eBay SDK for Java Changelog

What's new in eBay SDK for Java 747

Mar 21, 2012
  • New LocalPickup Flag for GetMyEbayBuying and GetMyEbaySelling Calls
  • The LocalPickup flag indicates whether the buyer has selected local pickup as the shipping option or the seller has made local pickup available as a shipping option
  • New SoldAsBin Flag in GetItem
  • New SoldAsBin flag in GetItem call indicates when an auction listing has ended before the stated auction end time due to a buyer using the Buy It Now option to purchase the item
  • New Charity Refund Request Preference
  • New AutoOptDonationRefund flag in SetUserPreferences call allows a seller to request that eBay automatically request eBay Giving Works donation refunds after Unpaid Item cases are opened and closed through the Unpaid Item Assistant mechanism without payment. This preference is only applicable to charity listings
  • Coming Soon: Motors Subtitle and Deposit Fields Replacing Attributes
  • eBay has added three new fields (SellerProvidedTitle, DepositAmount, and DepositType) to AddItem and related calls. These fields will soon replace the US and Canada eBay Motors Subtitle attribute (10246), and the US eBay Motors deposit amount and type attributes (10733 and 10734). The attributes will continue to work for a period of time to give developers time to migrate to the new fields. Keep an eye on these release notes for information about when the new fields will be functional
  • Two New Member Message Types Added for Classified Ad Listings
  • ClassifiedsContactSeller and ClassifiedsBestOffer added as new message types. ClassifiedsContactSeller indicates that an inquiry has been sent to the seller regarding the corresponding classified ad listing. ClassifiedsBestOffer indicates that a best offer has been made on the seller's corresponding classified ad listing
  • New Payment Status Value Added
  • A new value of "Paid" can now be returned in GetOrders (and other order retrieval calls) when checkout is complete and order has been paid for by the buyer. This value is returned in the CheckoutStatus.eBayPaymentStatus field. This value may also be returned in the MyeBaySelling and MyeBayBuying calls
  • New Dispute Explanation Added
  • A new dispute explanation was added and available to use through the AddDispute call. The value is "SellerRanOutOfStock", and this value can be used by the seller when cancelling an order due to an item being out of stock
  • GetOrders Now Retrieves Seller's Item and Shipping Discounts
  • Information on one or more item or shipping discounts can now be retrieved using GetOrders and other order retrieval calls
  • Product Identifier Features Now Returned in GetCategoryFeautures
  • Call GetCategoryFeatures to see if a site or category supports the ability to pass in Brand/MPN, EAN, ISBN, or UPC values in an Add/Revise/Relist call