Getting your pictures right on eBay is of critical importance as everything should work towards the goal of selling your products. We take a look at the different requirements and limits of eBay images.
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eBay listing photo size
The minimum photo image dimensions are 500×500 pixels and the maximum dimensions are 9000×9000, height and width respectively.
The best advice for ebay image size is to use photos that are 1600-1600 pixels – that’s also what eBay recommends.
Photos with aspect ratio 1:1 or 16:9 appear the best. How do you calculate the aspect ratio? Divide the width by the height. A 16:9 ratio is around 1.778.
eBay accepts image files up to 12MB, so make sure the photo is not too big. You can find free online compression tools online to shrink files, usually without any visible quality loss.
eBay store photo sizes
- Billboard should have a size of 1280 x 290 pixels. This is a 22:5 ratio.
- Logos and featured category images should have a size of 300 x 300 pixels. That’s a 1:1 ratio.
- Marketing banner images should also have a 1:1 ratio with 640 x 640 pixels.
Image formats allowed on eBay
The image formats that are supported on eBay are:
- JPEG
- PNG
- GIF
- TIFF
- BMP
- WEBP
- HEIC
- AVIF
My advice is to use the JPEG image format for eBay, it’s a format with compression and built for showing photos well.
Golden rule for eBay images
The images you put on eBay should be a realistic photo of the product. It’s not allowed to put other products in the picture or start manipulating the product. Also take care not to show your hands and arm holding the product, the product should be depicted as neutral as possible.
Here are thorough guidelines by eBay about how your images should look.
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