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Should I be suspicious of listings where photos at an angle to the camera?
Not sure if this is the right place for this question, but I'm looking to spend what for me is proper money to purchase a PSA 9 card from the 1970s. One listing looks particularly interesting, but I can't help but notice that the listing photo is slightly tilted such that the left side of the card is slightly closer to the camera than the right side of the card. I wonder if this is being done to mask a tilt?
Most listing photos are done straight on so that any tilt in the centering is obvious. Am I being a handwringer, or is it more likely that the camera angle is done to, uh, market the card in a better light? I should note that the seller appears to be someone who sells a high volume of graded cards. Last edited by bk400; 07-28-2023 at 09:29 PM. |
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I don't know if your seller is trying to hide something but it never hurts to ask him for scans or better pictures. |
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Always be wary of non-standard picture and scan practices. There is very often a reason behind it.
And there's this... 630. Farced Perspective A seller taking a picture of an off-centered card at an angle with the ‘very close to the border’ side in the foreground, giving the illusion that there’s a lot more room there than there actually is.
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I can't imagine a PSA9 of anything being tilted, but I guess you never know.
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Luckily, I was able to find a head on photo from the PSA cert site, so now I know what I'm looking at....sure enough -- there is a tilt in the centering. Presumably not enough to kick it out of the 9 grade, but it's there for sure. |
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In a word, yes.
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