List Items by Category
To get started, you may have a specific set of Ebay categories you would like to list products from. To do this, we need the Ebay category. The easiest way to get the real number for an Ebay category is to visit the url. In this example, we'll use a category from Ebay Motors:
http://motors.listings.ebay.com/Wheels-Tires-Parts_Wheels_W0QQfrom
ZR4QQsacatZ43953QQsocmdZListingItemList
(note: this url is wrapped onto a second line)
Click here to launch the URL in a new browser. Note the part of the URL above in bold. The category number is located between QQsacatZ and QQ. In this example, the category number is: 43953
From this category, we want to list wheels, but there are over 15,000 wheels for sale, so we need to narrow it down. You could narrow it by brand, or by vehicle or a number of other ways. For this example, let's narrow it down to a specific vehicle - the Chevrolet Corvette. We'll use the keyword: bmw
Finally, we want to list 15 items to return.
To understand how to put these values together, to list the Ebay auction items below, view the source code of this file. Seven lines is all it takes to get items into your site file. Click here for the next example.
The Result
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1992-1995 BMW 320i 15" OEM Wheel Rim #59182 US $127.99 Auction Ends: End Date: Thursday Sep-02-2010 7:41:13 PDT Buy it now | Add to watch list |
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1993-1999 BMW 318i 15" OEM Wheel Rim #59182 US $127.99 Auction Ends: End Date: Thursday Sep-02-2010 7:41:15 PDT Buy it now | Add to watch list |
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1994-1995 BMW 530i 15" OEM Wheel Rim #59192 US $127.99 Auction Ends: End Date: Thursday Sep-02-2010 7:41:17 PDT Buy it now | Add to watch list |
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1998-1999 BMW 323i 15" OEM Wheel Rim #59182 US $127.99 Auction Ends: End Date: Thursday Sep-02-2010 7:41:18 PDT Buy it now | Add to watch list |
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1994-1995 BMW 540i 15" OEM Wheel Rim #59192 US $127.99 Auction Ends: End Date: Thursday Sep-02-2010 7:41:20 PDT Buy it now | Add to watch list |
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15" 92 BMW 318i 320i 323i 325i 328i Alloy Wheels Rims US $299.95 (0 Bid) Auction Ends: End Date: Thursday Sep-02-2010 7:43:18 PDT Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list |
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20" WHEEL/TIRE PKG (STAGGERED) BMW 645,650-M6 US $1,899.00 Auction Ends: End Date: Thursday Sep-02-2010 7:55:59 PDT Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list |
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OEM BMW 3 Series Bottle Cap Wheel E30 86 87 88 89 90 91 US $79.00 Auction Ends: End Date: Thursday Sep-02-2010 8:02:32 PDT Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list |
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OEM BMW M DOUBLE SPOKE STYLE 184 18X8 RIM WHEEL US $420.00 Auction Ends: End Date: Thursday Sep-02-2010 8:07:18 PDT Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list |
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22" BMW Rims Alpina Wheel, Hyper Silver w Stainless Lip US $799.00 Auction Ends: End Date: Thursday Sep-02-2010 8:07:29 PDT Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list |
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20" BMW Rims,Alpina Rims Wheels , Black w. Chrome Lip US $799.00 Auction Ends: End Date: Thursday Sep-02-2010 8:08:35 PDT Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list |
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20" Alpina Wheel,BMW Rims Black w. Chrome Lip,Camaro US $799.00 Auction Ends: End Date: Thursday Sep-02-2010 8:09:16 PDT Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list |
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18 Rims Chrome BMW 330 318 325 Z4 328 Z3 5 Lug Wheels US $539.00 Auction Ends: End Date: Thursday Sep-02-2010 8:12:00 PDT Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list |
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20" STAGGERED BMW X6 X5 STYLE RIMS SILVER WHEELS US $650.00 Auction Ends: End Date: Thursday Sep-02-2010 8:18:28 PDT Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list |
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2001 BMW 530i 16" WHEEL OEM US $180.00 Auction Ends: End Date: Thursday Sep-02-2010 8:18:53 PDT Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list |