[Info-vax] OT: Automating shipments

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote 2011-12-02 00:28:
> Single Stage to Orbit wrote 2011-12-02 00:08:
>> On Thu, 2011-12-01 at 19:21 +0100, Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:
>>
>>> My *guess* is that they have some API's (Web-Services, SOAP or
>>> similar) where large customers can connect with their own shipping
>>> systems and "integrate". Much like the API that eBay offers where
>>> large sellers can fully integrate eBay into their own warehouse/order
>>> system.
>>
>> I think that's actually Amazon, not eBay.
>
> And I thing you are wrong.
>
>
> Generall info:
> http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/developers-program.html
> https://www.x.com/developers/ebay
>
> Specificly about the API with tools and references:
> https://www.x.com/developers/ebay/products/trading-api
>
> The complete WSDL defenition for the eBay SOAP API:
> http://developer.ebay.com/webservices/latest/ebaySvc.wsdl
>
> List of API functions:
> http://developer.ebay.com/DevZone/XML/docs/Reference/eBay/index.html
>
> Example of an call to the "AddItem" function incl example code:
> http://developer.ebay.com/DevZone/XML/docs/Reference/eBay/AddItem.html#Samples
>
> Complete PDF manual for the eBay API:
> http://developer.ebay.com/DevZone/XML/docs/PDF/eBayXMLAPIGuide.pdf
>

Actualy, the "Product Overview" on page 51 of the PDF is quite good...

"eBay Web Services provides programmatic access to the eBay marketplace.
It enables third-party applications to build custom applications, tools,
and services that leverage the eBay marketplace in new ways."

I have built my own auction-listing application against a local
swedish auction site (eBay owned and using a Web Services/SOAP
interface built on the eBay API) using Python on OpenVMS.

This tool has automaticly been creating creating aprox 2.000 auctions
since Aug this year. 10-20 new auctions each evening.

I enter pictures, descriptive text and other auction parameters.
Then I enter how many I have and with witch interval I want them
listed. Then it's just to collect the money and pack/ship... :-)

I have items currently that will re-list automaticly each 3-4 days
until May-2012.


Best Regards
Jan-Erik.