eBay Standard, Basic and Enhanced picture uploaders enable you to add pictures to your listing easily. eBay will host your pictures for the duration of your listing. Alternatively, you can also use your own web-hosting service.

For information about uploading pictures, see Adding Your Pictures to Your eBay Listing.

eBay Picture Hosting

• Add 1 picture per listing for free.

• Add up to 11 additional pictures (additional fees may apply).

• Standard sized copies (400, 200, or 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 (additional fees may apply)

  • Supersize: Store and display larger pictures—up to 800 pixels on the longest side.

  • Picture Pack: Add additional pictures, Supersize, and Gallery for a single discounted fee.

eBay Standard Uploader

The Standard Uploader requires you to install Adobe Flash Player, version 9 or later. It enables you to select and upload multiple pictures at the same time and provides status details on the progress of your picture uploads. Picture size is limited to 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 (JavaScript must be enabled). No additional software installation is required. Picture size is limited to 4.0 megabyte (MB) file size.

• Upload images up to 2.0MB

• Add one picture for free.

• Add up to 11 additional pictures (additional fees may apply).

• Change the order, or remove pictures.

• Slower upload time than Enhanced Picture Services.

• Does not enable picture crop, rotate, or edit features.

eBay Enhanced Uploader

The Enhanced Uploader requires an Active X 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 10MB in size, enhance brightness, crop, change the contrast, and Autofix (automatically optimise) 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)

• Animated .gif (Internet Explorer only) (.gif file extension)

Notes:
Renaming your picture file with one of these extensions will not make it usable with eBay-Hosted uploaders. You must save the picture as one of the above file formats.
Animated GIF images will only show the first frame and will not be animated. Please use a third-party service to host your animated GIF and add to your item description using HTML.

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.

eBay Picture Manager

• eBay also offers the subscription-based Picture Manager product to meet the needs of frequent sellers or any seller who prefers the convenience of uploading and managing pictures online before creating their eBay listings. Learn more about Picture Manager .

Your Web hosting

• If you wish to use your own Web hosting, click the tab for your own Web hosting located under the Add Picture heading on the Pictures & Details page of the Sell Your Item form. Enter the Web address (URL) of the picture in the Picture Web address field.

eBay Picture Services System Requirements
The following browsers and operating systems are compatible with eBay Picture Services. Earlier versions of browsers and operating systems listed below may function, but are not supported by eBay.

eBay Basic Picture Services:

Operating systems:

• Windows 95B or above

• Macintosh 8 and above

Browsers:

• Internet Explorer 5 and above (including corresponding branded versions from AOL, MSN, and CompuServe)

• Firefox 1.0 and above

• Mozilla 1.6 and above

• Netscape 7

• Safari 1.2 (Mac) and above

• Note: for all browsers, JavaScript must be enabled (see browser’s “options” or “preferences” menu item).

eBay Enhanced Picture Services

• Requires the Active X download

• Only available when using the Internet Explorer Web browser (version 5 or later) with Microsoft Windows (Windows 98SE or later).

• Note: for all browsers, JavaScript must be enabled (see browser’s “options” or “preferences” menu item)

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)

• TIF (.tiff file extension)

• PNG (.png file extension)

• Animated .gif (Internet Explorer only) (.gif file extension)

Note: Renaming your picture file with one of these extensions will not make it usable with Picture Services. You must save the picture as one of the above file extensions.

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.

eBay Picture Manager

eBay also offers subscription-based, Picture Manager, to meet the needs of frequent sellers or any seller who prefers the convenience of uploading and managing pictures online before creating eBay listings. Learn more about Picture Manager.

Self-Hosted Pictures

If you wish 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 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.