# \[slightly OT\]: ebay4R

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/slightly-ot-ebay4r/60251>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 11, 2006, 4:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/slightly-ot-ebay4r/60251 "2006-05-11T16:58:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chris\_T](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a8b319/32.png) [@Chris\_T](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Chris_T)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 4:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/slightly-ot-ebay4r/60251/1 "2006-05-11T16:58:06Z")

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Anybody successfully using ebay4R. Having a bit of prob getting past the  
Hello World test. Keep getting:

NoMethodError: /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:565:in `connect': You have a nil object when you didn't expect it! The error occured while evaluating nil.verify_mode from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ebay-0.6.0/lib/eBayAPI.rb:96:in`method\_missing’

Not sure if someone can point this noob in the right direction. Is it a  
connection prob or a setup one?  
Tx in advance