posted on February 28, 2001 05:24:38 PM new
Now this is about Ebay so it shouldn't get microwaved, ok? I see that Ebay has a pic hosting available, but it does say we will "host your photo as long as your auction is running." Well I do the same products sometimes week after week and other times rotate them., So does that mean, after each auction, they are going to delete my pic and I have to re-add it again to my Ebay hosting area? Anyone out there get what I mean. ( I am sooo confused with so many hands in my pocket fondeling my change)
posted on February 28, 2001 06:24:06 PM new
eBay's picture hosting works differently than other picture hosting sites. For example, there isn't exactly a "picture hosting section" that you upload pictures to, and they don't really give you a "url" either. You add your picture when you are creating the listing, and that picture is tied to that listing (only) for the duration of the listing, including any relists. I believe as long as a listing qualifies for a relist (30 days after auction close), the picture will still be tied to the listing.
A couple of things to be aware of:
You can't add, delete, or modify an Ipix picture once a listing has started - and again, that is for the duration of the listing, including relistings.
You can't relist a listing with an Ipix picture from any method other than going to eBay, bringing up the listing, and choosing relist. (Several people use the Power Relister at vrane.com for speed considerations; that will not work if your listing is using eBay-hosted pictures).
posted on February 28, 2001 06:27:04 PM new
Ipix pictures through eBay are also highly compressed. If your images need sharp detail, you won't be happy using it.
You can have 5 cents per image, but you can't have a cut of my sales.
posted on February 28, 2001 06:39:01 PM new
If you don't compress your images first, it works better. It's sort of like AOL's browser - it has additional compression built in. So, you've got somebody looking at a jpg which is compressed, and the AOL browser compresses it again - so it looks realy crummy.
I forgot to mention one other thing about eBay's picture hosting: You can't place the pictures anywhere you want in the listing; they will go at the bottom of the page.
