Re: SOT: Ebay pictures

[chris@CosmicWolf.com (Chris Morse)]

On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 03:46:52 GMT, "Glenn Jones" <rg.jones@rogers.com>
wrote:

>Sorry to vent here but I wanted to get other opinions.....
>
>I have seen lots of Ebay auctions that use the same pictures but don't
>specify that what your are seeing is a representation of what you are buying
>vs a photo of the actual article.
>
>Some vendors indicate this but most don't.
>
>Would anyone else agree with me that Ebay should force sellers to indicate
>that photo representations of articals for sale should state wether it is
>the actual artical for sale?
>
>I have seen several auctions of IIc+'s that used the same picture where the
>actual text description varied quite a bit. They show a pristine machine
>which may or may not be acurate...
>
>Most retailers indicate something to that effect if the picture they publish
>does not acturately reflect the goods being sold. Something used most likely
>is not in the same condition as a stock apple photo of the original product
>for example
>
>I know ...buyer beware and ask questions first ... I just think is sucks and
>I am tending to pass up auctions where I think the vendor has used stock or
>borrowed photos and has not disclosed this fact in the auction details.
>
>Glenn
>
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Exactly.. I have seen //c+ auctions that use the same picture -- looks
like it's a tennis court with red asphalt and a while paint line
behind the computer.  I forget exactly where, but this picture is on
one of the Apple II history info websites on the web.  When I saw an
auction for a "great condition" //c+ and I saw that picture, I knew it
wasn't of the actual unit.

Maybe eBay could make it so that when someone posts pictures for an
auction, they MUST specify whether the images being used are of the
actual item or merely a "similar item" and force a label below the
picture or something that says which it is.

But you're quite right -- it's annoying.. I just avoid the auction or
if it's really something I'm interested in, I'll e-mail the seller for
more information.

// CHRIS