Tools to create Multimedia Listings for eBay

[mandy]

Say a customer is tracking down a Buck Rogers Liquid Helium Water Pistol Space Gun, and can't believe his good luck when he finds one at your vintage toy site on eBay. But when a picture of that Phantom of the Opera Mystery Game from Hasbro circa 1963 scrolls past, there's no resisting, and he winds up buying it as well. That's what's happening to eBay seller Bobby Beeman, one merchant taking advantage of multimedia listings to boost sales.

Two companies recently announced services eBay sellers can use to illustrate items using video and motion. Auction Mercial automates the creation of infomercials, transforming an auction's pictures and text descriptions into a high-quality video — and it's free. The Slide Show Gallery from Andale offers auction sellers the addition of dynamic motion, in which a photo display of available items scrolls across the seller's auction or store listing on eBay, providing additional exposure to buyers, with pricing starting at $5.95 a month. (Slide Show Gallery also works with blogs, Web sites and e-mail.)...

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