2nd August 2005, 08:21 PM | #1 |
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Why do-----
most ebay sellers show such bad pictures, some have obviously been selling for a considerable time, is it deliberate? Tim
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2nd August 2005, 09:01 PM | #2 |
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Hi Tim ,
I think sometimes it is to gloss over details of condition ; also quite possibly many Sellers lack adequate image manipulation skills or software to produce good images . This is unfortunate because good free image manipulation software is out there . For instance : www.irfanview.com Rick Last edited by Rick; 2nd August 2005 at 09:13 PM. Reason: clarification |
2nd August 2005, 09:11 PM | #3 |
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Hello Rick,
I am just not sure, they seem to have mastered all the PC skills to list there items and conclude business right enough. Tim |
2nd August 2005, 09:25 PM | #4 |
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Decent photography skills have to be learned and possibly it just isn't important enough to the Sellers that don't take good pictures . Proper lighting and composition may not come easily to some folks .
At that point it is up to the potential Bidder to take the images into irfanview or photoshop and try to improve upon them for his own edification . I firmly believe that many people do not know how to properly compress a jpg file for minimum kb size and maximum format size . In Photoshop the 'unsharpen mask' feature is invaluable . Another factor may be the photo hosting service used for the auction . |
2nd August 2005, 09:27 PM | #5 |
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hey rick,
thanks for the link! it's pretty cool... |
2nd August 2005, 09:29 PM | #6 |
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Hi Spunjer ,
It's great freeware and is just about as good as Photoshop once you get it wired . |
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GIMP
People who work a lot with pics might also want to try http://www.gimp.org/ - also freeware and available for Unix, MacOSX, and M$... (as well as source code)
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tucows.com is my friend....
thanks for the link, kai |
3rd August 2005, 06:36 AM | #10 |
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My photography skills are abysmal.
I'm beyond help. |
3rd August 2005, 09:45 AM | #11 |
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Tim, you're not talking about something like this, are you: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1
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3rd August 2005, 04:52 PM | #12 |
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Yes, thats got to be the worst. The ones that bug me are never usually that bad, they are often just good enough to get you interested. Tim
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Interestingly enough, the first two dha I purchased from eBay had awful auction photos. I was naive enough to jump at them and, because the photos were so bad picked them up at a very fair price.
They are still two of my favorites, and are genuine antiques of good (not great) quality. Sometimes bad pix can be a boon, if one is willing to take a risk. |
3rd August 2005, 05:36 PM | #14 |
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Yes I agree that can happen 1% of the time
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3rd August 2005, 06:46 PM | #15 |
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Darn, Let that VOC sword slip away for only $30,000.00. Trouble is only one was for sale, seller may have given me the lesser of the two.
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