Having trouble uploading photos

[Huddylion]

I see that you are already sorted...

Yours was a totally different issue. The file extension .jfif ​was invalid. Where it arose from is a different matter. Could you have suffered from fat finger syndrome when you named it?

No I don't think so I just go what ever it comes up with it's self

[johnwash1]

I see that you are already sorted...

Yours was a totally different issue. The file extension .jfif ​was invalid. Where it arose from is a different matter. Could you have suffered from fat finger syndrome when you named it?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG_F...rchange_Format

[jeffstuff1]

this sounds crazy, I've been doing computers since the 80s. I cannot find anywhere to upload photos from my HDD. I have tried to drag and drop all over the listing page with no luck. There is no button to push that says upload from computer or anything that resembles that. The answer is staring me in the face but I just can't see it. I did manage to list one item last might but for the life of me I have no idea what I did to insert pictures. HELP!

[dizzer4]

Yesterday I spent a good 10 mins trying to upload a photo to a listing and when it eventually did upload, it went on sideways despite my actual photo being the right way up. Today I am trying to list more listings but each photo is taking forever and a day to upload. I have made them smaller thinking that will help but it doesn't. It'll get to approx 41% uploaded and then nothing or it starts back at 1% again. It has taken me 45 minutes to just list 2 listings in the YDC because of the photos taking forever to upload.

I was wondering if everyone was having the same problem or if there is a problem my end? It is certainly putting me off listing.

I haven't experienced this problem before but my photos often come out sideways.... what is it with that...??

[rocks2dust]

I haven't experienced this problem before but my photos often come out sideways.... what is it with that...??

The software for many phone cameras skip actually rotating images to the correct orientation and instead just inserts a tag in the file's Exif header. Some software compensates for that, some doesn't. You can always use an image editor to rotate the image to its correct orientation before uploading to be safe (as well as to resize the photo to a more reasonable size). I seem to recall this was addressed some time ago, but if it is still happening to you, it would be best to send a note to support.

[johnwash1]

I haven't experienced this problem before but my photos often come out sideways.... what is it with that...??

Start a thread in the Website Suggestions forum, requesting a few basic editing functions for uploaded photos. E.g. rotate, crop, brighten. If ebay can do it, why not ebid? Would I have to add a <sarcasm> tag if I suggested Not Invented Here syndrome is the problem?

It really wouldn't be rocket science, and it shouldn't take 4 years. Except that most things on ebid really do.

[jeffstuff1]

How do I upload from my computer? Do I have to move them twice just to get them online?

[Huddylion]

How do I upload from my computer? Do I have to move them twice just to get them online?

When you are starting a listing just go to the bit where it says photos then add files and upload hope that helps

[rocks2dust]

How do I upload from my computer? Do I have to move them twice just to get them online?

If you are listing a new item, or editing an existing item online at ebid, just go down to the "Photos" section and click one of the "Choose Photo" buttons. This will bring up the "Select Files" form. You can either drag files from your computer onto the form, or click the "Add Files" button to select them from the files on your computer (for multiple files, use hold down the Ctrl key to click multiple files from various places in a list, or hold down the Shift key to select a group of consecutive files). Once you've selected the image files you want to upload, click the "Start Upload" button to copy them to the server online. They'll then be there to use in your listing.

So, basically, it is 1. click "Choose Photo"; 2. Drag or click "Add Files" to grab the images you want to upload; 3. Click "Start Upload" to finish.

If you are using Ninja Lister, there are buttons to select files from your computer. They upload when you upload the finished listing information.