@therenewalworkshopltd I didn't know about it so I'm sure many others don't. I was never really aware that photos featured in the search rankings criteria at all. I was aware that white background are key to being picked up by Google, but still not sure it has previously mattered much in eBay itself. 

I know you can now do image search on the eBay app and it will be added to desktops in the future. I guess it will become more important then. I am still not convinced about how it features in search rankings and the tips dont suggest it does.