@goodluckselling wrote:
@zamo-zuan wrote:
@goodluckselling wrote:
Allowed
Include large, clear photos of the item for sale
Include pictures of any flaws so that buyers can see what they are getting
Not allowed
Including photos that don't accurately represent the item for sale
Placeholder images used to convey messages, such as no image available, or out of stock, or other marketing messages
Stock photos for used, damaged or defective items
Adding borders to your photos
Using a picture that is less than 500 pixels on the longest side
Adding additional text, artwork, or marketing to photos
Watermarks of any type, including those used for ownership attribution
Good Luck Selling!
I do not believe they have updated that in a long time.
Here is a link to the current eBay picture policy - Click Here
This is even showing in the newly designed help pages so it is very current.
Good Luck Selling!
I know what it says on that page.
What I am saying is based directly on actual research data to see if it made a difference or not. Not just on our own listings, but based on other high volume sellers as sample groups.
Even if you speak to eBay over the phone, they say they will likely not punish users who do not follow this policy. The enforcement was put on hold, possibly indefinitely.
With that said, at any time they may change how they enforce these policies. But as of right now, borders are causing somewhat of a penalty, text or mild watermarks does not seem to be.
The seller in our category who has had the highest gains of impressions in 2018, has frames, watermarks, or both on their listings (depending which template they used).
This is why you may see me complain about these eBay best practices often - you see eBay recommending so many things, but in reality, those things do not reward sellers with visibility. They often harm visibility more than help.
It has gotten to a point that it is dangerous to follow eBay's advice. We followed it this year, and lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in sales, and our impressions dropped to under half of what it is now. Meanwhile, sellers who did not follow eBay's advice flew up the charts.
I would not mind adapting to these changes if they were actually rewarded, or factual. But so far in 2018, adapting to the recommendations in 2018 has hurt our position.
I am still waiting for the day that free returns and guaranteed delivery actually reward sellers with performance in search better than those who do not adopt these things. So far, those who adopted those things in my category have dropped off the chart.
