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Picture Services Learn more about Picture Services

Adding pictures to your eBay listing has never been easier if you have a picture stored in your computer. Here's how you benefit from our picture services:

  • It's easy! Add up to 6 pictures — and remember, the first picture is free with this special introductory offer! Just drag and drop a picture from your computer directly into the Sell Your Item form. There is no need to hassle with third-party hosting and external urls. Pictures Services does it for you!

  • Edit, transform and enhance your photos:
    - Easily crop and rotate pictures before you submit them
    - Turn multimple photos into an interactive slide show
    - Select "SuperSize Images" if you want to show even more details of your items


  • PLUS - Eliminate the need for editing software, confusing FTP (File Transfer Protocol), or outside photo hosting services. Your pictures are even automatically sized and formatted to eBay specifications for fast download.

How to add a picture to your eBay listing

On the previous Picture Services page, you'll see either a picture box or a "Browse" button. Just click on the box or button to select your photo from your computer. If you see a picture box, you also have the option of dragging and dropping your photo directly into the picture box. Once you've finished, click the "Submit pictures and continue" button.

You'll now see the Sell Your Item form. Fill it out and when you get to the Picture Services section, choose whether you want a standard layout or a slide show.

If you select "standard layout," here's how your display looks to buyers:

Show all pictures

If you select "slide show," here's what it looks like:

Slide show

When you finish filling out this form, click the "review" button to review your listing and pictures. If you have additional questions, check out our Frequently Asked Questions about Picture Services.

Check these requirements
In order to add a picture using our picture service, you'll need to have a picture already stored in your computer. If you do not have this, please check out eBay's general photo tutorial for help on how to save a photo to your computer. Here are a few other requirements:

Make sure your computer uses one of these platforms:

  • Windows 95, 98, 2000, or NT
  • Macintosh

And at least one of these Web browsers:

For the PC

  • Internet Explorer 3.0 or higher on Windows 95, 98, Windows NT and Windows 2000
  • Netscape 3.0 or higher on Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000
  • AOL 4.0 or AOL 5.0

For the Macintosh

  • Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher
  • Netscape 4.0 or higher
  • AOL 4.0 or higher

Your picture should also be saved in one of the following graphic file formats:

  • GIF
  • JPEG (recommended)
  • BMP
  • Animated GIF
  • TIF, PNG, and PCX

If you have additional questions, check out our Frequently Asked Questions about Picture Services.


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