Error 287 - Buy It Now is not allowed

Why am I getting the following error when I try to list an Item with Buy It Now price?

<Errors>

    <ShortMessage>Buy It Now not allowed.</ShortMessage>

    <LongMessage>In order to use Buy It Now, please check the listing site requirements for listing Buy It Now items.</LongMessage>

    <ErrorCode>287</ErrorCode>

    <SeverityCode>Error</SeverityCode>

    <ErrorClassification>RequestError</ErrorClassification>

  </Errors>

This is my AddItem call:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<AddItemRequest xmlns="urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents">

  <Version>505</Version>

  <WarningLevel>High</WarningLevel>

  <Item>

    <BuyItNowPrice>10.0</BuyItNowPrice>

    <Country>US</Country>

    <Currency>USD</Currency>

    <Description>description.</Description>

    <ListingDuration>Days_7</ListingDuration>

    <PostalCode>95125</PostalCode>

    <PaymentMethods>PayPal</PaymentMethods>

    <PayPalEmailAddress>test@test.com</PayPalEmailAddress>

    <PrimaryCategory>

      <CategoryID>1463</CategoryID>

    </PrimaryCategory>

    <Quantity>1</Quantity>

    <StartPrice>1.0</StartPrice>

    <Title>title</Title>

  </Item>

  <RequesterCredentials>

    <eBayAuthToken>*****</eBayAuthToken>

  </RequesterCredentials>

</AddItemRequest>

Summary

To be able to list an item with BuyItNow price, you need to have a certain minimum feedback score. 
 

This requirement is true for Sandbox as well.  However, on the Sandbox, you can set the feedback score temporarily via the ValidateTestUserRegistration API call. 
Here is a sample call to set the feedback score:
 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<ValidateTestUserRegistrationRequest xmlns="urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents">

  <Version>505</Version>

  <RequesterCredentials>

    <eBayAuthToken>*****</eBayAuthToken>

  </RequesterCredentials>

  <FeedbackScore>10</FeedbackScore>

</ValidateTestUserRegistrationRequest>

This score is set temporarily and you can now make the AddItem call with BuyItNowPrice.  The score will be reset to the actual value, whenever one of the following action is take:

• The ViewFeedback page is viewed for the user

• GetFeedback call is made for this user

• LeaveFeedback call is made with the "TargetUser" as this user

Version Info

The code example above was based on the versions specified below:

• Documentation: 
  Minimum Feedback Requirements for Various Features
  ValidateTestUserRegistration
• Knowledge Base article:  Sandbox - Feedback Score may change automatically, possibly to 0 
   

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