# get_lost_items

Return auctions where the user bid but did not win.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_lost_items`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/acato-ebay-mcp/get-lost-items

## Facts

- Tool: `get_lost_items`
- Server: Ebay (`acato/ebay-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/acato-ebay-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/acato/ebay-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade D, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_lost_items",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_lost_items is rated Low

This tool queries historical auction data the user has already bid on. It retrieves information about past auctions without modifying, deleting, or executing any actions. The verb 'return' and the informational nature of the result (listing auctions where bids were placed) confirm this is a Read operation. No financial transactions, data modifications, or external operations are triggered.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_lost_items' and description 'Return auctions where the user bid but did not win' indicate pure data retrieval with no side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call get_lost_items to retrieve information from Ebay without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Ebay:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_lost_items": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Ebay (14)

- `start_user_auth` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/acato-ebay-mcp/start-user-auth.md
- `buy_now` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/acato-ebay-mcp/buy-now.md
- `make_best_offer` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/acato-ebay-mcp/make-best-offer.md
- `place_bid` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/acato-ebay-mcp/place-bid.md
- `get_active_bids` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/acato-ebay-mcp/get-active-bids.md
- `get_item` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/acato-ebay-mcp/get-item.md
- `get_watchlist` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/acato-ebay-mcp/get-watchlist.md
- `get_won_items` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/acato-ebay-mcp/get-won-items.md
- `list_hosts` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/acato-ebay-mcp/list-hosts.md
- `search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/acato-ebay-mcp/search.md
- `server_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/acato-ebay-mcp/server-info.md
- `add_to_watchlist` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/acato-ebay-mcp/add-to-watchlist.md
- `complete_user_auth` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/acato-ebay-mcp/complete-user-auth.md
- `remove_from_watchlist` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/acato-ebay-mcp/remove-from-watchlist.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=acato-ebay-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/acato-ebay-mcp