Looking to sell cards on eBay but you don’t know how to take good photos?
Having a good photo on your eBay listing is one of the most crucial aspects of a good listing. You probably know this if you’ve bought cards through eBay before, too.
Think about it: would you rather buy cards from listings with clear and appealing images or the ones from listings where images are blurry? I bet it’s the first one.
So if you want to have more success selling cards on eBay, you’ll HAVE to have good images. There are no two ways about it.
With that in mind, here’s how I (and many other sellers) take good images of sports cards on eBay to help them sell faster and for more.
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What Makes a Good Photo of a Sports Card?
Imagine you’re buying a 1996 Topps Kobe Bryant rookie card. You’re going through the (many) listings and you’re trying to decide which one to bid on.
So you come across two different listings at similar prices. Which one would you look at first – this one:
Or this one:
I guarantee that 90% of the buyers will look at the first listing first. One key difference here is that the first card is graded, but that’s not the main point here…
The key point is, rather, that the first image clearly shows the state of the card and the quality, which is necessary when selling online:
- You can see the corners of the card clearly
- You have a much closer view of the surface
- The coloring of the card is much easier to evaluate
- Bonus: you can see the grade on the first