Your experience bidding on poorly photographed Ebay cards

[Belfast1933]

At the risk of calling attention to a card I am thinking of bidding on Ebay, I wonder what other’s experience and advice is when the card photo looks a little “off”

It looks like the card I am interested in is just on very low contrast because the card image colors look pretty dull… but as a friend of mine smartly pointed out, the white in the grading company tag looks equally washed out. I just wonder if the seller just has a low contrast photo and it all may look much brighter in hand.

I reached out to the seller to ask if he’d be willing to share additional images of the card. I was disappointed that he told me that he was not able to do this and that the image on eBay was an accurate reflection of the card, color, etc.

I’m a bit torn now. The other aspects of the car look great. Centering, corners, registration, etc.

But I can’t decide if it’s worth the risk to not know how bright the colors are live and in person.

Wondering how others have dealt with this when chasing a card like this?

Thanks, Looking forward to hearing your own experience.

Jeff.

[mrreality68]

Its always tempting to bid/buy but I would not risk it

I would contact the seller thru the ebay contact and ask them to email you or post better quality pictures

If he does not or cannot not that I move on to something else

[the-illini]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

Its always tempting to bid/buy but I would not risk it

I would contact the seller thru the ebay contact and ask them to email you or post better quality pictures

If he does not or cannot not that I move on to something else

What Jeff said.

If a listing has poor photos I generally assume they are trying to hide something.

[jh691626]

I have had eBay buyers ask for different or additional photos many times--and I always do it--it is super easy and you have a possible buyer!

Either they are trying to hide something or are just so grumpy that you wouldn't want them to have your money anyway!

[cgjackson222]

Sometimes there are poorly photographed SGC cards, and if you can get the Cert. # from the seller, you can look it up on SGC's website and get a better look from the "seller ready" pictures there. Of course, that won't show any damage to the slab that may have occurred, but you can always get a new slab.

[butchie_t]

If I cannot see a cards front and back clearly, then I move on. If the person does not have the time to do that simple thing on eBay, I don't have the time for what they are offering.

Butch

[NiceDocter]

Is there a return policy ? This may help you decide….. but no question you are playing a gambling game …. there’s sellers on the internet that prey on people trying to get a “bargain” so tread carefully my friend!!

[hcv123]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

Its always tempting to bid/buy but I would not risk it

I would contact the seller thru the ebay contact and ask them to email you or post better quality pictures

If he does not or cannot not that I move on to something else

Perfectly stated!

[BobbyStrawberry]

I've gotten a few bargains on poorly photographed cards that turned out to be quite nice. It's definitely a risk, though.