You can use Standard, Basic, or Enhanced Picture Uploaders to store and display your pictures for your listing. You can also use a self-hosting service if you want to have your pictures displayed from a different Web site where you have stored them.

The Basic Uploader can be used on all the recommended operating systems and browser configurations. The Basic Uploader does not compress pictures before uploading them. Upload time depends on the size of your originals and the speed of your Internet connection.

• Standard Uploader – eBay's default picture uploader enables you to add multiple pictures at the same time. It displays detailed status information while uploading is in progress. Installation of Adobe Flash Player version 9 or later is required, and JavaScript must be enabled. Standard Uploader uploads pictures at their full size and standardizes them for eBay use after uploading them to eBay servers.

• Basic Uploader – An alternative to the Standard Uploader if you don't want to install or use Flash. Basic Uploader uploads pictures at their full size and standardizes them for eBay use after upload to eBay servers.

• Enhanced Uploader –  Enables you to crop, rotate, and adjust your pictures from the Sell Your Item form before uploading them. Enhanced Uploader usually uploads pictures faster because it standardizes copies of your pictures for eBay use before uploading them. Internet Explorer 6 or later on Windows 2000 or later is required.

• Self Hosting – Allows you to host your pictures on your own Web server or on a Web hosting service.

Note: If you are new to eBay, only the Standard or Basic Uploader is displayed, depending on whether you have Adobe Flash Player, version 9 or later installed already. To use the Enhanced Uploader or Self Hosting, select the "Add/remove options" link within the Bring your item to life with pictures section of the Create Your Listing page, and then select the "Show eBay Enhanced Picture Services options" check box.

Tip: Before you start the upload process, rename your photo files with meaningful names and collect them in a central place on your computer so that, when you browse, you can locate them more quickly and easily.

Using the Standard or Basic Uploaders

Using the Enhanced Uploader

If you are using Windows 2000 and Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher, you can use the eBay Enhanced Uploader.

Note: You will need to click the Add/remove options link on the Create Your Listing page, to enable the Enhanced Uploader (see the screen above).

You can make edits to the picture such as rotating, cropping, or adjusting the contrast and brightness of the picture before uploading by clicking an icon above the large picture preview. 

Note: eBay does not automatically overwrite and upload pictures that you have retaken or edited on your computer. In order to edit or replace a picture, you must delete the existing picture and upload the picture again.

Using Self Hosting for your pictures

Instead of uploading your pictures to eBay, you can use another Web service to host your pictures. Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) may give you some space on the Web where you can store your pictures. The Sell Your Item form has a field where you can enter the Web address (URL) of a picture hosted on the Web. That picture will be displayed in your listing. To display more than one externally hosted picture on eBay, you will have to use HTML in your listing.

• Your picture file size should be under 50 KB (kilobytes) so that your item page will load quickly enough not to inconvenience buyers on slower Internet connections. 

• File transfer software, such as WS_FTP for PCs (includes eBay user reference guide) or Fetch Softworks for Macs may be required for uploading your picture file to your ISP or hosting service.

The Camera Icon

If you do not select the Gallery feature to display a thumbnail picture in Search results, then the camera icon () displays instead to indicate that a photo is included in your listing. The camera will display if:

• You used eBay picture uploaders to list your pictures.

• You entered a picture Web address (URL) in the Picture URL box on the Sell Your Item form.

If you used HTML in the Sell Your Item description to display a picture of your item, you can get the camera icon to display by selecting the check box that says, “The description already includes a picture URL for my item ”.  

This check box should only be selected if you have inserted a picture of your item in the description box. Using this check box to indicate that you have a picture when you do not is deceptive to potential bidders and is a violation of eBay Policy.

Note: If you included a Web address in the Picture URL box, it is not necessary to select the check box—you will automatically get the camera icon. 

Additional options for managing your pictures

When you use eBay Picture Hosting, you can choose to add these additional options for a small fee to enhance your listing presentation.

• Gallery Plus

• Supersize Pictures

• Picture Pack: A combination that saves you money

• Value Pack: Get the essentials for less