Lousy pictures on ebay

Desert Moon · May 14, 2016 4:40AM

Are frustrating. You see the potential in a coin, but the images are lousy scans, overexposed, oversharpened, fuzzy wuzzy, or just plain awful. Most of the time I pass when I see rotten images because you can't tell what the problems might be with the coin. I never understand why when someone is selling a coin for $100s to $1000s, they can't take the time to produce great images - these days it is crucial - unless they have something to hide on the coin. Nevertheless, sometimes I will take a gamble if the seller has a good return policy.

Here is one I took a chance on 1814 P40 Dime

The images are atrocious - looks like the coin has strongly corroded surfaces. But looking at the slab images not sure if they are, and looks like some nice toning and it is in a P40 holder. So I took a chance. My images below. Looks like the seller images are way over sharpened with too much contrast giving them a grainy look. So I think I did okay with this one.

Best, SH

Flatwoods · May 14, 2016 5:07AM

I like it.

Looks like it sat in someones album for a long time.

Unknown · May 14, 2016 5:13AM

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brg5658 · May 14, 2016 5:14AM

In the scheme of eBay pictures, those are not bad pics at all. I'd say they are probably in the top 50% of eBay pics...sadly.

Desert Moon · May 14, 2016 5:18AM

Originally posted by: Realone

Originally posted by: Flatwoods
I like it.
Looks like it sat in someones album for a long time.

btw would you please point out where you saw corrosion in the bay photo?

Real One - the surfaces in the ebay images are all grainy, could reflect 'rough' surfaces which could reflect corrosion was what I was thinking. But in hand, it is clear the images have either oversharpening or amping the contrast too high during processing. The surfaces in hand just don't have that roughness, and more consistent with the slab images in the listing, which is why I took the chance.

Best, SH

Desert Moon · May 14, 2016 5:19AM

Originally posted by: brg5658
In the scheme of eBay pictures, those are not bad pics at all. I'd say they are probably in the top 50% of eBay pics...sadly.

One word - Yikes!

Best, SH

BStrauss3 · May 14, 2016 5:29AM

Heck yes, haven't you seen the moon pictures? Where the coin is 1% of the shot (and out of focus to boot).

amwldcoin · May 14, 2016 6:14AM

Yikes! His feedback is sitting at 666!

AmazonX · May 14, 2016 6:51AM

Photos are night and day.

Wabbit2313 · May 14, 2016 7:31AM

I would rather buy from his images than the beauty shot above. Too many times color and lighting are enhanced and a coin looks rainbow toned lovely only to arrive a dark ugly clunker!

Cougar1978 · May 14, 2016 9:09AM

See nothing wrong with those pics. Actually quite good. Go to a show and buy sight seen then.

Wabbit2313 · May 14, 2016 9:24AM

I assume most of the good picture comments are coming from those that did not go to eBay and look at the sellers pics? The one above is clearly not the eBay sellers image.

ldhair · May 14, 2016 9:38AM

Pretty coin.

kaz · May 14, 2016 9:39AM

I'll give the seller credit for showing the coin under different lighting conditions, which in the aggregate I think represent it fairly well. I don't think buying it was really that much of a shot in the dark, but I'm still glad it turned out OK. Great looking dime!

Lousy pictures on ebay

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