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What is a CHINESE AUCTION?????????

5129frederick — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 00:06:04 GMT

I'm trying to relist a book, 1001 walks in Britain and it came up as a CHINESE AUCTION! It might sound funny, but I'm anything but amused 😞 I pulled the plug on it immediately. Just what the hell is going on!! I'm REALLY mad about this!

Re: What is a CHINESE AUCTION?????????

Anonymous — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 03:37:40 GMT

Hello

I have also noticed this when listing items !!

I have however listed them & still appears in the UK eBay so not sure what it is all about & quite weird really

Hope this helps

Re: What is a CHINESE AUCTION?????????

xtf70 — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 08:28:47 GMT

I found an 'API Developers Program' page when I Googled 'chinese auction' and under the tag labelled ListingTypeCodeType it says, among other things, "Single-quantity online auction format"

Re: What is a CHINESE AUCTION?????????

johnsmeccparts — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 09:26:27 GMT

It's the latest glitch, I think a 'code' writer thought it would be funny to change 'online auction' to 'chinese auction' just list as normal and ignore it.