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Hidden i.d on ebay ?
« on: February 11, 2015, 12:52:46 PM »
had too laugh , is it the elephant man ? i was looking at Notek spotlights on ebay recently - this is still on - but on inspecting the condition i focussed in and found the oddest thing . The vendor/photographer was viewing through a cardboard box , so he couldnt be identified in the reflection ? I just wonder why ? And I thought I was odd !  ;D
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Re: Hidden i.d on ebay ?
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2015, 01:20:27 PM »
S/he might indeed be trying to hide his/her identity, but it is a regular trick of photographers to prevent conflicting reflections. With polished surfaces often the whole item is put into a white translucent fabric "tent" and lights placed outside the tent, photo shot through a small hole or slit. This could just be a DIY attempt to get a more "professional" look!
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Re: Hidden i.d on ebay ?
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2015, 02:05:53 PM »
keep a close eye on this , and lets know how much the box went for  ;D
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Re: Hidden i.d on ebay ?
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2015, 02:35:29 PM »
i have read the full description and sorry but i can find no mention of the box being included  :)
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Re: Hidden i.d on ebay ?
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2015, 02:37:52 PM »
Could be he has spots.

Or may be its Lord Lucas.

He nicked them off the Jag next door?

She is a card carrying Muslim lady.
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Re: Hidden i.d on ebay ?
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2015, 02:40:02 PM »
Lord Lucas  ;D Brilliant
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Re: Hidden i.d on ebay ?
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2015, 03:25:23 PM »
Quote from: richard on February 11, 2015, 12:52:46 PM
.... The vendor/photographer was viewing through a cardboard box ....

That is not a "box", they are using an iPad to take the picture.  It is large enough that it just happens to cover their face while taking the pic.

Also-you can clearly see another person's upper torso and head reflected in the left side of the bottom picture as well so if they were trying to stay "hidden" they did a poor job of it.
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Re: Hidden i.d on ebay ?
« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2015, 03:45:36 PM »
Party pooper  :)
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Re: Hidden i.d on ebay ?
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2015, 04:27:04 PM »
well OK, I will try and liven things back up again then.

My first impression of the images was that they were going to be part of a group of "exhibitionist" reflection images that are apparently popular amongst a number of eBay users. 
Here is a short article about the phenomenon (which has been going on for many years):
http://thetwistgossip.com/2013/01/20/people-keep-accidentally-posting-naked-pics-on-ebay/

Article has pics but naughty bits are blacked out.  ::)
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Re: Hidden i.d on ebay ?
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2015, 07:09:51 PM »
A hidden world  ;) watch out for my next eBay sales  ;D
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