I have seen more and more auctions for tumbled stones with a "sample" picture of the stones, not the actual stones you will be receiving.  Sometimes I will see pictures of the actual stones, but the picture is out of focus or too small to see the details of the stones, often with an explanation that good pictures of the stones are hard to get.

Taking quality pictures, and providing extra pictures of tumbled stones does take extra time, but it can be done.

Every single stone has its own unique qualities.  Tumbled stones will often have flaws, it is simply the nature of the beast.  In any given lot of stones, you may find a few that somehow didn't take a complete polish, or have chips, cracks or are even broken.  

On every listing, I will have multiple pictures that can be enlarged to see more detail. I try to give a good representation of every angle of the stones. I want you to know exactly what you are bidding on, and most of all I want you to be pleased when you open your package. 

Finally, I would like to thank my husband, Jack, for his time and efforts in photographing my stones to provide my customers with the most accurate images possible.