WOW WHAT A MORGAN (A lesson in ebay and camera magic)

Below find pictures of a morgan I bought on ebay, these are the pictures provided. I will respond to this thread, and post the pictures I took. BTW, the morgan is nice, but not great.

 

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Here are the pictures I took:

 

Since no opinions are being expressed, would you care to identify the seller? My Favorite Sellers' List includes favorites for two different reasons. :smile

 

I agree, please post the seller. The camera can play some serious tricks....

If I sell a coin on ebay, I take pictures and use scans to avoid this type of trickery.

 

dolphinsfn1 is the name of the seller.

 

Looks like he is at it again....

http://cgi.ebay.com/RIM-TONED-DMPL-...ryZ39465QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

The worst part is, I left him feedback, when I thought I was leaving it for someone else : (

 

Also, he needs to learn how to use paragraphs.

 

I don't know what to think exactly. The picture by the seller is very good. Strong light coming from the top to highlight the frost. The coin is on dark fabric which gives it good contrast. The coin is... the coin. The biggest difference is the photography (and your flat lighting and non-castrasty enviroment). Is that bad, I'm not sure. If you light it as dramatic, it will oook as good. Flat lighting always produces flat results.

I used to be one of those photography types way back in the day, and the whole point of product photography (commercial) is to make the product look good. Your car won't look as good as it does in the ad, neither will the shirt you buy. Not sure what to say.

 

The thing is, many DMPL coins look that good, regardless of the lighting. I feel like he gave a false impression of the coin.

 

I actually like Zanemans pictures, face doesn't have the same 'scars' as the ebay pics.

 

I think it is, but then again I've been wrong numerous times. In his picture, there is rainbow toning on the reverse, that for some reason did show up in my picture, as I just can't get the lighting right, but it covers the exact same area as shown in his picture.

 

Hm, you make some very interesting points. I can see what you are talking about. This guy must really be a pro photographer, or we are mistaken. After careful review I am inclined to think that it perhaps is not the same coin.

 

I don't think it is the same coin

I do not purchase 'raw' coins on E-bay. There is, unfortunately, those who would seek to take advantage of the buyer. I understand why someone would want to buy 'raw' coins...the perception of a good deal or even better. The other side of that coin, (no pun) is the same perception by the seller of a good deal or better.
I would suggest, although you will pay a premium, to buy Morgan dollars third party graded by NGC or PCGS.
You will minimize having these types of issues.

 

I thought it wasn't the same coin until I saw the toning seemed the same in both sets of photographs.

 

Too my eye, and I hate to jump on band wagons, the detail of the ear is greater in the ebay photo, and that is not possible to raise with just photography. In terms of the DMPL refection, I would exprect that such an ebay photo would look like the one you got in your hand.

Ruben

 

He also has THIS rarity:
http://cgi.ebay.com/GEM-1997-D-FRAN...8384342457QQcategoryZ3358QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

Yeah

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Ruben