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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 2711214, member: 112"]Well, isn't that the "thing", really ? Doesn't everybody pretty much do that when they take and post pictures of a coin ? What I mean is this, you used the words "maximized for appeal". Another way of saying it would be to say - use the most flattering pictures you can capture. Sure, there may be some who when they are taking pictures of their coins say to themselves - ohhhh I really like that one, but it just doesn't "look" like that when you just look at the coin in hand. Think I'll use another one to post. But most people aren't gonna do that, not when trying to sell and not when just sharing coin pics with others. Most people, including myself, are going to post pictures that "reach out and grab ya" ! They wanna brag, they wanna show off - and that's perfectly normal. And in my opinion, to be expected ! I guess what I'm trying to get across is that it doesn't matter if it's True View pics or Joe Blow's pics. You can pretty much bet the farm that just about anybody's coin pictures are going to be those that show the coin in its most flattering way. That, right there, is why people use True View pics, or use any other photographer who takes coin pictures for people, whether it their business to do so, or just helping out a coin buddy. Some folks just don't have the knack for coin pics - others do. Bottom line, when thinking of buying, you can't trust anybody's pictures ![/QUOTE]