and computer accessories to protein supplements. Within 10 years of business he had become the first millionaire eBay trader in the UK.

Career
Radcliffe began working from a very young age and aged 10 he worked at a battery egg farm collecting eggs. After convincing his mother to purchase a hi-fi system he worked paper rounds, and as a labourer on building sites at weekends, to pay her back. When Radcliffe left college he worked part-time in McDonald’s and Tesco. At 18 he became Tesco section manager then went on to work for a mobile phone retailer locally.

Coral Phones Ltd
In November 1999, aged 19, Radcliffe set up Coral Phones Ltd after reading a newspaper article about online retailing. He had saved up £200 for stock and started selling mobile phone accessories from his website after speaking with friends and realising that there was high demand for these products. In 2008 he sold his phone businesses for £80,000.

First2save
In 2003, Radcliffe eventually moved into a 10,000 sq ft warehouse in Merseyside and set up his brand, First2save, in 2005. By 2009 he was achieving 36,000 orders per month and turning over £3 million per year; making him the number one eBay seller in the UK. In 2013, he'd made his first £1 million profit.

Victorian Plumbing
In 2000, Mark Radcliffe established Victorian Plumbing. The company began life as a sideline business to his online mobile phone accessories company. The company aquired a 109,000 sq ft warehouse in Skelmersdale in 2013 and had served over 1 million customers at the beginning of 2017. In 2016, the company reached 16th in The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 List and placed 36th in 2017. The business, set up and run by Radcliffe, made the 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain 2017 list after revenues between £40-50 million throughout 2016.

Motor Racing Career
In 2011, Radcliffe started competing in motor racing events across the UK. As part of the Intersport Racing Team 1 he drove a BMW M3 as he competed in the 24 Hours of Barcelona 2011 but only managed to compete in 1 race. He also competed in 1 race in the 24 Hours of Barcelona - Class A5 in the same year; driving the same BMW M3.

2012
Radcliffe was again a part of Intersport Racing Team 1 driving a BMW M3 CSL in the 24 Hours of Barcelona - Class A5 2012.

2015
In the 24H Series - A5 2015, Radcliffe competed in one race as part of Intersport Racing Team 1 and again driving a BMW M3 CSL where he won; giving him a 24 points and helping him finish 22nd.

Radcliffe also competed in the Endurance Racing Series - Class 2 2015 as part of Intersport Racing. He raced once and finished on the podium driving a Lamborghini Supertrofeo.

2016
In 2016, Radcliffe moved away from the Intersport Racing team and driving BMW M3's and Lamborghini's; turning instead towards the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup 2016. He joined Team Parker Racing and drove a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 991.

In the same year, he also competed in the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain driving for the Intersport team and again driving a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 991. He finished 21st with 10 points after competing in 16 races.

2017
Radcliffe is currently in 28th position with 1 point in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup 2017 standings. He is racing for IDL Racing and driving a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 991 with a Porsche F6 3.8 engine.