Need some eBay help please...

JohnMaben

We're new at this... we tried taking pictures with a camera, they sucked, now we're using a scanner and they are a bit better, any tips in how to get the best ebay pics with a scanner? Thank you.
John

Coin Finder

John the ebay picture service is really bad. Scanning the coin then up loading to FTP server space, then typing ing the URl for Ebay pictures gives you a bigger file and hence a better quality picture. Detailed instuctions on how to do this are on the Ebay community bulliten board. I use AOL and I can upload large photos or scans to their FTp space. I rename the file and plug it into the ebay auction.

Here is a link for you:

http://chatboards.ebay.com/chat.jsp?forum=1&thread=42

Tbig

seatedcollector

walmart sells an all in one HP printer, copier, scanner, for less than $100 the picture quality is just awesome. probably can be done with almost any scanner, the trick is to figure out how to use it effectively. first i take a scan of about 15 coins, then from that scan i can take individual coins and save them as files. dimes and smaller are a little tough, but quarters and up look like 5" in diameter, every detail (and every problem) and they still load pretty fast. if you use the camera you will pay for the scanner in lost bids. if you need a little help, pm me with your email and i'll send you some of the scans i did and i'm as computer gadget dumb as they get

airplanenut

John,

You've got fantastic coins-- I'd suggest investing in a good digital camera, as the quality is so much better. In addition, I'd put the pictures on your web server, as opposed to eBay. When I list, all my pictures are on my server, and then I put one photo with eBay for the gallery image.

Jeremy

JohnMaben

Thanks guys, anyone else?

goose3

TomB uses a scanner if I recall correctly and he can usually get some pretty good results!


I agree with the others. Nice digicam with a homemade light setup is the only way to go.

Boom

I have it both ways, a hp psc all in one (hp2175) it's awesome once you learn how to use it properly but at 300-400% magnification , high to extreme sharpness and 1200 resolution if you do not know what you're doing even a minor tic will look humungous. Then you tweak your color. Works real nice on real nice coins but will detect things you'll miss with a loupe under a 100 Watt Reveal Bulb. I find it real handy for screening coins before submitting as nothing escapes the brutal honesty of this AIO.

Because of that I went out and bought a digital camera. Still learning new things everyday. I got a Fufifilm Finepix A330 set right next to me under which is the scanner. Digital is the way to go for appealing pix, the scanner is the way to go to save yourself a lot of money in submissions. Coins that appear to be 66/ 67, all the flaws are very easily detected with it. I like having both. I use the AIO's editor with the camera and work right off desktop. I like simple and quality without having to re finance da house!