Holy Crap, I didn't know this was even possible for them to do... granted, their image service has vastly improved if you're paying for it, but I can't believe they can actually alter your image links through HTMLs?
-----Original Message----- From: Dave Rosen <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, Nov 10, 2010 8:57 am Subject: [MOPO] eBay Sellers: Check your pictures While adding some listings yesterday I noticed that my self-hosted pics are turning up at half the size they should be. The reason I self-host is so I can post large images so potential customers get a better idea of the condition of the item. (eBay hosted pics are heavily compressed and near-useless.) Anyway, it turns out eBay (in its usual if-it's-fixed-break-it mode) arbitrarily went ahead and resized all the self-hosted pics to resolve what was really a non-issue (broken links to a few self-hosted images). The explanation is here (scroll down to eBay's response to complaints): http://forums.ebay.com/db2/topic/Photos-Html/Ebay-Resizing-Self/510276245&start=0 To summarize: eBay's answer to complaints was to suggest sellers insert HTML pointing to their self-hosted images in the text of their listings. In my case, that would mean editing over 250 listings in my eBay store. For others, it will mean editing hundreds or even thousands of listings. Great solution. Just thought some of the sellers who post on here should know, since eBay never gave notice it was planning on doing this... Thanks, Dave Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
