Novice, do I need a digital camera to take photos for E Bay?

Or would I be better buying a single use camera getting the the photos developed and using my scanner. What would be the cheapest method

Buy a small cheap digital camera if you think you'll want a camera in the future.
But its not worth buying one just to sell some items once on e-bay if you never use it again - it'll eat up your profit!
Do you know anyone who can lend you one?
Otherwise you can get a cheap web cam for a fiver.
And you can scan small items. Cover them with a white cloth or a shoebox and leave the lid up.

Single-use would be cheaper in the short run, but it's a lot easier to have a digital camera. If you're planning on selling a lot on eBay, it's worth the investment.

Digital, or use your phone

single use camera would take forever! if you get disital or use bluetooth you can do it straight away eg via usb.

if you're selling dvds ebay provide gallery pics for you!

The single use would work but a lot of effort and you can get a digital that would do the trick for about 拢30-拢40 so if your selling more then I'd invest!

scanning in photo's are an option but suspicious people ( Like me!) will be put off by the possible lack of quality. If you are going to sell a few things then give it a try.
Otherwise I would invest in a low cost digital camera, the picture quality will be better, and should help you sell.

web cam should do it

you can use any type photo to put on ebay as long as you have a scanner.you can scan anything you like and save to pc,then upload to ebay.hope this helps?

And purely for pictures that are going to be used on the 'net, the number of "megapixels" on a digital camera shouldn't be too high - I usually switch mine down to 2Mp for my eBay items. The problem is that you might just find yourself using it for "real" photography!

get a digital one in the sales.

if you have a phone that does pictures take them with that than download to your computer its cheaper that way

A good photo will help you get the Best price for your item.
If you sell small items (Badges, Jewelry, Postcards etc) you will need a camera which is capable of focusing very closely (Known as macro).

It depends how serious you are about eBay, It's not worth spending 拢50 on a camera if you only plan to sell a couple of items, however if you expect to sell on eBay regularly then a good quality compact point and shoot digital camera would be a good investment.

You don't need a top of the range camera, a second hand 3MP model would do the job.

SCANNER: If you are selling small items you can place them on your scanner and scan them. It does work, I used to do it.

Good luck.

Paul

Why not go on to ebay and buy either a web cam or a digital camera. The most basic one will serve your needs. You can try http://www.dpreview.com/ to get an idea of what is what.
An image of a mere 50kb is sufficient for ebay.

get yourself a digital camera and some rechargeable batteries....well worth the investment....
Happy snapping.

You might be able to use an inexpensive webcam. You can capture an image and turn it into a still.

I would shoot for an inexpensive digital camera anyway. You can get a decent used one for under a $100. For eBay images, you don't need a very large megapixel photo.

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