sometimes bad pictures are worth bidding on

marmac

this one one is neon blue and tough to photograph.

littlejohn

yes, i have gotten some nice coins ,that had bad pic.
littlejohn

Deadhorse

Agreed. I picked up a nice end roll toner in a PCGS slab for right at Greysheet bid a couple of years ago.

The picture was at an angle and with poor lighting. I could make out what appeared to obverse end roll lines and put in a lowball bid. I was the only bidder.

I was shocked when I received it in the mail. It was an absolute beauty with golds, greens, blues and a reddish rim tone that was a complete surprise.

I eventually sold it at a show for about an 800% profit. Kind of still wish I had it, but I was blinded by the $$$.

anablep

I agree. Here are the seller's pictures







and my images...

anablep

Of course, you can get burned, too...

Rollerman

<< <i>Of course, you can get burned, too... >>



I'd say more often than not. I suspect that many sellers have poor photos/scans so the potential buyer's confused at what they're seeing. I tell my buddies if the light is poor, the coloration of the coin is odd (real golden or tan, real dark or other unusual shades of green/blue etc.) or if the coin is at an odd angle (have even seen some where the slab was on it's side) they're trying to hide something OR catch the light in a way that doesn't reveal bag marks etc.
That's my take anyway,
All the best, Pete

marmac

I absolutely agree that the odds are against you w/ bad pictures.

I email the seller to send the full size pic to me.

lordmarcovan

(Not the original seller's pic, but it was about that size, and quality.)


I was quite surprised when I got the coin.

My own pictures of it still leave much to be desired, but you can see why I was pleasantly surprised.