Do people actually take the time to make those pics when selling? - Guild Wars Forums

Formosa · Feb 08, 2006, 09:05 PM // 21:05

Those pics of all the items and their descriptions...I mean, it's a ton of stuff, do people actually sit there and screenshot everything, copy, crop and paste them into 1 pic? Or is there a 3rd party program (my suspicion), that can do that for you?

Omega Complex · Feb 08, 2006, 09:09 PM // 21:09

nope, copy, crop, paste.

Jiao Yang · Feb 08, 2006, 09:09 PM // 21:09

nothing will 'do it for you' but most use Photoshop or Paint shop pro to edit thier SS's. They do make them look all pretty by themselves.

EternalTempest · Feb 08, 2006, 09:12 PM // 21:12

For a free semi easy to use program with lots of advanced features.
http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/

Photoshop is NOT the easiest to learn yet very powerful.
I own (legit) Photoshop 5.5 (I know it's very old now) but works great for what I use it for.

fiery · Feb 08, 2006, 09:37 PM // 21:37

well i screenshot every pic
changed and cut them up and saved them as Jpegs.
stacked them on one auction
sold some but not all.
AND NEVER DOING IT AGAIN

darkMishkin · Feb 08, 2006, 10:19 PM // 22:19

Statistics show your item is 87% more likely to sell with a picture than without.

Evil Hypnotist · Feb 08, 2006, 10:30 PM // 22:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by darkMishkin

Statistics show your item is 87% more likely to sell with a picture than without.

yet I heard 60% of statistics found on the internet are not true..., which is hypocritical in itself

Feminist Terrorist · Feb 09, 2006, 07:13 AM // 07:13

I take pics of every item I sell. As a buyer, I'd be very unlikely to buy from someone with no pics of their items. It's time consuming, but anything worth doing well is time consuming.

Mournblade · Feb 09, 2006, 02:43 PM // 14:43

Once you know the process, it takes more time to load photoshop than it does to crop and save your photo. =)

EternalTempest · Feb 09, 2006, 07:38 PM // 19:38

Agree, If I see two (same) items around the same price, if one has pic, and one doesn't I go with the one w/ the pic.

Tigjaw · Feb 09, 2006, 07:41 PM // 19:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Formosa

Those pics of all the items and their descriptions...I mean, it's a ton of stuff, do people actually sit there and screenshot everything, copy, crop and paste them into 1 pic? Or is there a 3rd party program (my suspicion), that can do that for you?

it took me about 1 minute to do 3 pics, as somebody else said, once you know the process its easy.

LiQuId StEeL · Feb 09, 2006, 08:09 PM // 20:09

I forget about taking pics... it's a habit now.

Is it gold? Screenie it. I can always go and delete my useless screenies some other time.

Funda · Feb 09, 2006, 08:30 PM // 20:30

I agree that a pic of the weapon or item in question makes it that much more marketable. I hate to say it, but if I open a sell thread and there are no pictures tied to the items, I'm definately more inclined to close the thread and look elsewhere.

Tell you one thing, whoever the person was who made the first picturebook was onto something...

Feb 08, 2006, 09:05 PM // 21:05	#1
Formosa Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Feb 2006 Guild: We Are All Pretty [ugly]	Do people actually take the time to make those pics when selling? Those pics of all the items and their descriptions...I mean, it's a ton of stuff, do people actually sit there and screenshot everything, copy, crop and paste them into 1 pic? Or is there a 3rd party program (my suspicion), that can do that for you?

Feb 08, 2006, 09:12 PM // 21:12	#4
EternalTempest Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: United States Guild: Dark Side Ofthe Moon [DSM] Profession: E/	For a free semi easy to use program with lots of advanced features. http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/ Photoshop is NOT the easiest to learn yet very powerful. I own (legit) Photoshop 5.5 (I know it's very old now) but works great for what I use it for. Last edited by EternalTempest; Feb 08, 2006 at 09:17 PM // 21:17..

Feb 08, 2006, 09:09 PM // 21:09	#2
Omega Complex Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Arlington, TX	nope, copy, crop, paste.

Feb 08, 2006, 09:09 PM // 21:09	#3
Jiao Yang Lunar Rabbit Join Date: Dec 2005	nothing will 'do it for you' but most use Photoshop or Paint shop pro to edit thier SS's. They do make them look all pretty by themselves.

Feb 08, 2006, 09:37 PM // 21:37	#5
fiery Banned Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: maryland Guild: InYurFace Gaming [IYF] Profession: R/	well i screenshot every pic changed and cut them up and saved them as Jpegs. stacked them on one auction sold some but not all. AND NEVER DOING IT AGAIN

Feb 08, 2006, 10:19 PM // 22:19	#6
darkMishkin Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: UK Guild: Servants of Fortuna [SoF] Profession: Mo/	Statistics show your item is 87% more likely to sell with a picture than without.

Feb 09, 2006, 07:13 AM // 07:13	#8
Feminist Terrorist Desert Nomad Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oh Noes! The 'burbs!	I take pics of every item I sell. As a buyer, I'd be very unlikely to buy from someone with no pics of their items. It's time consuming, but anything worth doing well is time consuming.

Feb 09, 2006, 02:43 PM // 14:43	#9
Mournblade Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Guild: Dawn Treaders [DAWN] Profession: W/Mo	Once you know the process, it takes more time to load photoshop than it does to crop and save your photo. =)

Feb 09, 2006, 07:38 PM // 19:38	#10
EternalTempest Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: United States Guild: Dark Side Ofthe Moon [DSM] Profession: E/	Agree, If I see two (same) items around the same price, if one has pic, and one doesn't I go with the one w/ the pic.

Feb 09, 2006, 08:09 PM // 20:09	#12
LiQuId StEeL Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: /u/liquidsteel30 Guild: Ego Trip From Rank [ZERO] Profession: W/Mo	I forget about taking pics... it's a habit now. Is it gold? Screenie it. I can always go and delete my useless screenies some other time.

Feb 09, 2006, 08:30 PM // 20:30	#13
Funda Jungle Guide Join Date: Sep 2005 Guild: Arcane Nexus [ANX] Profession: N/Mo	I agree that a pic of the weapon or item in question makes it that much more marketable. I hate to say it, but if I open a sell thread and there are no pictures tied to the items, I'm definately more inclined to close the thread and look elsewhere. Tell you one thing, whoever the person was who made the first picturebook was onto something...