A simple way of taking producing an image is to put the object on a
flatbed scanner with a sheet of white paper above. It has worked for
all my images, even if it is a little limited in aspect or angle.
I too would find it difficult to bid on an object whose image I had
not seen. I would not bid if I thought that the seller was using a
generic image to misrepresent the condition or the description...
Chris
At 23:03 -0700 22/4/02, Jim Brokaw wrote:
Mark - If you're selling in e*ay you really should post pictures of the
actual item you are selling... it *always* makes me wonder if the seller
admits that the picture is not the actual item for sale, and I've passed on
auctions due to that. Especially with photographic items, I wonder why can't
this guy post a picture, what's he hiding...? Even if you don't have a
digicam, shoot a few pics and scan them on a $30 flatbed scanner... I think
you seriously lower the amount you can hope to get for the item by putting
up a 'stock' picture or no picture, even if there is full description in
text.
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Jim Brokaw
OM-1's, -2's, -4's, (no -3's yet) and no OM-oney...
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