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eBay Standard, Basic, and Enhanced Picture Uploaders enable you to easily add pictures to your listing. eBay will host your pictures for the duration of your listing. You can also use your own Web-hosting service.
For information about uploading pictures, see Adding Your Pictures to Your eBay Listing.
e Bay Picture Hosting
Add 1 picture to your listing page and for Gallery search results for free.
Add up to 11 additional pictures (additional fees may apply).
Standard sized copies (400, 200, 96 pixels on the longest side) of your pictures are stored on eBay’s Web servers.
Pictures remain visible in completed listings for up to 90 days and are reused automatically when you create listings with Relist or Sell Similar.
Other picture sizes and display options are available for a single discounted fee with Picture Pack.
Learn how to use Gallery Plus to enhance your search results picture.
eBay Standard Uploader
The Standard Uploader requires that you enable JavaScript and install Adobe Flash Player, version 9 or later. This uploader enables you to select and upload multiple pictures at the same time. It also provides details on the progress of your picture uploads. Picture size is limited to a 4.0 megabyte (MB) file size.
eBay Basic Uploader
The Basic Uploader works with eBay recommended Web browsers and may also work with other browsers. No additional software installation is required. Picture size is limited to a 4.0 megabyte (MB) file size.
Note: JavaScript must be enabled for all browsers (see browser’s “Options” or “Preferences” menu item.)
eBay Enhanced Uploader
The Enhanced Uploader requires an ActiveX software download from eBay and is only available when using the Internet Explorer Web browser with Microsoft Windows.
Enables you to upload pictures up to 10 MB in size, enhance brightness, crop, change the contrast, and Autofix (automatically optimize) the picture.
Preview selected pictures before you upload.
Requirements
Requires installing an ActiveX control from eBay.
Only available when using the Internet Explorer Web browser (version 6 or later) with Microsoft Windows (Windows 2000 or later).
Note: JavaScript must be enabled for all browsers (see browser’s “options” or “preferences” menu item).
Accepted File Formats
Picture Services accepts photos that are saved in any of the graphic file formats described below:
JPEG (.jpg file extension)
BMP (.bmp file extension)
GIF (.gif file extension)
TIFF (.tif file extension)
PNG (.png file extension)
Picture Sizing
Standard picture sizes will be generated for the Web. If you use your own photo editing software to reduce the dimensions or size of pictures before adding them to your listing, it may result in lower picture quality (resolution). If you use the Enhanced Uploader for your listing, it is best to add the picture without resizing it.
Pricing
Price is based on the number of pictures and layout you include in your listing. Your first picture in each listing is free. For pricing of additional pictures and picture options, see the eBay Fees page.
Self-Hosted Pictures
If you want to use your own Web hosting, click the Add Pictures button in the Sell Your Item form, and then click the Self Hosting tab. Enter the URL (Web address) of the picture in the Picture URL field.
Note: You might need to enable display of the Self Hosting tab by using the Show/Hide Options window from the Sell Your Item form.
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