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EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated November 5, 2001, except as to the third paragraph of note 1, which is as of December 14, 2001, relating to the consolidated financial statements of PayPal, Inc., which appears in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Francisco, California
January 30, 2002
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS