Sometimes pictures can be deceiving and it just doesn't happen on the net. It is not a new phenomenon as well. I remember driving over 1000 miles with the intention of trying to buy a bull I saw pictured in a sale catalog. This was almost 30 years ago. I remember trying to figure out how I could afford to buy the bull as I was thinking he would probably bring some serious money. When I walked up to the stall to see the bull, my heart hit the floor. It was one of those moments where I knew within a few seconds, that I would not be bidding on the bull.. at any price. The bull took a great side picture but it did not show how narrow made he was. I think he could have split a rain drop behind his shoulders.
I recently purchased a heifer that I would have never purchased if I had only gone by her picture on a person's website. In the picture they posted, she looked frail and pretty ordinary. Two different breeders phoned me about her, and both said she was a very good heifer. I have always trusted their judgment so I purchased her. Turns out she is multiple times better than I first thought she was and she is going to be a very good investment. Pictures can work either way.
In another case, I was like Spencer, in thinking some people were out of their minds, for asking what I thought was a ridiculous price for what I thought were some pretty ordinary calves. After driving to see them, I had absolutely no interest in trying to buy these calves. Within 1 week of me seeing them, they were completely sold out at very,very strong prices. To me, these calves were ordinary feeder calves. To several other people they were gems.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder sometimes, and as has been said before, whenever you are buying cattle, and lots of other things, it is definitely " buyer beware".
