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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SuperDave, post: 2321389, member: 1892&quot;]OK, so we&#039;ll approach it from that standpoint and see what we can do to make the outcome the best it can be for both you and the buyer. As an aside, this Forum - like all - will have rules regarding what newer members like yourself can and cannot do regarding selling and where you can talk about it, and that&#039;s a separate thing you&#039;ll have to figure out.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your casual way of mentioning Ebay indicates you&#039;re no stranger. Selling coins, to do best, is a little more exacting than regular Ebay auctions. The quality of your imagery, and the honesty of your description, will lead to higher sales prices and happier buyers - and Ebay coin buyers <b>will not hesitate</b> to jack up a poor seller, we suffer a lot of frauds in the market and we&#039;re kind of testy about it - all around. We can likely improve greatly on the technical quality of your images with the equipment you have right now, and that will be preferable because first and foremost you need to get a good idea yourself of the true quality of each coin. Some of them - especially the Lincolns - would likely get snagged within an hour or two of posting them if you show clear images and a reasonable Buy It Now price.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So. Regardless of what you&#039;re using to shoot these coins, here&#039;s what you do: </p><p><br /></p><p>Get the camera and coin as square to each other as possible. If you&#039;re using a camera, preferably a tripod pointing straight down at the coin; if a cellphone, maybe on a flat surface with the lens peeking over the side, again pointed straight down at the coin on a flat, monochrome surface, preferably pure white because white will give the camera the fewest problems coping. I usually use worn, bleached white t-shirts because they&#039;re so soft and easy on the coin; you could use printer paper for the purity of the white but be very careful in placing the coins. The slightest scrape could cause marks affecting the value. <b>Be careful</b>. The coin needs to be out of any container.</p><p><br /></p><p>Snap the picture remotely, however you can. If a camera, use a delayed shutter. If a phone, maybe say &quot;Cheese&quot; like I can with my G3, and it snaps the pic. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Just so your finger is not there to vibrate the camera when the shutter snaps.</p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;ll have to experiment just a little to find out how close you can get to the coin and still achieve a clear focus, and you want the image to be as big as possible while remaining sharp.</p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s some homework for you. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>If you share what you&#039;re using to shoot pics, I can offer more specific advice.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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