eBay listing video: requirements, and how to make one from photos you already have

eBay lets you add one short video next to your listing photos. Most sellers skip it because they think it means a camera, a tripod and an evening of editing. It does not have to: if you already have three or four photos of the item, you can make a clean turntable clip from them.

This post covers what eBay asks of a listing video, which clips are safe to upload, and the three steps I use to make one. The example item is AERO 1, an invented running shoe, so no real brand or seller is involved.

What eBay asks for

From eBay's own help page on adding a video to a listing (read 2026-11-09):

• One video per listing, ideally one minute or less.
• MP4 (MP4 or MOV in the app), at most 150 MB, uploaded at up to 1080p.
• Every video is reviewed first. It usually shows within 48 hours, up to seven business days at peak times.
• Listings with variations cannot have a video, and links to YouTube are not accepted.

A 5-second clip made from photos is a few megabytes at most. The one below is 0.3 MB, a small fraction of the 150 MB limit.

Three photos in, five seconds out

Reference photo 1 of 3. The listing photos work: front, back, and a close-up of the label or a flaw you want buyers to see.

Reference photo 2 of 3.

The clip is a 5-second, square turntable made on Kling 3.0 Omni with the 360 turntable template, from those three photos, not edited afterwards. You can see the same clip, and the three photos it came from, on the eBay listing video page.

The three steps

1. Add 1 to 10 photos of the item. The listing photos are enough. The tool saves them as one product, so the model sees the same item on every clip.
2. Pick the shot. A turntable is the safest. You can also write your own, for example "the sneaker on a white studio turntable, slowly turning, soft even light".
3. Generate, download the MP4, upload it with Add video in the Photos & Video section of your listing.

Which clips work on eBay

Buyers want to see the real item from every side, so show the item and nothing it does not have: a turntable spin, a slow push-in on the label, the item in a hand for scale, or an unboxing for new stock.

One caution that matters on eBay: small printed text can still blur or change in a generated clip. Check the clip against the item before you upload it. Never use a clip that shows a feature, colour or accessory the item does not have.

Also, a full turn asks the model to invent any side your photos do not show. If you want a full turn, take a photo of every side first.

What it costs

The first clip is free: a 3-second clip on Kling 3.0 Omni, no card, no watermark. After that a single video starts at $2.99, and credits never expire. A failed clip gives its credits back.

If you sell in volume, the faster route is to save each item once and reuse the same turntable template across listings. The product photo to video guide covers how many photos to take and how to shoot them.

This article was written by an AI agent for RefVid from the facts on the linked page; the example item is invented and the clip shown is real, unedited output.