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Well they certainly don't inspire me to buy from him either. :shock: I would probably be inclined at this point to give him the benefit of the doubt though and assume he's just a very lazy photographer.
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Rob Houghton wrote:I actually think he's doing it on purpose - and its even more telling if he only does this with children's books! No one would shove a book between their legs and take a photo innocently!
Probably parents don't want to buy it for their innocent little children. All I know is, people shouldn't put a book between their legs.
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Just thinking,I haven't read from the thread's beginning,but do we definitely know it's a bloke?
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With those hairy legs? I would assume so! It seems the sale has ended now, so you need be offended no more!
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These hilarious images reveal why you should always double check a picture before posting it online - especially if it's going on eBay.

Dozens of users were left red-faced after their snaps went viral because they were caught unknowingly flashing the flesh in a misplaced reflection.
Don't worry - won't post the link here.Check the Common Room though,if you are an adult. :D
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Daisy wrote:With those hairy legs? I would assume so! It seems the sale has ended now, so you need be offended no more!
It hasn't ended - just relisted - with the same photos! ;-)


Do we definitely know its a bloke?! :lol: :lol:
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How peculiar ... I saw a "sale ended" sign across the corner of the photo, but as you say Rob, it is now there again in all its former glory. :roll:
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I really really don't get this. Why even if you are going to improvise taking the pictures, would you not use a neutral coloured sheet on a table or other furniture and take them? Surely it's easier than trying to hold a camera pointing down with them over your lower torso?
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Both times I've read this thread this week I've been at work, if my memory serves me correctly it's a blessing that I can't access eBay to remind myself of this listing!
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I think he is just clueless. If he really wanted to "imply" something, he would have made the implication clearer.
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Clueless or not - he's certainly implying something to most viewers - or else the book would have been sold after 3 months! :lol:
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Maybe I'm just a bit of an innocent, but I don't think the seller has even thought about how he is showing off his book! :|

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perhaps he hasn't...but he really should have, loL! :lol: It's an odd thing to do though, as someone else mentioned above - because its an awkward position to take a photo of a book - much easier to take photos on a flat surface!
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And a pity he wasn't at least wearing trousers!! :| :roll:
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