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Posted by Laurel Kline in Business News & International
Thursday, May.08.2008, 10:35 AM
We're making it safer for all our members to trade on eBay.com.au. To ensure members use only the most secure payment methods, it will soon be required to offer PayPal on all listings on eBay.com.au.
Changes will be introduced in two stages:
- All items listed for sale on eBay.com.au on or after 21 May 2008 must offer PayPal as one of the payment methods.
- All items appearing on eBay.com.au as of 17 June 2008 must be paid for using one of the following:
- PayPal
- Pay on pick up (i.e., paid for when picking up the item)
- Visa/MasterCard (with transactions processed by PayPal).
No other payment methods will be permitted.
eBay is making these changes to improve the buyer experience by ensuring buyers have a safer electronic form of payment available to them. Giving buyers safer payment options on eBay will help increase buyer satisfaction and improve the marketplace overall. In addition, it allows us to offer unprecedented levels of protection to buyers and sellers, including PayPal Buyer Protection up to AU$20,000.
For more information about safer payment requirements, please review the following announcement:
Please note a small number of categories are excluded from these changes. Find out about these exclusions.
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Posted by John Darrow in Documentation
Monday, May.05.2008, 3:07 PM
The 563 version of the API documentation is now available. Please note that updates to applications using new schema versions should always be done in a test environment.
Release Highlights
New Features
- Promotional Sales Support for Auctions and Auction/Buy It Now Formats via Free Shipping
- Enhancements to PayPal Buyer Protection
- Preview: Use Your Seller Dashboard To Check Your Selling Performance
Changed Functionality
- Changes to the eBay Feedback System
- New Creation Time Filter for GetAdFormatLeads
- Specifying Freight Shipping when Listing
- GetMyeBayBuying Allows You to Use the Trading and Shopping APIs Together
- Items Under Minimum Not Returned In Searches
- ReviseItem: Shipping Details and Multi-Quantity Listings
Documentation Changes and Errata
- eBay Web Site Differences for Third Party Checkout
- Improvement of and Migration of Samples
Change Requests
eBay Trading API Documentation
Please refer to table at the top of the Release Notes for when each version of the API will be available.
Keep up to date with the latest API documentation at the
eBay Developer Documentation Center.
John Darrow
API Tech Docs and Tools
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Posted by John Darrow in Documentation
Monday, May.05.2008, 3:04 PM
The 563 version of the API documentation is now available. Please note that updates to applications using new schema versions should always be done in a test environment.
Release Highlights
Changed Functionality
- Items Under Minimum Listing Amount Not Returned In Searches
Change Requests
eBay Shopping API Documentation
Please refer to table at the top of the Release Notes for when each version of the API will be available.
Keep up to date with the latest API documentation at the eBay Developer Documentation Center.
John Darrow
API Tech Docs and Tools
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Posted by Delyn Simons in Developer Community
Sunday, May.04.2008, 8:56 PM
Top 5 Developer Forum threads (by # of posts) from the last two weeks:
- Where is the affiliate id in the ebay Partner Network
- Getting Average BidCount
- Error 21915461 using GetBestOffers
- FindPopularItems: Most Popular Across All of eBay
- Listing Icons
- Delyn
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Posted by Delyn Simons in Developers Conference
Sunday, May.04.2008, 7:57 PM
We're 6 weeks out from the event, and we've made some recent additions to our keynote line-up for eBay Developers Conference 2008, the must attend e-commerce technology industry event of the year.
- Mike Shaver, Chief Evangelist for Mozilla Corporation
- Adam Gross, Vice President, Platform and Developer Marketing at Salesforce.com
- Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com
- John Donahoe, CEO and president of eBay Inc.
- Rajiv Dutta, president of eBay Marketplaces
- Max Mancini, Senior Director of Platform and Disruptive Innovation at eBay
Speakers will be addressing the importance of open platforms in improving user experiences, boosting customer loyalty and engagement, and helping entrepreneurial developers monetize their applications by taking advantage of the leading e-commerce API platforms on the Web. You won't want to miss the opening keynote demo featuring Project Echo for the eBay platform.
Next, if you are planning on launching an application built on the eBay platform that you'd like to announce around eBay Live! or eBay Developers Conference -- make sure to get your press release approved by eBay in time to issue it at the events. Send your press release to ebaypaypal AT text100.com and they'll respond to your request quickly.
In addition to our eBay Developers Conference 2008 Facebook Event, where people are already connecting with familiar faces and arranging to meet in Chicago, we've started an ebaydevcon08 twitter, where you can get real-time updates from the show. When you Follow the ebaydevcon08 twitter, followers of ebaydevcon08 will have their messages appear on plasma display screens in the Developer Lounge in Chicago.
All for now. Register Now to get in on all the fun!
- Delyn
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Posted by Laurel Kline in Developer Community
Wednesday, Apr.23.2008, 5:56 PM
Top 5 Developer News (by # of clicks) from the last two weeks:
- Offering Safe Payment and Buyer Protection
- New Pricing Model for eBay.co.uk
- eBay Partner Network
- eBay Partner Network site live - Get your new ID now!
- Send us your Nominations for Star Developer Awards by Friday, April 11th
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Posted by Laurel Kline in Business News
Wednesday, Apr.23.2008, 1:53 PM
In May 2008, existing charity sellers will no longer be considered registered charity sellers until they agree to the new Terms & Conditions and create a donation account on eBay. After this date, any charity seller that tries to sell an item as a donation will be taken to the new Terms & Conditions page. When accepted, sellers will be marked as accepted and can continue being registered charity sellers as before.
Please let your customers who sell items for Charity know about this change, as it will block their listings until they agree to the new Terms & Conditions.
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Posted by Laurel Kline in Business News
Wednesday, Apr.23.2008, 12:24 PM
At the end of April 2008, UK and Germany eBay Express sites will be shut down. The sites will no longer be accessible, and you will not be able to list items on these sites via the website or the API.
Active Express-only items will be ended and moved to a seller's unsold items folder and a full insertion fee credit will be issued. Scheduled Express only items will be also moved to the unsold items folder, but not credited since the items were never charged. All other listings in any other format will remain on the site as they are.
For more information on the API impact, see the Release Notes.
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Posted by Delyn Simons in Developers Conference
Tuesday, Apr.22.2008, 8:48 PM
Look out - I'm back, and I've got lots of exciting updates about eBay Developers Conference 2008.
First off - don't miss out on your last chance to save $245 by registering for DevCon by April 30th. Register now so you can relax and make plans to enjoy all Chicago has to offer.
Next, thanks to all of you who were behind the record number of Star Developer Award nominations this year that were due by Friday, April 11th. We were flooded with both nominations and customer testimonials telling us about their favorite eBay tools. eBay, PayPal, Skype, Shopping.com -- I was completely energized by all the activity. We were struggling to keep up! Stay tuned about the winners and runner-ups from each category.
Due to popular demand, we are adding a Day One, hands-on eBay Web Services B.Y.O.L. Code Lab on Monday afternoon, June 16th. If you want to roll up your sleeves and get neck deep in code, this is the session for you. This two hour Code Lab will be a deep dive into our Shopping Web Services, Trading Web Services and Client Alerts. Bring your own laptop, and eBay engineers will help guide you through the detailed steps needed to create three demo applications from scratch. And because you are using your own set-up, you can bookmark all the key information you need to be able to recreate the steps when you get back home.
Now let's talk fun. Fun is staying in downtown Chicago during the conference, so you can enjoy all that this great city has to offer. We're offering a free shuttle over to the McCormick Place West Convention Center throughout DevCon, from the Hyatt Regency Chicago. You don't need to stay at the Hyatt Regency Chicago to take advantage of the DevCon Shuttle, so check out the Shuttle information and nearby hotels on the Hotels/Shuttle page of our DevCon website.
Fun is also joining our eBay Developers Conference 2008 Facebook Event, so you can connect with familiar faces and arrange to meet in Chicago. Check out some of the event photos, videos and links people are sharing, including information about upcoming sessions from the speakers who are giving the talks.
I think that's enough for now. Check back in a couple of weeks for our next DevCon update. Get ready for Chicago!
- Delyn
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Posted by Janet Major in Documentation
Monday, Apr.21.2008, 3:34 PM
Developers who design with the Flex/Flash SDK 2.2 can now take advantage of two new tutorials for use with Adobe's Flash CS3 - a basic search tutorial, and a more advanced search tutorial.
The basic-level tutorial takes Flash CS3 developers through the steps needed to create a successful search application using the FindItemsAdvanced Shopping web service call.
The more advanced tutorial combines the results of the FindItemsAdvanced and the GetUserProfile Shopping web service calls to create an application that retrieves both item and user data.
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Posted by Janet Major in Product News
Monday, Apr.21.2008, 1:43 PM
All of the SDKs (JavaScript, Flex, and Flash) that help you build applications with eBay Shopping API calls have been updated to include the following calls:
FindPopularItems
FindPopularSearches
FindReviewsAndGuides
GetCategoryInfo
GeteBayTime
In addition, the SDKs include a new timeout retry feature, and samples for FindPopularItems
and FindReviewsAndGuides.
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Posted by John Darrow in Documentation
Friday, Apr.18.2008, 1:23 PM
The 561 version of the API documentation is now available. Please note that updates to applications using new schema versions should always be done in a test environment.
Release Highlights
Announcements
- Retiring UK and Germany eBay Express
- Existing Charity Sellers Are No Longer Considered Registered
New Features
- Improved Lead Gathering
- PayPal Integration on HK, SG, MY, and PH Sites
Changed Functionality
- Changes to Charity Seller Details for eBay Giving Works
Documentation Changes and Errata
- Improvement of and Migration of Samples
- BuyItNowAvailable Field for Chinese Auctions
Change Requests
eBay Trading API Documentation
Please refer to table at the top of the Release Notes for when each version of the API will be available.
Keep up to date with the latest API documentation at the eBay Developer Documentation Center.
John Darrow
API Tech Docs and Tools
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Posted by John Darrow in Documentation
Friday, Apr.18.2008, 1:20 PM
The 561 version of the API documentation is now available. Please note that updates to applications using new schema versions should always be done in a test environment.
Release Highlights
New Features
- FindHalfProducts Enhancements
Change Requests
eBay Shopping API Documentation
Please refer to table at the top of the Release Notes for when each version of the API will be available.
Keep up to date with the latest API documentation at the eBay Developer Documentation Center.
John Darrow
API Tech Docs and Tools
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Posted by Laurel Kline in Categories and Item Specifics
Friday, Apr.18.2008, 9:33 AM
The category structure will be updated in early May based on feedback received from the eBay Community and from experts in the affected fields. The May update contains some significant changes for Crafts and Video Games, as well as many additions to Dolls & Bears and Pottery & Glass. If you sell in these areas, please be sure to take a look at the new category structure on Seller Central here. Business & Industrial, Collectibles, Computers & Networking, Musical Instruments, Sporting Goods and Toys also have minor adjustments as detailed below.
Updated Categories:
- Business & Industrial - Restoring brand-specific subcategories for Antique Tractors & Equipment
- Collectibles - Removing Bullets & Grenades category under Militaria >WWII >US >Original Period Items according to new company policy
- Computers & Networking - Removing Digital, Downloadable Software category according to new company policy
- Crafts - significant changes
- Dolls & Bears - many new categories
- Musical Instruments - Restoring brand-specific subcategories for Guitars
- Pottery & Glass - new categories
- Sporting Goods - restoring brand-specific categories for Golf Balls and Vintage Fishing Lures, gun types for Airsoft, and increasing visibility for Baseball Gloves & Mitts
- Toys & Hobbies - Adding Radio Control Engine categories
- Video Games - significant changes
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Posted by Laurel Kline in Authentication & Authorization & Business News
Friday, Apr.18.2008, 8:10 AM
Last week, you heard from John Canfield about Trusted Selling with Identity Confirmation. In certain cases, eBay will now be requiring people to enter a PIN received over the phone when they sign in to eBay.
Developer Impact:
Developers will not be required to make any changes to their applications as a result of this new process. If your application requires use of the Auth & Auth sign in process, when necessary, we will handle the PIN confirmation for you, before providing you with a token.
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Posted by Janet Major in Documentation
Thursday, Apr.10.2008, 12:52 PM
The 559 version of the API documentation is now available. Please note that updates to applications using new schema versions should always be done in a test environment.
Release Highlights
Announcements
- ReviseItem: Shipping Details and Multi-Quantity Listings
- PayPal To Be Required Payment Option for UK Sellers
New Features
- Making Listings Available by Default on Another Site
- GetItem Returns Business Seller Information in a Business Card Display Format
Changed Functionality
- Shipping Requirement For New Users
- Changes to PicturePack and SuperSize for Gallery PhotoDisplayType
- Picture Show Photo Display Options Are No Longer Available
- Green Camera Icon No Longer Supported
- Digital Delivery Format Disabled
Change Requests
eBay Trading API Documentation
Please refer to table at the top of the Release Notes for when each version of the API will be available.
Keep up to date with the latest API documentation at the eBay Developer Documentation Center.
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Posted by Janet Major in Documentation
Thursday, Apr.10.2008, 12:51 PM
The 559 version of the API documentation is now available. Please note that updates to applications using new schema versions should always be done in a test environment.
Release Highlights
New Features
- GetSingleItem Returns Business Seller Information in a Business Card Display Format
Change Requests
eBay Shopping API Documentation
Please refer to table at the top of the Release Notes for when each version of the API will be available.
Keep up to date with the latest API documentation at the eBay Developer Documentation Center.
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Posted by Laurel Kline in Business News
Wednesday, Apr.09.2008, 6:25 PM
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Posted by Laurel Kline in Categories and Item Specifics
Wednesday, Apr.09.2008, 6:10 PM
We plan to update the following eBay Item Specifics in late April/early May:
- Video Games: Accessories
- Video Games: Systems
- Video Games: Games
- Crafts: Sewing Machines
- Crafts: Dies
In addition, new eBay Item Specifics are planned for Fabric categories in Crafts.
Please refer to Seller Central for upcoming Item Specifics changes.
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Posted by Delyn Simons in Developers Conference
Wednesday, Apr.09.2008, 2:08 PM
Are you going to eBay DevCon 2008 in Chicago? Say it loud and proud with our cool badges for your blog, website, HTML newsletter, email, etc.
Don't forget to take us up on our Early Bird discount - register by April 30th and get $245 off the regular price.
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See you in Chicago!
- Delyn
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