Do sellers not check the photographs they upload?

[Fun Bus]

Sifting through the classifieds and I stumbled across an advert with 7 pictures all of which look like this:



He may aswell have not bothered. Although the wording of the advert is pretty poor too. http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/3173627.htm

Why do people do this? Do they not think that the phrase "First impressions count" really could help them find a potential buyer? What also annoys me too is lack of interior pictures, just selling the outside are we?

[B.J.W]

Maybe he was going for the atmospheric look. Shame Edward Woodward's not still alive - he would have finished off the look nicely.

[Perd Hapley]

Gotta take some pics of the car, best finish off the roll in the Instamatic before breaking out the D7

[chriscoates]

Found this gem yesterday: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3106626.htm



BMW 330 CI CONVERTIBLE

3.0 MANUAL PETROL

PART SERVICE HISTORY

CURRENT MILEAGE IS 101K

MOT MID MAY 2012

TAX END DEC 2011

ELECTRIC WINDOWS MIRRORS

ELECTRIC ROOF WORKING FINE/ROOF MATERIAL LOOKS CLEAN NO RIPS

ALARM REMOTE CENTRAL LOCKING

RADIO REMOTE AUDIO CONTROL

HARMAN KARDON SOUND SYSTEM

BEIGE LEATHER INTERIOR WITH WALNUT TRIM

FRONT ELECTRIC SEATS

BODYWORK IN GOOD CONDITION ONLY FEW LIGHT MARKS OM CORNER OF FRONT BUMPER

NOTHING MAJOR NO BIG DENTS OR SCRATCHES

DRIVES VERY NICE GEARBOX ENGINE WORKING FINE

ALL ELECTRICS WORKING AS THEY SHOULD

LOOKING FOR SOMETHING A BIT BIGGER W.H Y

[poing]

Fun Bus said:

Sifting through the classifieds and I stumbled across an advert with 7 pictures all of which look like this:



He may aswell have not bothered. Although the wording of the advert is pretty poor too. http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/3173627.htm

Why do people do this? Do they not think that the phrase "First impressions count" really could help them find a potential buyer? What also annoys me too is lack of interior pictures, just selling the outside are we?

I always assume they are too lazy/stupid to know how to look after a car if they can't take a basic simple picture so it's an instant no for me. There is the thought that there might be something to hide and these people are actually quite clever but I seriously doubt it, after all that's what photoshop is for

[JonnyFive]

Photographs are a pet hate of mine.. No reason AT ALL to upload bad pictures. None at all.

When my work was selling a car on eBay, I took the pictures myself, edited them to add a black boarder and stuff, they looked excellent.

[Alex L]

JonnyFive said:

add a black boarder

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[CO2000]

Alex L said:

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[TheEnd]

If it wasn't for car adverts, I'd have no idea there are so many stupid people out there.

Edited by TheEnd on Thursday 1st September 20:20

[rossw46]

CO2000 said:

Alex L said:

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[JonnyFive]

rossw46 said:

CO2000 said:

Alex L said:

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That's brilliant!

Border.. I meant border. I'll blame it on Autocorrect

[Pig Skill]

JonnyFive said:

rossw46 said:

CO2000 said:

Alex L said:

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That's brilliant!

Border.. I meant border. I'll blame it on Autocorrect

No you mean Boarder, or was it border?

[Alex L]

JonnyFive said:

That's brilliant!

Border.. I meant border. I'll blame it on Autocorrect

I'll let you off

[LawrenceOfArabia]

Looks like a photo of a photo of a photo of a photo in a newspaper. Instant no..

[mike80]

BAD POINTS HAS SPENT ITS ENTIRE LIFE UNDERWATER

[chimaeras]

The great thing is that the Chav selling that car is going to relieve some dodgy seller of another pile of rubbish, so there is a need for people like that,it is just a real shame we cannot stop them breeding !!