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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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After reading about the experience of some who have been less than happy with their ebay purchases, I felt that I should open a discussion on the subject. Most of us are aware of the capabilities of Photoshop software. Unfortunately, that includes some unscrupulous ebay operators, who enhance the image of the coins they have for sale, but not quite enough to attract negative responses. Perhaps anyone of us who have, or are considering an ebay purchase, could post the ebay picture, and also a picture of the coin as received, something like 'before and 'after pictures, so we can all comment and advise. From experiences that are shared like this, we may all learn, and as a group, and help to keep such low-lifes honest. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7840 Posts |
Happens to all of us at one time or another. My experience was with Great Southern (GS). I purchased a Twenty Cent Piece and a Stone Mountain Half, needless to say that they were not even close in hand.  They were sent back after I popped off a few images for CCF comparison (in hand images to follow soon). Edited by oih82w8
03/21/2012 11:28 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
4944 Posts |
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My experience was with Great Southern (GS) They are well known for "tweaking" the pictures they use. Everyone will still bid on their coins for some reason.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
I still remember the case of this ebay seller--and the dramatic difference between pictures and reality.  Seller's picture:  Coin as received:  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1796 Posts |
That one looks like well-placed diffused lighting more than Photoshop to me. Proper lighting is 75% of what a still photographer does.
But still, the difference is rather striking.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1256 Posts |
The seller does this to all cents. And no, not lighting, it was highly shopped. Scratches removed, dark areas smudged in. Big fields blended. Didn't even do a good job. Tools was too large and should have used the ? ? ? tool anyways   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1298 Posts |
That's why feedback and return policy is so important. I always look for hints about such things in feedback. If I see anything that looks suspicious, I go elsewhere.
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Rest in Peace
1988 Posts |
timsumrall is correct...I have used Gimp for years and look below to see what I did in about one minute...You can really see the difference. 
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
In many instances why bother doctoring up a photo. Just send a similar coin in worse shape and that too happens. And with that feedback stuff, I've mentioned this before. My Son sells on ebay. When he was in college all the kids got together and created fantastic feedbacks for each other. Feedbacks are only as good as you want them to be. |
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Rest in Peace
1988 Posts |
You are right just carl.,.My kids sell things on ebay, but in good faith...Bottom line BUYER BEWARE |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1796 Posts |
@timsumrall - Look at that! Feathering and smudging. You are absolutely correct. :-) It's also harder to check those things for a small image on a high-resolution display as the pixels keep getting smaller. Tricky jerks!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
7096 Posts |
Here is my latest disappointment sellers image  coin in hand  |
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Posted 03/21/2012 11:01 pm
