Do eBay, Facebook Marketplace and Vinted remove EXIF data?

They recompress images, which often strips part of the metadata, but none of them publishes a clear guarantee about it. Clean your photos before posting rather than relying on the platform.

Is a screenshot of the photo good enough?

A screenshot has no GPS position, but it loses quality and still records the date and device model. An EXIF removal tool keeps the original dimensions.

Should I blur the background?

Only if it contains something identifiable: an address, a view, a number plate, a document. The easiest fix is to shoot the item against a plain background, like a sheet or a bare wall.

Does removing EXIF damage my photos?

No. Dimensions are preserved; a JPEG or WebP is re-encoded, which may change the file size very slightly, with no visible difference in a listing.

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Sell on eBay, Marketplace or Vinted without revealing your location

Listing photos can carry the GPS coordinates of your home. How to clean them before posting on eBay, Facebook Marketplace or Vinted, and which visible details to avoid.

Published by AnonShot · Updated November 9, 2026

The short answer

A photo taken on a smartphone can store, in its EXIF metadata, the latitude and longitude of where it was taken, which is often your living room. Before posting a listing on eBay, Facebook Marketplace or Vinted, strip that data from your photos, then check that nothing visible in the picture gives away your address.

The simplest method: turn off camera location for future photos, and run the ones you've already taken through an EXIF removal tool before uploading them.

What your listing photos can reveal

EXIF metadata travels with the file: GPS position, date and time, phone model. It isn't visible in the picture, but any basic viewer plots it on a map. A series of listings photographed in the same spot is enough to place a home within a few metres.

Marketplaces usually recompress images, which can wipe some of this data. But they don't publish a clear commitment about what they keep or remove, and that behaviour can change with any update. The only reliable habit is to upload files that are already clean.

Before you shoot: turn off location

If you sell regularly, the most effective step is to stop your phone from recording location, once and for all.

On iPhone: Settings, Privacy & Security, Location Services, Camera, then "Never".
On Android: in the Camera app settings, turn off "Save location" (Pixel) or "Location tags" (Samsung); the name varies by brand.

Before you post: clean the photos you already have

Photos taken before that change keep their coordinates. Deal with them before adding them to a listing.

Use AnonShot's EXIF removal tool: it processes JPEG, PNG and WebP files right in your browser, without sending them to a server, and gives you a clean copy to download.
If your iPhone saves photos as HEIC, choose "Most Compatible" in Settings, Camera, Formats to get JPEGs that are easy to clean.
Check the final file: on iPhone, swipe up on the photo; on Android, open its details. If no map or place shows up, the photo is ready.

What the picture shows, even without metadata

Stripping GPS is pointless if the background gives the address away. Before you publish, look at each photo the way a curious stranger would.

A parcel label, an envelope or a letter with your name and address.
The view from the window, a house number, a number plate or a recognisable shop.
A reflection in a mirror, a screen or a window that shows the room or your face.
Family photos, a work badge, a uniform or a document lying on the furniture.

During the sale

Keep the conversation inside the platform's messaging, which also lets you send extra photos. If a serious buyer wants more detail and the platform's rules allow sharing links, an AnonShot link with a 24-hour timer keeps those photos from staying online after the sale.

For the handover, use tracked shipping or a pickup point when the platform offers it, or meet in a public place. The town shown in the listing is enough: your exact address doesn't need to travel before the sale is agreed.

Frequently asked questions

Do eBay, Facebook Marketplace and Vinted remove EXIF data?: They recompress images, which often strips part of the metadata, but none of them publishes a clear guarantee about it. Clean your photos before posting rather than relying on the platform.
Is a screenshot of the photo good enough?: A screenshot has no GPS position, but it loses quality and still records the date and device model. An EXIF removal tool keeps the original dimensions.
Should I blur the background?: Only if it contains something identifiable: an address, a view, a number plate, a document. The easiest fix is to shoot the item against a plain background, like a sheet or a bare wall.
Does removing EXIF damage my photos?: No. Dimensions are preserved; a JPEG or WebP is re-encoded, which may change the file size very slightly, with no visible difference in a listing.