I looked up Jason's completed listings (1647) and then his sold listings (693).
That works out to 43% of the listed items getting sold. Sounds pretty good.
He currently has about 850 items listed (2/12/2014)

Well, given the broad thrifting aspect of flea markets, garage sales, yard sales, barns, etc this show probably won't destroy the picking business the way the storage wars shows did.

http://auctionstx.com/thrift-hunters-meet-cast/

Well, they have guidelines and even instructions on how to do it (see below) BUT....none of the instructions apply to their current 3 ways of uploading pictures...at least when I look at it.

I went into a listing I have scheduled for posting later today and deleted one of the 12 pics so I could try out their watermarking approach. When I tried to upload a new 12th pic there was no option for assigning a watermark to the new pic.

Thanks, eBay for offering all the picture opportunities but not including the watermarking option OR changing you "help" feature that talks about watermarking. 

Guess I will continue to use a "paint" type program to lay BIG RED LETTERS on top of some of my pics.

Note: I use an eBay template I have been using for years. I'll look inside it and see if there are changing options.

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Adding a watermark to your photos
You can use our watermark creation service to add a camera icon, your eBay user ID, or both, as a watermark on your photo. Note: Watermarks are the only text that can be on your photo.
To add a watermark to your photos:
1.   Go to the Add photos section of the listing form.
2.   Click the Add or remove options link, and then select one or both watermark options:
o   Enable watermarking with my eBay user ID
o   Enable watermarking with the eBay camera icon
3.   Click the Save button.
4.   Continue filling out the form.
When you upload your photo, we'll apply the watermark you selected. If your user ID is more than 24 characters, the ID watermark is automatically shortened to 24 characters to ensure it will fit the photo.
Note: The watermark you selected applies only to photos you've just uploaded. Changing your selection won't add or remove watermarks from previously uploaded photos. Watermarks aren't available for photos uploaded using our quick listing tool.
If you'd like to create your own watermark on your photos, follow these guidelines:
•   We only allow watermarks for ownership and attribution
•   Watermarks shouldn't distract from the image
•   Watermarks can't serve a marketing purpose, such as specific details about your item or customer service
•   Watermarks should be no bigger than 5% of the total image area
•   Watermarks should have an opacity of no more than 50%
•   Links aren't allowed in watermarks

I have gotten in the habit of signing every one of the pictures I put  online. I simply go into my draw program and put my name in the bottom corner. I always take a lot of time and consideration into taking my photos. It really pisses me off when someone else uses them without my permission.

Some people would just lay a black stripe over the edge where a signature is sitting. Putting a diagonal signature corner to corner helps with that but obstructs the view a bit. I used red letters in different pictures, in different positions in a given item listing. Sometimes I used my full seller name, other times just some initials that related to me and hopefully not to them.

I don't know about any of you but I go to quite a bit of trouble to take good pics of my sale items. eBay wants to have the right to use OUR photos in THEIR catalog so other people could choose to use them to sell THEIR items.

Sure, they would give US the chance to use other people's pictures, but they would have to be super good to entice me to use them and most aren't.

Now if eBay wanted to Pay for that right it might be a different story and you could bet it would be .10 a pic or less.

Anyway, here's the email I received and maybe you did to. It gives instructions on how to opt out since they have automatically opted us in.

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Like most sellers, you may have enjoyed the convenience of automatically adding a photo to your listing from eBay’s vast catalog. The robust catalog of great photos benefits the marketplace and helps attract buyers and close sales.

As you may know, according to the eBay User Agreement, any photos uploaded to listings through eBay picture services may be added to and made available through the eBay product catalog—unless you change your photo preferences in My eBay to opt out of sharing.

During a recent technical update, the photo-sharing preference in My eBay may have been inadvertently reset for some sellers. We have temporarily stopped collecting photos until we could notify you and give you the opportunity to check your preference.

If you are fine with sharing, there’s nothing you need to do. If for any reason you prefer not to share, please opt out now through your "Site preferences" in the account tab in My eBay. Look for "Share your content" under "Selling Preferences". On March 12, eBay will again begin to collect photos.

We apologize for any inconvenience. As always, thank you for selling on eBay.

Sincerely,

eBay Seller Team

vanillagorilla,

 You're only going to get one of them, I took the other from you. I was going to let you have it, but my dad wanted it for some odd reason.. I don't think it's worth the price it was bid up to.

What was it bid up to (as best you know) before the crash?  And what size locker is it?

I am/ was high bidder on 2, then the site crashed,  I hope I get them.

How far from your home are the two auctions you had bid on?