There are many fields available when creating items, but you cannot use all fields for all item/purchase option types. This document aims to clarify which fields are available for which item and purchase type.
Types of Item and Purchase Option Summary
There are four types of item:
Listing
Lot
Multi-Item
Webcast
There are six types of Purchase Option:
None
Buy Now
Make Offer
Transfer
Tender
Tender_PCT
There are eight fields available to be filled in for each item:
Display Price
Unit of Measure
Purchase Price
Opening Bid
Bid Increment
Reserve Price
Quantity
Bidding Type (Per Lot/Per Item)
Table of Relevant Fields
The table below lays out which fields are available to be filled in for each item type and purchase option. An 'X' in the table indicates that this field must be left blank. A '✓' indicates that this field can be filled in.
Item Type | Purhase Option | Display Price | Unit of Measure | Purchase Price | Opening Bid | Bid Increment | Reserve Price | Quantity | Bidding Type (Per Lot / Per Item) |
Listing | NONE | ✓ | X | X | X | X | X | X | ✓ |
Listing | BUY_NOW | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | X | X | X | ✓ |
Listing | MAKE_OFFER | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | X | X | X | ✓ |
Listing | TRANSFER | ✓ | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Listing | TENDER | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | X | X | ✓ | X |
Listing | TENDER_PCT | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | X | X | ✓ | X |
Lot | NONE | X | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Lot | BUY_NOW | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Lot | MAKE_OFFER | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Lot | TRANSFER | Transfer not allowed for lot |
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Lot | TENDER | Tender not allowed for lot |
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Lot | TENDER_PCT | Tender% not allowed for lot |
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Multi-Item | NONE | ✓ | X | X | X | X | X | ✓ | X MUST BE BLANK |
Multi-Item | BUY_NOW | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | X | X | ✓ | X MUST BE BLANK |
Multi-Item | MAKE_OFFER | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | X | X | ✓ | X MUST BE BLANK |
Multi-Item | TRANSFER | Transfer not allowed for multi-item |
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Multi-Item | TENDER | Tender not allowed for multi-item |
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Multi-Item | TENDER_PCT | Tender% not allowed for multi-item |
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Webcast | NONE | X | X MUST BE BLANK | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ |
Webcast | BUY_NOW | Buy Now not allowed for Webcast |
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Webcast | MAKE_OFFER | Make Offer not allowed for Webcast |
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Webcast | TRANSFER | Transfer not allowed for Webcast |
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Webcast | TENDER | Tender not allowed for Webcast |
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Webcast | TENDER_PCT | Tender% not allowed for Webcast |
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