Re: Mc99 unauthorized picture & text
For new items on eBay, it is sometimes OK to use eBay's stock photos. For used items, they want you to take your own pictures. For example, eBay has stock photos and descriptions for books, movies and video games where they PREFER that you use their photos if your items are new.
But swiping photos from Google is a dicey proposition. So is using a manufacturer's photos and descriptions unless you have their permission. Many manufacturers are fine with this and routinely grant permission if you ask them. Others are not as nice.
When I take my own photos, I always add EXIF data and a watermark. Technically, eBay does not want the watermarks, but if they are small and unobtrusive, it seems to be ok, at least for now. You know how eBay is, something is just fine with them for awhile and then suddenly you get violation notices.
The most dangerous way to get pictures is to swipe them from another eBay seller. That is almost a GUARANTEED complaint if that seller finds out about it.
The reason I ALWAYS use EXIF data is because once I had a rival seller swipe my pictures and complain to eBay that I stole "his" pictures. He had a hard time explaining to eBay why MY username was in the EXIF data on "his" original photographs! The little douchebag is no longer a registered user...
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