How to delete images in closed listing?

Hey ana- You can go into My Account -> Settings and enable image protection. This way people won't be able to right click and save your images. You must have nice images. Marc

LOL, I've had some HORRIBLE pics stolen, talk about lazy...

People can still copy your pics with image protection, if it's a big concern you'll want to watermark them. I'd just report it. Repeatedly.

My advice would be to do one of two things...

If you are not worried about a 7 day delay, then Delete the images from Auctiva. They will go do the deleted items folder and then be deleted from the system in 7 days.

Or, if you really want them gone right away, then use the Replace feature on Auctiva and replace them with some generic image...

That way you might even be able to use your closed listing to sell something new...

Just my thoughts...

Mike

It takes 7 days for a picture to delete?

Someone stole some of my pictures with the image protection enabled. If I replaced the pictures will it show up in her auction?

How do I watermark?

There is an option to "permanentely delete" images if you don't want to wait the full 7 days.

On the bottom of the Manage Images page, there is a button that says "View Deleted Images". Click this button and you will have options to:

1. Restore an image if you did not mean to deleted it.

2. Permanently delete your images.

Watermarking is a planned feature for Auctiva, coming out with our scheduled release in Q1 of 2007.

-Kevin

If someone stole your picture by stealing the entire URL (meaning where it is hosted) then that would be the only way you could make a change to the picture and have it show changed in their auction.

I'd doubt they did it that way...but there might be a chance.

To watermark a photo you could do it many different ways... One of the best ways would be with a program like Adobe Photoshop (granted it's very expensive) but it would allow you to place some semi-transparent text over top of your image.

Using other "free" software like the Paintbrush program in Windows for example... You could put some colored text across your images.

Just load your pictures into Paint, type your text, place it where it still allows the image to be seen, but deters others from ripping off your pictures and then save them...

That's about all there is to it...

Mike

Yep, I agree with Mike...the "free", but somewhat time-consuming method, would be to right-click over your picture...open it with the paint program, and then type in, around, where-ever you want, so that others will "hopefully" not steal the photo...

That watermark feature here doesn't work...you can still copy the photos by doing control-c....but, all-in-all, I'm thinking it really depends on what you're selling too. For instance, if you're selling "wholesale" items like SMC or just some other average-joe item, others can easily get the factory photo and things like that....but if they're blaintenly ripping off photos with your blue lamp in the background (for instance), you'll just have to report them to ebay, their auction will get pulled, and if they do it enough...they'll get shut down.

However, you're just going to have to take a few extra steps if you're concerned about your photos that much...."nothing in life comes easy" ya know...lovely cliche isn't it...LOL.

So, if you use windows, open the paint program and start "typing" over your pictures.....have fun

Best regards,
Kathleen