Think back to all the online purchases youve ever made. How many items have you bought purely off a text-only description? Chances are, not many. As the EBay web page puts it:

Take Photos
The proverb that a picture is assessment of worth a thousand words really applies to eBay listings. No matter how well you describe your item, most buyers want to see a photo before they purchase. So before you sit down at the computer to list your product, the first step should be to take great photos and then transfer them onto your computer. With eBay Picture Services its easy to add photos during the listing process.

How do you include pictures into a listing? Here are some quick instructions, again, from EBay itself:

To add photos with eBay Picture Services, click in a box to select a photo (see Enhanced service below) or click on the browse button and navigate to the folder on your computer containing your photos. (see Basic service below). A window will then open showing a directory of your computer. Find the location in which you saved the photo and select the one you would like to add. We recommend using the Enhanced version of eBay Picture Services because it allows you to preview your photos, crop or rotate them, and is much more quickly than the Basic accomadation . In order to utilize the Enhanced version, you will be prompted to install software on your computer.
If you would like to add additional photos to your listing, just click another box or browse button again. The first photo is free of cost, and each additional picture is .15 cents.

If on the other hand you plan to utilize your own image hosting service, click on the Your Own Web Hosting tab.

Once you have selected a photo hosting service, your photo image files may be added to your listing.

Notice however that there is a charge of 15 cents, per additional photo ! Not only that, Your photos are stored on eBays Picture Services only while your listing is available on eBay.

Seller should take advantage of free image hosting services, such as FreeFotoFile.com, to upload and store additional images for free of price . Not only will you save $0.15 per photo , your images are stored as long as you want in your account so that you may avoid the hassle of constantly uploading pictures for future auctions.