No Photos With B/S/T Listings - What Do You Think?

Fred · #1 03-19-2025, 06:51 PM

I will usually pass on BST items without a clean photo/scan. It's easy enough to ask for a picture if one isn't posted, but I figure why bother. If it's something I really want, then I might send a PM asking for photo/scan. If one cannot be provided, then it's a definite pass. Perhaps a choice should be "would you purchase an item from the BST without seeing a photo/scan?"

conor912 · #2 03-20-2025, 10:16 AM

Making me ask you for pics is absurd. If you can�t make it as easy as humanly possible for me to give you my money, I�ll move onto the next guy who will.

Balticfox · #3 03-20-2025, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by conor912

Making me ask you for pics is absurd. If you can’t make it as easy as humanly possible for me to give you my money, I’ll move onto the next guy who will.

I agree. Providing pictures is essential. And learning how to post pictures isn't nuclear physics. I certainly wasn't raised on personal computers but I picked up on both techniques within a month or two of joining my first discussion forum in 2000-01.

LEHR · #4 03-20-2025, 10:47 AM

Regardless of the item or how good the price is, if there's no photos I just automatically pass. I'm also not going spend my time to email asking for photos either, as I sometimes see requested. There's a million other collectibles out there to buy.

Just my $0.02.

jayshum · #5 03-20-2025, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fred

I will usually pass on BST items without a clean photo/scan. It's easy enough to ask for a picture if one isn't posted, but I figure why bother. If it's something I really want, then I might send a PM asking for photo/scan. If one cannot be provided, then it's a definite pass. Perhaps a choice should be "would you purchase an item from the BST without seeing a photo/scan?"

Quote:

Originally Posted by conor912

Making me ask you for pics is absurd. If you can�t make it as easy as humanly possible for me to give you my money, I�ll move onto the next guy who will.

Quote:

Originally Posted by LEHR

Regardless of the item or how good the price is, if there's no photos I just automatically pass. I'm also not going spend my time to email asking for photos either, as I sometimes see requested. There's a million other collectibles out there to buy.

Just my $0.02.

So for a listing I had with about 200 cards (with prices and condition listed for each), are you all saying that you wouldn't consider buying anything because I didn't post pictures of every card in the listing and instead asked people to PM me if they wanted to see pictures? I had plenty of people ask for pictures and buy from me, but I'm wondering if I would have sold more if I did post pictures of everything.

Balticfox · #6 03-20-2025, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by jayshum

I had plenty of people ask for pictures and buy from me, but I'm wondering if I would have sold more if I did post pictures of everything.

Post some representative pictures of cards of each grade with a focus on the stars. If you're listing 200 cards, 12-15 pictures should do. Or you could do one scan with four to nine cards for each year. In any event it would be helpful to see what you consider VG and Ex.

frankbmd · #7 03-20-2025, 11:58 AM

D. None of the Above = I'm just being obnoxious, but

if I can't figure out how to post picture B, then C indicates that I must be obnoxious, which brings D into play.

I can't decide between A, that you are nuts and C, that it is not okay, because I don't know, James, if you are both nuts and obnoxious, which is possible I think,

So I would pick D, but that is not an option except in this post.

View Poll Results: What Do You Think?
You're nuts, James. There's nothing wrong with no photos.	4	7.84%
Only O.K. if you really can't figure out how to post photos.	18	35.29%
It's not O.K. In fact, it's obnoxious.	29	56.86%
Voters: 51. You may not vote on this poll

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