Abstract: The subject invention automatically generates a listing for an item to be sold on a marketplace, by maintaining a library of motifs, where a motif corresponds to a category of products and specifies attributes, and rules for automatically generating a generic listing, receiving at least one photo of an item to be sold, automatically determining a category of products to which the item belongs, based solely on the photos, selecting a motif that corresponds to the determined category, obtaining values for attributes specified by the selected motif, and automatically creating a generic listing.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for enabling evaluation of physical articles. An owner or other party generates video and/or still digitized images of one or more articles. An at least partially automated system analyzes the digitized images and provides evaluation and identification thereof. Third party evaluations of the digitized images may be sought and received, possibly by crowd sourcing. One or more third parties may be solicited for estimates of the quality and/or market value of articles. The system and method may provide graphical guidance for positioning an article for digitized image capture and rendered display. The system and method may advise the seller regarding ecommerce auction vendor selection. Audio and/or textual input may be associated with an article by the seller. The system and method may provide access to shipping services.