eBay is always working to make their marketplace safer. They also offer sellers a variety of ways to choose buyers that they do not want bidding on their items.
We can detect the following conditions:
| Error | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Bid Placed OK | Your snipe was successfully placed and you won the item. |
| High Bidder | You were already the high bidder before the snipe was placed. |
| Win in Group | You already won another item in this Bid Group. |
| Bid Too Low | Your snipe could not be placed because your maximum bid was below the current minimum bid. |
| Bid Increment Not Met | You missed the minimum bid increment, which is a small amount that eBay adds to the cost to encourage price escalation. Please refer to our help section for more information on bid increments. |
| Proxy Bid Waiting | Your Snipe was successfully placed, but another bidder had a proxy bid waiting. |
| Reserve Not Met | Your snipe was successfully placed and you were the high bidder, but the reserve price was not met. |
| Blocked By Seller | You were blocked by the seller. This seller has set buyer requirements and only sells to buyers who meet those requirements. |
| Hard Blocked - Not Permitted | Unfortunately, this seller has decided that you are not permitted to bid on their listings. |
| Item Ended Early | Bidding ended early for this item, the Seller most likely changed the duration or canceled the listing. Or, it was sold. |
| Buy-it-Now Exact Value Required | eBay rejected the bid because it was above to the Buy-It-Now price. If you wish to bid, you may enter a price lower than the Buy It Now price. |
| PayPal Required | Your bid could not be placed because this seller requires you to have a PayPal account before you can bid on this item. |
| PayPal Link Required | A link to your PayPal account is required. Please visit eBay.com. |
| Bad Ship Location | Seller does not provide shipping to your primary shipping address. |
| Seller Ended Early | The seller ended the listed early because the item may no longer be available, there was an error in the auction, or the seller wanted to end the auction and sell to the current highest bidder. |
| Seller Requires Credit Card | The seller set a requirement for you to have a credit card on file with eBay. |
| Not Available | This item is not available for purchase on eBay United States. |
| Consumer Recall | We placed your snipe, but eBay requires that you accept a notice from the US Consumer Product Saftey Commission notice about recalls. |
| Watch Item | We did not place a bid because you had specified this as a watch item with a bid of zero. |
| Blocked - Seller Buy Limit Reached | You have bid or bought the maximum-allowed number of this seller's items. The seller has set a maximum purchase quantity limit for a buyer, over a 10 day period. You are the winning bidder on, or have bought, the maximum-allowed number of this seller's items in the past 10 days. |
| Blocked - Unpaid Item Strikes | This seller is blocking bids for any buyers with more than 2 Unpaid Item strike(s) in the last 12 month(s). This error can also mean that the seller has placed export restrictions on the item, or that the item is restricted for export by the Dept. of US Commerce. |
| Item Removed | The seller ended the listed early because the item may no longer be available, there was an error in the auction, or the seller wanted to end the auction and sell to the current highest bidder. |
| Blocked - Unpaid Item Strikes | eBay is requiring you to pay for your open unpaid item cases before bidding. |
| Error in Listing | The seller ended the listed early because the item may no longer be available, there was an error in the auction, or the seller wanted to end the auction and sell to the current highest bidder. |
| Buy it Now Ended | This was a Buy it Now listing and someone purchased it outright before it ended. |
| Fixed Price | You cannot bid on a Fixed Price item. You must purchase this item. |
| Ticket Restrictions | We placed the snipe, but the seller requires you to accept their printed terms prior to purchasing the item. |
| Blocked - Unresolved Complaints | We placed the snipe, but the seller has set restrictions for buyers with unresolved complaints in your eBay account. |
| Unregistered User | eBay did not accept your bid because your registered status is not confirmed yet. You must complete your registration at eBay.com. |
| Blocked - No P.O. Boxes | The seller has specified that this item cannot be shipped to P.O. Box addresses. |
| Seller Ended Item Early | This listing was ended by the seller because the seller claims the item was sold. |
| Export Restricted | eBay returned their vague "TUV Error" message, which generally means that the seller is blocking bids for any buyers with more than 2 Unpaid Item strike(s) in the last 12 month(s). This error can also mean that the seller has placed export restrictions on the item, or that the item is restricted for export by the Dept. of US Commerce. |
| Cutlery Age Disclaimer | You did not win this item because this seller requires authorization that you are over 18 to purchase cutlery-related items (e.g. knives) |
| Cosmetics Age Disclaimer | You did not win this item because this seller requires authorization that you can purchase cosmetics from them. |
| Customs/Duties Disclaimer | You did not win this item because this seller requires authorization to include customs duties, taxes, brokerage and other fees. For additional information, read about eBays Global Shipping Program terms and conditions. |
| Adult Item Disclaimer | You did not win this item because this seller requires authorization to allow the purchase of Adult listings. |
| Import Restrictions | This item has import restrictions. Please check applicable regulations for specific import restrictions in your country. |
| Invalid Item Number | The item number is invalid, not activated, or no longer in eBay's database. |
| eBay Account Upgrade Required | eBay will not allow you to bid until you have provided additional details about yourself. Please visit eBay.com to resolve this issue. |
| Buying Limit Restriction | eBay is rejecting bids from you because you have too many unpaid items. Please pay for some of your items first. Please visit eBay.com to resolve this issue. |
| Token Invalid | Your authorization for us to bid on your behalf appears to be invalid. Please visit your Preferences and click 'Renew Authorization'. |
| Token Revoked | You revoked your authorization at eBay for us to bid on your behalf. Please visit your Preferences and click 'Renew Authorization'. |
| Account Suspended | Your eBay account is suspended. Unfortunately, we cannot place bids for a suspended eBay account. |
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