Mining eBay^® Web Services: Building Applications with the eBay API

by John Paul Mueller

• ISBN13: 9780782151107
• ISBN10: 0782151108
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2006-02-01
• Publisher: Sybex

Summary

Improved Speed, Accuracy, and Convenience-Yours for the TakingeBay is continuously improving the features it offers buyers and sellers. Now, the biggest improvements are ones you can build for yourself.Mining eBay Web Services teaches you to create custom applications that automate buying and selling tasks and make searches more precise. Do you have dozens of items to sell? You can prepare complete descriptions and terms and submit them all with one click. Are you searching for an item with special purchasing or shipping conditions? You can't do this manually, but your custom application can. Would you benefit from charting your buying and selling trends? This book shows you how to mine and organize information that simply isn't available otherwise.All by itself, the improvement in speed will dwarf anything you've experienced-especially if you connect to eBay via dial-up. But speed is just one piece of an entirely new way of navigating the eBay marketplace. Here's a little of what you'll find covered inside: Creating new listings in bulk and automatically submitting them Getting all the facts you need about an item in one step Performing searches based on shipping or payment terms Completing tasks more quickly by working with locally stored eBay data Working with eBay's new authentication and authorization technology Ensuring the accuracy of your listings Quickly accessing buyer and seller information Using the new Java and SOAP interfaces Using calls to perform tasks not supported by the manual interface Charting trends in your buying and selling habits Tracking eBay listings with mobile devices Developing secure applications Automatically submitting feedback in batches You'll learn to do all of this and more using the language of your choice: JavaScript, VBA, Visual Basic 6, Visual C++ 6, Visual Basic .NET, C#, PHP, or Java. You also get all the details on participating in various eBay developer programs, where everything you need as an individual is completely free.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Discovering eBay Web Services

Learning about eBay Web Services

Using eBay Web Services to Your Advantage

Defining a Search

Working with Web Service Data

Writing eBay Web Services Programs

Starting the Development Process

Writing Browser-Based Applications

Writing Applications Using VBA

Writing Applications Using Visual Studio

Writing Applications Using PHP

Writing Applications Using Java

Writing Applications for Mobile Devices

Refining Your eBay Web Services Program

Crafting Your Application

Considering User Needs

Other Refinements You Should Consider

Appendices

Helpful Third Party Resource Sites

eBay License Checklist

Late Breaking eBay Web Services News

Glossary

Index

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