eBay UK Launches MOT Hub, Expands Trading Card Price Guide
eBay UK has launched a new MOT Hub that uses vehicle test data to recommend replacement parts, while also bringing its updated Trading Card Price Guide to UK collectors.
The new MOT Hub sits within eBay's existing My Garage feature, combining vehicle registration information with Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) MOT results. Once a registration number has been added to My Garage, users can see upcoming MOT dates along with previous defects and advisories, with eBay using that information to recommend potentially relevant parts.
For example, if a vehicle received an advisory for worn wiper blades during its previous MOT, eBay can remind the owner about the problem as the next test approaches and show listings for blades that fit the vehicle. The tool also pulls in failure data for vehicles that need a retest, allowing users to review defects and search for replacement parts.
eBay says analysis of DVSA data obtained through a Freedom of Information request found hundreds of thousands of MOT failures for potentially repairable problems in 2025, including 650,092 for position lamps that were not working and 566,272 for ineffective wipers. Other common failures included more than 935,000 for insufficient tyre tread depth and almost 875,000 for fractured or broken suspension springs.
My Garage also powers eBay's existing Assured Fit functionality, which uses vehicle information to help buyers find compatible parts. eBay is touting its Easy and Free Returns program alongside the new MOT Hub, though as Value Added Resource reported in June, those returns aren't optional for many UK business sellers.
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Since June 8, eligible new Parts & Accessories listings priced over £10 must offer free 30-day returns, with exclusions for some heavy or bulky items, tyres, batteries, hazardous materials, used items, auctions and other specified listings.
Sellers receive a 50% discount on return shipping labels when using eBay Labels, but still bear the return shipping cost, including when the buyer simply changes their mind.
In a separate announcement, eBay is expanding its latest Trading Card Price Guide to the UK, giving collectors access to up to two years of completed eBay.co.uk transaction data.
The tool began rolling out September 1 and is available through the latest version of the eBay app, with Price Guide insights also set to appear across app and desktop listings through a "See insights" option.
Users can scan raw and selected graded cards, including Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and Disney Lorcana, to identify cards and find recent comparable sales. The data includes accepted Best Offer prices and is updated within 24 hours. Users can also toggle between sold and active listings and view PSA and CGC population reports.
eBay says the Price Guide is free for UK account holders with no subscription or usage limits. The company first introduced its Price Guide and Collections beta for trading cards in August 2021, promising to use verified transaction data to provide accurate market values for collectors. But testing by Value Added Resource found significant problems with the comparisons being used.
In one example, eBay's Price Guide was showing recent sales of cards graded 9, 9.5 and 10 as comparisons for a grade 8 card. With grading having a potentially massive impact on value, the lack of an effective way to separate those sales made some of the resulting market data less useful.
Similar concerns resurfaced last year when eBay tested putting median sold prices directly on trading card listings. One test showed a $1.14 median sold price above the Buy It Now button on a card listed for $1.49 in near mint or better condition, but clicking through revealed the calculation included a $0.79 sale for the same card in a lower condition.
Sellers worried those kinds of comparisons could make reasonable asking prices appear inflated and encourage lowball offers.
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eBay rolled out the newer version of its Trading Card Price Guide to all US sellers in June, adding card scanning, recent sales, pricing trends and market insights in the app.
The launch comes just a few months after eBay expanded Authenticity Guarantee for trading cards to the UK, with eligible raw and graded single cards priced at £500 or more sent to Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) for verification before being delivered to the buyer.
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eBay said Collectibles was the largest contributor to global GMV growth in Q2 2026, led by trading cards.
In the UK, eBay says Pokémon was searched more than six million times in July alone, while examples of higher-value UK sales include a 2000 Pokémon Gym Challenge 1st Edition Booster Box for £37,000 and a serialized Magic: The Gathering One Ring card for £19,850.
The UK announcement says the latest Price Guide supports both raw and selected graded cards and helps users find "relevant comparables," though eBay does not explain exactly how those comparisons are selected or whether users can filter out different grades and conditions.
