May 1, 2008

Three-Millionth Vehicle Sold on eBay Motors

eBay Motors has facilitated the sale of its three-millionth passenger vehicle in the U.S., and the buyers of that vehicle are happy theirs was a milestone purchase. Patricia Weidler of Otego, N.Y., bought the 2002 Ford F-250 pickup truck to help her husband, Dan, start his own construction business. The couple acquired the pickup from eight-year eBay veteran David Pelis of Pelis Auto Sales in Northampton, Massachusetts. In celebration of the purchase, eBay Motors reimbursed the Weidlers for their buy and also provided $3,000 in parts and accessories to help get their construction company started.

Dan, a longtime construction worker and volunteer for the New York Steel Union following the Sept. 11 tragedy, became sick with Lyme’s disease a year ago and struggled to maintain his three-hour work commute to the city each day. The Weidlers began planning to start a local construction business that would allow Dan to work closer to home with more flexibility. To get started, Dan needed a truck of his own.

“I knew having his own business would help him feel better,” Patricia said. “I found the perfect truck on eBay Motors, bought it for almost half the list price and was thrilled!”

Patricia said her options were limited shopping for a car in their rural town. She went to eBay Motors to search outside the immediate area and feels she saved more than $5,000 by shopping on the site, purchasing the truck for only $8,886. Or, as it turned out, for nothing.