Vzaar: this is what happens when you add videos to eBay

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Vzaar: this is what happens when you add videos to eBay

by Brad Linder Sep 8th 2007

It's no secret that a good photo can make or break your eBay auction. If you snap a blurry photo, buyers have every reason to believe you're trying to hide something. But if you show that same item with a series of bright and shiny photos potential buyers are more likely to trust you. And if you take a video showing that your old PC or motorcycle actually starts up, you're golden.

Vzaar is a new UK-based startup that makes it easier to insert videos into eBay listings. Unlike other video classified sites like Real People Real Stuff, Vzaar doesn't need to build a user base from scratch. While Real People Real Stuff can only succeed if enough people decide to list items for sale on the site, Vzaar is targeted at eBay users. that want to make their auctions stand out.

The site makes it easy to upload videos from your phone or digital camera. Videos can be up to 100MB and 2 minutes long. You can upload up to 1GB per month. And your videos can easily be embedded in eBay listings.

Of course, you could just as easily embed a YouTube listing, but Vzaar also lists eBay data on its site, including latest bid prices and item numbers. If you're looking to organize all of your eBay videos in one place, and perhaps want to browse through other listings with video, Vzaar might be a good place to start.

Some items work better than others in video. One user is trying to sell his baseball card collection by pointing out that some cards (not necessarily his) can be worth millions, while another has apparently outgrown her teenage crush on Matt Dillon and is auctioning off a binder filled with magazine clippings of the actor with his shirt off.

[via Mashable]

Tags: auctions, ebay, vzaar

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

greg said 11:47PM on 9-08-2007

Is this site really a good idea? I had enough trouble cancelling my skycard let alone thinking about trusting another uk company with access to my details.

Beware, you have to authorize this site by logging on through ebay (the uk portal but it should be good for all global ebay's), and while it is supposedly verified as authentic by eBay, i would be leery of any site that asks you to do this when they could simply just provide embedding html. (here phishy-phishy-phishy-phish..that went, t'were ever i..did go!)

Thoughts anyone? In this day of identity theft and tons of those, my relatives died and i have 5 million BPS, $, Euros, in an offshore account that needs to be laundered and i will provide you with 6% for your troubles-scams. It's better to be cautious.

Food for thought

scott said 7:52AM on 9-09-2007

the Vzaar people have leopard...

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