harami2000 wrote:Re; http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5170212176Hrmm....Well, being an OCE would hardly damage its value in the current marketplace!
harami2000 wrote:As to the rest of the condition; it looks pretty fine to me, to say the least. Would be looking to send a few questions in to confirm that, however, rather than just go by one pitifully low-res image and the seller's word... has only three hours to go, though.Had been expecting that one to be flying somewhat higher, to be honest.
cavscout761 wrote:Thanks all, Guess I wasn't clear. I knew it wasn't an OCE, (thanks to this site, but mine is) I just wanted to know what you professional collectors prefer when it comes to buying off ebay to save myself time when I post mine for sale. Traveller gave me a headsup on photobucket which I now belong to which was great. As for the extra picture costs, it does suck, but it's only .15 per. If I figure four good close-up scans (3 books and the reference sheets) plus a picture of the box, it's still less than a dollar. I can swing that. Wouldn't it be better to include the .75 in the handling option and save yourself (the seller I mean) the time of answering multiple emails? I mean, you would have to fill the box with bubble wrap and bubble wrap the box itself before packing to insure no damage from shipping wouldn't you?
bclarkie wrote:harami2000 wrote:Re; http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5170212176Hrmm....Well, being an OCE would hardly damage its value in the current marketplace!Well that certainly is the truth. Pretty scary huh? harami2000 wrote:As to the rest of the condition; it looks pretty fine to me, to say the least. Would be looking to send a few questions in to confirm that, however, rather than just go by one pitifully low-res image and the seller's word... has only three hours to go, though.Had been expecting that one to be flying somewhat higher, to be honest.Yeah, especially if you are considering dropping that kind of money. If it ends up being a 4th/5th print and as nice as it appears to be though, it would end up being a pretty good buy at that price.
deimos3428 wrote:Ok, either the seller has changed the picture in the time you guys posted, or I'm missing something. That picture shows a set that is most definitely an OCE! Look at the larger pic at the bottom of the listing.
bclarkie wrote:Yeah, especially if you are considering dropping that kind of money. If it ends up being a 4th/5th print and as nice as it appears to be though, it would end up being a pretty good buy at that price.
harami2000 wrote:Apologies for the delay...PC crashed badly. Image processing program refused to load the pic, so I reinstalled. Still didn't work. (Had to convert it to a .bmp first...).
bclarkie wrote:harami2000 wrote:Apologies for the delay...PC crashed badly. Image processing program refused to load the pic, so I reinstalled. Still didn't work. (Had to convert it to a .bmp first...).I guess it is my monitor then.
harami2000 wrote:I tried different temperature settings on mine, and didn't make too much of a difference.Is hardly the most obvious starburst in the world, I must admit!And yes, an OCE in that condition should do well, just now. But then, Frank's only made it to $79 at the end of last year and that even had an extra paper slip (can't remember what it was, exactly) which I've not seen before.Maybe other people think it's just a "boring" fifth print, too!
Deadlord36 wrote:Clarkie, that Chainmail chick magazine shows up every so often. I agree, I'm sure she has a great hatchet wound. That is D&D related, no?
bclarkie wrote:I converted it to a bitmap on my hard drive and zoomed all the way in on it, so I could see the starburst as well. It's good to not be presumptuous.
harami2000 wrote:Re; http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5170212176 bclarkie wrote:I converted it to a bitmap on my hard drive and zoomed all the way in on it, so I could see the starburst as well. It's good to not be presumptuous. Would it have been OK to have insinuated you were being a bit presumptuous, then, even though I wasn't? If the image is over-saturated, drop the contrast like a stone. (Had to go to -70% or more there, which is crazy!).Still gonna be watching the final price, though... Best wishes,David.
deimos3428 wrote:Interesting stuff. I'm running the monitor at 50% brightness & 100% contrast. Maybe that's giving me an "edge" spotting stuff. I turned the brightness up and the starburst vanished...
bclarkie wrote:harami2000 wrote:Re; http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5170212176Hrmm....Well, being an OCE would hardly damage its value in the current marketplace!Well that certainly is the truth. Pretty scary huh?
harami2000 wrote:(Heh, heh... But does it point out hidden 1st Chainmails or ST1s in mixed lots for you?).