Can anything be done about people that routinely juice Ebay pictures?

p8nt · July 19, 2006 9:55AM

There are many sellers on Ebay that continue to do this. What makes it funnier is when they make it easy to track down the true pictures.

Teletrade Auction.

Ebay Auction.

Whizzard · July 19, 2006 9:58AM

Wow, I didn't know the teletrade pics had that much dpi. Doesn't look like alot has been done though, a little less gamma, no color differences..

Russ · July 19, 2006 9:58AM

<< Monster Killer Rainbow >>

Perfect example of a seller that doesn't have a clue what a rainbow or a monster is.

Russ, NCNE

DennisH · July 19, 2006 9:59AM

You could always stop bidding and buying from them.

Russ · July 19, 2006 10:00AM

<< Doesn't look like alot has been done though, a little less gamma, no color differences >>

A little less gamma would make the colors less intense, not more. The image has been juiced using the saturation slider.

Edit: You're right. Lowering the gamma does intensify the color. This is saturation, though.

Russ, NCNE

p8nt · July 19, 2006 10:00AM

<< You could always stop bidding and buying from them. >>

It's not me that I'm worried about.

ziggy29 · July 19, 2006 10:01AM

<< Perfect example of a seller that doesn't have a clue what a rainbow or a monster is. >>

I dunno about that. It does look like a monster breathed on it...

Whizzard · July 19, 2006 10:11AM

<< This is saturation, though. Russ, NCNE >>

Yeah, I lost photoshop lite a couple reinstalls ago. Lately I've been using IrfanView which is free, and pretty capable once you learn the German way of doing image editing. I would highly recommend if for people who do not want to pay for Photoshop and have reasonably straightforward image editing tasks to perform. Unfortunately, as we are seeing, it brings the prevarication possibilities to the masses...

Mark

TwoSides2aCoin · July 19, 2006 10:11AM

I'll just bet if someone cracked that out, baked it in the oven at 350 for seventeen minutes and submitted to PCGS it would come back MS64.
edit to add: Prooflike

tmot99 · July 19, 2006 10:18AM

I don't know. Why do you ask?

On a related note, I saw this on ebay and wondered what you think.

Russ · July 19, 2006 10:23AM

tmot99,

Somebody never learned how to paint within the lines.

Russ, NCNE

stman · July 19, 2006 10:24AM

Well, that depends.... ah, never mind.

p8nt · July 19, 2006 10:27AM

<< Well, that depends.... ah, never mind.

>>

I don't think this person is a board member

tmot99 · July 19, 2006 10:28AM

<< tmot99,

Somebody never learned how to paint within the lines.

Russ, NCNE >>

I don't have a mouse on my laptop. Kinda hard to work with the touchpad.

Whizzard · July 19, 2006 10:30AM

<< I don't know. Why do you ask?

On a related note, I saw this on ebay and wondered what you think.

>>

Oh geez, that outer color resembles stuff I used to find in my kids diaper....

Julio · July 19, 2006 10:35AM

Hmmm, great question. Short answer, no. Let the buyer beware. Unfortunately some are very good at photoshop and other software, fortunately that scum does not have a clue. No, it's not the lighting. lol. jws

tmot99 · July 19, 2006 10:39AM

<< some are very good at photoshop and other software >>

Obviously, he's not talking about me.

Russ · July 19, 2006 10:40AM

<< I don't have a mouse on my laptop. Kinda hard to work with the touchpad. >>

Hell, I couldn't do that well WITH a mouse.

Russ, NCNE

TwoSides2aCoin · July 19, 2006 10:42AM

<< 

<< I don't know. Why do you ask?

On a related note, I saw this on ebay and wondered what you think.

>>

Oh geez, that outer color resembles stuff I used to find in my kids diaper.... >>

... I hope you called HazMat to change the kid's diaper
that stuff ain't BIO degradable, it's a BIO hazard.

Julio · July 19, 2006 10:53AM

http://www.wacom.com/productinfo/index.cfm

This is a great help for those who are challenged to paint within the lines. Takes a few hours to get the hang of but for those attempting to give an accurate depiction it's a great tool. Not the pen I use though. jws

Unfortunately it also works well for those who seek to deceive.

Thenewguy · July 19, 2006 10:58AM

Ya just save the picture and use your own photo software to de-enhance it. Using things in the photo that you know what the colors should look like like the slab and label as a guide so you can see about what it most likely really looks like.