Show how to use Ebay to make money for yourself.

Ebay opportunity: more efficient way to buy/sell. Obvious value proposition you already know about.

Emphasis on making money makes it feel a bit like an amway pitch, but in the end they did show some code and how to use their APIs.

Ebay developers are a massive driver of innovation.

  • selling apps

  • category specific apps

    Motors, boating, trade-in

  • buying apps

    Bonfire media: notifications, alarms, wireless comparison shopping, buyout: cable system ebay tie-in.

  • affiliate apps.

    Didn't say much, but there was an apple logo

15 billion web services calls a year. A fun stat.

Ebay web services: started XML, SOAP, REST (just for get search results). SDK for windows and Java.

Resources: developer.ebay.com. Forums: developer.ebay.com

Roadmap: developer.ebay.com/roadmap.

Ebay community codebase: codebse.ebay.com. Place where eBay dev community can work together on software projects or contribute ccode. Projects released on an open source license.

Ebay will pay you for new users and bids. Sign up to be affiliate API tier member.

How it works: use the search web service, natural, paid or category. URL is redirected to commision junction. $0.10 per bid. Deliver a new user, get $25.

Finally seeing a way to get direct money for your technology without any employment contract. Micropayments have arrived.

Important API calls

HelloWorld

  GeteBayOfficialTime

Search

  GetSearchResults

  GetItem

Listing

  AddItem

  VerifyAddItem

  ReviseItem

Status

  GetUser

  GetFeedback, LeaveFeedback

  GetItemShipping, GetShippingRates

  Search by ISBN

Bidding

  PlaceOffer

Idea: faces components that access the ebay java API.

Example: campusi.

Sample App, tuned in. Didn't take notes.

Questions

People want to know how you built the infrastructure. They were very vague. Back end solaris. Middle Tier websphere on Windows NT. front tier clustered.

Someone asked do they use EJB in the middle tier or a lightweight framework. They didn't know the answer.

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