MaxInvent
Trading API + REST

For eBay sellers

Inventory and dispatch software for UK eBay sellers

Whether your listings come from modern eBay REST or legacy Trading API listings built in Linnworks or Seller Hub, MaxInvent pulls them all in one place. Sync stock, auto-print Evri and Royal Mail labels, and keep eBay defects at zero.

At a glance

Listing sync interval
30 min
REST + Trading API
Both
Evri & Royal Mail
Live
Defect target
Zero

What we hear from ebay sellers

What eBay sellers tell us is broken

eBay is one of the deepest marketplaces in the UK. Most software only covers part of it.

Legacy listings missing from your current tool

Listings created in Seller Hub, Linnworks or older tools live on the Trading API. If your platform only uses the REST Inventory API, half your listings are invisible.

Defects from late dispatch confirmations

eBay punishes late tracking uploads. If your current tool batches tracking uploads overnight, your defect rate creeps up.

Labels printed from five different tabs

Royal Mail in one tab, Evri in another, Amazon Shipping in a third. Each with its own rate card and its own order search.

Variant stock that doesn't match across marketplaces

eBay variations have different stock from the same physical SKU on Amazon or TikTok Shop — because your software treats each listing as a separate pool.

Per-user or per-listing fees

Some tools charge by active listing count. If you have 10,000 SKUs, that's suddenly a £1,000/month bill.

The MaxInvent fix

How MaxInvent solves it for eBay sellers

Both REST and Trading API listings

MaxInvent uses eBay's Trading API (GetMyeBaySelling) to pull every active listing — not just the ones created through the modern Inventory API.

Tracking upload within 60 seconds of dispatch

The moment a label prints, the tracking number is pushed back to eBay. Defect rates stay clean.

Every UK courier in one dispatch screen

Evri, Royal Mail, DPD, Yodel, Parcelforce, DHL and Amazon Shipping — all in the same workflow. Rate-shop or apply a fixed courier rule.

Single SKU across eBay, Amazon, TikTok, Temu

One internal SKU maps to your eBay listing, your Amazon ASIN, your TikTok Shop product and your Temu goodsId. Stock is the same pool everywhere.

Per-order pricing, not per-listing

List 10,000 SKUs, list 100,000 — the price depends on how many orders you ship, not how big your catalogue is.

Pick and pack with barcode verification

Scan each item before it goes in the box. Catch picking errors before eBay penalises you for them.

How it runs

A typical day for an eBay seller on MaxInvent

  1. 1

    Orders pull every 10 minutes

    Every 10 min

    New eBay orders land in the dispatch queue with buyer info, SKUs, shipping service and any buyer messages.

  2. 2

    Auto-allocate + auto-enrich

    Seconds

    Stock is reserved against the correct warehouse, missing fields flagged, and a courier is picked based on weight, postcode and rules.

  3. 3

    Pick, pack, scan

    Your SLA

    Pickers scan each SKU at pack time. Variations are surfaced as separate SKUs so mismatches are impossible.

  4. 4

    Label auto-prints on dispatch

    < 60s

    Evri, Royal Mail, DPD, Amazon Shipping — the rule you set. Tracking number is pushed to eBay immediately.

  5. 5

    Stock decrements across every channel

    Real-time

    Amazon, TikTok Shop, Temu, Groupon — all pulled in the same heartbeat. No over-sell window.

Integrations

Integrations eBay sellers use most

Live

eBay UK (REST + Trading API)

Orders, listings (both APIs), inventory, tracking upload, fulfillment.

Live

Evri

Native integration. Rate-shop against Royal Mail and DPD at dispatch time.

Live

Royal Mail

Click & Drop alternative. Generate Tracked 24/48 and Signed For labels directly.

Live

DPD, Yodel, Parcelforce, DHL, FedEx, Tuffnells

Full UK courier stack — pick the default or rate-shop live.

Live

Amazon UK

Keep eBay and Amazon stock in perfect sync. Never oversell between the two.

Live

Temu UK — direct courier labels

The only UK platform with Temu direct courier labels.

Live

Xero

Two-way accounting sync.

What ships in the box

What ships in the box

  • Both REST Inventory + Trading API listing support
  • Tracking upload to eBay within 60 seconds of dispatch
  • Variant-aware stock management across all channels
  • Every major UK courier integrated (Evri, Royal Mail, DPD, Yodel, etc.)
  • Amazon, TikTok Shop, Temu and Groupon multi-channel sync
  • Auto-split rules by warehouse, weight, SKU, postcode
  • Barcode pick and pack
  • Defect-rate-friendly dispatch flow
  • Xero accounting sync
  • UK-hosted, GDPR-ready
  • Flat per-order pricing — unlimited listings, unlimited users

FAQ

Questions ebay sellers ask

Does MaxInvent support my legacy eBay listings built in Seller Hub or Linnworks?
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Yes. MaxInvent uses eBay's Trading API GetMyeBaySelling call to fetch every active listing, not just those created through the modern REST Inventory API. Legacy listings with business policies, international shipping, and multi-variation SKUs all come through.
How does MaxInvent keep my eBay defect rate down?
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Three ways: (1) tracking numbers are pushed to eBay within 60 seconds of the label printing, (2) barcode pick-and-pack catches item-not-as-described risk before the parcel leaves, and (3) automated stock sync means the item was there when the buyer ordered it.
Can I run Evri and Royal Mail side-by-side with rules?
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Yes. Typical rules look like: Royal Mail Tracked 24 for items under 1 kg; Evri Next Day for items over 1 kg; DPD for items over 20 kg; Parcelforce for international. Rules can be per channel, per postcode range, per SKU, per weight band.
Do I have to pay per eBay listing?
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No. Pricing is flat per order shipped, not per SKU listed. You can list 100,000 products without increasing the plan cost.
Will MaxInvent replace Click & Drop for Royal Mail?
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For most sellers, yes. MaxInvent generates Royal Mail labels directly via the Royal Mail OBA API, so you don't need to log into Click & Drop separately. End-of-day manifest is still handled through Royal Mail's system where required.
How long does it take to migrate my eBay catalogue?
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Most eBay-heavy sellers are live in 7 to 14 days. We fetch all active listings automatically via GetMyeBaySelling, map them to your internal SKUs, and only flip stock sync live once the mapping is reviewed.

Want to see your real eBay orders in MaxInvent?

Book a 30-minute demo. We'll connect your eBay account in the session and walk through a live dispatch against your actual orders.

eBay, Trading API, Seller Hub, Amazon, TikTok Shop, Temu, Groupon, Evri, Royal Mail and DPD are the trademarks of their respective owners. MaxInvent is not affiliated with or endorsed by any named marketplace or courier. API support described is based on each vendor's publicly documented interfaces at time of writing.