See which options for integrating and selling on eBay work best for your business model. Choose among the available APIs and get the best practices for payments, shipping, inventory, order management and more. Learn about the brand-new Merchant Integration Platform (MIP), and use it to get to market even faster.

4. Introduction

5. High level overview seller’s
perspective
C2C B2C
Small b2C/
Occasional Regulars Ramping Business Small Merchants Large Merchants
Entrepreneurs
(Self-identified as
(Orders >= 25)
Business) (Orders >= 100 AND (Orders >=100 AND
AND (Orders >=100 AND
AND GMV >= $10K AND GMV >= $120K AND
Orders < 25 (Orders < 100 OR GMV < GMV>=$1M)
(Orders < 100 OR GMV < $120K ) GMV < $1M)
$10K )
GMV < $10K)

6. Title
Description

7. Format
Price Condition

8. Shipping Policy
Return Policy

9. <?xml version="1.0"?>
<AddItemRequest xmlns="urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents">
<Item>
<Title>Garmin nuvi 255W Automotive GPS Receiver</Title>
<Description>
Take the shortest route to your destination using Garmin nüvi
255W navigator…
</Description>
<PrimaryCategory>
<CategoryID>377</CategoryID>
</PrimaryCategory>
<StartPrice>1.00</StartPrice>
<ConditionID>3000</ConditionID>
...
</Item>
</AddItemRequest>

10. Listing format APIs
Fixed Price (Add, Revise, Relist, End)FixedPriceItem
(Fixed Price) and (Auction or Classified Ad) (Add, Revise, Relist, End)Item
(Fixed Price) and (Auction or Classified Ad) ListingDraft (Beta)

11. Metadata APIs
Categories GetCategories, GetCategoryFeatures
Item Specifics GetCategorySpecifics
Pictures UploadSiteHostedPictures

12. Action APIs
Finding catalog products FindProducts
Adding a product GetProductMetaDataBulk, AddProducts (Beta)
Global policies Q1, ‘12

13. Seller ends listing
(Current time > Scheduled end
time) OR (Last remaining
Current time > Scheduled
quantity purchased)
start time
Scheduled Active Ended
Customer service reinstates
(Policy violation detected)
the listing
OR Suspended
(Potential fraud detected)

14. 1. Wins an auction or
purchases a fixed price 1. A new “unpaid” order.
listing
2. Pays for the order 2. Receives the payment
3. Expects delivery 3. Adds a tracking number
4. Leaves feedback 4. Leaves feedback

15. Action API
Manage orders GetOrders
Add a tracking number CompleteSale
Leave feedback LeaveFeedback
Manage disputes AddDispute, GetDispute, ReverseDispute etc.

16. Action API
Manage accounts GetAccount
Manage communication between sellers GetMyMessages, ReviseMyMessages, etc.
and buyers
Best offers GetBestOffers, RespondToBestOffer
MyeBay GetMyeBaySelling, GetMyeBayReminders
https://www.x.com/developers/ebay/products

17. Action API
Job management startUploadJob, startDownloadJob, abortJob,
getJobs, etc.
File management uploadFile, downloadFile

18. Bulk Data Transfer File Transfer
Seller Service Service
Application
createUploadJob
(jobId, inputFileReferenceId)
uploadFile(jobId, inputFileReferenceId)
success or error
startUploadJob(jobId, inputFileReferenceId)
success or error
getJobStatus(jobId)
success or error
downloadFile(jobId, outputFileReferenceId)
downloadFile

19. Inbound Admin
Data Files 1
App eBay
3
Listings
2 CSV
XML
File Storage
(sftp, webdav)
Merchant MIP
Systems
Products Policies
4
5 CSV
XML
eBay Orders
Outbound
Order Files

20. http://www.ebaytechblog.com/2011/06/09/merchant-
integration-platform-mip/
tibrown@ebay.com