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fallgold4031 · ‎03-23-2022

I have trouble scanning small items for use in listings. I have an HP printer/ scanner which works fine. However, when I have scanned a small item resulting in what I think is a good picture for the listing, I get a red indicator that the picture must be larger. Anyone else ever have this problem?

wastingtime101 · ‎03-23-2022

Go to your printer/scanner settings and make a resolution adjustment before scanning your next item.

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fallgold4031 · ‎03-23-2022

Many thanks. Not sure how to do that but I will go back to the instructions.

bashort · ‎03-23-2022

@fallgold4031 wrote:
I have trouble scanning small items for use in listings. I have an HP printer/ scanner which works fine. However, when I have scanned a small item resulting in what I think is a good picture for the listing, I get a red indicator that the picture must be larger. Anyone else ever have this problem?

Are you sure it would not be better to just use a camera?

lepke1979 · ‎03-23-2022

If you're scanning something small, I assume you're resizing the scan area since it doesn't make since to scan the the equivalent of A2 or whatever the max dimensions your scanner can do. Maybe just try increasing the scan area a bit (a third or half the scan area might be enough) and can then try cropping within eBay's listing page.

1786davycrockett · ‎03-23-2022

On my HP printer, I just adjust the "profile settings" scale (this is on the screen that you see, before you click the "scan" button -- it has several illustrations on it). The largest profile setting is "72" (for full page, 8-1/2" X 11" pages, or slightly larger); and you can re-adjust that setting to higher numbers (I use "200" for paperback book covers, although I have also used 300, 400, and even 600 for very small items).

You'll probably have to experiment with the profile settings, until that red "X" announcement is no longer applicable.

Good luck!

fallgold4031 · ‎03-24-2022

Success! Most helpful. My profile scale only would go as high as 300, but apparently that was good enough as it accepted the picture. Thanks to you and others who responded.