My Picture Taken Moment

So my quest to become a successful eBay seller continues. I’ve been making some progress, but it’s not as easy as many affirmed, or at least not as simple. Placing items for sale is straightforward, getting there is not. Whether your item sells or not is dependent on many factors; some which you may have no control of, but for the most part, if it doesn’t sell, you didn’t do your homework.

On the other hand, you cannot lose if you don’t play; so for the time being, I was ready to play and have some fun. I set aside books and other material about eBay selling and began my hunt for things to sell. The cat was the first thing that I came across; I know what you’re thinking! However it just happened that she got hungry and wanted something to eat; she’s my daughter’s cat anyway, I wouldn’t even think of selling her. But then again,…

Anyway, let me get back to my story. I’ve been a computer junky for over 10 years and had some computer items laying around the house, so I figured these would fit perfectly with my pursuit of eBay knowledge. These were surplus items anyway and would had eventually been forgotten and become useless. They provided me the perfect opportunity to put what I’ve learned to practice.

First thing I needed was a digital camera. By the way, if you’re planning to sell on eBay, you are going to need a camera; here’s a tip, buy an inexpensive one on eBay. Luckily, I didn’t have to purchase one. It just happened that I had given my daughter a 4.0M pixel camera as a gift on her 17th birthday. Now 19, she bought herself a 10M pixel camera and gave me the 4.0M pixel camera as gift. Wait a minute!! Come to think of it, I did buy myself a digital camera??? Oh well.

At any rate, through experience I know that, for the most part, pictures taken indoors with the built-in flash tend to come out either too bright or too dark. It was a sunny day anyway, so I took the camera and the items to the back patio to ensure better detail pictures. If you take the photos outside, you need to make sure to get the best angle possible to prevent shadows from appearing on your pictures. Also, make sure you move your fingers away from the camera’s lens; don’t want to end up posting your finger for sale on eBay. Another thing, take more than one photo of each item, at least four or five if possible…this way you can pick the best picture to post with your eBay add.

I took as many pictures from different angles as possible, and headed to my computer to download and view them. How the pictures came out? Well, I tell you on my next post. By the way, don’t forget to leave your comments. Until then, happy computing to all!!