Pictures of gear for sale, next level

[btgc]

I have seen a bit of gear pictures, as many of us here do. Though this is something I see for first time. Single picture includes several views of thing, yet is spiced up by graphic elements creating illusion of synergy and streamlined future vision, ooops, I got caught up.

I'm not OM guy at all and don't know if prices are exorbitant or close to regular but hey, seller has developed his style (or successfully copied, if that's case). Usually expensive stuff has either many decent pictures but I think here one picture works well and isn't a minus. Of course, buzzwords and tags aren't what I adore in this pictures but again, I admit seller has done some interesting job. Miles and miles better than listing with above bargain price and supplying one poorly lit picture with a tiny lens somewhere in corner.

http://www.ebay.de/usr/om-labor

I've found this occasionally but couldn't pass this example of ebay viewing experience.

 

[Georgiy Romanov]

Really beautiful, but so beautiful that I don't believe. If I were a buyer i will pass or asking seller to make a "real" image. Those photos looks like from advertising catalog, but beautiful, yeh.

My 2 kopeiki.

 

[Jonik]

Since we're talking about marketing the product has to look at it's best, but then, in this case there's a bit too much editing (the background, the tags and all..). Judging by the seller's perfect feedback score and the 2 years warranty!!.... I think it's legit and a good try on the sellers behalf to act as an actual seller of something

 

[btgc]

Agreed, feedback and buyers feeling he has got real stuff is everything. It's possible to represent bad thing looking impeccably and reject any claims buyer takes to seller (well, besides ebay buyer is a king policy).

If buyer isn't satisfied then even perfect real life pictures aren't going to help.

Otherwise, if sellers stands behind his listings, especially with two year warranty (possible with good quality stuff, appropriate margin and small volume) - I wouldn't care about actual pictures at all - as long as it's described properly and works as rated. I can look at internet how it looks, take my money and give me matching thing. For AS IS things visual inspection is required as it can reveal bumps and hits but if it's covered by warranty....OK, that largely depends on how long seller is on market and his feedback, but definitely interesting direction.

P.S. Georgiy, I hear you and yeah, it looks too nice to be true but that's how sales work, right, to make one feeling he is getting something beautiful? Be it esoteric lens or just a 0.3L of water.

 

[nckchan]

I've actually bought from this seller before, and I must say that his service is outstanding. For every stage of shipment, he even sent me emails to keep me updated about the progress.

The lens I bought was described to be like-new, with crystal clear glass. Like all of his other ads, there was no additional pictures of the items.

When I received the lens, the cosmetic conditions of the barrel was like-new as described. HOWEVER, there were some tiny but easily visible marks on the front element. Given his very positive feedback, I believed it was a singular event where it was overlooked unintentionally. Since I didn't believe those marks would affect image quality, I kept the lens and didn't bother to tell him.

After two weeks of normal use, the focusing became rough. Although the lens was covered by the seller's warranty, I didn't send it back because it took me over three weeks to receive the lens in the first place, and I needed the lens for a trip.

At the end, I sent it to John Hermanson (Camtech) for repair. To this date, I still haven't given feedback to the seller.

 

[Tijmendal]

After two weeks of normal use, the focusing became rough. Although the lens was covered by the seller's warranty, I didn't send it back because it took me over three weeks to receive the lens in the first place, and I needed the lens for a trip.

At the end, I sent it to John Hermanson (Camtech) for repair. To this date, I still haven't given feedback to the seller.

You do realize this is probably the worst plan of action. This seller is definitely keen on providing the best service possible. That's what people pay a premium for. Part of that is having a warranty against stuff like that. The cleaning marks aren't bothersome and don't really matter. But rough focusing and having it sent out to a repairman (where YOU pay the costs) is a problem.
Not giving feedback is the one thing you shouldn't have done. You should've contacted the guy, tried to work something out and based on that give him feedback.

 

[Jonik]

Indeed... Imo you should have sent him a copy of an evaluation form, from the repair store and ask him if he agreed to refund the repair cost so that you wouldn't have to wait 6-7 more weeks to send it, have it repaired and sent back to you.

 

[hepcat]

Yeah... I dunno... I find the glossy presentation too busy for my taste. Although the product photos are, in fact, good and representative, it almost seems like he's trying to draw attention away from the product with all of the graphics. I think I prefer a good, solid product illustration shot myself.

 

[thegman]

Really beautiful, but so beautiful that I don't believe. If I were a buyer i will pass or asking seller to make a "real" image. Those photos looks like from advertising catalog, but beautiful, yeh.

My 2 kopeiki.

Exactly. It's some good marketing, but everything is a bit too pretty. For used items, I want to see as grubby a photo as possible, to see what this item actually looks like.

It looks nice, but I think he'd be better served with the fancy-shmancy stuff and also some real world pictures.

 

[burancap]

The question is: with so much effort spent "shopping in" the images, what is the seller "shopping out?"