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Adding pictures to your listing helps you increase sales, gives your buyers a more accurate idea of what to expect, and distinguishes your listing from others. You can upload pictures to eBay, and you can also include pictures that you've stored on another website.
Standard features and upgrades
You can add up to 12 pictures for each listing. (Note: There is a fee to list pictures for eBay Motors vehicle listings.)
The first picture appears in the top left of your listing and next to your item's title in search results. It's called the gallery picture.
The other 11 pictures display in a viewer at the top left of your listing. We store copies of your photos on eBay, and they stay in your completed listings for up to 90 days, so they can be re-used when you relist or sell similar items.
You can also use the Gallery Plus listing upgrade to show larger pictures that appear in search results.
Using the photo uploader
To add pictures to your listing:In the Bring your item to life with pictures section of the listing form, click the Add/Edit photos button.
Click the Select photos from a file browser button and find the pictures you want to add to your listing. To select several files, hold down the Ctrl key (Windows) or the Command key (Mac) while you select the files you want to open.
You can crop, rotate, and adjust the brightness and contrast of the picture shown in the preview window by clicking the button with the appropriate icon. Then click the Apply button.
If you'd like, select optional picture upgrades. (These options may be pre-selected for you if they're free for your listing). When you're ready to upload the pictures you've added and edited, click the Upload button.
Other things to know:
You can add pictures of up to 7 MB in size.
You can add several pictures to the upload window at the same time.
The uploader standardizes your pictures before they're uploaded.
Copying pictures from a web address
You can copy your pictures from a website instead of uploading them from your hard drive. Your pictures will then be automatically optimized, and will be stored by eBay.
To add pictures to your listing:In the Bring your item to life with pictures section of the listing form, click the Add/Edit photos button.
Click the Copy your photos from a web address link.
Find the pictures you want to upload, and enter the URL in the field. Click the Add another link to add additional pictures.
Click the Import button to copy your pictures into your listing.
Other things to know:
You can add pictures of up to 7 MB in size.
You upload pictures from your picture hosting website using a URL from that site.
Standardized copies of the pictures are stored on our website for use.
Replacing pictures
To replace a picture, select Revise your item in My eBay to delete the existing picture from your listing, and then upload the picture again.
Adding a watermark to your pictures
You can use our watermark creation service to add a camera icon, your eBay user ID, or both, as a watermark on your picture. Note: Watermarks are the only text that can be on your picture.
To add a watermark to your pictures:Go to the Bring your item to life with pictures section of the listing form.
Click the Add or remove options link, and then select one or both watermark options:
Enable watermarking with my eBay user ID
Enable watermarking with the eBay camera icon
Continue filling out the form.
When you upload your picture, we'll apply the watermark you selected. If your user ID is more than 24 characters, the ID watermark is automatically shortened to 24 characters to ensure it will fit the picture.
Note: The watermark you selected applies only to pictures you've just uploaded. Changing your selection won't add or remove watermarks from previously uploaded pictures. Watermarks aren't available for pictures uploaded using our quick listing tool.
If you'd like to create your own watermark on your pictures, follow these guidelines:
We only allow watermarks for ownership and attribution
Watermarks shouldn't distract from the image
Watermarks can't serve a marketing purpose, such as specific details about your item or customer service
Watermarks should be no bigger than 5% of the total image area
Watermarks should have an opacity of no more than 50%
Links aren't allowed in watermarks
For more information on photos and picture quality requirements, visit the eBay Photo Center.
Best practices and quality standards
To make sure buyers get a good look at the item they're thinking about purchasing:
Try to use a picture that is at least 1600 pixels on the longest side. This will give you a better result. However, we recommend you don't enlarge smaller images to make them 1600 pixels. The pictures you use must be at least 500 pixels on the longest side.
You can upload pictures in these file formats:
JPEG (.jpg file extension)
PNG (.png file extension)
TIFF (.tif file extension)
BMP (.bmp file extension)
GIF (.gif file extension)
If your picture is in JPEG format, it should have a quality of 90 or higher on the 0-99 JPEG quality scale. We'll then optimize it for display in your listing.
Pictures can't have borders or text on them, with the exception of a watermark showing that the picture belongs to you.
Listings must have at least one picture.
Only use a stock photo for a new, unused item. For all other items, upload a picture that shows its actual condition.
When using our catalog to list a used item, don't use a stock photo. Upload a picture of the item that shows its condition.
For more information on photos and picture quality requirements, visit the eBay Photo Center.
Before you start the upload process, rename your photo files with names that will help you remember what they are, and put them in a folder on your computer where you can find them quickly and easily in case you need them again.
