eBay Motors Fast Facts Q2 2010

eBay Motors1

  • Founded in September 1995, eBay is a global online marketplace where practically anyone can trade practically anything
  • In Q2-10, eBay Marketplaces reported 91.8 million active users worldwide
  • eBay Motors is consistently ranked the No. 1 automotive site on the Web according to ComScore2(June 2010)
    • More than 14.8 million unique visitors per month come to eBay Motors
  • In Q2-10, the worldwide Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) for the Motors category was $3.5 billion

Motors Category

Vehicles

Parts & Accessories

GMV

 In Q2-10, the worldwide Gross Merchandise Volume for the Vehicles category was approximately $2.2 billion

In Q2-10, the worldwide Gross Merchandise Volume for the Parts & Accessories category was approximately  $1.3 billion

Velocity Statistics

 In Q2-10, on eBay Motors:
  • A passenger vehicle sold every 90 seconds
  • A Ford Mustang sold every 47 minutes
  •  A classic car (20 years and older) sold every 5 minutes
  • A motorcycle sold every 7 minutes
  • A Honda motorcycle sold every 32 minutes
  • A Yamaha motorcycle sold every hour
  • A Harley-Davidson motorcycle sold every 32 minutes
  • An ATV sold every 29 minutes
  • An RV or camper sold every 30 minutes
  • A boat sold every 22 minutes
In Q2-10, on eBay Motors:
  • A part or accessory sold every second
  • A motorcycle part sold every 5 seconds
  • An engine or component sold every 48 seconds
  • A wheel or tire part sold every 22 seconds
  • A snowmobile, ATV, or personal watercraft part or accessory sold every 15 seconds

Other
  • More than 3.9 million passenger vehicles have been sold to date on eBay Motors
  • In Q2-10, 75 percent of vehicles sold on eBay Motors were interstate transactions, where the vehicles were delivered to buyers outside the state of the sellers
  • More than 16 million parts and accessories are available on eBay Motors at any given time3
  • More than 200 million parts and accessories transactions to date have taken place on eBay Motors

1Unless otherwise noted, all data points are U.S. figures
2Previously reported Nielsen figures
3Includes store listings