posted on November 19, 2003 04:28:43 AM new
I sell jewelry. When my daughter lived at home, I would use her lovely smooth hands to take pictures of rings and bracelets. I have hands that show the wear and tear of many years. Now, I use a ring display thingy. I browse the jewelry categories every day, and have seen beautiful high end rings and bracelets displayed on hands that are pudgy, age spotted, wrinkled and even dirty. Ugh! Don't these sellers look at their pictures?
posted on November 19, 2003 05:03:01 AM new
Apparently not. I've seen some awful jewelry pictures out there. Some are blurry, some are dark. I don't have the best camera in the world, but I won't post a picture that isn't clear. My brother gave me a couple of clear plastic ring holders and that's what I use.
posted on November 19, 2003 05:18:40 AM new
Earth, its not only on jewelry you see those type hands! But I think a close up of almost anybodys hands/fingers unless you've got "palmolive type" hands tends to looks yuckie.
I didnt think that Chick from Wisconsin was so hot looking either. (To me, except for the boobs, she showed a few trucker years on her face. But I guess she thought she looked good!)
posted on November 19, 2003 05:55:54 AM new
Cheryl - you are right about blurry jewelry pictures. But many auctions with pics like that have multiple bids. What on earth are people thinking? Ever heard the old saying "Never buy a pig in a poke?" I am also with you about posting clear pics. Sometimes jewelry can be very difficult to photograph. Neuroter, you should see my daughter's hands - they are perfect! I am not familiar with the trucker chick from Wisconsin, but I bet you weren't looking at her hands! But some of the hands in jewelry auctions are repulsive and I am deterred from bidding because I feel that if the seller is that careless about detail, perhaps the description isn't exactly correct.
posted on November 19, 2003 09:17:24 AM new
:: But some of the hands in jewelry auctions are repulsive and I am deterred from bidding because I feel that if the seller is that careless about detail, perhaps the description isn't exactly correct. ::
That's a little harsh isn't it? A seller does not obsess over age spots, wrinkles, fleshiness etc and you have deemed them to be careless and incapable of accurate descriptions? Funny, I just see it as a sign of a lack of vanity.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
posted on November 19, 2003 10:11:27 AM new
fenix: <p>To each their choice; however, a photograph posted in an eBay auction is virtually before the world. I certainly feel that the hands should at least be washed and the nails free of dirt. The physical characteristics such as age spots, etc., cannot be helped. I have them myself. It is not vanity that prevents me from using my hands to display rings or bracelets, simply an effort to make my jewelry pics look as good as possible. Furthermore, I was describing my feelings; I stated I would feel the seller was careless, which might well deter me from bidding. I did not say I would never bid on such auctions. <p>Your mantra is correct - common sense is uncommon.
But some of the hands in jewelry auctions are repulsive and I am deterred from bidding because I feel that if the seller is that careless about detail, perhaps the description isn't exactly correct.