The court applied the minimum contacts rule outlined by "Int'l Shoe" as well as the purposeful availment principle from "Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz", which aligns with the "Calder" test. It also rejected the "Zippo" test, declaring that eBay controls the interactivity of the website and not the seller. The court cites "Boschetto" for its similar fact pattern, but distinguishes itself because the transaction in the present case went beyond the single online purchase of "Boschetto". Rather, the defendants had notice that their bid would result in an agreement to appear in Indiana to obtain the vehicle, whether in person or by representative. The court thus ruled that this qualified as a purposeful availment of the privileges of the forum state on the part of the defendants, and that jurisdiction was proper.