Bid Information

Here is a description of the columns contained in the Bids Information extract, in the order contained in the extract file.

Pos	Column	Column Type	Description
1	Item_id	DECIMAL 18,0	The unique ebay item id for the transaction (the same as those in the items extract (efficacy or value guide), if that has been purchased)
2	transaction_id	DECIMAL 12,0	A unique ID for this bid (integer)
3	bid_date	TIMESTAMP	The date and time of the bid ("DD-MON-YY HH24:MI:SS" )
4	bdr_id	DECIMAL 12,0	A unique ID for the user making the bid
5	bid_type_code	DECIMAL 9,0	The type of the bid. See lookup file : Bid Type Codes
6	qty_bid	DECIMAL 9,0	The quantity of items bid on
7	bid_amt_total_usd	DECIMAL 15,2	Total bid amount (in USD)
8	bid_amt_unit_usd	DECIMAL 12,0	Per unit bid amount (relevant for dutch auctions) (in USD)
9	bid_success_yn	CHAR 1	(Y/N) A flag indicating if the bid was successful
10	final_extd_price_usd	DECIMAL 15,2	Final price extended to bidder (could be lower than bid amount) (in USD)
11	final_unit_price_usd	DECIMAL 15,2	Final unit price extended to the bidder (in USD)
12	winning_qty	DECIMAL 9,0	The quantity of items won
13	bdr_feedback_score	DECIMAL 18,0	The bidder's feedback score
14	slr_feedback_score	DECIMAL 18,0	The seller's feedback score

Example Row:

Delimiter: Each field is delimited by character 127, the delete character. Hold alt then type 0,1,2,7 in sequence will type the delete character or use "x7F" in most programming languages.
Example File Name: 20060513_site0_meta1_bids.data.gz for meta 1 on eBay.com ending on May 13, 2006.