Consumer boating site helps drive eBay sales

swadminMarch 21, 2008

NEWINGTON, Conn. – FirstBoat contributed to $492,400 worth of sales of boats and boat products through eBay in 2007, the company said in a press release Tuesday.

FirstBoat, which lists up-to-the-minute boats for auction on its Web site, www.FirstBoat.com, has an affiliate relationship with eBay. Sales numbers are tracked and audited by a third party. The third party reported that nearly $500,000 in used boats and marine products were sold on eBay in 2007 to people who had clicked over to eBay directly from FirstBoat.

Although eBay does not share how many boats are sold or auctioned through its site, the company had previously reported it sold $14 million worth of boats in 2002.