How to add pictures to your eBay auctions and price your items.

Pictures the easy way!

• On the web site where you found your item that you want to sell, there was a picture right? Make sure you are looking at the largest picture of the item available (some pictures get larger when you click on them, we want the larger one). Now, right click the picture and choose "save picture as......". Those of you with decent computer knowledge probably have a good feeling for the hierarchy window that pops up. Choose a location for your pictures and I suggest you make a new folder called "E-bay Pictures" or something like that. Give the picture a name that you will remember later. Those of you who are purchasing inventory from wholesalers, we highly recommend that you save any pictures of the items you want at the time of placing your order. If the wholesaler runs out of a particular item before you can list yours in your store, the picture may no longer be available on the wholesalers web site.

Those of you who are not quite so computer savvy are going to follow these simple directions:

A) Right Click the picture and chose "save picture as........"
B) Click on the little folder with the arrow on it at the top of the box that pops up until it says "desktop" in the little window to the left.
C) Click on the folder with the star on it (we are going to make a new folder). A new folder should have appeared in the main window named "new folder"
D) Type "E-bay Pictures" and press enter. This renamed your new folder.
E) Now double click on the folder you just made named "E-bay Pictures". This will open that folder. The window at the top should say "E-bay Pictures"
F) Now click "save".
You did it! Next time you won't have to create the new folder so skip steps (C) and (D).

• Now, on the listing page where it asks for your picture you will get the same window. Repeat steps (A), (B), and (E). This will put you in the folder that you saved your pictures in. If you can't remember the pictures name, click on the little window icon with the arrow pointing down to the right of the folder with the star on it; choose "thumbnail". This will show you a little preview of the pictures you have in your folder. Select the appropriate picture or pictures and that's it!
  

Auction Tip: Pricing your items ~ You need to realize that you will have end of auction fees (you can find these at E-bay), and you will also have PayPal fees (you can find these at PayPal). They are small but you need to take them into account. Add them to the price that you will be paying for the item that you will be selling and then add your "cut". Generally 10-20%. Look around E-bay, are there similar items? What are they selling for?

• Follow the rest of the instructions from E-bay to finish your listing and then start on your next listing. Repeat these steps until you have all the items you wish to list in your E-bay Store.
  

You are now the proud owner of a great store full of new, quality items! Be sure to continue with the following steps to learn how to get the most business to your new store.