3BrNBBRz4UYdo+!~~60_7.JPG "chameleon54"){kind=avatar}
2 ACCEPTED SOLUTIONS
Accepted Solutions
Don't think you can offer free samples. Unsure. Someone else may know.
But as for text on photos - it's against policy
Not allowed
- Using placeholder images used to convey messages, such as no image available, out of stock, or other marketing messages
- Adding borders to your photos
- Using stock photos for used, damaged or defective items
- Adding additional text, artwork or marketing to photos
- Including photos that don't accurately represent the item
- Listing an item without at least one photo
- Using a picture that is less than 500 pixels on the longest side
- Including watermarks
Don't think you can offer free samples. Unsure. Someone else may know.
But as for text on photos - it's against policy
Not allowed
- Using placeholder images used to convey messages, such as no image available, out of stock, or other marketing messages
- Adding borders to your photos
- Using stock photos for used, damaged or defective items
- Adding additional text, artwork or marketing to photos
- Including photos that don't accurately represent the item
- Listing an item without at least one photo
- Using a picture that is less than 500 pixels on the longest side
- Including watermarks
Use a third party software to put watermarks then upload the pics. (Only for preventing usage of pics by others)
Giveaways - https://www.ebay.com.au/help/policies/prohibited-restricted-items/chance-listings-policy?id=4311
Well I see the policy now includes restriction of watermarks.
eBay used to have their own watermarking software but discontinued it and I was under the impression one could use ones own watermarks still.
Makes little sense when sellers have AP logos, Aust flags, brand names and all sorts of other overlays in pics.
Many sellers do not want others using their pics and still have watermarks.
Perhaps it's an eBay software issue and in that case you could have the text you require with the product before it's photographed.
That's how I would mark my pics I didn't want others to use. Physically have ID name on the items before I took the pic.
Surely eBay couldn't decide on the photo content in that manner.
@imastawka wrote:Don't think you can offer free samples. Unsure. Someone else may know.
But as for text on photos - it's against policy
- Using placeholder images used to convey messages, such as no image available, out of stock, or other marketing messages
- Adding borders to your photos
- Using stock photos for used, damaged or defective items
- Adding additional text, artwork or marketing to photos
- Including photos that don't accurately represent the item
- Listing an item without at least one photo
- Using a picture that is less than 500 pixels on the longest side
- Including watermarks
The bolded policy really annoys me, because I feel like there are legitimate reasons to put text in photos. I sell items with various components and I use text to label those components (granted, not in the main photo). The whole reason I started doing this was because of all the questions about what was what (despite the information being specified in the description).
I agree that all of those little Australian flags are a bit irritating, but sellers only started doing that because eBay refused to do anything about sellers misrepresenting their locations.
I also feel that small watermarks should be permitted (say, covering no more than 10% of the photo, or something). I know a lot of sellers go to great lengths to provide good quality, original photos, and there's nothing more frustrating than finding that other sellers have stolen them.
