ListingTypeCodeType ( token )
Specifies the selling format used for a listing.

Types that use ListingTypeCodeType:

Enumeration Values
Value Description Which calls use this value *
AdType Advertisement to solicit inquiries on listings such as real estate. Permits no bidding on that item, service, or property. To express interest, a buyer fills out a contact form that eBay forwards to the the seller as a lead. This format does not enable buyers and sellers to transact online through eBay, and eBay Feedback is not available for ad format listings. FindItems, FindItemsAdvanced, FindPopularItems, FindProducts, GetMultipleItems, GetSingleItem
Auction Reserved for future use. FindItems
Chinese Single-quantity online auction format. A Chinese auction has a Quantity of 1. Buyers engage in competitive bidding, although Buy It Now may be offered as long as no bids have been placed. Online auctions are listed on eBay.com, and they are also listed in the seller's eBay Store if the seller is a Store owner. FindItems, FindItemsAdvanced, FindPopularItems, FindProducts, GetMultipleItems, GetSingleItem
CustomCode Placeholder value. See token. FindItems, FindItemsAdvanced, FindPopularItems, FindProducts, GetMultipleItems, GetSingleItem
Dutch Multiple-quantity online auction format. A Dutch auction has a Quantity greater than one (1). Buyers engage in competitive bidding. Some sites also offer Buy It Now for Dutch auctions. Online auctions are listed on eBay.com. They are also listed in a seller's eBay Store if the seller is a Store owner.

Note: Dutch-style (multi-item) auctions are being deprecated and will soon be unsupported. Although you can retrieve information relating to a Dutch-style listing, starting with version 615, you cannot submit a Dutch item listing with AddItem or VerifyAddItem on the following sites: US, CA, CAFR, DE, or UK. If you use RelistItem to update a Dutch auction listing, eBay generates a warning and resets the quantity to 1. To ensure forward compliance, please avoid listing multi-item auctions.
FindItems, FindItemsAdvanced, FindPopularItems, FindProducts, GetMultipleItems, GetSingleItem
Express For Germany only: eBay Express-only format (item is listed only on eBay Express Germany, not on eBay). FindItems, FindItemsAdvanced, FindPopularItems, FindProducts, GetMultipleItems, GetSingleItem
FixedPriceItem A basic fixed-price listing with a Quantity of 1. Allows no auction-style bidding. Also known as Buy It Now Only on some sites, this should not to be confused with the BuyItNow option that is available for competitive-bid auctions. Fixed-price listings appear on eBay.com. They are also listed in a seller's eBay Store if the seller is a Store owner.

Note: Dutch-style (multi-item) auctions are being deprecated and will soon be unsupported. Although you can retrieve information relating to a Dutch-style listing, starting with version 615, you cannot submit a Dutch item listing with AddItem or VerifyAddItem on the following sites: US, CA, CAFR, DE, or UK. If you use RelistItem to update a Dutch auction listing, eBay generates a warning and resets the quantity to 1. To ensure forward compliance, please avoid listing multi-item auctions.
FindItems, FindItemsAdvanced, FindPopularItems, FindProducts, GetMultipleItems, GetSingleItem
Half Half.com listing (item is listed on Half.com, not on eBay). Reserved for future use. FindItems
LeadGeneration Lead Generation format (advertisement-style listing to solicit inquiries or offers, no bidding or fixed price, listed on eBay). FindItems, FindItemsAdvanced, FindPopularItems, FindProducts, GetMultipleItems, GetSingleItem
Live Live auction, on-site auction that can include non-eBay bidders. Live auctions are listed on the eBay Live Auctions site, in live auction categories. They can also appear on eBay if the seller lists the lot in a secondary, eBay category. FindItems, FindItemsAdvanced, FindPopularItems, FindProducts, GetMultipleItems, GetSingleItem
PersonalOffer Second chance offer made to a non-winning bidder on an ended listing. A seller can make an offer to a non-winning bidder when either the winning bidder has failed to pay for an item or the seller has a duplicate of the item. Second- chance offer items are on eBay, but they do not appear when browsing or searching listings. You need to already know the item ID in order to retrieve a second-chance offer. FindItems, FindItemsAdvanced, FindPopularItems, FindProducts, GetMultipleItems, GetSingleItem
StoresFixedPrice A fixed-price format for eBay Store sellers. Store Inventory listings appear after other listings in regular browse and search item lists on eBay. They have a lower Insertion Fee and longer listing durations. This item type can only be specified by sellers who have an eBay Store. Store Inventory listings are listed on eBay.com as well as in the seller's eBay Store. FindItems, FindItemsAdvanced, FindPopularItems, FindProducts, GetMultipleItems, GetSingleItem
Unknown Unknown auction type. (This is not normally used.) FindItems, FindItemsAdvanced, FindPopularItems, FindProducts, GetMultipleItems, GetSingleItem
  * See the Enumeration Index to see exact use of each enumeration value in the API.

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