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Check a photo against eBay's image requirements

eBay publishes its picture rules openly, which is rarer in this category than it should be, and they are less about background than about what you add: it asks sellers not to put badges, logos, copyright notices or watermarks on listing photographs, and says these can affect where the listing appears in search.

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Dimension minimums are 500 pixels on the long side, with 1,600 recommended to enable zoom. This checker measures the dimensions and format, and is explicit that the added-graphics rule is one only you can see.

How to check a photo against eBay's image requirements

  1. Drop in the product photograph. It is measured in this page, not uploaded.
  2. Read the verdict: what passed, what failed, and what could not be checked.
  3. Fix what needs fixing - the resize and compress tools are linked from the result.
  4. Check it again, and read the list of things only you can judge.

Supported formats

This tool accepts JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP and AVIF files. Everything is decoded by your own browser, so the formats available depend on what your browser can open - which for HEIC in particular varies between Safari and other browsers.

Frequently asked questions

What size do eBay listing photos need to be?

eBay's own help pages state a minimum resolution of 500 x 500 pixels and recommend around 1,600 x 1,600, with uploads accepted up to 12MB. Larger is better within that because zoom needs the pixels. This page measures yours and says which side of those figures it falls.

Can I add a border or my logo to an eBay photo?

eBay asks sellers not to add badges, logos, copyright notices or watermarks, and says doing so can affect where the listing appears in search. This checker cannot see whether an image has them - detecting a watermark is a different problem from measuring a file - so it is listed as something for you to confirm rather than silently passed.

Does eBay need a white background?

Not in the way Amazon's main image does. eBay's published rules are about dimensions, file size, format and what you add on top, rather than about what sits behind the product, so this page does not fail an image for its background.

What can this checker not tell me about an image for eBay?

Added text, borders, watermarks and logos; whether the photograph is of the actual item; and whether stock imagery has been used where the policy asks for your own. All of those are listed on the page.

Does image quality affect where my eBay listing appears in search?

According to eBay's own seller documentation, yes. Images with added badges, logos, text or watermarks can affect listing position in search results. Resolution also plays an indirect role: eBay recommends at least 1,600 pixels on the long side to enable their zoom feature, and a listing where buyers can zoom tends to convert better - which is itself a ranking signal. This page measures the technical factors; the styling rules it flags but cannot detect automatically are the ones eBay's documentation links to listing visibility.

Do eBay's image rules vary by category?

The core rules - no added graphics, 500px minimum, 1,600px recommended for zoom - apply across almost all categories. Some categories, particularly motors and real estate, have additional or different guidance, and eBay updates its requirements from time to time. This checker cites where each rule was sourced and the date it was verified, so you can cross-reference eBay's current help pages for your specific category if anything has changed.

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