Why Include Photographs Of The Scale With The Reading In Pictures?

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oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5240 Posts	Posted 11/29/2019 07:14 am I have seen this a lot-even in the CCF. People give the weight of an item (or maybe not) and include a picture of the item on the scale with the weight reading on the scale. Why not just state the weight? By using the tare feature, it is very simple to have a scale show any arbitrarily low reading. To show high, put something under the coin or invisible in the picture. So the reading on the scale proves nothing on a photograph. Especially in the CCF, if you are not selling the coin it is a safe assumption that you are giving the actual reading on the scale. I have always found this to be quite odd. Report this Post to the Staff

Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 11/29/2019 4:59 pm Because a lot of newbies come on the various forums claiming they have some really rare coin like the 1982 D copper small date cent. Sure they can give the weight, but they can say anything. A picture of the coin on the scale isn't foolprof, but it is better than nothing. Report this Post to the Staff
pepactonius Pillar of the Community United States 9395 Posts	Posted 11/29/2019 5:05 pm The picture of the scale shows that the poster has a scale, and could have actually weighed the coin, rather than just making up some weight. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 11/29/2019 8:04 pm When selling coins on ebay, even when I put the weight in the description, I still get dozens of messages asking how big it is or how much does it weigh. Also, I take pictures of 50+ coins at once - it is easier to just take an extra photo of each than to try to keep track of the measurements Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188342 Posts	Posted 11/29/2019 11:15 pm Good question. Good answers. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5240 Posts	Posted 11/30/2019 7:15 pm Well, some things I never thought of before. I guess that not everyone looks at things the way I do. Report this Post to the Staff
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