This advert confuses me so much
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Ryvita

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732 posts

239 months

Sunday 1st February 2015
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Why the hell would you spend so long on photoshop for a 24 year old Toyota on sale for £475... confused

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

Transiter

257 posts

142 months

Sunday 1st February 2015
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Ryvita said:
Why the hell would you spend so long on photoshop for a 24 year old Toyota on sale for £475... confused

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...
I don't think it's been manually photoshopped. Looking at the sellers other cars they all have the same background. It's probably a website where it adds the back ground, if such a thing is possible.

I'm not sure why they do it for any of the cars, makes the ad look st and you can't even see the car properly.

Perd Hapley

1,750 posts

202 months

Sunday 1st February 2015
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There is software used to create these bafflingly terrible images. This is the most common type:



Look at the ground, and the reflections on the car!

Here's some of the people offering it:
http://www.dealerimaging.com
http://www.manheimretailservices.co.uk/Photography...

imagineifyeswill

1,250 posts

195 months

Sunday 1st February 2015
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Never mind the background, looking at the state of the n/s front wing its grossly overpriced.

Ryvita

Original Poster:

732 posts

239 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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Well I learnt something; had no idea such software/service existed. Still find it bizarre and pointless though, and yes, the use of such presentation and tarting up tools on something so clearly scuzzy just highlights how odd it is. smile

Riley Blue

23,205 posts

255 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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The reflections in the original ad gave the game away: