Error 977 - Bidder not eligible to receive Second Chance Offer.
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Question: I am getting error 977 Bidder not eligible to receive Second Chance Offer with the request below. What is happening: <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' ?><AddSecondChanceItemRequest xmlns="urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents"> <RequesterCredentials> <eBayAuthToken>Token</eBayAuthToken> </RequesterCredentials> <Duration>Days_7</Duration> <ItemID>100048896568</ItemID> <RecipientBidderUserID>UserID</RecipientBidderUserID> </AddSecondChanceItemRequest>
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Answer: This error indicates that the second chance offer for the item is already been successfully sent out to the recipient, a non-winning bidder.
You can extend the SecondChanceOffer to the same or another non-winning bidder only if the recipient of the original offer does not accept it and purchase the item. Before the original offer is turned down , you are not allowed to send the SecondChanceOffer to the same non-winning bidder more than once.