Is listing a pic in Gallery worth it?

angelcake

Do you think the Gallery is worth it? Not many people use it anymore and it does bump up the price in the listing! do you think people still look at the auction if it doesn't have a pic cos it adds to suspision? probably not!? What d'ya think

s30jok

Hello

I won't even entertain a sale if it won't show a pic on the gallery. What is the point of not showing the item has the seller something to hide?
Remember there are a lot of bad sellers on there and usually when you do find a picture on their actual listing it is blurred or there is an excuse as to why they cannot get a picture on there. ie no digital camera or phone camera resolution not upto scratch etc.
Also check their feedback if they have had a few bad scores it sounds dodgy to me!!

feel free to check me out on ebay my sales login is s30jok

angelcake

Hi, I can appreciate that but I meant the pic showing once on the whole list not in your auction. Where you get charged 15p

Hintza

Hi Angelcake;


I reckon if its a commodity item (eg memory etc) probably not worth it. Otherwise I would say yes, I tend to browse by sight and it will be the photo that catches my eye. If I am serious I will of course look at the others as well. I think a photo will catch the newbies attention and they are the oners that bid early and get the old feeding frenzy going.

Obviously if item is only gone to sell for a pound or two then you will have to think again. But if its say £5 or more that extra 15 will probably be money well spent.

angelcake

Thanks! thats a better way of looking at it! ....

securityman

I use it all the time and start all my auctions at 99p no res. I think it's the only upgrade worth useing.

angelcake

maybe!

I was just having a whinge as I was listing stuff for my little sister and I have to pay for it! nevermind!

sp41700

I am experimenting myself with different listing upgrades and have trie da few this week with gallery pics and featured listings.

Results are promising, but I have only been doing it for a few days.

nursemolly

i have never used gallery piccies before and have never had trouble selling any of my listed items ( okay the odd relist). i think if someone wants it they will look for and bid for it......oohh dear too much bacardi + coke tonite...hic hic

cafenervosa_2

mollytrundle wrote:

i have never used gallery piccies before and have never had trouble selling any of my listed items ( okay the odd relist). i think if someone wants it they will look for and bid for it......oohh dear too much bacardi + coke tonite...hic hic

I have found as far as DVD's are concerned there seems to be a set price that people will bid upto regardless if theres a gallery pic or not. I have noticed having the pic in the search gets more hits for your auction, but are they serious?......I;m not so sure.

Its like others have said, if someone wants something enough they will look at the auction if you have a pic or not.

cafenervosa_2

I made a thread very simlar to this, maybe yo should read the replys there too.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=29963