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Published: April 23 2015, 12:27:00 AMUpdated: July 21 2022, 8:05:00 AM

Why are my eBay items not displaying the Immediate Payment feature ?

Immediate Payment is a feature of the eBay API which is specific to certain categories which contain time-sensitive listings. The Categories.Category.AutoPayEnabled node of a GetCategories XML request can be accessed to determine if a specific category ID supports Immediate Payment.
http://developer.ebay.com/devzone/guides/ebayfeatures/Development/Listing-PaymentMethod.html#RequiringImmediatePayment



Assuming that your listing meets the criteria for Immediate Payment as referenced in the tech-note above, the below XML request is a sample which demonstrates listing an immediate pay enabled item:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<AddItemRequest xmlns="urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents">
<DetailLevel>ItemReturnDescription</DetailLevel>
<Version>429</Version>
<Item>
<BuyItNowPrice>100.0</BuyItNowPrice>
<Country>US</Country>
<Currency>USD</Currency>
<Description>You are bidding on one Roseville USA pottery iris vase. This dual-handled vase has a blue/green finish with a yellow flower stem and a white iris flower that is glazed in a non-glossy, matte finish. The handles are intricately crafted and round out this stylish, art deco vase. This piece is in excellent conditon with no cracks or chips and very minor crazing.</Description>
<ListingDuration>Days_7</ListingDuration>
<Location>San Jose, CA</Location>
<PaymentMethods>PayPal</PaymentMethods>
<PayPalEmailAddress>... paypal email address...</PayPalEmailAddress>
<AutoPay>true</AutoPay>
<ShippingDetails>
<ShippingServiceOptions>
<ShippingService>UPSGround</ShippingService>
<ShippingServiceCost>1</ShippingServiceCost>
<ShippingServicePriority>1</ShippingServicePriority>
</ShippingServiceOptions>
</ShippingDetails>
<PrimaryCategory>
<CategoryID>37940</CategoryID>
</PrimaryCategory>
<Quantity>1</Quantity>
<RegionID>0</RegionID>
<ReservePrice>50.0</ReservePrice>
<StartPrice>15.0</StartPrice>
<Title>ROSEVILLE USA POTTERY VASE IRIS 917-6" ART DECO HANDLED</Title>
</Item>
<RequesterCredentials>
<eBayAuthToken>.... token..... </eBayAuthToken>
</RequesterCredentials>
</AddItemRequest>

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