Greetings, fellow ebayers. Although pics may say a thousand words, if it is the wrong words, you are defeating yourself from your sell. And more importantly, scale deceptions can leave the eye of the beholder to presume the item if of the substance your consumer is looking for. If the pic is 'blown up' &/or altered &/or not very good quality, it is difficult to determine quality, color, and scale. Indeed the buyer beware and should ask questions.

But to the business person who is busy, it would eliminate time on your customers part & yours to include scale and true color names and even texture of your item if your pic quality is poor. PLEASE do not lay clothes on the floor and in dark rooms. What if GAP, Brooks Brother, Ann Taylor and Banana Republic, just folded up clothes and threw them on the floor...would you buy them?  Look at a few clothing catalogs and take the time to think about the way you advertise your products. Choose dramatic lighting, white light, and invest in a good camera. Put up a white sheet on the wall and shoot away. Even home decor could use a little propping... come on guys..think how Macy's would display its crystal. (a difficult item to shoot). think backdrop color and good lighting. Put that jewerly on, put shoes on, you could be your best model... This really helps with scale. Remember dummys in the department stores are not half naked wearing boots. Put that shoulder bag on your shoulder. Put those sunglasses on too.

I pass over a lot of items, because I can't get the real 'picture' of the product. I don't have time to shot emails to sellers either. Remember some of us are buying on the net because we are a little busy. So get busy yourself and think about your next photoshoot to sell your product. If that picture was a magazine advertisement would you say, Good Heavens who took this picture or would you think , man that is a killer pair of shoes and go for the bid. Which ultimately is what we are all here for....bid bid bid.  Go Ebay.