eBay Developer Newsletter


November 22, 2006



	top stories



	Schema Versioning strategy Maintains backward compatibility for up to 18 months while supporting our evolving schema. review strategy >



	Sandbox dispute resolution testing Change to the Sandbox eliminates waiting period for testing UPI and INR disputes. more on change >



	Mashing up with buySAFE APIs Nabit integrates eBay and buySAFE APIs to display bonded eBay sellers in their desktop tool. view mashup >

developer community

You can still win presents for our 6th birthday!
Happy birthday, eBay API! Through the end of November, win one of our video iPod^TM or Xbox 360^TM birthday presents. Also, take a look at the photos from our birthday party we held here at eBay last Friday. win our birthday presents >

eBay Web 2.0 Summit cocktail event
During the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, eBay, PayPal, Skype & Shopping.com hosted a mix of developers, VC's, execs and press looking to decompress after the show. Delyn caught up with Mike Effle, Executive VP over at Vendio to talk about the impact that developers are going to have on the future of the Web. event write-up and podcast >

Developer Forums Thread of Every Other Week
Recently in the Tech Soup forum, Top Ten posters kevinhint0 and rock_shop were trying to clarify international shipping rules using the API: "Now THATS a clear statement. ;) tks." view thread >



	the buzz

The Low-down on Mash-ups
Jennifer Schiff from the ECommerce-Guide caught up with Robert Yeager, eBay Web Services API developer, to discuss his API mashup formula: eBay + Yahoo! Maps + OpenLaszlo = Cooqy. read ECommerce-Guide article >

"The Tech Chick" names Hot Gadgets on eBay for the holidays
Cat Schwartz has been known as "The Tech Chick" on The Today Show, Regis and Kelly, TechTV and Stuff magazine. This holiday season, Cat is eBay's Gadget Director, and she recently stopped by eBay's offices to talk about the must-have new gadgets, like the PS3 and Nintendo Wii. read eBay Chatter blog article >

product updates

API Version: 487/483i

Java SDK 485 pt. release

.NET SDK 485 pt. release

events

Nov 30: Town Hall with Bill Cobb

developer pulse

Top 5 Knowledge Base articles
1) Migration of REST GetSearchResults Output from Legacy to Unified Schema
2) Error 219258 - <UseTaxTable> requires that shipping service details be specified
3) Error Code 21209 - Warning - This item has been sold, or relisted, and cannot be considered here for free relisting
4) Unconfirmed Sandbox Registration error
5) Sample PHP GetMyeBaySelling using PHP Toolkit

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