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Market pics taken in the dark: scam or cool?

By spinal

6 years ago



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    “Sellers who post only for sale pics in the dark are...”

    • ... just showing how cool the lights and not intentially hiding anything 1 vote
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    • ... trying to hide true condition of pin 8 votes
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    #1 6 years ago
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    spinal

    Pinside member

    7y 69,150 1,537

    You're interested in a pin and the only pics posted are taken in the dark. Nice to see lights but really then you can't really see what the condition of the pin is. Not saying that a pic or two in the dark isn't nice as a bonus but really don't we want to see the actual condition of the pin because we want to buy it?

    So my question here is, are sellers intentionally taking exclusively dark pics to hide condition or maybe some reason I'm missing?

    Also, if most of us know this is a tactic, then shouldn't sellers know this and just be posting pictures with the lights on?

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    #2 6 years ago
     
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    kwiKimart

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    US San Diego, CA

    12y 90,650 10,693 3 71

    I find it to be a bit shady IMHO. I'd ask the seller to take a picture of it with the lights on.

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    #3 6 years ago
     
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    dsuperbee

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    US Sacramento, CA

    11y 82,550 5,597 6

    Obviously the seller should haul the game down to a local studio for a series of shots with different backgrounds (garage doors are an excellent choice, but maybe something not so urban, like a nice beach would look good) otherwise he is trying to hide something sinister.

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    #4 6 years ago
     
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    Rondogg

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    11y 109K 3,341

    I love pics of the game with the glass on. Shadyaf

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    #5 6 years ago
     
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    ForceFlow

    Pinside Moderator

    9y 238K 31,358 268 14

    Not everybody knows how to take good photos.

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    #6 6 years ago
     
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    Oneangrymo

    Pinside+ Pro!

    6y 133K 4,262 32

    I don't know.. but so far I have bought 3 new pins, and 3 used ones in the matter of 1-2 months, and I will not buy a used one again, even if its an HUO. Something about them just doesn't feel right, they have some hidden scratches/dents that were never revealed.. and the prices are all over the board.
    Mo!

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