How many different picyures can I add to an auction. I dealy I would like to show ten pictures. I want my Comic's individually scanned into a friends scanner so that people can really see the condition of the books. Some of which go for over a hundred dollars, one for about a thousand. Any input on this matter would be greatly appreciated

HELLO EVERY ONE I HAVE BEEN A SELLER FOR 2 YEARS AND ON EBAY FOR 5 YEARS,JUST ABOUT A HOUR AGO,EBAY TOOK OUT ONE OF MY LISTINGS BECAUSE I TOOK ANOTHER DEALERS IMAGE AND PUT IT INTO MINE,I DID IT BECAUSE I FIND THAT IT IS MUCH EASIER TO DO THAT THEN FOR ME TO TAKE A PICTURE AND PUT IT INTO MY COMPUTER,I AM NOT COMPUTER SAVVY AND I AM NO LONGER WITH MY WIFE WHO HAD OWNED A CAMERA,SO MY QUESTION IS WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL,PEOPLE CAN SEE MY FEEDBACK AND KNOW THAT I AM A HONEST DEALER,AND I THINK BECAUSE SOME IDIOT WHO DOES NOT HAVE A LIFE EMAILED ME 20 MINUTES BEFORE EBAY TOOK MY AUCTION OFF TELLS ME THAT I AM A THIEF AND THAT I STOLE HIS PICTURE,CAN I REALLY BE PUNISHED FOR THAT,I JUST DID IT SO PEOPLE CAN SEE WHAT THE COMIC LOOKS LIKE,WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL,PLEASE RESPOND AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK..THANKS

Cyne-
Though I'm sure that you had no ill intent in doing what you did, "appropriating" other peoples scans is generally considered a serious no-no in the comic world.

The main reason for this is that condition is absolutely a primary consideration to comic collectors and they expect to see an image of the actual comic they are buying. If you are using an image of a copy other than the one you are selling you could potentially run into problems with buyers not being happy with the copy they are sent. Certainly, there are exceptions here with Dutch auctions and the selling of multiple examples within a single auction, but I don't think that's what we are talking about. At very least, you need to put in your auctions that the copy pictured is not the copy you are selling. You are opening yourself up to a lot of headaches the way you are doing things now.

The second issue is image ownership. Somebody did produce that image that you were using in your pulled auction. It may seem silly to hem and haw about a scan of a comic, but it remains the result of someone else's labor that you took without their consent. Also, a buyer who potentially sees the same image in your auction as the other guys is going to question the validity of both auctions. This could detrimentally effect not only your reputation but that of the other seller as well.

If you plan on selling comics on eBay, you need to produce your own images. You can get a really nice scanner for under $100 (which you could also use for scanning cards). Most scanners and digital cameras come with easy to use image applications and eBay makes it quite easy to include images in auctions without having to deal with outside hosting and separate uploads. Many good tutorials can be found on eBay having to do with auction images. Do a bit of searching around and you will see it's really not that hard or costly.

_douglas

Updating the confusion, to post an image in a thread, post the following:

 
 <img src="the link to the image"> 
 

For example:

 
 <img src="http://pics.ebaystatic.com/aw/pics/navbar/eBayLogoTM.gif"> 
 

Gives you:

Just testing.
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