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Post Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:48 am 
 

What do type of image do you prefer to see in auction listings. a Photo or a Scan?


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Post Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:55 am 
 

Mercenary_Roadie wrote:What do type of image do you prefer to see in auction listings. a Photo or a Scan?


If its one item a scan works, if it is a group of items then a photo (that is of course if you only use one image)

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Post Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:40 pm 
 

I like whatever provides a detailed image of the item for sale.  Usually scans work better but high-res picture work well too.  It seems to be getting less common for people to have scanners though.
  

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Post Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 12:18 am 
 

I use scans because I think it details condition/quality much better than a picture taken a few feet away. I wish more sellers would use them.
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Post Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 1:18 am 
 

I prefer scans, if feasible, but photos are just as good sometimes. Scans can be more harmful than photos, so, of some stuff, I just prefer multiple pictures, taken at different angles, and of more than just the cover, back, and a random page... I want to see the thing. Course, I also ignore the pictures, too, cause they are often stock images... I hate that.


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Post Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 1:41 am 
 

Mercenary Roadie....you wouldn't be Presterjor on Ebay would you?


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Post Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 1:46 am 
 

Given his recent posting in Classifieds, I'd say he's mercenary_roadie on eBay. ;)
  

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Post Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 3:24 pm 
 

FormCritic wrote:Mercenary Roadie....you wouldn't be Presterjor on Ebay would you?


Nope, I'm just Mercenary Roadie


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Post Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 8:19 pm 
 

Scan, of both front and back so I can tell what print run it's likely to be


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