Dario Lopez
Encyclopedia
Dario Lopez is a British
entrepreneur
best known for his business activities on eBay
.
, Gulmi, Nepal
, and studied at Green Lawns Academy in Balkhu and Holy Land International School
, Baneshwor in Kathmandu. In November 2002 he moved to England
with his mother to join his father, and attended the Crown Woods School in Eltham, London
.
In December 2003, Lopez paid £10 with his mother's credit card to register his website domain name. This allowed him to start selling SIM cards
on eBay
, which he began doing in 2004. He also sold these and computer accessories at Greenwich Market, then began to sell MP3 players
on eBay. In 2004 he opened an internet cafe in Aldershot
to sell more MP3-related products. From 2005, Lopez travelled around London selling SIM cards in wholesale stores and retail shops, then opened in his own store in November 2007.
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
best known for his business activities on eBay
EBay
eBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide...
.
Early life
Lopez was born in AmarpurAmarpur, Nepal
Amarpur is a village and municipality in Gulmi District in the Lumbini Zone of centralNepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2962 persons living in 594 individual households.-External links:*...
, Gulmi, Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
, and studied at Green Lawns Academy in Balkhu and Holy Land International School
Holy Land International School
Holy Land International School was one of the best school during 1990's and early 2000 located in New Baneshwor, Kathmandu and also in Chitwan, Nepal. Due to some financial difficulties, the school was sold and now it operates using a different name, Rosebud School,Buddhanagar....
, Baneshwor in Kathmandu. In November 2002 he moved to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
with his mother to join his father, and attended the Crown Woods School in Eltham, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
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In December 2003, Lopez paid £10 with his mother's credit card to register his website domain name. This allowed him to start selling SIM cards
Subscriber Identity Module
A subscriber identity module or subscriber identification module is an integrated circuit that securely stores the International Mobile Subscriber Identity and the related key used to identify and authenticate subscriber on mobile telephony devices .A SIM is held on a removable SIM card, which...
on eBay
EBay
eBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide...
, which he began doing in 2004. He also sold these and computer accessories at Greenwich Market, then began to sell MP3 players
Portable media player
A portable media player or digital audio player, is a consumer electronics device that is capable of storing and playing digital media such as audio, images, video, documents, etc. the data is typically stored on a hard drive, microdrive, or flash memory. In contrast, analog portable audio...
on eBay. In 2004 he opened an internet cafe in Aldershot
Aldershot
Aldershot is a town in the English county of Hampshire, located on heathland about southwest of London. The town is administered by Rushmoor Borough Council...
to sell more MP3-related products. From 2005, Lopez travelled around London selling SIM cards in wholesale stores and retail shops, then opened in his own store in November 2007.