Item number in the listing - is it possible?

[cooltronix]

Just a question to the coding experts:

is it possible to have the item number automatically in the listing? I am thinking of adding a WATCH button, but without editing the listing after posting.

Can that be done?

[richard1rst]

Where exactly "in the listing" do you want it to appear?

If you open a listing, on the far right just about 1/2 page down, the number is already there. Admitedly, it is very small print so you have to look closely. But it is there.

[a_c_green]

If there's some code that you want to embed that includes the listing number but without revising a live listing, schedule it to begin later, then upload it to obtain its listing number, then edit the number into the code, then release your listing. That should work.

[emerald40]

I did not respond because was not following the OP.

All listings already have an item no.

[cooltronix]

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@a_c_green wrote:

If there's some code that you want to embed that includes the listing number but without revising a live listing, schedule it to begin later, then upload it to obtain its listing number, then edit the number into the code, then release your listing. That should work.

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Sure, question was if it can be done without editing. With JavaScript or PHP you can simply grap the URL and parse the itemnumber from it, but neither code works is allowed on eBay. Or to rephrase, is there any macro command that can get the item number (or a WATCH button function).

Or getting the price would be cool! That is even more tricky because sometimes I change the price or the item to improve the ranking. 

(i wrote a little tool to check ranking, primarily to check my own ranking, but others can use it too:  https://ranktool.bid )

[kensgiftshop]

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@cooltronix wrote:

Just a question to the coding experts:

 is it possible to have the item number automatically in the listing? I am thinking of adding a WATCH button, but without editing the listing after posting.

 Can that be done?

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The listings already contain the item number and a watch link.

[cooltronix]

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@kensgiftshop wrote:

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The listings already contain the item number and a watch link. 

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I think to have it in YOUR listings makes it a bit stand out. I know that it's probably not neccessary, but it ads a little bit convenince to the buyer. 

I have no US examples, but here is one from Germany (I think manually added after listing, or they use some sort of listing management tool, something I want to avoid), but I do like how it looks:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/122650745871

[berserkerplanet]

>>is it possible to have the item number automatically in the
>>listing? I am thinking of adding a WATCH button, but without
>>editing the listing after posting.

Don't think so. Anything I can think of requires forbidden active content (JavaScript) in the listing to obtain the itemnumber.

[lacemaker3]

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@cooltronix wrote:
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(i wrote a little tool to check ranking, primarily to check my own ranking, but others can use it too:  https://ranktool.bid )

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How are you determining the ranking?

Looks pretty cool, btw.

[scalemotorcars]

No longer possible with the new Active content rule. 

[shipscript]

@lacemaker3

It looks like "Best match" is the search option. We know that Best Match can be affected by the buyer's personal browsing history, and relies heavily on tuning the search phrase, so a call to eBay's API won't do as good a job  personalizing the returns, but it's still the best available for an automated system. The tool returns only the first 100 items (one eBay page), as asking for more is not economical.  I think the idea is that if an item is not in the top 100 in a detailed search, it (or the seller account) needs more work.

@cooltronix

As others have mentioned, now that Active Content is banned, the Javascript methods for returning the item ID are also banned.  eBay had kindly made the item number and a few other details available in the URL to help developers with tools like a Promo Gallery, View counters, Watch, Add to cart, or Buy buttons, but they are now all banned (with the exception of whatever referral info can be gleaned from a tracking image).

As mentioned by @a_c_green, at this point, the simplest is to schedule the listing to obtain the item number and then add it to the link code.

Third party listing software is the other alternative.

[cooltronix]

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I will accept the 'can't be done'. I just wasn't sure whether there is some sort of eBay function to achive that. I am aware that any code (php, js etc.) that can do it isn't allowed (and most likely will be blocked on ebay anyway).

@lacemaker3 wrote:How are you determining the ranking?  Looks pretty cool, btw.

Thanks, I am glad to hear you like it!  Well, I don't. The sort order comes from eBay. (We are getting highly off topic now). To be exact, it's the API sort order - which is different from the website search because when you use your browser the eBay search engine will also account for your login status, search history, location, preferences.  So differrent users may get different search results.

When you do an anonymous search (for example with the TOR browser)  you get a result that is more like the API one.