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Researching Vehicles

Before you decide to buy a vehicle, research it to become familiar with it. eBay Motors has the tools you need to fully research a car, truck or motorcycle.

Research features available include Specs & Photos, Ratings & Reviews, and Price Research. To access these features click the Research link that appears in the header at the top of every page. The Compare Vehicles and Save Vehicle tools can also help you with your vehicle research.

Specs & Photos

Specs & Photos gives the overall specifications as well as stock photos of the interior and exterior for cars and trucks. Not all make, models, and years will have specifications and photos available. Try to broaden your search for better results.

Ratings & Reviews

Ratings, Reviews, and Guides are a way to get information from others about the vehicle you’re interested in.

Reviews
Reviews is a forum for eBay Motors members to rate and share their opinions about products. You can read and write reviews in the Cars & Trucks and Motorcycles categories. Reviews are written by eBay members and can be voted on by readers like you using the "Was this review helpful?" button. The user voting then determines the "Top Review.”

Ratings
Click the “Write a review” link next to any vehicle listing to leave a rating based on a scale of 5 on the following categories.

  • Performance

  • Reliability

  • Comfort

  • Quality & Craftsmanship

Guides
Guides enable eBay members to share their expertise on any topic or category. Whatever your interest or expertise, you can write a guide on it. Guides help readers learn about almost any topic or product category. There are two types of Guides: eBay Guides and member guides. eBay Guides are written by eBay and always appear with an eBay logo.

Price Research

Find out what the car or truck you’re interested in is worth before you buy. You can see what cars and trucks are worth based on Kelley Blue Book values or what similar vehicles have sold for on eBay Motors.

Pricing

  • For Sale pricing shows the price range of the vehicle from the available inventory. It may include auction prices which will likely increase over time.

  • Just Sold represents the final sale prices for this vehicle from the last 90 days including vehicle listings that ended without being sold.

  • Kelley Blue Book Suggested Retail Value is based on a vehicle in excellent condition with average mileage.

Kelley Blue Book Configurator
The Kelley Blue Book Configurator is available in Price Research. Use the Kelley Blue Book Configurator to get the KBB Suggested Retail Value and the Private Party Value.

Compare Vehicle and Save Vehicle

Two features that will help you research vehicles appear at the top of every search results page.

Compare
Click the compare link to compare up to six vehicles at a time. When you select two or more vehicles to compare, you will see a side-by-side comparison the includes:

  • Overview

  • Specifications

  • Equipment

  • Safety

At the bottom of the comparison page you can save your comparison to your Favorite Searches in My eBay by clicking the “Save Comparison” button. You can also see the vehicles you are comparing for sale by clicking the “Vehicles for Sale” button.

Save Vehicle
To save your vehicle search, click the “Save Vehicle” button at the top of the page. You’ll be given two options:

  • I own this vehicle – If you own this vehicle and are interested in parts and accessories for it, or would like to see what the vehicle is selling for on eBay Motors, choose this option. It will save the vehicle to your Favorite Searches in My eBay. If you choose to receive a daily email by selecting the check box, the email will be tailored to include information an owner of the vehicle would want.   

  • I’m interested in this vehicle – If you are interested in purchasing the vehicle you searched for, choose this option. It will save the vehicle to your Favorite Searches in My eBay. If you choose to receive a daily email by selecting the check box, you’ll be informed when new vehicles are available for sale on eBay Motors.


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