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Using old pictures
 

I have hundreds of pictures used for listings, If i reuse them can they be automatically be picked up by ebay? Obviously i am aware if a human looked at them they could visually compare them but i think my whole stock would tell them it is me

Is there a way / should i worry to change / disguise the digital information on the pictures?

Also should i use a different camera and or memory card to take pictures in the future?

I need to store the pictures on the new Windows user, should they be cleaned or can they be transferred as they are?

I load all my pictures from my PC and don't borrow from anyone or host them online

Re: Using old pictures
 

http://www.aspkin.com/forums/everyth...r-windows.html

http://www.aspkin.com/forums/ebay-to...an-photos.html

Re: Using old pictures
 

Thanks for that

Is it ok to use the old camera and memory card for new pictures which have not yet been on ebay?

Re: Using old pictures
 

Its the metadata content within each picture so if they are used between different accounts the ebay bots can pick this up,

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If the picture is new and has never been on any account but is taken with the old camera, is that ok?

Or does that specific camera affect every picture so it can't be used in the future?

Re: Using old pictures
 

Best to remove all meta data from the images there is loads of free software for it

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I use the same old camera that I have been using for years across my accounts. I always wipe the exif, it is free, easy and simply good practice.

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I'm not sure i fully understand

I see to clean the old pictures but do future pictures need to be cleaned also?

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I personally wouldn't re-use old photos even if they have been cleaned. Doesn't take much to take new, different photos.

Then clear the exif just to be extra cautious.

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OK, but what about using the same camera and memory card?

Would using a different (new) camera and memory card not remove the need to clean new pictures?

They'd only be loaded through the new Windows user

Re: Using old pictures
 

Its a good practice to remove exif data for past, present, and future pictures.

It just means you can use any camera, and any memory card without getting paranoid later in the event you make a mistake.

Procedure takes seconds at most, and once you get into the habit of it, it becomes seamless.

Re: Using old pictures
 

If you are dropshipping something fairly popular head over to Instagram and search for the item as a tag, you should find plenty of unsaturated, suitable images.