This dollar value indicates the amount of the deposit that a buyer must make on a purchased motor vehicle (eBay Motors US and CA). The deposit amount can be as high as $2,000.00.
If not specified, this value defaults to '0.0'. If the seller is requiring that the buyer put down a deposit on the vehicle, the seller must include and set the DepositType field to OtherMethod
and specify an HoursToDeposit value. If specified, then also specify HoursToDeposit
Deposits can only be paid using PayPal, so if DepositAmount is specified (and not '0.0'), then the listing must offer 'PayPal' as a payment method (in addition to the payment methods offered for the full payment). Unlike other listings, PayPal is not automatically added to a Motors listing even if the seller has a PayPal preference set in My eBay. The seller also needs to have a linked PayPal account in order to require a deposit.
The deposit amount appears in the shipping, payment details and return policy section of the View Item page.
For ReviseItem and related calls: If the listing has no bids, the seller can add or lower a deposit; and they can increase the deposit if the listing doesn't require Immediate Payment. The seller can also remove the Immediate Payment option (if any). If the listing has bids, the seller can only lower an existing deposit; but not add or increase a deposit. The seller can't remove Immediate Payment when a listing with a deposit has bids.
See the
Field Index to learn which calls use DepositAmount.