eBay Developer Newsletter


September 13, 2006



	top stories



	Shipping Tech Support Alert Shipping API change and several enhancements as of mid-September. read story >



	eBay SDK 471 for .NET released Updates to CallRetry and ApiException classes to detect HTTP errors. read story >



	eBay SDK 471 for Java released Includes code contribution from developer jimwilson0518. read story >



	technical alerts & new features

Updates to Transaction ID Expansion
Changes will go live to production the week of October 2nd (API version 481). Check the Production System Announcement for recent updates on this issue. read story >

eBay Express Supports Auction Listings with Buy It Now
Auction listings with Buy It Now on eBay.com will now also appear on US eBay Express. Read API documentation release notes for more detail. read story >



	developer community

UnWired Buyer powers eBay Phone Alerts
Phone Alerts recently rolled out across all categories on eBay.com. read story>

Cool eBay Listing Tools for the Mac
Mac users rejoice! Alan Lewis takes two listing solutions for eBay sellers for a spin, GarageSale and iSale. read story >

Developer Forums Thread of Every Other Week
Earlier this month in the eBay Web Services forum, Top Ten posters colourfullegume and austinhodges helped out fellow developer hemalatadeveloper with questions about SiteHostedPictureShow functionality. read story >



	categories & item specifics

Mid-September Item Specifics changes in Shoes Categories
Take a look at the changes we will be introducing to item specifics in Men's & Women's Shoes. read story >

product updates

API Version: 477/473i

Express Eligibility Tool

Express Germany Launch

Updated REST API Guide

events

Oct 3-4: AJAXWorld Conference
Oct 12-14: ApacheCon US
Oct 17-19: DC PHP Conference
Nov 7: SDForum Java SIG

developer pulse

Top 5 Knowledge Base Articles
1) PayPal error page when I try to pay using PayPal for Sandbox items?
2) .NET SDK exception "... expected 'text/xml"
3) RelistItem call may charge a Gallery Fee without seller choosing the Gallery Feature
4) "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" exceptions in VB.NET code
5) How to get Custom Label value to track inventory

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