And sometimes, any picture is better than no picture at all. That really drives me nuts, when a seller has an auction for something, especially printed material, but doesn't put up a picture.
I understand that some folks don't have access to a camera (heck, I still don't have a digital camera), but if you're going to be a seller on eBay for the long haul, it should be considered an investment in your physical plant.
Take 2 auctions for the same item, one with a picture, and one without, and I think the one with the picture will do better almost every time. You could even start the bidding for the one with a picture at a higher price, and I still think that some buyers would think for a while before they would let price trump a visual depiction of the item.
That bugs me with eBay auctions, that, and "old". "It's old, therefore, it's more valuable." Not always, Charlie.
And the sellers who throw other toy soldier maker names in their titles, even though the figures they're selling were made by someone else. "Britains" crops up in a lot of auction titles and descriptions, for toy soldiers from the same era, and in the same genre, but are not Britains.
Well, I stand by my original post in this thread, always trust but verify and let the buyer beware. We need to do our homework at all times.
Sorry, didn't mean for it to turn into a rant, prost!
Brad