the background photoshopping is actually on the *real* sellers auction.
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there is no photoshopping on either auction. the scammer did indeed hijack a photo from the legitimate seller's yahoo album (and he referenced the yahoo album address in his auction description). but the photos in the legitimate seller's auction are completely different. they are new photos taken with what looks like a seamless paper background (on one of the photos you can see where the paper ends). the legitimate seller, whose name is alex, contacted me about a month ago asking for photo tips. after i posted my updated "photo setup" page he wrote to tell me to expect a marked improvement in his photos - and he was right. apparently the scammer, clever individual that he thinks he is, decided to use alex's old photos, so that no one would notice that they are the same bike. but he didn't count on us sleuths! i have written to alex to alert him.
ray dobbins
miami florida