Bigger doesn't necessarily mean better

[drewincanada]

I've bought a few CGC books from this Ebayer in the past. His images are usually taken with a digital camera and aren't very clear, but they've all been 9.4+ books, he includes the page colour and CGC serial number in his listings, they haven't been particularly expensive purchases, and they've all turned out just fine.

 

Now he's got an Avengers #1 CGC 5.0 up for auction. Given the value of this book even at mid-grade, and the wide variations in the kinds of flaws/damage that you might find on a book in this grade, I really want to see a good scan before I bid on it.

 

The image in his listing is awfully fuzzy:

 

Avengers #1

 

As he says, "bigger scan just email me".

 

So I did, explaining I needed a better image so I could see all the detail, and here's what I got.

 

 

(thumbs u

 

Yup, it's definitely bigger. Can't fault him on that.

[Ringfinger]

Beauty!

[Ebel 1911]

What could you possibly be missing in that image?

[CAP Freak]

How about asking for grading notes.

[lizards2]

I was looking at several of his other auctions, and they are all blurry and out of focus like that.

[Red Hook]

ALL is scans are dogs like that. I don't think he's trying to pull anything, especially with his long Ebay track record. But I hear ya'.

 

He's just one of the presentationally challenged.

[eddly]

Obviously he pressed it and is trying to hide the evidence with this lousy picture.

[silverage12c]

I don't think these are scans at all --- looks like he's taking pics with his camera phone.

[drewincanada]

I've won 5 of his auctions. They're almost all in the old CGC holders, and the grading seems solid. I've been very happy.

 

He sets his starting bid just below the recent GPA average price, and along with the lousy images, he doesn't attract many bidders. I was the only bidder on all 5 auctions and I won them for the starting bid.

 

But now that I've opened my big mouth...

[flatrock02]

 

Here is your picture fixed (thumbs u

[the blob]

My scans and digital photos of slabs are horrible too. It's amazing I've sold as many as I have based on the cruditude of my scans. I don't know how you guys get them to look nice.

[blue808]

I've won 5 of his auctions. They're almost all in the old CGC holders, and the grading seems solid. I've been very happy.

 

He sets his starting bid just below the recent GPA average price, and along with the lousy images, he doesn't attract many bidders. I was the only bidder on all 5 auctions and I won them for the starting bid.

 

But now that I've opened my big mouth...

 

Thanks ... just set my snipe

[drewincanada]

I can't afford to bid on any of his current stuff. Need to save my coin for my Italy vacation which starts next Friday! Wahoo! Three weeks!