Supporting EU small businesses

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."

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."

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."

Since 2012, EQT-Solutions has been an international supplier of pre-owned industrial equipment, providing pre-loved testing and measurement equipment to companies and individual buyers alike. Based in Finland, the company has one of Europe’s largest stock of tested preowned T&M equipment. It exports both to other countries within the EU and beyond. The company has been selling on eBay since 2015.

Sustainability is a key part of EQT-Solutions’ mission—if a piece of equipment cannot be resold in its current condition, EQT Solutions will often work to refurbish individual parts before reselling. EQT- Solutions makes T&M equipment trading simple, smooth and sustainable.

"eBay reaches potential customers globally like no other platform. eBay also lowers the threshold for potential new buyers to purchase pre-owned equipment with all its buyer protections, such as money back guarantee."