Starting Wednesday, eBay will start including vehicle history reports from Experian Automotive at no cost to vehicle buyers and sellers. The reports will be available on all cars sold on eBay that are built after the 1981 model year. The reports will available on all vehicles sold in eBay auctions and classified formats, as well as for vehicles sold by dealers or by private parties.

“We’re interested in being the best place to buy and sell your car online,” said Nicolas Franchet, senior director of U.S. vehicles at eBay Motors.

Franchet said that the reports will help create a level of trust between vehicle buyers and sellers. The reports will display automatically and sellers may not opt out, reports Automotive News.

- By: Stephen Calogera