I dont normally like to cross thread but i thought this one was worth a look at.
Personally, i cant think of anything simpler than taking a quick couple of snaps during projections. The only reply on the other channel was something like, "With digital photos as screenshots you can alter the colours a lot before posting", i cant see anyone bothering to doctor screenshots just to list a film, especially when its fading or scratched.
I'm sure most of us can spot a poor listing, they either have no images as at all, they may show a bit of film with a bit of light shinning through, or just as bad as no screenshots is those who copy perfect stills from the web and use them as images from the film, only an idiot would even bother looking at those listings UNLESS, the film is listed at a ridiculously low price and you happen to be one of the few bidders and get it for next to nothing, sometimes thats worth a gamble.
I think we can all safely say that large amounts of decent feedback tends to be a sign of a good seller.
Straightforward images taken direct during projection through the film are the easiest and best way.
Anyone in this hobby who has an ounce of a clue will know that the images are always no more than a guide, the projected image will always be better. For those collectors who purchase from ebay, surly by now they can spot a genuine screenshot and those who have used a filter to make the pictures look better?

Yeh, and if brains were dynamite they wouldn't have enough to blow there nose..............

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In reply to this thread , and not in a critical sense , for me anyway , taking screen shots from a print being projected can be a tedious job - especially when you MISS that scene you so wanted to include !
BUT taking screen shots is some of the FUN of creating a listing on eBay . And it gives me the chance to view a film I haven't watched in a while ( and it may be the LAST time ) .
And posting a pic of the movie poster is attractive , but I always include shots from the film and the reels too .

Here's an example of what I'm talking about -Werbung: www.ebay.com/itm/294912646211

Doing all this can help sell / or not sell a film . Anyway that's my take .
Dave

I just looked on the other side and saw the thread, I have heard from various collectors hes notorious for turning people over so wouldn't take him seriously anyway, he once complained on a very respected collectors screenshots that they were doctored which they wasn't so there's your answer ,not a clue!!

I take screenshots for my listing, it gives buyers a good idea how the film looks, I'd rather do them than not, Mark

Dave, its similar for me. I know this may sound extreme, but for the past 12 months or so i take screenshots for two reasons. 1/ mainly for reviews i do here, and 2/ ive built up a large selection of files, one for each title ive projected, these are stored on my pc for any future ebay sales. Twelve in each titled folder as thats the maximum for each listing.
In other words, im building files for each title we have (trailers included) so when i decide to sell the images are already saved.
I dont take images every time we watch films otherwise id never get to actualy just watch a film.

Tom, this is an excellent idea. Makes it a lot easier to put up a listing on eBay when the pics are ready to go.

I should have started it years ago, i still have a long way to go before all the films are done but it is a great excuse to view a lot more of our prints, especially the older items we have.
What i would do though, before considering a print for ebay that hasn't been viewed for a fair few years after taking screenshots, is to view it once more in case of any further fade. Decent low fade stock items will just be the same. I have yet to see a problem with any Fuji or LPP prints. A few people have mentioned fade on these but i wonder if the film stock of said titles is what they think it is?
My screenshots are always accurate, and films i list are viewed in full a day or so before listing. This way the listing is accurate, and to the point of the thread, the images are always 100% from the print for sale and NEVER doctored on a PC.