Photos of auction coins

Deadhorse

A question for sellers on eBay or wherever. When one wins the auction and purchases the coin, how do you sellers feel about the image you used in your auction page?

As a "for example", suppose I buy a coin from say Russ or JBStevens. I often download that picture when I purchase a coin.

Now, do I also own that image/photo? In other words, suppose I chose to resell later on, how would you sellers feel if someone used your original picture on an auction page for that coin?

In may ways it is, of course, a compliment. Some guys take great photos that would be near immpossible to top with any other picture.

Opinions please.

Russ

The seller retains the rights to the image even after the coin is sold. Speaking specifically for myself, though, any of my buyers are welcome to the images to use as they see fit.

Russ, NCNE

fcloud

You never own someone else's photo. You may ask for the photographers permission to use it, and most will say yes. But don't use the photos for any reason without permission.

Tony

jbsteven

If someone I knew used my photo I would not mind. If someone I did not know asked to use my photo I would think about it.

If someone did not ask that I do not know and did not buy the coin from me I might be a little concerned.

coppercoins

I concur...nobody other than the photographer owns any right to use the photo without consent.

Deadhorse

Oh, I fully understand that the coin buyer doen't own the rights to the image. Russ is coorect there.

His feelings about such use are just what I would have expected him to say.

Again, it's more of a general feeling thing by sellers I'm asking about.

No, Russ, I'm not puting the rainbow I "stole" from you up for sale...............

coinpage

Don't assume anything about the images. You need to ask. The seller might have already assigned the rights to someone else...