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<p>[QUOTE="miedbe7, post: 2141280, member: 33919"]Yep. I did a google image search on the original auction photo and the ONLY return was to <a href="http://www.largecents.net/collection/1797drbust.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.largecents.net/collection/1797drbust.html" rel="nofollow">this</a> page. The only thumbnail provided on that page is of the obverse only and extremely small. When scrolling down and clicking on the S-141 image, it shows the large image <a href="http://www.largecents.net/collection/coinpics/s141.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.largecents.net/collection/coinpics/s141.jpg" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Unless he accessed his websites image database and found a different image size, I'm not seeing anything other than what's been posited already. Either he thought it was OK to steal others images and resize (manipulate them) to look worse and use as a stock photo or purposely convoluted his auction in hopes of scaming. Either one is NOT ok IMO. I'd hope they found for you in the case.</p><p><br /></p><p>edit: unless ebay auto-resized the image, I think based on the fact that Deck's website goes 404 protected from simple parent directory searches, the seller must have manipulated the photos for a reason. I don't know how you can't see it as malicious intent.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="miedbe7, post: 2141280, member: 33919"]Yep. I did a google image search on the original auction photo and the ONLY return was to [URL='http://www.largecents.net/collection/1797drbust.html']this[/URL] page. The only thumbnail provided on that page is of the obverse only and extremely small. When scrolling down and clicking on the S-141 image, it shows the large image [URL='http://www.largecents.net/collection/coinpics/s141.jpg']here[/URL]. Unless he accessed his websites image database and found a different image size, I'm not seeing anything other than what's been posited already. Either he thought it was OK to steal others images and resize (manipulate them) to look worse and use as a stock photo or purposely convoluted his auction in hopes of scaming. Either one is NOT ok IMO. I'd hope they found for you in the case. edit: unless ebay auto-resized the image, I think based on the fact that Deck's website goes 404 protected from simple parent directory searches, the seller must have manipulated the photos for a reason. I don't know how you can't see it as malicious intent.[/QUOTE]
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