Some important statistics about photos for auction items

1. Don't underestimate the importance of high-quality photos in your listings. For many items, the better the photo, the more likely the sale. Consider building a photo stage and hiring a college student or local amateur, part-time or by the hour, to shoot your items.
2. Did you know that with 2 or more pictures are 9% more likely to sell?
3. 3A larger picture helps show the details so you receive fewer questions from potential buyers, saving you time and money

           -eBay

1. 90% of all auctions on eBay have images
2. 83% of buyers skip auctions w/o images
3. eBay surveys have determined that super sizing photos increase final sales value by 24%
4. On average, items with higher quality photos brought higher final sale prices.
5. Most of the items with poor image quality did not sell
6. An Item with higher quality pictures, sells for more than the same item featuring poor quality images (averaged a sell of $8.45, compared to $2.17)

           -AuctionBytes