What do I need to know about posting photos on the web?

Please be aware of some of the restrictions in posting photos on the web.

You can not post photos that you don't own or you will be in violation of copyright laws and subject to harsh penalties.

NOTE:
Uploaded photos will be remain on the server for approximately 30 days, after that point they will be removed to make room on the server, this is how we keep the cost so low for you.

Photos must be sized and compressed for the web, you can't just take a photo from your camera and post it on the web, it will be way to large.  If your photos are to large the pages will load to slow and this will affect how successful your auction will be; people may not wait around for the page to load!

If you are unfamiliar with working with photos we can offer some help using a free photo editing program.

Irfan View Photo Editor is what we recommend for beginners.
Free and powerful photo editor for resizing and compressing your photos for the web. This program has many features and it is simple to use. If you use photos on a website and you are unfamiliar with sizing and compressing them you need this program.  We selected it because it's free, powerful and easy to use. DOWNLOAD HERE

Some notes on sizing:

1. The largest dimension should be no larger than 550 pixels

2. The DPI should be set to 72

3. The file should be saved as a JPEG file "name.jpg"

4. When saving you will have the option to compress the photo; set this to about 70 or 80

5. The maximum file upload size is about 65k, if your photo is to large to upload you need to make the dimensions smaller or compress it more keeping in mind that the more you compress a photo the lower the quality will be.

6. The photo below is about 44k when you click it
   
   
   Proper sizing and compression makes this photo
   very practical for the web and still maintains high quality.
   
   Click it to see.