Avoid using a flash, which can cause shadows, reflections, hot spots and greyness.
If you don’t have a tripod, place the camera on a flat surface and use the shutter timer to eliminate excess motion
Use a tripod to keep the camera steady for clear, sharp photos.
Set your item against a plain white or neutral backdrop, or if you’re shooting a shiny or reflective item like a piece of jewellery, a black background may work better.
Here are some tips to ensure your pictures look their best for buyers:
Select Save (Android) / Apply (iOS) and then Done.
If needed, use the Brush and Eraser icons to manually paint the background back in or remove it.
Crop the photo and press Continue to remove the background.
Tap the Remove background icon (beside the trash can).
When creating or editing your listing in the eBay app you can use the background removal feature to easily touch up your photos. Using the background removal feature in the eBay app Our system won’t be able to find your updated photo if the URL isn’t changed in your listing, and your listing could be canceled. You can change gallery photos for auction listings if there are no bids and more than 12 hours left in the auctionįor Good 'Til Cancelled listings, if you’re replacing a photo that doesn’t meet our photo requirements, update your listing with the new URL once you’ve uploaded your photo to the web.
Change a gallery photo: Find the photo you want to use as the gallery photo, and move it to the top left position.
To replace a photo copied from a web address: Use a new URL for the replacement photo.
To delete or replace an uploaded photo: Delete the existing photo, and upload a new one if needed.
You can adjust or replace photos by going to Revise your item from either My eBay or Seller Hub.
When you've added all the URLs you need, select Import to copy them into your listing.
You can add more than one by selecting + Add another.
Enter the URL where your photo is located.
Select Copy your photos from a web address.
Crop, rotate, and adjust the brightness and contrast of the photo using the icons in the uploader preview, then select Save.
You can rearrange the order once they’re uploaded. To select more than one file, hold down the Ctrl key (Windows) or the Command key (Mac).
Browse to find the photos you want (maximum 7MB each).
In your listing form, select Add Photos.
Use the photo uploader (sometimes also called the eBay picture manager) in our listing forms. You can re-use them if you relist the item or create a new listing for something similar. We store copies of your photos on eBay and they’ll stay in your completed listings for up to 90 days. The first picture you add, called the gallery photo, appears next to your item’s title in search results and is the main photo in your listing. When you list an item for sale on eBay, you have to include at least one picture.