541 Motosport

But young Grants Pass business owner is receiving national attention after eBay selects his company as a finalist for small business of the year. NBC5's Cassie Nelson visited the business today. She joins us live on our newsroom with the details. Cassie? Spencer Appland started buying wrecked cars and selling their parts on eBay back in 2013 as a college student just to make a little extra cash. And now with several full-time employees, his business is booming. Ever since he was a kid, Grants Pass man Spencer Appland has had a knack for buying and selling. When I was little, no matter what it was, Now the 25-year-old owns 541 Motorsports. It's a three-year-old company that buys wrecked cars and sells their parts on eBay. Appland says he never expected it would take off Honestly, when I started, it was just, I didn't have any money to do anything while I was in college. So it was to be able to go to Dutch Bros every morning and just have money to spend. Appland knew he had a good thing going when he had to move his business from his one-car garage to this 20,000-square-foot warehouse that now holds 30,000 parts. It was really exciting. Now eBay is taking notice. Selected from thousands of applicants, 541 Motorsports is up for eBay'small business of the year award. This makes us feel good about ourselves for sure. Definitely not a one-person show though. All my employees definitely helped in that. And while his passion for cars is what sparked his business model, Appland says it's his customers who keep him driven. Sell parts, how I'd want to buy parts from other people. Goals to get a return customer. We'll show you how to vote for Appland's business on our website, kobi5. com. You can vote once a day until July 11th. Live in the newsroom, Cassie Nelson, NBC5 News.