Car care · market read · 2026-11-02
We read 12 car care and maintenance items against eBay's sold listings. License plate frame sold most often (53,000 sold listings, $22.95 median); Roof cargo carrier had the highest median price ($85.49, 3,000 sold).
Short answer: Car cover, OBD2 scanner, Car battery charger and Roof cargo carrier. Each pairs a median sold price of $25 or more with at least 200 sold listings. Strongest on volume: Car cover, 24,000 sold at a $33.44 median.
4 of 12 clear both bars $33.44 median, leader screen, not a forecast
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Each dot is one type: price runs left to right, sales count runs bottom to top. The shaded corner is where a product both earns a decent price and sells often.
Median sold price for each type, highest first. The bar is drawn to a $90 scale.
Car care and maintenance items read against eBay sold listings on 2026-11-02.
A median sale price of $25 or more and at least 200 sold listings.
Roof cargo carrier, across the first page of sold results.
License plate frame, sold listings eBay counts for the search.
The same two bars applied to every type, in order of price. Open any card's numbers for how that type compares.
$85.49 median sold on eBay
Closest we sell: Dash cam $75.99
Roof cargo carrier: one of the 4 types that clear both bars. Median sold price $85.49, $60.49 above the price bar, across 3,000 sold listings, 2,800 above the sales bar. That pairing is uncommon in this set (8 of 12 types miss at least one bar). It ranks first of 12 on price and seventh on volume; the closest price neighbour is OBD2 scanner at $57.98.
$57.99
Arrives day 6 to 14
OBD2 scanner: one of the 4 types that clear both bars. Median sold price $57.98, $32.98 above the price bar, across 12,000 sold listings, 11,800 above the sales bar. That pairing is uncommon in this set (8 of 12 types miss at least one bar). It ranks second of 12 on price and third on volume; the closest price neighbour is Car cover at $33.44.
$33.44 median sold on eBay
Closest we sell: Yoga mat $32.99
Car cover: one of the 4 types that clear both bars. Median sold price $33.44, $8.44 above the price bar, across 24,000 sold listings, 23,800 above the sales bar. That pairing is uncommon in this set (8 of 12 types miss at least one bar). It ranks third of 12 on price and second on volume; the closest price neighbour is Car battery charger at $25.79.
$25.79 median sold on eBay
Closest we sell: Metal bookends $25.99
Car battery charger: one of the 4 types that clear both bars. Median sold price $25.79, $0.79 above the price bar, across 3,200 sold listings, 3,000 above the sales bar. That pairing is uncommon in this set (8 of 12 types miss at least one bar). It ranks fourth of 12 on price and sixth on volume; the closest price neighbour is License plate frame at $22.95.
$22.95 median sold on eBay
Closest we sell: Cat paw mug $21.99
License plate frame: 53,000 sold listings, but a median of $22.95, $2.05 under the price bar. The median reaches 92% of the price bar: plenty of buyers at a modest price, so a seller needs volume to make it pay. It ranks fifth of 12 on price and first on volume; the closest price neighbour is Tow strap at $21.99.
$21.99 median sold on eBay
Closest we sell: Cat paw mug $21.99
Tow strap: 1,900 sold listings, but a median of $21.99, $3.01 under the price bar. The median reaches 88% of the price bar: plenty of buyers at a modest price, so a seller needs volume to make it pay. It ranks sixth of 12 on price and eighth on volume; the closest price neighbour is License plate frame at $22.95.
$20.58 median sold on eBay
Closest we sell: Hand sewing kit $19.99
Dash mat: 1,800 sold listings, but a median of $20.58, $4.42 under the price bar. The median reaches 82% of the price bar: plenty of buyers at a modest price, so a seller needs volume to make it pay. It ranks seventh of 12 on price and ninth on volume; the closest price neighbour is Tow strap at $21.99.
$16.95 median sold on eBay
Closest we sell: Bike phone mount $17.99
Trunk cargo net: 3,300 sold listings, but a median of $16.95, $8.05 under the price bar. The median reaches 68% of the price bar: plenty of buyers at a modest price, so a seller needs volume to make it pay. It ranks eighth of 12 on price and fifth on volume; the closest price neighbour is Car polisher at $13.99.
$13.99 median sold on eBay
Closest we sell: Bike phone mount $17.99
Car polisher: 3,900 sold listings, but a median of $13.99, $11.01 under the price bar. The median reaches 56% of the price bar: plenty of buyers at a modest price, so a seller needs volume to make it pay. It ranks ninth of 12 on price and fourth on volume; the closest price neighbour is Tire pressure gauge at $11.89.
$11.89 median sold on eBay
Closest we sell: Bike phone mount $17.99
Tire pressure gauge: 1,700 sold listings, but a median of $11.89, $13.11 under the price bar. The median is under half the price bar (48%): buyers have settled on a very cheap price, and a seller competes on cost alone. It ranks tenth of 12 on price and tenth on volume; the closest price neighbour is Car wash mitt at $9.90.
$9.90 median sold on eBay
Closest we sell: Bike phone mount $17.99
Car wash mitt: 512 sold listings, but a median of $9.90, $15.10 under the price bar. The median is under half the price bar (40%): buyers have settled on a very cheap price, and a seller competes on cost alone. It ranks eleventh of 12 on price and twelfth on volume; the closest price neighbour is Seat gap filler at $7.99.
$7.99 median sold on eBay
Closest we sell: Bike phone mount $17.99
Seat gap filler: 645 sold listings, but a median of $7.99, $17.01 under the price bar. The median is under half the price bar (32%): buyers have settled on a very cheap price, and a seller competes on cost alone. It ranks twelfth of 12 on price and eleventh on volume; the closest price neighbour is Car wash mitt at $9.90.
These items from this lane are in our store now, each with its delivery window.
$57.99
Arrives day 6 to 14
Of 12 types checked on 2026-11-02, 4 paired a median sold price above $25 with at least 200 sold listings: Car cover ($33.44, 24,000 sold), OBD2 scanner ($57.98, 12,000 sold), Car battery charger ($25.79, 3,200 sold) and Roof cargo carrier ($85.49, 3,000 sold).
None in this set: every type with a median above $25 also reached 200 sold listings.
OBD2 scanner, car diagnostic tool is in our store and shown below with delivery windows.
It is a screen, not a forecast: one page of eBay sold results per search, mixed new and used, read on a single day. Prices and counts move.
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Each number is the sold-result count eBay shows for a search of sold and completed listings, with the median of the first page of prices (about 60 listings, new and used mixed). One read on 2026-11-02. It ranks product types against each other; it does not forecast sales for any one seller. Nuva Supply sells OBD2 scanner, car diagnostic tool, so we have a commercial interest in that item.
