Beginning 2nd July, eBay allows 12 free photos per listing on their platform, except for eBay Motors. In fall, all listings are required to have at least one photo, and those that do not have any would be blocked. 

Well, it is good to have photos because photos would show potential buyers what they are going to buy, and photos serious would increase sales. So why not, especially when it is now free? 

eBay allows users to host their own photos. For those that use eBay's hosting service, the photos would be kept for 90 days.