How to Host Pictures for eBay Auctions Using Imageshack

When selling items on eBay, pictures of the item for sale are an important part of your auction description. If you provide multiple pictures of the item, your potential customers can get a good idea of what they are bidding on. Unfortunately, eBay charges extra for each picture that you add to your auction. You can avoid the extra eBay fees by hosting your pictures for free on Imageshack.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Register for an account at Imageshack. It is free to register and host your pictures there.

2. Log into your Imageshack account.

3. Click on "Upload Images" in the middle of the page.

4. Use the "Browse" button to choose the pictures from your computer hard drive that you want to put into your eBay auction.

5. Upload your pictures to Imageshack by clicking on the "Host It" button located below the browse button.

6. Repeat the process until you have uploaded all of the pictures that you will need for your auction.

7. Go to your album of pictures by clicking on "My Images" at the top of the page.

8. Copy the HTML tag onto your clipboard. The HTML tag that you will need to use in your eBay auctions is the second one on the list next to each picture. It is labeled as "Sites."

9. Paste the HTML tag from your clipboard into your eBay auction description.

Tips & Warnings

• Imageshack allows you to host an unlimited number of pictures in your album. This makes it tempting to not bother deleting your old pictures when you no longer need them. However, you will find that the more pictures you have in your album, the slower your performance will be when you are working at the Imageshack site. It is always best to delete old pictures after the item has sold.

Resources

• Free image hosting at Imageshack.

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on 4/22/2009 Thank You for posting this!It's so simple!No more wasted money on extra pics on ebay :)