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How to add images to listings in bulk?
Hi there,
We sell auto parts and I am looking for a way to add the same 3 pictures to all of our listings. Currently our listings have one photo, some maybe 2. I want to add the 3 pictures across the board. I can host them on Google drive, but what method would I use to upload to eBay?
The bulk revision tool does not provide the option to add images in bulk. I have not used File Exchange in years, and I don't want to risk anything happening to our listings.
What do you guys recommend?
Is there a way to do this without
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kh-vince
·1 year agoHi everyone,
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Thank you for understanding.
autosupplydirect
·1 year agoOld thread but trying to do this as Ebay Customer support gave me this link to try. I am doing this step by step but it will not take the picture. I have tried Google Drive, Google Photos and Imgur to host the photo. None of those URL's will work. I have added the colum "PicURL" no spaces as well as tried "Pic URL" with a space. No luck I do not know what else to try. I called Ebay back and they even thought I was doing it correct but the image will not load.
The old image went away so I know the upload worked. It just isn't adding the new image.
Thoughts?
inhawaii
·2 years agoYou got my curiosity going.
Why would you want to add the same picture to multiple listings?
fivestar007
OP2 years agoEbay is highly recommending we increase the number of photos in our listings. Since it's virtually impossible to take additional photos of 16,000 different items, they recommended us to upload the same pictures to multiple listings.
tools_apps_team@ebay
Hello @fivestar007 ,
You could use Seller Hub Reports (the new version of File Exchange) to revise your items to add pictures. The pictures in your revision file would replace the existing pictures.
You could first download a template:
1. Click "Uploads" on the left side of Seller Hub Reports.
2. Click "Get template."
3. Select "Listings" as template source.
4. Select "Edit price and quantity" as template type.
5. Click "Download."
You could edit the file to make the changes you want. Add a column with the header PicURL. Enter the picture URLs in that column. If there are multiple URLs, you would need to separate them with a pipe character:
URL1|URL2|URL3
If you don't intend to change the quantity, I would recommend you delete the Available quantity column from the file to avoid the possibility of inadvertently changing the quantity on your items.
You mentioned hosting pictures on Google Drive. From what I've seen, using pictures hosted on Google Drive can be problematic (Gallery errors may occur). You may need to use a different hosting service. I've seen sellers use Google Cloud successfully, and there are many others as well.
I would recommend that you try revising one or two items first to see how they turn out before revising all your other listings.
fivestar007
OP2 years agoThank you for your reply. That is amazing, very insightful and helps me get the job done. I see you mentioned this method will replace the existing pictures in the listings.
Is there a way to do it without replacing the pictures in the listings?
tools_apps_team@ebay
The pictures in the file would replace the existing pictures on the listings. To keep in the existing pictures, you would have to include the existing pictures in your file, along with the new pictures.
samantha4hardware
·2 years agoCan you do this on the import sheet to create new products under the Item Photo URL column or would you need to add a new PicURL column like in this method?