eBay Motors: Parts, Cars, more Reviews

Biggest problem is its not a stand alone app and requires you to go back and forth between it and the eBay app. Would be much better it you could list and manage all aspects of your listing on eBayMotors . Biggest improvement I can think of would be to show the “views, bids and saves” numbers (critical information for buyers and sellers) front and center on every listing view. Zillow does this for real estate and its great!

The pricing for eBay motors includes a Auto Check report as an “added value” but is worthless to classic car listings. While the new fixed price listing setup for non-dealers is not outrageous, I would prefer to have a minimal listing fee combined with a reasonable final value fee. It would result in more listings, but still generate revenue from every listing.

I’ve had scammers with new (0 feedback) accounts contact me first on both of my most recent listings. EBay needs to get a handle on this if they want to maintain any lead on Craigslist and other platforms. As of now, there doesn’t appear to be a one-click method of reporting scammers.

I hate when you update a app and you LOSE features rather than gain new relevant ones. For example. I just updated my app and found out that I can no longer manipulate pictures within listings with my mouse. Thus causing me to use my finger to navigate the pictures now vs using my mouse. Terrible.

Update in response to a developer response. I am using a Apple Magic Trackpad 2. I use it to navigate around the iPad. I found after the most recent update that support for scrolling through pictures for vehicles posted on eBayMotors are spotty at best. Most of the time it will not allow me to swipe, I have tried to click down on the trackpad and hold. That as well does not work. I wish there was a clear cut solution to this problem as while it’s not a huge deal to use my finger to navigate the pictures of the vehicle listings. I would prefer to use my mouse as my setup lends to the ergonomics gained from using a mouse with the IOS operating system.

I mean I am holding it up to the standards of CarMax and EBay itself...and it’s not there. It loads a conglomeration of vehicles which may be fun to browse but if seriously shopping for a car you likely want to search before just seeing a bunch of listings.

Second, and this is a big one, no way to save individual photos..the only way is to take a screenshot. When I view More Details to go to the HTML view on a listing and press and click Add To Photos eBayMotors just crashed.

Another big con... no trim filtering! Say if I want to only look at AMG or M models, I have to wade through a ton of irrelevant listings.

It doesn’t come across as a nice experience as CarsAndBids or BringATrailer, which allow for conversation between seller and buyers in a transparent manner.

Pluses:
- loads quickly
- Listing Detail view is well laid out

P.S if you are looking for a developer you should hire me! ;)

Update: Developer response seems defensive and only addresses certain things so adjusting rating to 1 Star. But to answer:

Browse is what I was looking for so my mistake there. But, no trim filtering is still a big con as mentioned. As well as not being able to save individual photos.

The Community tab does not really make much sense. It should just be on the listing itself, like the sites I mentioned. Chat sounds beneficial, though I would think of that as a needed feature if buying something as expensive as a vehicle.

eBayMotors has the potential to be a great tool for finding quality new and used vehicles but the developer has apparently decided to put next to zero effort in. This is extremely frustrating as eBayMotors looks and functions beautifully. Ebay needs to take their customers seriously and offer regulation, maintenance and customer service. Maybe then the outrageous price to submit a single post can be justified.

Multiple posts of the same vehicles from different accounts. Unable to save searches for easy updates and new posts. No subscription service available for serious dealers or private traders? Zero customer support. Next to zero quality content due to inflated pricing. This is why facebook will make you obsolete.

I’ve purchased many vehicles over the years off eBay motors and all except one was fair. However, the fraudulent listing was not covered well by eBay and it cost me 10k (on a 30k auto) to learn the fine print of buyer protection guaranteed on what the car is supposed to be valued at vs what the car IS valued at...is based on the fraudulent price rather than what I paid and thought I was purchasing. My vehicle even came with a bogus car fax check that was found to be inaccurate. Oh well, I’ve made many good purchases too so it comes out in the end. I still wish they would cover fraudulent lemons better somehow. Thanks

Would expect eBay to be the leader in terms of GUI, seller experience, ease of use, etc. Being that they are the market leader. eBayMotors is horrible. Will not allow sending pictures in response to questions about vehicle. Will not allow adding pictures. Horrible and clumsy at best. eBayMotors was clearly thrown together to have something to offer. Would rather not have an app than use this frustration box. Can it and start over

Even worse every response from the developer is an attempt to excuse or explain issues away as user error. That’s how giant corps get their lunches eaten by innovative companies who listen to their customers.

I’m running the latest iOS on iPhone XS Max. eBayMotors doesn’t let me add a new listing, once I manage to get something listed trying to revise it is an infinite loop of hitting revise in eBayMotors then having an eBay web browser open within eBayMotors that says I must use eBayMotors for any revisions. Half the time any current items being sold don’t even appear in eBayMotors , and messages just don’t exist, meanwhile I get them via the old regular eBay app. I only have one account, so that’s not the issue. Listings cost $100 each and I have zero control over them after the initial post, I’ve spent and lost way too much money because of this nonsense.

In general, eBayMotors is wonderful for searching and viewing ads. However, I believe the main purpose of eBayMotors is the ability to bid on vehicles. If so, then why in the world am I required to log in EVERY time I open eBayMotors ! Every single time I open eBayMotors for a new session and try to save a favorite or bid on a vehicle, I have to sign into eBay AGAIN...even though I already signed in three times in the same day. And, to make it worse, nearly 50 percent of the time, “something went wrong” with the sign in. Connecting eBayMotors with our eBay account should be a ONE and DONE. Please fix this terrible user experience.

Was promoted to download eBayMotors following my attempt to list my car. Loved the interface and “quick” listing ability - loading videos etc but I have re-done my listing 3 times and it still doesn’t show up in eBayMotors . Doesn’t make sense. Like others reviewing, once completed and re-entering info my listing is still not visible. I only have 1 EBay account and am running the latest version of IOS - IPhone X MAX. Again, love the ease of use and listing features but it doesn’t seem to be operating correctly and I am not looking forward to being billed multiple times at $95ea...!

So forever I just went through my phones browser for eBay motors. Now I can see all the awesome cars and parts I can’t afford very efficiently and effectively. And that’s important. eBayMotors actually works better than I thought it would. Very fluid. Thanks again donut media for the reminder to get eBayMotors . I like it.

I STILL have scammers trying to send me messages on eBayMotors. WHY DONT YOU MAKE IT EASY TO REPORT SCAMMERS!!??? MAKE IT SO WE CAN JUST CLICK THEIR SCREEN NAME AND REPORT THEM!!??? WHY IN THE WORLD DONT YOU REQUIRE PEOPLE TO LIST A VALID CREDIT CARD TO BID!!!??? I should NOT have had to pay for my last listing because I needed to change my ad. And I couldn’t, BECAUSE TWO SCAMMERS BID ON THE CAR!!! They weren’t even real people. But. Because they made an ultra low bid, I couldn’t change the wording in my ad. I’m going to report eBayMotors and the screen names to the FBI’s cyber crime division. Then I’ll write an email to my congressman & senator to have them call EBay onto the carpet as to WHY you’re doing NOTHING to combat this.

eBayMotors is pretty good and easy to use and if your just trying to buy or sell a car this is definitely eBayMotors for you, the only problem is the chat system they should’ve sectioned it to one place instead of two would’ve been way more simpler and also take away the fact that you can only message every 24 hours which is kinda stupid

First I try to revise an item that is SCHEDULED, eBay say I must use the EBAY MOTORS APP, once I go to eBayMotors there is no option for finding the SCHEDULED listing, Which is no where to be found!!!! Lost in space.
So I return to CHROME to make the listing active, and then go back to this stupid APP to revise the pictures...only to find out the picture CROP option does not even work. Maybe eBay should consider hiring people that actually list and sell cars on eBay motors helping and testing the designing these dumb APPS, instead of people who have not sold one item car in their life.

DATE: Thursday, November 18, 2021

HARDWARE: iPhone 12 Pro

SOFTWARE: iOS 15.1

The eBay Motors app is much improved from what it was when it was first introduced (two years ago,?).

THEN, after early adopting it, I didn’t think it worked nearly as well as getting to the Motors Department of the regular eBay app.

NOW, on a whim, because I had banned one of my friends from using the Motors app, I checked it again for myself, and found the navigation much better, and the whole experience much improved and easier.

And I also told my friend he could use Motors app, and we could discuss the same listings on the phone.

So, good work, eBay Motors App Team😉!

Hey guys who created this, you guys rock I absolutely love everything on eBayMotors it’s so easy to see future cars eBayMotors is surprisingly easy to use even thought I’m a a twelve year old I still love looking at these incredible cars I mean I’ve seen sema builds witch we’re incredible I also love just looking at some of these cool classics

Used to be a straight up buy/sell site, now it has digressed into a social media platform. Seriously, what is the benefit of allowing people to give their opinions in words or emojis of what someone is trying to sell? So what if someone is asking too much? DON’T BUY IT! So what if it looks ugly? DON’T BUY IT! So what if you think those models are crap? DON’T BUY IT!
Now, eBay is allowing mob rule (people’s opinions, and worse, opinions of people that aren’t even going to buy it) to affect people’s chance of selling. Pitiful!!

Great way to list and sell your car, with cool features. eBay has always been my favorite platform to sell cars. It’s way easier than people would think in the surface. And eve. If nothing to sell chatting, and commenting on cool rides on eBay is what I do while quarantined. I’m really enjoying this new incarnation of eBay Motors.

I bought an Ambulance here with low mileage and brand new engine and have had nothing go wrong with it in 4 years except Alternator and tires which you’d have to buy anyway & for an unbelievably price, buying a police car next thanks EBay

I enjoy eBay. I frequently purchase items from the eBay app. However, this motors app is not very reliable. It crashes very often. I often receive the “ooops….something went wrong on our end.” I have been trying for over a week to upload a video of an automobile I have for sell. There is no where on eBayMotors I have been able to find to do this. One would think eBay would be able to monitor their app and make repairs for as much as eBay charge for an ad! Seriously! 👎

The old app had the ability to search car parts, which was great. I used it all the time when searching parts for my ‘65 Mustang. The garage feature was really handy as my car is a restomod with several model year Mustangs combined into one. I could easily switch between cars to search the specific parts (ie: I have a 302 from a ‘77 Montego, front brakes from a Granada, etc). The new app is just for buying and selling cars. Kinda disappointed.

The User Experience is well thought out. eBayMotors responds quickly and the filters are thorough. I saw plenty of inventory on the searches I did. Nice job, eBay!

I love eBayMotors. The selection of cars is really cool and the way eBayMotors works is great too. I use eBayMotors all the time to check out cool new cars. Keep it up eBay!

It’s cool having eBayMotors again but it will dope if you can search car parts on it just like the old app

This is the exact app I’ve been waiting for eBay to build. Big thanks!

Search “restomod”

The old Ebay Motors app was quite useful. This one will only let me search for 2014 models and the other features are so kludgy compared to the previous Ebay Motors app. If the next update doesn’t improve it will be deleted.

eBayMotors could be a lot better if you guys would just let us talk to the sellers and get rid of the bidding process

Horrible website! Doesn’t remember where you left off, you can’t sort by price or anything...just bad bad bad!

All the buttons like Bid, Buy, or Chat with Seller takes you to ebay.com by opening a new window. I think this can be done better seamlessly within eBayMotors without taking the user to external links. Otherwise overall app experience is good.