How to embed images into listing item description?

[woodsongaudio]

Hi all.  

I am trying to learn how to embed images from a remote photo host into my item descriptions.   I have excellent photos to use, and have done a little research, but so far, still no success.

Is Google Photos an acceptable place to host?  If not,  then what is recommended for free photo hosting?

I have some photos on Google photos already, and have looked for how to embed the image into the item description using the ebay listing html editor.   I think I might be getting close,  but still not close enough. 

On the Google photos site,  how do I convert the image location into html code?


Also,  how do I embed it in a way that it scales to different device widths, such as mobile devices? 

Any links to good tutorials?    I have been looking, and not getting it so far.


Thank you.

[ryanrobyn]

Use an outside listing company like sellersourcebook. I would pay more for adding photos then I do for SSB. Check out my listings as it is very possible. The other benefits are too numerous to list including as many photos as you want If you want other details just send me a message through my store. .

[berserkerplanet]

There is info and help to be found in this eBay community forum: https://community.ebay.com/t5/Replacing-Active-Content/bd-p/activecontent

You must handle this in HTML in the HTML tab of the listing form - you can't just paste it in in the standard rich text editor tab. In general, use something of the form:

<img src="https://berserkerplanet.altervista.org/ebay/code/USPS_ZoneMap_
Endicia_95825_031716.jpg" width="320px">

(single line tag above broken across 2 lines for post formatting reasons)

I force a 320px width to just make it work with anything anywhere and because for that particular graphic 320px is fine (you can change it to whatever width or omit the whole width attribute entirely), but I think it could also be handled with the mobile friendly additions you would want to have at the beginning of your descriptions anyway:

<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<style>img{max-width:100%}</style>

As far as specifics on Google photos - I can't help. As long as the photos are allowed to be hotlinked as shown above, are HTTPS URLs (which I'm sure they are since Google and their Chrome browser are the ones causing most of these problems), and you can figure out the URL it should work fine. Find the URL for your photo at Google, paste/type it in your browser address bar, and if the photo displays you have it and can use that URL in the img element as the src target as shown above. (Google may even provide a selection of forum/board URLS for you already formatted as above ready to copy/paste the way other places like Imagevenue, Photobucket, YouTube, etc do.)

One thing you can no longer do (cleanly?) is use thumbnails in the listing description with clickable links to external larger versions hosted elsewhere like this:

<a href="https://berserkerplanet.altervista.org/ebay/USPS_2016_PostalZoneChart_
 Zip958_040716_750px.gif" target="_blank">&nbsp;
<img src="https://berserkerplanet.altervista.org/ebay/code/USPS_2016_PostalZoneChart_
 Zip958_040716_225px_tn.gif" align="" hspace="10"></a>

(note: single line links above broken across 2 lines for post formatting reasons)

Don't recall what exactly eBay's stance was, but it might be flagged, and may cause description to be hidden in the future (as long as target="_blank" attribute is present eBay does not currently hide description behind a button). I recommend not using external images via clickable links.

[davidhunternyc]

Hello everyone. I am having the same problem. I am using Imgur and I am copying and pasting the html link into my item description. It is https. The link works and photo shows up in my item description but a few hours later ebay takes the photo down and it's replaced with a ? mark in a box. How can I permanently post photos in my item description? Thank you.

[shipscript]

Some free image sharing hosts like Imgur and Flckr do not allow using their hosting services for commercial puposes, so they'll block the images from appearing on eBay. To my knowledge, google image hosting can be used, but make sure a password is not required to view the image.

An alternate embedding solution using ebay hosting is described here:

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Seller-Hub/How-to-Embed-Photos-in-Item-Description/m-p/30492959

[strcastle]

The easiest and best way to do this is purchase some cheep web hosting, you can probably get one for free on wix or some other, no one cares if you have adds on the site. Since it is not your mission to get people to go there, just post your pics there, once they are posted, copy and paste into your ebay description. Viola! your done.