Archive for the ‘eBay Motors’ Category

Buying or selling a vehicle on eBay Motors? You no longer need to worry about paying separately for an outside vehicle history check. It's now automatic and free, covering all vehicles for sale on the site, for model years back through 1981, thanks to a new exclusive agreement between the auctioning company and AutoCheck.

According to Automotive News, the new reports will be automatic, with no opportunity to opt out.

From Experian Automotive, the AutoCheck service provides vehicle history reports that highlight accidents, flood damage, or issues with odometer rollback, assigning a numerical score from one to 100.

“Now buyers have a much...

Somebody smarter than us once said, "Better to have tried and lost than to have never tried at all". (Or something to that effect.) That "oh well, we gave it a shot" sentiment seems to sum up General Motors' attitude toward its relationship with eBay, which comes to an amicable end today.

As you might recall, Bob Lutz first announced plans to sell GM vehicles through eBay the very day that General Motors emerged from bankruptcy. Subsequently, eBay learned of the arrangement, and the two set off to sell vehicles through GM's subdomain on eBay.com. The plan was for potential car buyers to peruse new GM vehicles and make bids, after which...

When General Motors emerged from bankruptcy on July 10, the company's newly reinstalled PR man, Bob Lutz,  made several important announcements. Among them: GM had begun partnership with eBay, which would offer customers the opportunity to bid on and purchase vehicles through the popular auction website. That intrigued many buyers and many in the industry -- the only problem being that eBay said the arrangement wasn't a done deal.

By August 11, however, the two companies had dotted Is, crossed Ts, and put up 16,000 GM vehicles for sale on eBay -- of which roughly 50 sold. We're not sure how things have gone since then, but Automotive News...