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What photo size does Cycle Trader require?
Cycle Trader is Trader Interactive's marketplace for motorcycles, ATVs, UTVs and other powersports units, sharing the same tiered plan structure as sister sites RV Trader and Equipment Trader — Basic through Ultimate, each including more photos and video. Its help center still documents a legacy-looking photo spec (in the table below) that reads like it predates modern phone cameras, so check it against the current help page before you rely on it. Its own blog is plainer: skip the stock photos, because authenticity is what sells a bike.
Every rule links to Cycle Trader’s own pages
What Cycle Trader sells
New and used motorcycles, ATVs, UTVs and other powersports units, listed by dealers and private sellers.
Published specs
What Cycle Trader actually publishes.
Each rule links to Cycle Trader’s own page.
Photos included by plan
Basic (2 wk) → 4 photos · Enhanced → 20 photos + video · Best → 50 photos + video · Ultimate → unlimited + 14-day premium placement (6 mo)
Basic includes 4 photos for 2 weeks; Enhanced includes 20 photos plus video; Best includes 50 photos plus video; Ultimate includes unlimited photos plus 14 days of premium placement over a 6-month term.
From Cycle Trader's own plan/pricing table.
Accepted format
.jpg (JPEG) or .gif
.jpg (JPEG) or .gif file format
Cycle Trader may have changed this since; check its help page for the current rule.
Recommended resolution
640×480 px or smaller
“640x480 pixels or smaller”
This rule sits in legacy 'TraderOnline' documentation and reads well below what a modern phone photo produces, so the current limit may differ.
Maximum file size
Under 600 KB
“under 600 kB in size”
Comes from the same legacy 'TraderOnline' documentation as the resolution above, so the current limit may differ.
Stock-photo guidance
Discouraged
“stay away from using stock photos – authenticity is key.”
Cycle Trader’s own stat
Cycle Trader states that listings with pictures generate 1.3X higher search result impressions, 4.2X higher click-through rates, and 5.4X higher vehicle detail page-views than listings without photos.
“listings with pictures generate 1.3X higher search result impressions, 4.2X higher click-through rates, and 5.4X higher vehicle detail page-views than listings without photos.”
This is Cycle Trader's own reported figure; its current page may state it differently.
Honest gaps
What Cycle Trader does not publish.
We only publish what Cycle Traderitself documents. Where it hasn’t published something, we say so plainly instead of guessing or borrowing a number from somewhere else.
- Aspect ratio stated as a ratioNot published by Cycle Trader.
- Watermark or border policyNot confirmed. Cycle Trader has a help article titled 'What photo content is not allowed?'; check it before you add a watermark.
- A practical cap on what 'unlimited' means on the top planNot published by Cycle Trader.
How VehiclePhoto helps here
Cycle Trader's own blog says authenticity is key and to skip the stock photos. VehiclePhoto works from the bike you actually have, cleaning up the background and framing without ever standing a stock photo in for the real unit.
FAQ
Cycle Trader, answered.
What size photos does Cycle Trader want?
Its help center documents 640×480 pixels or smaller and under 600 KB. That spec comes from legacy documentation and reads well below what a modern phone photo produces, so treat it as what Cycle Trader currently documents, not a guaranteed current limit.
How many photos come with a Cycle Trader plan?
On Cycle Trader’s plan page, Basic includes 4, Enhanced 20 (plus video), Best 50 (plus video), and Ultimate is unlimited with 14 days of premium placement over a 6-month term.
Does Cycle Trader say anything about editing or altering photos?
Not published as a rule. Its blog says to skip stock photos because authenticity is key, and it keeps a help article on photo content that isn't allowed, which is the page to check before you retouch a listing photo.
Does Cycle Trader recommend against stock photos?
Yes — its own blog says to stay away from stock photos because authenticity is key, which lines up with how we treat every listing photo.