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Case Status Definitions - eBay CSV Case Reports
Case Status Definitions - eBay CSV Case Reports

See what each case status in your Case CSV report means in a convenient list of tables.

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Written by Lisa Adams
Updated over 3 years ago

There can be different case types in your report, each with its own group of statuses.

For example, in the CSV report, each field in the "type" column will have a corresponding status:

Click links below to jump to each type's definitions:


eBay Inquiry

ebay_inquiry Case Status Definitions:

Value

Description

CLOSED

The inquiry has been closed.

CLOSED_WITH_ESCALATION

The inquiry is closed and has been escalated to a case.

CS_CLOSED

The inquiry has been closed by a customer support representative.

OPEN

The inquiry has been created and the seller has been notified.

OTHER

The status of the inquiry cannot be determined.

PENDING

The inquiry is being created; request processing uses external resources.

WAITING_BUYER_RESPONSE

The next action is expected to be from the buyer, such as confirming receipt of a refund that the seller has issued.

WAITING_SELLER_RESPONSE

The next action is expected to be from the seller.


eBay Return

ebay_return Case Status Definitions:

Value

Description

CLOSED

Indicates the return request has been closed

ESCALATED

Indicates the return request has been escalated.

ITEM_DELIVERED

Indicates the return item has been delivered to the seller.

ITEM_SHIPPED

Indicates the return item has been shipped by the buyer.

LESS_THAN_A_FULL_REFUND_ISSUED

Indicates a partial refund was issued by the seller to the buyer.

PARTIAL_REFUND_DECLINED

Indicates the buyer has declined the partial refund amount that the seller has proposed.

PARTIAL_REFUND_FAILED

Indicates the partial refund operation has failed.

PARTIAL_REFUND_INITIATED

Indicates a partial refund has been initiated.

PARTIAL_REFUND_REQUESTED

Indicates a partial refund has been requested.

READY_FOR_SHIPPING

Indicates the return item is ready to be shipped back by the buyer to the seller.

REPLACED

Indicates the buyer has received a replacement item.

REPLACEMENT_CLOSED

Indicates the replacement item has been received and the return request has been closed.

REPLACEMENT_DELIVERED

Indicates the replacement item has been delivered to the buyer.

REPLACEMENT_LABEL_REQUESTED

Indicates the seller has requested a shipping label for the replacement item.

REPLACEMENT_REQUESTED

Indicates the buyer has requested a replacement item.

REPLACEMENT_SHIPPED

Indicates the replacement item has been sent to the buyer.

REPLACEMENT_STARTED

Indicates the process for the seller to send a replacement item to the buyer has started.

REPLACEMENT_WAITING_FOR_RMA

Indicates the seller still needs to provide a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) for the replacement item.

RETURN_LABEL_REQUESTED

Indicates the buyer has requested a return shipping label.

RETURN_REJECTED

Indicates the seller has rejected the buyer's return request.

RETURN_REQUESTED

Indicates the buyer has requested a return.

RETURN_REQUESTED_TIMEOUT

Indicates the buyer has requested a return, but the system has timed out.

UNKNOWN

Indicates the current status of the return is unknown.

WAITING_FOR_RETURN_LABEL

Indicates the return is currently waiting for a return shipping label to be available.

WAITING_FOR_RMA

Indicates the return is currently waiting for the seller to provide a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) to the buyer.


eBay Cancel

ebay_cancel Case Status Definitions:

Value

Description

CANCEL_CLOSED_FOR_COMMITMENT

The cancellation request was closed for an order that was not paid for by the buyer.

CANCEL_CLOSED_NO_REFUND

The cancellation request was closed without a refund being issued.

CANCEL_CLOSED_UNKNOWN_REFUND

The cancellation request was closed. The system did not detect a refund, which indicates that any refund was performed offline.

CANCEL_CLOSED_WITH_REFUND

The cancellation request was closed and the system detected a refund.

CANCEL_PENDING

The cancellation is being processed.

CANCEL_REJECTED

The seller rejected the buyer's request to cancel the order.

CANCEL_REQUESTED

The buyer has requested that a particular order be canceled.

INVALID

The cancellation request is not valid.


Other

Case Status Definitions:

Value

Description

CLOSED

Indicates the case is closed.

CS_CLOSED

Indicates customer support has closed the case.

ON_HOLD

Indicates the case is on hold.

OPEN

Indicates the case is open.

OTHER

Indicates the status of the case cannot be determined.

REFUND_AGREED_BUT_FAILED

Indicates the buyer and seller have agreed upon a refund solution, but the refund transaction failed.

WAITING_CS

Indicates the case is waiting on a response from customer support.

WAITING_DELIVERY

Indicates the buyer is awaiting for delivery of the shipped item.

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