Sellers, if you're gonna be lazy and not have a description...

[southern*sweet*tea]

...at least have a decent photo.  I had a 15  year old keychain camera that took better pictures than this.

Seller's description (not verbatim) - buyer will be buying based on the photos.  ::sigh::  All 12 photos are like this.

Sorry, but as a buyer it's frustrating. I have money, I WANT TO BUY, but I can't if you're not gonna show me what you have!  And it's happening more and more...and I'm spending less and less.

[immortalfigures]

Wow, this isn't just a bad picture. There is something about it. I can't look at it for more than 2 seconds without my head starting to hurt, like I am trying on some one else's glasses. I think this seller has actually weaponized poor ebay listings. 

[debosm-47]

I looks like there is oil on the lens

[southern*sweet*tea]

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@jersey..authentix wrote:

You certainly do see some pretty bad Photos. Beats me why you wouldn't want to show what you are selling in the best format possible.

Since laziness has been brought up. What about those lazy buyers that never read descriptions and buy based on Pictures.

I had a listing  stated custom jersey , stated the company, very clearly explained , but yet the buyer purchases and claim fake on the return.  Would have taken nothing to read. Wasn't hidden.

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Two sides of the exact same laziness and irresponsibility coin. Neither party does their due diligence. One fails when it comes to taking responsibility when making their listing, the other fails to take responsibility when it comes to buying a listing. 

Any seller can throw up a listing - a responsible seller takes pride in their listing and has clear pictures, a clear description, uses correct item specifics and has a non-threatening TOS.

Any buyer can buy  a listing - a responsible buyer reads the description, item specifics and any seller TOS, looks at the photos and makes a responsible purchase based on the given information.  And...a good buyer will not buy from a lazy, visibly irresponsible seller. (at least this good buyer won't.)

Two sides of the same lazy and irresponsible coin.

[kensgiftshop]

I come across a seller a few weeks ago and almost all their photos were blurry or so dark, you couldn't tell what they were selling.

I thought they were new, but no, they've been selling awhile (and doing pretty good)  with a couple thousand items.

Their description was the title and see images.

[gwzcomps]

In nature they call those warning signs. For all we know they are a great seller. Sadly their pictures say otherwise. Sometimes I will send people some feedback in a message in the hopes it will help them improve.

[wesk_36]

I find this in gold and silver coin listings too often, here's a couple of examples. They are not enlarged. The sellers must be proud!

[southern*sweet*tea]

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@wesk_36 wrote:

I find this in gold and silver coin listings too often, here's a couple of examples. They are not enlarged. The sellers must be proud!

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Oh wow...that one on the left looks like a greasy pizza.

[chapeau-noir]

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@southern*sweet*tea wrote:

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@wesk_36 wrote:

I find this in gold and silver coin listings too often, here's a couple of examples. They are not enlarged. The sellers must be proud!

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Oh wow...that one on the left looks like a greasy pizza.

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I was thinking it looked like quiche.

[yuzuha]

I encountered one of those yesterday while doing some searching for Christmas presents for friends.  Only one photo, dark and a bit blurry, and you couldn't even zoom in on it at all.

Why do these sellers think they're going to get sales if they can't even be bothered to put in the effort to do the bare minimum in terms of making their listings presentable/appealing?  There's zero excuse for it in this day and age of cell phones that take perfectly good photos.   And the worst part was that this was a seller who had a couple hundred items listed, so it wasn't even like they were just some Joe cleaning out their closet!

[a_c_green]

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@debosm-47 wrote:
I looks like there is oil on the lens

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My thoughts too. I see a lot of what I assume are smartphone photos that must have fingerprint grease all over the lens. Granted, it's easy to do, and I've taken one or two shots that way that came out smeary as a result, but when I look at the first photo and see that, it doesn't take two seconds to just wipe the lens with a shirtsleeve and get back to nice sharp photos after that.

[inhawaii]

I see it all the time.  Listings that have NO description (other than the title).  LOL

[dhbookds]

Agree with everyone.............but to add to the insult.........the stuff SELLS.......that's what aggravates me.......looking in solds and finding this kind of thing...........little, no description, lousy pictures, etc....sigh

[vanman1029]

I was intersted in a Humphrey Bogart DVD box set. It had a generic picture and absolutely no description at all! So I sent the seller a question asking what movies and how many. Here is his reply that made no sense at all. Obviously his reply is generic as well.

[kelekt]

"the stuff SELLS..."  usually because it's the cheapest

to me the pro-looking photos are more questionable

than the fuzzy "bad" photos

because at least you know the bad photos are NOT 

Cheap IMPORTED JUNK from you-know-where  😉

[Anonymous]

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@pink.fish.rule wrote:
or at least get a cheap tripod.

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Heck, if you want to keep it on the cheap you don't even need to get a tripod. Put a bag of rice or beans on top of a dresser or a stack of boxes and nestle your digi cam in there to keep it steady. It's not hard to do and I can't believe people think it's acceptable to use these awful photos. It brings down the whole venue. I guess they keep doing it because as dhbooks pointed out - people buy regardless.