Starting with release version 657, all amount values in the Merchant Data API will be returned strictly as xs:double as specified in the schema and documentation. Currently, monetary amounts in the Sold Report and the Active Inventory Report use grouping separators where applicable (e.g. the comma i...

Starting with release version 657, all amount values in the Merchant Data API will be returned strictly as xs:double as specified in the schema and documentation. Currently, monetary amounts in the Sold Report and the Active Inventory Report use grouping separators where applicable (e.g. the comma i...

Please join us today for a webinar on the Spring 2010 changes. This webinar is open to anyone developing with the eBay API. We'll be reviewing the announced Spring 2010 changes and answering any questions you may have about the new features. Meeting Link: https://intercall.webex.com/intercall/j....

All, I’m still answering specific questions through email and comments here on Ink but in the meantime, I wanted to share a little sneak peak into what is happening behind the scenes. In addition to our usual Customer Service call center and PR efforts around news like this, we have also esta...

The following video was recorded earlier today at eBay’s Customer Service HQ in Salt Lake City, Utah. Andrew Chase (aka @ebay_andy) has joined me on past podcasts to help answer seller questions around previous announcements we’ve made in the marketplace. I find him an extremely knowledg...

Please remember to use a test environment when updating applications to use a new schema version. To find out when a version of the API will be available, see the table at the top of the Release Notes for that API. You can find the latest API documentation at the eBay Developer Documentation Center....

Today, Dinesh Lathi posted an important announcement about the Spring 2010 Release (SR10.1). Here is the developer impact for those features. More details will follow in the documentation as each feature is released. OUR LOWEST INSERTION FEES EVER COMING THIS SPRING: FREE AUCTION-STYLE LISTINGS; ...

All, I was also able to spend some time with Lynda Talgo, Senior Director of Resolutions at eBay, to discuss the eBay Buyer Protection news coming out of today’s Seller Release in more detail. What follows is a 3-part, face-to-face with Lynda in the lobby of the Community building at San Jose ...

All, I was able to spend some time with Dinesh Lathi, VP of Buyer and Seller Experience at eBay, to discuss the news coming out of today’s Seller Release (eBaySR) in more detail. I did my best to anticipate some of the more challenging questions that may be on Ink reader’s minds and pose...

eBay announced some significant changes to the selling and buying experience in the US marketplace today. Beginning March 30, sellers across the board will be able to experience lower up-front cost (in some instances zero up-front cost) when listing items on ebay.com. Here’s a look at what’s ne...