MC999 Selling Practices policy violation alert

[pierrelebel]

OK - Here we go again.  Received a MC999 Selling Practices policy violation alert from eBay light night on three completed (unsold) items.

"We're writing to let you know that one or more of your listings need to be updated to meet eBay's picture quality requirements. Please see the list for requirements below.

It's important that you update these listings and any others that don't meet the requirements right away. If listings aren't revised before July 1, 2013, they may be subject to removal and can't be relisted.

Picture Requirements:
-- Every listing must have at least one photo.
-- Stock photos can only be used for brand new items?not used items.
-- Don't use borders on your photos.
-- Pictures must be at least 500 pixels on the longest side.
-- Watermarks are allowed for ownership and attribution, but not marketing.

Consistently good photos are an important part of the shopping experience on eBay and we appreciate your cooperation to keep buyers coming back. High quality photos also go a long way to help sell your items."

For example:  listing 390562711452

It is a stamp.  It is not photographed, it is scanned as most stamps offered on eBay and elsewhere.

"high quality photos..."

How can one offer a better quality image than that?

What is wrong with these guys?

[bilge21]

Couple ways you can do it..

If you have a digital SLR, you can put a cheap macro filter on the lense or use a true 1:1 macro lense. You can also use a plain digital camera that has a macro mode as well.

Use a tripod or overhead camera mount for both methods and either a remote or the built-in timer. A pair of desk lamps on either side or a ring flash for lighting and you should be good to go for making higher resolution pictures of high quality.

The only other way is a very high quality scanner but there's no scanner that can equal a properly set up digital camera.