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PHP Tutorial Shows Bidding, Buying With PlaceOffer
A tutorial and sample application are available that show the process of bidding and buying with PlaceOffer. If you'd like to see a sample bidding and buying application, with information about the PlaceOffer Policies and Guidelines, please see the tutorial.
The sample application searches for an item and then, using the listing type of the item, determines whether a PlaceOffer call will specify an action of "purchase" or an action of "bid." The sample application displays information about the item and enables the user to buy the item or bid on it.
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4 key dates to put on your calendar
As previously mentioned, a number of new and changed features were announced at the eCommerce Forum in January. Here is a tentative timeline for the changes. But remember, these dates may be subject to change.
Feature |
Tentative Release Date |
| Expanded Seller Protection |
Feb 2008 |
| Search Visibility (Best Match will become the default sort in search) |
March 2008 |
| Safe Payment Requirements |
March 2008 |
| eBay Item Holds |
March 2008 |
| PayPal Payment Review |
March 2008 |
| Feedback Changes |
May 2008 |
| Seller Dashboard |
May 2008 |
| PowerSeller Requirements |
July 2008 |
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New Flex Tutorials for the Flex/Flash Toolkit 2.1
Developers who design with the Flex/Flash Toolkit 2.1 can now take advantage of two new tutorials for use with Adobe's Flex Builder 2 - a basic search tutorial, and a more advanced search tutorial.
The basic-level tutorial takes Flex Builder 2 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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Technical Alerts and Product News |
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Why write your code from scratch? Try one of our updated code samples!
Our tireless Developer Technical Support team has just updated several samples in our Code Sample project. Give them a try and see if they can't save you some coding time:
Note that these samples are for the Trading API only. See the KnowledgeBase for Shopping API code samples.
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Want to go global? Test your app with our international Sandbox users!
I'm delighted to announce that we have just made an update to our Sandbox User Registration tool that lets you create "true" international Sandbox users. These users have international home sites, addresses, and phone numbers. It's a great way to make sure that your app can handle the different requirements that international eBay sites might have. |
March 2008 Item Specifics Changes
We plan to update the following eBay Item Specifics in March:
- Toys: Radio-Controlled Vehicles
- Toys: Radio-Controlled Accessories
- Toys: Diecast Toy Vehicles
- Home & Garden: Sheets
- Home & Garden: Candles
- Home & Garden: Candle Holders
- Cell Phone Accessories
- Bluetooth Wireless Accessories
- Cell Phones
- PDAs
- Apple Desktops
- Apple Laptops
- PC Desktops
- PC Laptops
- Printers
- Women's Sleepwear
In addition, seller-defined Custom Item Specifics will replace the eBay Type of Toy Item Specifics as part of the March category changes. Please refer to Seller Central for more details.
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Early March 2008 Category Changes
The category structure will be updated in early March based on feedback received from the eBay Community and from experts in the affected fields. The March update contains some significant changes for Art, Sporting Goods, Computers & Networking and Toys & Hobbies. If you sell in these areas, please be sure to take a look at the new category structure on Seller Central here.
Updated Categories:
We appreciate your input on how we can make categories better for everyone. Please submit categories suggestions here.
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