Connecting sellers with policymakers

Desguaces Renauto is a family-owned business in Murcia going back three generations, founded by Adrián’s grandfather in 1970 and now co-owned by Adrián and his cousin. Desguaces Renauto breaks down older cars and refurbishes or recycles its functional parts, selling sustainable parts affordably all across the EU. Over 5 years ago, they even decided to start selling their secondhand car parts all over the world using online marketplaces. Today, Desguaces Renauto is one of eBay’s most reputable sellers, with a 98.9% positive feedback rating.

"eBay let us turn a local family-owned business into an international supplier of goods, with most of our inventory being shipped outside of Spain."

Prior to starting his own business, Frank worked for Harley Davidson University, where he trained technicians from all over Europe. In 2007, Frank used his extensive experience to open his own retail store, California Motorcycles, where he repairs and sells motorcycle and automotive parts & accessories. The following year, Frank noticed he had expensive inventory that didn’t work for local customers and was not selling well in his shop. Initially, eBay was simply a channel to get rid of extra inventory, but in less than a year, Frank realized eBay’s potential as a way to expand his physical business. Today, California Motorcycles sells about 25% internationally to countries all over Europe and the world including the US, Saudi Arabia and Mexico.

"Selling on eBay has helped expand our physical business. It’s like having a virtual shop in every county around the world."

Kristian founded Buy2Sell with a clear vision from the beginning: ‘One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.’ Buying equipment of any electronic kind and reselling it to another is the core of Buy2Sell. The eBay storefront buys and sells new and used electronic goods and also devices that are marked as broken. The company is built on knowledge about industry electronics: there is no machine, no item, and no technical equipment Buy2Sell has not seen, worked with or even had in store. With the philosophy of reselling everything even if broken Buy2Sell customers have quickly found out that they can use Buy2Sell to find spare parts for their machines instead of just throwing the whole machine out.

"Buying and reselling electronic goods is my big passion. I believe in a world where we can recycle, upcycle and reuse all technical products. Old does not mean bad; every item can find new valuable life somewhere in the world."

In 2011, Maria Gabriella and her husband Vincenzo started their business in Naples. After the birth of her first child, Maria Gabriella decided it was the right time to leave her traditional job and start a business that would allow her to have more time at home with her family. In 2012, the couple opened a store on eBay and have never looked back. They now export their Italian gourmet products from Campania to the rest of Europe and the United States. The couple started their business with only a small warehouse in the basement, a desk and a printer. Today, what was once just a dream has grown into a thriving business. The eBay store has given them access to customers from all over the world who are looking for authentic Italian products.

"eBay has allowed me to start a business and still have time at home with my growing family. It started as a small warehouse in the basement, but now I have a thriving online store and ship Italian products all over the world."

For the past decade, GlobalParts, co-founded by Michał Szpin, has been a vanguard in the used auto parts industry, especially on eBay. Starting from modest beginnings, the company has grown to become a major player, currently ranking second in the UK and leading in Europe. With two main warehouses in the UK and EU, along with several smaller return centers, GlobalParts has built an extensive logistics network. Today, as part of the leadership team at GlobalParts, Michal leverages his deep understanding of finance, strategic planning, and operational excellence to help the company maintain its industry-leading position.

"We choose to sell on eBay because it’s a fantastic platform for quickly scaling our business across various countries. Moreover, eBay provides exceptional support to leverage these opportunities to their fullest."

Michelina Romano is the owner of Rubik Elettronica, an eBay store specializing in the sale of both used and new electronics. Michela’s business began as a personal passion, reselling used electronics in Rimini. Her passion became a thriving business when a friend who was already active in e-commerce introduced her to the world of eBay and taught her how to turn it into a business - thus Rubik Elettronica was born. Since she first joined eBay in 2005, her business has expanded to cover not only used products but also new, well-known products, reaching new markets and customers internationally.

eBay has allowed me to transform what was a passion into a real thriving business, reaching new customers and markets throughout Italy and the world.

In 2015, the two primary school friends Jonas and Paul were given two old sofas and had an idea—to give used things a new life. Without training, without studying and without a specific idea of designer furniture, they soon developed a professional approach and a high level of specialist knowledge. This is how the foundation of a truly sustainable furniture trade was created in a rented garage in Cologne, where furniture was stacked up to the ceiling. The used and revived products are now available in a Revive Store and at 4 sales partners in Germany, which are shipped all over the world. Over 700 different designer pieces are waiting for a new owner in the Revive online shop.

"Our dream is to generate a rethink in humanity and eBay is a great partner in this."