Members ChristianRock Posted November 14, 2008 Members Share Posted November 14, 2008 You have to learn with the master of Synthdom, the fearsome Don Solaris himself.Create a demo of the synth you have, and give an honest review of its positive points (people can smell phony - it's much better to be honest about it and create genuine interest - and Don does a good job with that, too). Have that demo circulate here and VSE and wherever else you can. A month later, sell the aforementioned synth. Result: Profit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ClavAnother Posted November 14, 2008 Members Share Posted November 14, 2008 ^ yes I am hoping to boost the street price of the MS2K with the new RUSH presets. Maybe I can trade it for a NE3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members llamastorm Posted November 14, 2008 Members Share Posted November 14, 2008 I have to work at taking bad pictures for ebay. I'm too used to taking them with extremely low depth of field in artistic lighting conditions with lasers and stuff Strangely, I bought my lightbox thingy for artistic macro stuff and I think it is used mostly for ebaying music gear. All well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xoeo Posted November 14, 2008 Members Share Posted November 14, 2008 Well your question has pretty much been answered but I must add a certain demographic of people, the ones who can't afford high def cameras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ripe Posted November 14, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 14, 2008 Well your question has pretty much been answered but I must add a certain demographic of people, the ones who can't afford high def cameras. or the ones who "just bought a camera and realized I can't take photographs, and no interest to learn how" cheers ripe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChristianRock Posted November 14, 2008 Members Share Posted November 14, 2008 It's also down to angles and such. Again, Don has that covered when he takes his pics, a few others here do as well. Exhibit A: This makes the A-90 look bad because of the color definition and the angle. It's a very true representation though, of what the board looks like. It isn't all that pretty. Exhibit B: This is the same controller, but the angles are more flattering: Which one would you buy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yoozer Posted November 14, 2008 Members Share Posted November 14, 2008 Not always true - pictures can be hosted outside of eBay, which is what I've been doing for years. You both know this, I know this, the average seller doesn't . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Allerian Posted November 14, 2008 Members Share Posted November 14, 2008 Bad picture: Good picture: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xpander Posted November 15, 2008 Members Share Posted November 15, 2008 there is a positive to this gripe! the clueless stupidity that makes some people post crap "photos" in their auction also drives them to omit the brand/model or not bother to check the spelling of the brand/model. so people who use advanced search syntax can sometimes unearth treasures that get listed under the radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mytee2.0 Posted November 15, 2008 Members Share Posted November 15, 2008 some people dont have cameras, IE me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mysteron Posted November 15, 2008 Members Share Posted November 15, 2008 there is a positive to this gripe! the clueless stupidity that makes some people post crap "photos" in their auction also drives them to omit the brand/model or not bother to check the spelling of the brand/model. so people who use advanced search syntax can sometimes unearth treasures that get listed under the radar. All hail dyslexic people....and those with terrible speeling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundwave106 Posted November 15, 2008 Members Share Posted November 15, 2008 or the ones who "just bought a camera and realized I can't take photographs, and no interest to learn how" In fairness to these people, I honestly think it's tough taking a *really good* close up pictures with a typical fixed-flash digital. You either need good light sources (most people don't have unless they drag their gear outdoors on a sunny day), flash techniques (bounce, flash diffuser, etc.) that are impossible on those fixed-flash type cameras, or other equipment like a lightbox. If you *have* this sort of gear, no excuse for bad photos. But most people just have a little pocket camera. Of course, many digital cameras have a macro mode that does a reasonable job... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stikygum Posted November 15, 2008 Members Share Posted November 15, 2008 My excuse is because I take pics from my camera phone and the quality is horrible. But I don't have a digital to hook up to my mac. Just send the pic via bluetooth and it's quick and easy. I do plan to get a digital camera sometime soon though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members augerinn Posted November 15, 2008 Members Share Posted November 15, 2008 In fairness to these people, I honestly think it's tough taking a *really good* close up pictures with a typical fixed-flash digital. You either need good light sources (most people don't have unless they drag their gear outdoors on a sunny day), flash techniques (bounce, flash diffuser, etc.) that are impossible on those fixed-flash type cameras, or other equipment like a lightbox. If you *have* this sort of gear, no excuse for bad photos. But most people just have a little pocket camera. Of course, many digital cameras have a macro mode that does a reasonable job... This. I usually take about 1/2 dozen shots with flash, w/o flash, etc before I have a picture that I'm even partly satisfied with. A really good camera, a tri pod, and a flash/diffuser is what is needed. None of which I have. Sometimes the hardest pic is the backlight. If it's too bright, it overexposes and washes out the display. Also, a flash will often do great dis-service, and make the item look worse ! Every little fingerprint and piece of dust shows up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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