Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
1 Creating an Auction Listing . . . . . . . . . .4
What the Buyer Sees: Browsing Categories . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Registering As a Seller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Creating an Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Editing an Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Choosing a Theme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Choosing a Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
2 Creating a Simple Description . . . . . . .28
Writing and Previewing Your Description . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Creating a Heading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Using Line Breaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Creating Paragraphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Creating Separator Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Basic Text Formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
3 Adding Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Setting Up for Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Taking the Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Saving the Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Removing Extra Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Straightening the Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Color-correcting the Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Removing Photo Backgrounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Resizing the Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Balancing Image Quality and File Size: JPEG Files . . . . . .63
Uploading Pictures to eBay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Adding Images to Your Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Adding Watermarks to Your Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

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