Am I allowed to use pictures for my product from other websites?

[sayf_mohtadi]

For example through google images or some other website.

One more question, I noticed that all sellers have 98-100% postive feedback. Do sellers with less positive feedback exist? 

[curraone]

It is a much better idea to use your own photos for your listings.     If it is a used item, an actual photo is compulsory, you can't use stock or website photos.

For your second question, yes.

[digital*ghost]

There's not really a clear-cut yes or no answer, but by and large...no. 

Images are protected by copyright, so permission to use someone else's photos has to be granted. Sometimes people provide a default license to use images they've made available online - usually it's limited to personal, non-commercial use, though.

Some wholesalers grant the right to use their images commercially if you buy products from them, and on eBay stock images available via the catalogue are free to use. Some images are in the public domain (so therefore free to use for personal and commercial use, usually not images of products, though), but in all other circumstances, permission must be sought and granted.

I've seen some sellers around with less than 90% FB, it's often a private seller who has only bought / sold a few items and received a neg (eg if someone only had 5 FB then got a neg, their FB percentage would fall to around 83%). 

[sayf_mohtadi]

Thanks for the quick repsonses. I asked the seller and he said it's fine. Would ebay want proof of this? 

[wontthatone8]

I would be very wary of using other peoples photos because of copyright infringements. Some people/companies would probably not worry but others certainly protect their copyright and I have first hand experience of this. Use your own photos in all cases to be on the safe side and I would extend that to using your own text in the product description. It is very tempting to take shortcuts by plaigiarising some one elses work, but more satisfying when you create your photos and text and get a sale based on that. Good luck what ever you decide. With regards feedback, I think anything under 98% for a volume seller would mean they are/should be wiped from ebay, even though it is not hard to rack up negs.Regards

[digital*ghost]

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@sayf_mohtadi wrote:

Thanks for the quick repsonses. I asked the seller and he said it's fine. Would ebay want proof of this? 

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The only time eBay will take any action or want proof of permission would be if the copyright holder reported the listing for infringement, but that would be very unlikely if they have given you permission - as long as you're certain the person who granted permission does own the photos, you should be ok to use them without any hassles. 

[cherry*135]

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@sayf_mohtadi wrote:

Thanks for the quick repsonses. I asked the seller and he said it's fine. Would ebay want proof of this? 

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Are you selling new items? If so, as long as you have permission to use another persons photos, that would be OK.

If you are selling used items, the main photo listed must be a photo you take of the actual item for sale.

[i-love-my-sheep]

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@sayf_mohtadi wrote:

For example through google images or some other website.

One more question, I noticed that all sellers have 98-100% postive feedback. Do sellers with less positive feedback exist? 

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Absolutely! I've seen a few in the last few days in the 60's. Sadly, they are scammers and regardless of their low feedback score, they are allowed to continuously list items and scam buyers (it ALWAYS pays to check a sellers feedback. ALWAYS).