Good question, what's worse is the stock image or none at all.
Why do so many sellers not show the back of components...???
Need to indulge a pet peeve of mine today.
And that's sellers here on Audiogon -- or really, anywhere else -- who have photographs of the front and sides and top of a component, but not the back.
You know, the back, where nearly all inputs and outputs are. I need to see that perspective to assess if the whole unit is in the condition advertised. And I want to see that perspective because, at a glance, I can better know if any particular component will work as I wish in my music systems.
Is there some reason why it's not uncommon for sellers not to show photos of the back, input, sides?
And does that absence of back-side photos annoy you, too?
Sure, I can ask for that photo, but sometimes if I'm only partially interested, I don't bother.
Dave, who also thinks it's shortsighted of sellers not to show the back because that view can help whet the appetite of a buyer which is true for him
And that's sellers here on Audiogon -- or really, anywhere else -- who have photographs of the front and sides and top of a component, but not the back.
You know, the back, where nearly all inputs and outputs are. I need to see that perspective to assess if the whole unit is in the condition advertised. And I want to see that perspective because, at a glance, I can better know if any particular component will work as I wish in my music systems.
Is there some reason why it's not uncommon for sellers not to show photos of the back, input, sides?
And does that absence of back-side photos annoy you, too?
Sure, I can ask for that photo, but sometimes if I'm only partially interested, I don't bother.
Dave, who also thinks it's shortsighted of sellers not to show the back because that view can help whet the appetite of a buyer which is true for him
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My guess would be - laziness. Many folks just take a picture of the component as it sits in their system. They are too lazy to pull it out and take a full set of photos. Still not as bad as those that post ads with no photos at all. I wouldn’t say it annoys me, as I’ve learned that I can’t make all sellers behave the way that I would like them to, just as I can’t make all buyers behave the way I would like them to. It is what it is. Adjust, adapt, and move on. |
Two thoughts: (1) Since we pay for classified ads here, and since we’re often asking buyers to give us a good sum of money, not including a full set of photos seems like a major waste, or diminution, of the seller’s payment.On a free-classified site, that wouldn't matter the same way, since you can just keep listing the component ad infinitum. (2) Just curious, yogiboy, why is "smoke-free environment" a laugh-inducing thing for you? Dave, who like gshepardbuster never lists pet-free |
You want to see my back, eh? Well, since I much identify with my components, here's my back: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24440195/berkeley_dac_me.jpg |
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