Fuzzy Scans on e-bay

fcloud

Did you ever notice that some coins on e-bay have really bad scans? Is this done so you can't see the coin? I think they would be better off without a scan and offer a no questions asked return policy.

Tony

Sealyp

I have noticed the same thing Tony, I think there are two different reasons for it myself. Reason 1. People just do not know how to scan a coin, and do not take the time to practice or clean up the scan due to time and or knowledge.



<< <i>I think they would be better off without a scan and offer a no questions asked return policy. Tony >>



This goes to reason 2. Ever notice how many with the bad scans say "no returns on slabbed coins"... These people I think no they have a duckling, take a scan where the duck don't look so bad, and hope people will buy the slab and not the coin. I stay away from them myself. I used to send emails to a few asking for a better pic, but after some of the replies I got ranging from "buy it or don't", "what you see is all I have" to "PCGS says its an MS-66 what more do you need?" I quite and just pass these by....
Errr, thats I don't buy!

Whitewashqtr

How about his key date 1934-D Washington Quarter. This coin must have been offered 5 times already and the price never changed. You would think that for $2000 you could at least see a decent pic.

1934D PCGS MS65

fcloud

I went digging into PCGS Forum History. This is the oldest thread I could find where I started the thread. What a hoot! Has anyone else ever done a search to see some of their old stuff?

LanceNewmanOCC

<< <i>I went digging into PCGS Forum History. This is the oldest thread I could find where I started the thread. What a hoot! Has anyone else ever done a search to see some of their old stuff? >>



yup. all kinds of archive searching.

one need have their settings set properly to see deep into the past.
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