Camera and Photos.
A picture is worth a thousand words is not an understatement at all when it comes to selling on eBay. You need high quality photos and the more professional they look, the better. It's great to keep in mind that the only way you are selling your items is from your photos and your description. But I would place my money on the photos being more important than the description. Imagine you are the customer and you are looking at the item on a screen. You can't pick it up and turn it around so you want to make sure you photograph as many angles and details AND FLAWS as you can. Don't just highlight the good parts of the item ... you HAVE to show the flaws or your buyers will be pissed.
If all you have is an old digital camera or your smart phone camera - this will work fine for starters. Use a well lit area for staging your photos (natural light is best) and find some sort of a backdrop for your photos so there isn’t a bunch of empty coke cans and cat in the background. I have found a white background works best to really showcase your item. When you use a pattern background I personally think it takes away from the item. You want the buyer to see nothing but what they are getting.
We bought a roll of white paper from Office Max for $15 that is doubling as our photo backdrop and paper to wrap our items in so they look nice upon arrival (another tip from the eBay Scavengers). I did recently find a GIGANTIC projector screen that I bought at a yard sale for $5 that I can’t wait to get home and start using as my backdrop. Not exactly sure how this will work out. I might still use the paper for small items and use the projector screen for larger items or items on hangers like clothes.
Ultimately if your business starts to bring in a significant amount of money you might want to invest in a nicer digital camera (we have a Canon Rebel that we are very happy with). Also - a Macro lens is invaluable for capturing the details on smaller and more intricate items.
The eBay Freshman
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