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Published: March 28 2007, 9:31:00 AMUpdated: August 22 2022, 11:28:13 PM
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I am getting the start price seems to be too large to be legitimate when make AddItem call. Where can I find the maximum price information ?
Summary
Maximum price requirement information is not available in eBay document. However; if you are sending a price that is too high, AddItem family calls return error 74 for StartPrice and error 21916783 for BuyItNowPrice with the actual allowed maximum price value in <ErrorParameters><Value>$###</Value></ErrorParameters> tag as below. You can display that value to your seller.
Invalid AddItem request example:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<AddItemRequest xmlns="urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents">
<RequesterCredentials>
<eBayAuthToken>ABC....</eBayAuthToken>
</RequesterCredentials>
<ErrorLanguage>en_US</ErrorLanguage>
<WarningLevel>High</WarningLevel>
<Item>
<Title>Harry Potter and the111 Philosopher's Stone</Title>
<Description>
This is the 1111 first book in the Harry Potter series. In excellent condition!
</Description>
<PrimaryCategory>
<CategoryID>29223</CategoryID>
</PrimaryCategory>
<StartPrice>999999991</StartPrice>
<BuyItNowPrice>999999991</BuyItNowPrice>
<CategoryMappingAllowed>true</CategoryMappingAllowed>
<Country>US</Country>
<Currency>USD</Currency>
<DispatchTimeMax>3</DispatchTimeMax>
<ListingDuration>Days_7</ListingDuration>
<ListingType>Chinese</ListingType>
<PictureDetails>
<PictureURL>https://mysamplepicture.com/14.jpg</PictureURL>
</PictureDetails>
<PostalCode>95125</PostalCode>
<Quantity>1</Quantity>
<ItemSpecifics>
<NameValueList>
<Name>Title</Name>
<Value>Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone</Value>
</NameValueList>
</ItemSpecifics>
<ReturnPolicy>
<ReturnsAcceptedOption>ReturnsAccepted</ReturnsAcceptedOption>
<RefundOption>MoneyBack</RefundOption>
<ReturnsWithinOption>Days_30</ReturnsWithinOption>
<ShippingCostPaidByOption>Buyer</ShippingCostPaidByOption>
</ReturnPolicy>
<ShippingDetails>
<ShippingType>Flat</ShippingType>
<ShippingServiceOptions>
<ShippingServicePriority>1</ShippingServicePriority>
<ShippingService>USPSMedia</ShippingService>
<ShippingServiceCost>2.50</ShippingServiceCost>
</ShippingServiceOptions>
</ShippingDetails>
<Site>US</Site>
</Item>
</AddItemRequest>
<AddItemRequest xmlns="urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents">
<RequesterCredentials>
<eBayAuthToken>ABC....</eBayAuthToken>
</RequesterCredentials>
<ErrorLanguage>en_US</ErrorLanguage>
<WarningLevel>High</WarningLevel>
<Item>
<Title>Harry Potter and the111 Philosopher's Stone</Title>
<Description>
This is the 1111 first book in the Harry Potter series. In excellent condition!
</Description>
<PrimaryCategory>
<CategoryID>29223</CategoryID>
</PrimaryCategory>
<StartPrice>999999991</StartPrice>
<BuyItNowPrice>999999991</BuyItNowPrice>
<CategoryMappingAllowed>true</CategoryMappingAllowed>
<Country>US</Country>
<Currency>USD</Currency>
<DispatchTimeMax>3</DispatchTimeMax>
<ListingDuration>Days_7</ListingDuration>
<ListingType>Chinese</ListingType>
<PictureDetails>
<PictureURL>https://mysamplepicture.com/14.jpg</PictureURL>
</PictureDetails>
<PostalCode>95125</PostalCode>
<Quantity>1</Quantity>
<ItemSpecifics>
<NameValueList>
<Name>Title</Name>
<Value>Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone</Value>
</NameValueList>
</ItemSpecifics>
<ReturnPolicy>
<ReturnsAcceptedOption>ReturnsAccepted</ReturnsAcceptedOption>
<RefundOption>MoneyBack</RefundOption>
<ReturnsWithinOption>Days_30</ReturnsWithinOption>
<ShippingCostPaidByOption>Buyer</ShippingCostPaidByOption>
</ReturnPolicy>
<ShippingDetails>
<ShippingType>Flat</ShippingType>
<ShippingServiceOptions>
<ShippingServicePriority>1</ShippingServicePriority>
<ShippingService>USPSMedia</ShippingService>
<ShippingServiceCost>2.50</ShippingServiceCost>
</ShippingServiceOptions>
</ShippingDetails>
<Site>US</Site>
</Item>
</AddItemRequest>
Here is the API response payload that generated from the above AddItem request:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<AddItemResponse
xmlns="urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents">
<Timestamp>2022-08-23T06:11:37.432Z</Timestamp>
<Ack>Failure</Ack>
<Errors>
<ShortMessage>Error in start price.</ShortMessage>
<LongMessage>The start price seems to be too large to be legitimate.</LongMessage>
<ErrorCode>74</ErrorCode>
<SeverityCode>Error</SeverityCode>
<ErrorParameters ParamID="0">
<Value>$99,999,999.00</Value>
</ErrorParameters>
<ErrorClassification>RequestError</ErrorClassification>
</Errors>
<Errors>
<ShortMessage>Invalid Buy It Now price.</ShortMessage>
<LongMessage>Buy It Now price should be at least 30% more than your starting price.</LongMessage>
<ErrorCode>21916783</ErrorCode>
<SeverityCode>Error</SeverityCode>
<ErrorParameters ParamID="0">
<Value>30</Value>
</ErrorParameters>
<ErrorClassification>RequestError</ErrorClassification>
</Errors>
<Version>1271</Version>
<Build>E1271_UNI_API5_19110890_R1</Build>
</AddItemResponse>
<AddItemResponse
xmlns="urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents">
<Timestamp>2022-08-23T06:11:37.432Z</Timestamp>
<Ack>Failure</Ack>
<Errors>
<ShortMessage>Error in start price.</ShortMessage>
<LongMessage>The start price seems to be too large to be legitimate.</LongMessage>
<ErrorCode>74</ErrorCode>
<SeverityCode>Error</SeverityCode>
<ErrorParameters ParamID="0">
<Value>$99,999,999.00</Value>
</ErrorParameters>
<ErrorClassification>RequestError</ErrorClassification>
</Errors>
<Errors>
<ShortMessage>Invalid Buy It Now price.</ShortMessage>
<LongMessage>Buy It Now price should be at least 30% more than your starting price.</LongMessage>
<ErrorCode>21916783</ErrorCode>
<SeverityCode>Error</SeverityCode>
<ErrorParameters ParamID="0">
<Value>30</Value>
</ErrorParameters>
<ErrorClassification>RequestError</ErrorClassification>
</Errors>
<Version>1271</Version>
<Build>E1271_UNI_API5_19110890_R1</Build>
</AddItemResponse>
The example above was based on the version specified below:
| API Schema Version | 967 |