eBay Error 81: The starting price must be less than the reserve price.

Why this happens

The Auction's Reserve price is less than the Starting price. Why eBay enforces this: A reserve price is the lowest amount you will accept in an auction. If the starting bid were already above it, the reserve would be meaningless, so eBay requires the starting price to be lower. When it usually happens: It shows up when a seller raises the starting price on an auction template or copies an old listing without updating the reserve.

How to fix it

This error in other languages

German: Der Startpreis muss unter dem Mindestpreis liegen. French: Le prix de départ doit être inférieur au prix de réserve. Italian: Il prezzo di partenza deve essere inferiore al prezzo di riserva. Spanish: El precio inicial debe ser inferior al precio de reserva.