eBay Trading API
Call Reference Version 585

Indicates the type of offer being made on the specified listing. If the item is best-offer enabled and the buyer makes a best offer (or counter-offer, etc.), then after the PlaceOffer call, the buyer can get the status of the best offer (and of a possible seller-counter-offer, etc.) using the GetBestOffers call. See the Trading Web Services Guide for information about best-offer enabled items and about GetBestOffers.

The ID of a best offer on an item. Must be specified as input to PlaceOffer only if a buyer is accepting or declining a seller's counteroffer (and is not required for a buyer's offer or counteroffer).

Localized amount for the item's current price.

Numeric ID for the currency for the auction. Valid values are enumerated in the CurrencyCodeType code list.

Amount the highest bidder had bid on the item. Applicable only to competitive-bidding listings (Chinese and Dutch auctions) where there is progressive bidding and winning bidders are determined based on the highest bid.

Amount of the offer placed. For competitive-bidding listings, the amount bid on the item (subject to outbid by other buyers). For fixed-price listings, the fixed sale price at which the item is purchased. For competitive-bidding listings with an active Buy It Now option, this amount will be either the Buy It Now price for purchase or the amount of a bid, depending on the offer type (as specified in Action). For PlaceOffer, the currencyID attribute is ignored if provided. Regarding Value-Added Tax (VAT): Even if VAT applies, you do not need to add VAT to the MaxBid value. If VAT applies to the listing, the seller can specify a VAT percent value when they list the item.

A message from the buyer to the seller. Applies if the buyer is using PlaceOffer to perform a best-offer-related action (best offer, counter-offer, etc.).

Specifies the number of items from the specified listing the user tendering the offer intends to purchase, bid on, or make a best offer on. For Chinese auctions and other listing formats that only allow one item per listing, value may not exceed one. For multi-item listings, must be greater than zero and not exceeding the number of items offered for sale in the listing.

Indicates the user's preference to accept second chance offers. If true, the user is willing to be the recipient of second chance offers.

Unique ID identifying the currency in which the localized offer amounts are expressed.

Date and time the offer or bid was placed.

Bidder information. See the schema documentation for UserType for details on its properties and their meanings.

If true, confirms that the bidder read and agrees to eBay's privacy policy. Applies if the subject item is in a category that requires user consent. If user consent (that is, confirmation that a bidder read and agrees to eBay's privacy policy) is required for a category that the subject item is in, this value must be true for a bid to occur.