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Moderator
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For someone like myself who's fairly comfortable with Photoshop, the retouching in those images couldn't be more obvious. The guy snagged a color and airbrushed the cheek and fields, with no real sense of subtlety. Here's a quick example from my collection - I did this in five minutes especially for this post:  Here's the same coin, before airbrushing:  Give me a few minutes, and I'll do one right - that'll change your opinion of trusting auction pics. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Dave,You hit the nail on the head with that one.Thas exactly what he did and I believe he changed the date by inserting the "4" also,and he did a poor job of that as well.He left it to big.WOW,it sold for $1025....
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08/02/2006 7:41 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Dave as I look at your craftsmanship  , I would have to agree with you and TLS5933 that is axactly what was done in my opioion. Great job..  How mad  would ebay get at a person, and is it ethically right to email the buyer and make said person aware of the info A person might have come up with to discredit the sale because of something fishy. And did any one catch that out claus I mentioned that the person had listed it as gold. What do you think of that.. Edited by scoutjim99
08/02/2006 7:51 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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scoutjim99,
I think the buyers going to find out real quick when he gets the coin in hand.
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United States
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Now, who's in the market for a nice MS65 1904 Morgan?  That was 15 minutes' work, with a coin that I photographed for the express purpose of revealing every scratch. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Edited by Bryan1315
08/02/2006 8:15 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4589 Posts |
UGGGhHHH . I really hate ebay, and alot of the things that go on there... |
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Forum Mom
United States
5877 Posts |
I looked a little deeper into this seller's feedback, other coins for sale, and coins he's purchased. ALL of the coins he's currently selling are photoshopped. The purchases he's made are lower grade or lower-tier TPG graded coins and it appears he's photoshopping the pics and selling them at higher grades. The reason he doesn't have a million negatives is that he refunds the money if the customer squawks so the buyer doesn't leave a negative. I strongly advise avoiding this seller at all costs! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That was my vibe I have often looked on ebay but have never bought, you can bet though If I amlooking for anything I will buy from some one here or , from some one who was recommened by some one here. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It's those kind of sellers that just make you want to throw up. Hopefully the guy buying the coin knew what he was doing, or else a few years down the road that buyer's going to get a nasty shock when he/she tries to sell it.
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Pillar of the Community
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thats what I cant stand I get so aggrivated with people trying to rip other off. I know money is important, but enough to do that to people.. I cant really express my feeling with out it being XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX--- Rated. torwards these type of people
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well, finally got a response back from him. My question to him was:
Did you use a scanner for your pics on this auction. The coin looks really dull and rough.
His response:
YES, DONE WITH SCANNER. THANKS. *^# (Name edited because I'm just a nice guy).
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks Jim. Greed is a powerful sin. Too bad so many take advantage of people's trust. It just ruins it for everybody. ebay is only an enabler of these people. They are like a confused and lost bartender who stumbles into an AA meeting with a fifth and a keg in tow. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hey I do like your responces too! they always give me a little chuckle.. I agree I guess my conscience always get the better of me ...Thank the LORD )In My OWN opionion That is. I keep telling my wife that I need to sell on ebay. But I feel even though If I would represent a Coin as it is, With no fase info or anything, say a 1928m Lincoln Penny in fine. It you bid it up to 4 or 5 hundred dollars truly that is on you, w/ no falt of my own. But I would still feel guilty. So I dont sell. |
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Posted 08/02/2006 7:33 pm
