keziak wrote:

Of course it would have been totally different if I was looking to buy an antiquarian book

The very portion of the Trade where you'll very seldom even find an image of the book, rather than just a description.

http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?bi=0&bx=off&ds=30&kn=boards&recentlyadded=all&sortby=1&sts=t&x=67&y=7&yrh=1600&yrl=1300

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My point exactly hence the reasoning for getting the basic store level... MORE PICs

I am lucky that the camera I have allows me to edits pictures before loading them to the computer (easier some times)... I can do approximate 20 to 35 books between photography of them then checking to see if I current have a copy of the book on stock and listing the ones that I don't have in stock will only take approve an hour to an hour half, depends on Muse if they have the correct description or NOT (which as of lately since I have getting into older titles they are not there or TOTALLY off the wall (EXAMPLE: Stephen King, MUSE has him listed as juvenile fiction, umm since when is christine or pet semtary children books-Sorry have to chuckle)

I have had SEVERAL buyers that thank me for not standing behind a stock photo for books that sell. 

(The one buyer I dealt with stated they bought the same exact book from another seller that had a stock photo exclaiming that their  book was like new and when they received it was in VERY poor condition, "at least with your ads I can see the book before I buy making it confident purchase" )

Maybe this will help out a little bit:

http://pages.ebay.com/sellerinformation/sellingresources/picturestandards.html

1. "When the new picture quality standards take effect this fall, they will only apply to new, revised, and relisted listings."

2. Every listing must have at least one picture.

Listings without accompanying photos will no longer be allowed; every listing must have at least one photo. If your item isn't something you can photograph yourself (e.g. a vacation package), browse the Internet for free images you can use with your listing.

3. "Stock photos can only be used for brand new items.

Stock photos may no longer be used as the primary photo for a used item listing. Catalog images are acceptable, but not as the primary photo for non-new items; exceptions are the Books, Movies, Music, and Video Game categories."

It might seem odd to some people that I don't reply to obie_juan_cannoli, but it's because I don't read his posts.

exceptions are the Books, Movies, Music, and Video Game categories.

I think this is the 4th time this has been pointed out on this thread....

When eBay says "in the fall", is there any pattern to suggest what particular month they are referring to?

-- Jonathan Grobe

I always try to look for the possitive in everything I do. Sometimes it is hard to do when Ebay comes up with new rules. But with sales so far down this year, it may be a blessing that around 17,000 of our listings will disapear from ebay.  It is going to save around $500 a month in listing fees and they will still be listed on all of our other stores that do not charge any where near what we pay here per  month. As it is just not feasable to revise all of those listings we will let them go and sell them on other sites. Eventually we will relist them here as our inventory cyles through. As for the previous comment about how ebay hints what will become a rule, here is my prediction for the next or soon to be next policy change. Sellers will have to pay return shipping for the customers. That can be a big night mare. Just a guess.

Your experience or views may differ, but I think that having a photo for each of your listing actually HELPS you.

I go through the trouble of crafting each of my listings individually, albeit with a template. I have an average of 2-3 pictures per active listing.

Customers appreciate being able to see what they're buying.

Thank you for that reminder.

Almost every eBay seller is inevitably an eBay buyer too, and what drives you when buying should be considered when selling, too.

Well after days of trying to meet the new requirements, I started checking other photos, what I found was that no pictures meet thier requirements. Even the car dealers,antique dealers and every picture I checked. So I went and checked pictures on Amazon same deal. If ebay sticks to thier new requirements I wonder what they say to thier investors when they turn out the lights @ Eaby.com

Sorry - but I meant to say that buyers can see my actual book but big sellers can show a photo of a book that may be the right book but not the actual one for sale under the listing....

jmgrobe wrote:

Anyone care to discuss how they get photos for their books via a fast, methodical procedure?

When I decided to list some 600 books from She Who May Not Be Named, I did this:

Went to AOB, downloaded a specific list from the publisher with pricing less than $X.

I pulled the books.

I piled the books into sub-genre.

I went through the subgenre piles and took pictures with our Canon Rebel SLR.  I could go through a sub pile of 20 books in about 4 minutes, piling one book on top of the one already taken.

Another minute had the done pile moved and the next pile in place for pictures.

Once completed, the card into the card reader, Control+A for "select all" drag and drop into a folder prepared for the pictures. My computer moves a 5MB picture in about 2 seconds, so it's off to the kitchen or the booksellers board until they are all moved. 

Delete all from the card--another break to do something else.

Pull the card and replace it in the camera. 

Control+A > right click > rotate clockwise--another break to do something else.

Open on picture, launch Picasa--another break to do something else because Picasa has to import every file in the folder.

Then: "I feel lucky", "Straighten" "Crop" and Save. until done. If it needs fill light, it gets it.

Last batch of 50 took me less than an hour, including sorting them into piles.

Uploading to Photobucket--for Biblio and etc. takes a while. Not necessary for eBay or Amazon. I drag and drop into TL for eBay. Amazon gives me no options.

Life begins at the end of your comfort Zone.