eBay Posting Simulator
and Signature Tester

    • code for an image:
         <img src="http://www.myhost.com/mypic.jpg" >
    • code for a clickable image link:
         <a href="http://www.myhost.com/mypage.htm" ><img src="http://www.myhost.com/mypic.jpg" ></a>
    • code for an image link without a blue border:
         <a href="http://www.myhost.com/mypage.htm" ><img src="http://www.myhost.com/mypic.jpg" border="0" ></a>
    • code for a plain text link:
         <a href="http://www.myhost.com/mypage.htm" >Click here</a>
    • click to enlarge thumbnail photo:
         <a href="http://www.myhost.com/largepic.jpg" ><img src="http://www.myhost.com/smallpic.jpg" ></a>
    • display HTML on the thread:
         convert all  <  to  &lt;  codes.

Images must be hosted online before they can be displayed in the chat threads, and should be in GIF, JPG, or PNG format (Do not post BMP, TIF, or ART files). Be sure that the image is properly resized and compressed prior to posting on the boards. Images should be no greater than 500 pixels wide and no more than about 70K bytes. eBay hosted photos are 400 pixels wide and about 25K bytes.

    • Online Image Resizer:
         http://www.thumly.com
    • Temporary (2-day) Image hosts for Forum posting:
        http://auctionsuite.com/48hr_uploader.php
        http://auctionhealth.com/imgupl.html

    • bold, italic, underline:
        Try this <b>bold</b> text, <i>italic</i> text, and <u>underline</u> text.
        Or this combination <b><u>bold/underline</u></b> or <b><i>bold/italic</i></b> text.
    • change text size (sizes 1 through 7, or bigger and smaller):
        <font size="2" >Text here</font>
        <big>Text here</big>,   <big><big>even bigger Text here</big></big>
        <small>Text here</small>,   <small><small>even smaller Text here</small></small>
    • change text color:
        <font color="red" >Text here</font> <font color="maroon" >Text here</font>
        <font color="maroon" >Text here <font color="red" >embedded color</font> and the rest of the colored text. </font>
    • colors (use color codes "#A0522D" or color names "Sienna")
        http://www.isdntek.com/demo/internetcolors.htm
    • examples to try:
        <font color="green"><small> This is an <i><b>example</b></i> of several tags</small></font>
        <font color="#2D52A0" size="2"> This is an <u><b><big>example</big></b></u> of several tags</font>

eBay forum signature code may use up to 500 characters. Images used in signatures should be no greater than 220 pixels wide by 50 pixels tall. Image file size should be fairly small - aim for 5K bytes. The images must be hosted on a permanent online storage site that allows the repetitive views and bandwidth usage that occurs on chat boards. Pull code together on the same line to prevent excess vertical spacing.
    • add space above signature:
         <br>signature here
    • add a space and line above signature:
         <br><hr>signature here
    • code for an image:
         <img src="http://www.myhost.com/mypic.jpg" >
    • image on the left with text to the right:
         <img src="http://www.myhost.com/mypic.jpg" align="left" >Text here
    • image on the right with text to the left:
         <img src="http://www.myhost.com/mypic.jpg" align="right" >Text here
    • add horizontal and/or vertical padding around the image:
         <img src="http://www.myhost.com/mypic.jpg" hspace="8" vspace="5" >Text here