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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;MrNate, post: 4545893, member: 5515&quot;]That&#039;s a great question about asking for photos. And I <u>definitely have dealt with the pain of tipping off a seller</u>. My rules are pretty simple:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. If I really feel it in my gut, I&#039;ll gamble on some items without additional photos.</p><p>2. If I have any way to confirm that something is real silver (pattern matching silverware is a good example) I default to trying to solve it myself.</p><p>3. You might be surprised how many people still ship an item or let me pick it up even though it obviously has silver marks. Just remember: if they made the original listing without noticing it, they often times don&#039;t notice it with additional photo requests either.</p><p>4. I have to balance risk/reward, and based on all my inquiries there&#039;s probably a 20% chance that my request for additional photos will lead to the seller taking down the listing. In my view, that&#039;s the default risk that leads to more success for me; there are <u>many</u> listings where I think I see something promising only to find out after seeing the photos it&#039;s just heavy plating. I absolutely prefer to shell out $$$ when I know I&#039;m getting the real stuff.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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