There are many fields available when creating items, but you cannot use all fields for all item/purchase option types. This document aims to clarify which fields are available for which item and purchase type. 



Types of Item and Purchase Option Summary

There are four types of item: 

  1. Listing
  2. Lot
  3. Multi-Item
  4. Webcast

There are six types of Purchase Option:

  1. None
  2. Buy Now
  3. Make Offer
  4. Transfer
  5. Tender
  6. Tender_PCT

There are eight fields available to be filled in for each item: 

  1. Display Price
  2. Unit of Measure
  3. Purchase Price
  4. Opening Bid
  5. Bid Increment
  6. Reserve Price
  7. Quantity
  8. Bidding Type (Per Lot/Per Item) 


Table of Relevant Fields 

The table below lays out which fields are available to be filled in for each item type and purchase option. An 'X' in the table indicates that this field must be left blank. A '✓' indicates that this field can be filled in. 

Item Type

Purhase Option

Display Price

Unit of Measure

Purchase Price

Opening Bid

Bid Increment

Reserve Price

Quantity

Bidding Type (Per Lot / Per Item)

ListingNONEXXXXXX
ListingBUY_NOWXXXXX
ListingMAKE_OFFERXXXXX
ListingTRANSFERXXXXXXX
ListingTENDERXXXXX
ListingTENDER_PCTXXXXX

Lot

NONEXXX
LotBUY_NOWXX
LotMAKE_OFFERXX
LotTRANSFERTransfer not allowed for lot 






LotTENDERTender not allowed for lot






LotTENDER_PCTTender% not allowed for lot 






Multi-ItemNONEXXXXXX MUST BE BLANK
Multi-ItemBUY_NOWXXXXX MUST BE BLANK
Multi-ItemMAKE_OFFERXXXXX MUST BE BLANK
Multi-ItemTRANSFERTransfer not allowed for multi-item






Multi-ItemTENDERTender not allowed for multi-item






Multi-ItemTENDER_PCTTender% not allowed for multi-item






WebcastNONEXX MUST BE BLANKXX
WebcastBUY_NOWBuy Now not allowed for Webcast






WebcastMAKE_OFFERMake Offer not allowed for Webcast






WebcastTRANSFERTransfer not allowed for Webcast






WebcastTENDERTender not allowed for Webcast






WebcastTENDER_PCTTender% not allowed for Webcast