Photos of the whole slab is a way for ebay to make more revenue hoping you buy more images, I have a

seateddime · September 15, 2007 4:22AM

Don't pay ebay for hosting photos, goto www.photobucket.com and open a free account. It is very easy to use and will build all the code and copy it to your clipboard.

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coinsomniac · September 15, 2007 4:42AM

I really doubt that the extra 15C per listing will cover the losses incurred by cutting out a lot of crappy coins. I think Ebay made this move for the betterment of the marketplace (which will ultimately make it to their bottom line).

MrBeast · September 15, 2007 4:45AM

Another solution is to use Auctiva for listings - you get more free photos than you could ever need, some OK templates, cheaper insurance if you choose to use their service, & a number of other pretty good features - & it's all free. I think Vendio is another one.

seateddime · September 15, 2007 4:46AM

I am all for getting ridding of NNC and NTC and all the other stupid scams on ebay. I want to share with the board a good free photo hosting place. I would figure now you need at least 4 photos of every coin.

Does anyone know how SEGS is going to be treated?

I think for circulated Seated coins they are excellent for authenticating coins and as good as ANACS for grading

UtahCoin · September 15, 2007 5:35AM

This is the way I've done mine in the past. I'm guessing this will NOT met the new requirement??

seateddime · September 15, 2007 5:56AM

nope it wont

seateddime · September 15, 2007 5:58AM

there is a program call ifranview which is freeware. You can download it at download.com, it is free and lets you combine photos with great ease.

SilverEagles92 · September 15, 2007 6:13AM

<< there is a program call ifranview which is freeware. You can download it at download.com, it is free and lets you combine photos with great ease. >>

There's also MS paint, which should be on most computers already.

steelie · September 15, 2007 10:52AM

Seateddime, could you please share the option you use in iranview to combine images....darned if I can find it and searching the index hasn't helped either...Thanks

Zoins · September 15, 2007 10:56AM

A few of the PCGS sellers I frequent on eBay already do full slab photos of the obverse and reverse, but I can see how it can be an extra hassle. I really only need the slab side with the insert as many have stated.

Photoshop will let you combine the images but it's an extra step and hassle if you have a lot of coins to sell. Perhaps some of the online ebay seller support sites will offer the photo merging capability online now.

aficionado · September 15, 2007 11:04AM

Nevermind.

DJCoinz · September 15, 2007 12:03PM

Photobucket works just fine.

GoldenEyeNumismatics · September 15, 2007 12:46PM

do you need to show full slab images of both sides of the slab?

GoldenEyeNumismatics · September 15, 2007 12:47PM

<< 

<< there is a program call ifranview which is freeware. You can download it at download.com, it is free and lets you combine photos with great ease. >>

There's also MS paint, which should be on most computers already. >>

you can combine images with paint? How?

I've tried but never found a way.

Zoins · September 15, 2007 12:55PM

<< do you need to show full slab images of both sides of the slab? >>

Yes.

I wonder if using a photocube would qualify.

coinman420 · September 15, 2007 1:04PM

<< 

<< 

<< there is a program call ifranview which is freeware. You can download it at download.com, it is free and lets you combine photos with great ease. >>

There's also MS paint, which should be on most computers already. >>

you can combine images with paint? How?

I've tried but never found a way. >>

open a second paint window the same way you opened the first one. have the the obverse open in one and the reverse open in the other. the white backround in the obverse window must be large enough to accept both images side by side. now copy and paste the reverse over the obverse in the first window. now drag it to the right and drop it so the edges meet. now just save it and your done.

hope it helps

GoldenEyeNumismatics · September 15, 2007 2:14PM

<< 

<< 

<< 

<< there is a program call ifranview which is freeware. You can download it at download.com, it is free and lets you combine photos with great ease. >>

There's also MS paint, which should be on most computers already. >>

you can combine images with paint? How?

I've tried but never found a way. >>

open a second paint window the same way you opened the first one. have the the obverse open in one and the reverse open in the other. the white backround in the obverse window must be large enough to accept both images side by side. now copy and paste the reverse over the obverse in the first window. now drag it to the right and drop it so the edges meet. now just save it and your done.

hope it helps >>

Thanks!

Zoins · September 15, 2007 3:26PM

Hmm, in addition to PCGS sometimes putting the grade and cert number on the reverse, the ANACS slabs have the grade on the obverse and the cert number on the reverse.

Security holograms also tend to be on the reverse.

Do you think eBay decided to require both sides for simplicity and to cover all their bases?

Hugegut · September 15, 2007 3:43PM

Your internet provider probably already gives you free online storage space. Comcast gives you about 20mb for example. Just put your photos in your online storage and reference them in the html code of your ad. You don't need to use ebay's picture services at all if you don't want to.

direwolf1972 · September 15, 2007 3:47PM

The best answer is buy a domain name and host your own images, I think. I have at least a thousand images that I use for eBay, other hobbies, personal (family photo's etc..). I'd be totally lost without my webhosting. And its cheap at $25 per year hosting fee's. If you use somewhere like domains410.com you can register your name for ten bucks or less a year. $35 total and no eBay hosting fee's and my images dont get deleted unless I want them to.

StrikeOutXXX · September 15, 2007 3:55PM

<< Your internet provider probably already gives you free online storage space. Comcast gives you about 20mb for example. Just put your photos in your online storage and reference them in the html code of your ad. You don't need to use ebay's picture services at all if you don't want to. >>

Exactly. I use photobucket (or my server space now and then) and HTML code. Only thing I have to pay for picture-wise is if I choose to use a gallery picture.

Coxe · September 15, 2007 10:53PM

My opinion is you are limiting your lot's potential if you have a top tier TPG slab and you don't show it. Anyone can say it is PCGS or NGC and just show the coin and perhaps a hint of the plastic. People want to see the tag. (Yes, I know that can be photoshopped easily to deceive.) Not sure why they insist on front and back images, but they can be combined into a single image anyway. That's how I always do it. Large enough to make out the assigned gradea dn then have a pair of obverse/reverse shots in larger size so people can reasonably assess the coin itself. Can use their service or self-host the photos. I prefer to pay the multiples of fifteen cents unless I want t track the IP addresses of those viewing the page. Let them use eBay's bandwidth and their clustered servers.

TwoSides2aCoin · September 15, 2007 11:17PM

I have a much easier fix.
Less says more. I just wish they'd deliver on the promise of taking my powerscrewer stigma away.

seemyauction · September 15, 2007 11:37PM

Does this meet the new requirements??????????

Musky1011 · September 15, 2007 11:40PM

I use auctiva- it is free

10 pics and gallery pic
80 cent listing

Jim

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