Terrible seedbank photos

I just received a seed purchase from that included a 4 pack of Strawberry Gum from Advanced Seeds.


I got my seeds from seed-city, but after receiving them I was curious as to how seed-city prices compared to other sellers. So I googled it and ended up on the Herbie's site here: https://herbiesheadshop.com/cannabis-seeds/strawberry-gum-advanced-seeds

Whoh!

How terrible is the plant in the pictures?!?! Deficient pale appearence with yellowing and burnt tips. And its not even past maybe week 5 so its just young unappealing badly grown buds. Gee...that really makes me want to buy that strain. Bahaha.

I'm curious as to who is responsible for that? Is it the breeder (Advanced) sending in terrible photos, or is it the seedbank (Herbies) choosing terrible photos? If its the later then I wouldn't be happy with that as a breeder. And if its the former...well, shit.

This isnt a big deal. Im not throwing shade on the grower of the plant in those pics since Im not exactly a master grower, or Herbies since I used them a lot in the past, or Advanced Seeds. I just found it mildy ammusing and thought others might too.

Do you know of any other strains on Herbies or any other seedbank that also has similarly terrible photos?

Fake pics in the seed industry is as old as the seedy business
I could go on and on calling out different breeders
Banks are usually a middle man and subject to scammers on the selling and buying spectrum
“My seeds didn’t show or germinate “
Pics that are purple on multiple sites same pic different names …
Pics are about as trustworthy as breeder timelines for harvest
Don’t get me started on seed names

Herb & Suds said:

Fake pics in the seed industry is as old as the seedy business
I could go on and on calling out different breeders
Banks are usually a middle man and subject to scammers on the selling and buying spectrum
“My seeds didn’t show or germinate “
Pics that are purple on multiple sites same pic different names …
Pics are about as trustworthy as breeder timelines for harvest.

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Yeah fake pictures I get and expect. You know, marketing blah blah. I expect at MINIMUM some airbrushing and selective pictures taken under the best circumstances.

But they've gone the opposite direction here. That's what I find amusing.

Herb & Suds said:

Don’t get me started on seed names

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Bahaha yeah me too....me too.

Not a seed bank, but a clone bank:

Why are they showing us 5-week buds?..

GangaDownUnder said:

I just received a seed purchase from that included a 4 pack of Strawberry Gum from Advanced Seeds.
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I got my seeds from seed-city, but after receiving them I was curious as to how seed-city prices compared to other sellers. So I googled it and ended up on the Herbie's site here: https://herbiesheadshop.com/cannabis-seeds/strawberry-gum-advanced-seeds

Whoh!

How terrible is the plant in the pictures?!?! Deficient pale appearence with yellowing and burnt tips. And its not even past maybe week 5 so its just young unappealing badly grown buds. Gee...that really makes me want to buy that strain. Bahaha.

I'm curious as to who is responsible for that? Is it the breeder (Advanced) sending in terrible photos, or is it the seedbank (Herbies) choosing terrible photos? If its the later then I wouldn't be happy with that as a breeder. And if its the former...well, shit.

This isnt a big deal. Im not throwing shade on the grower of the plant in those pics since Im not exactly a master grower, or Herbies since I used them a lot in the past, or Advanced Seeds. I just found it mildy ammusing and thought others might too.

Do you know of any other strains on Herbies or any other seedbank that also has similarly terrible photos?

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omg these photos....weeeeell, you're right i ordered from Herbies many times and didn't see photos like this
i know the guy who works for them and will share it with him

What I've noticed is that if you do an image search for the photos some seed banks use you'll find that they are the same images used by other seed banks. Sometimes for different strains.

xtsho said:

What I've noticed is that if you do an image search for the photos some seed banks use you'll find that they are the same images used by other seed banks. Sometimes for different strains.

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I'm totally going to give that a try sometime. But yeah it doesn't surprise me in the least. Shady fuckers.

Though to be fair if you're buying seeds because of the seedbank pictures or strain description alone then shit...you probably deserve to be had. I usually look up strains on forums and look for grow diaries etc. And if I cant find much then I know Im taking a risk...but its usually based on the purported genetics not seedbank picktures lol

xtsho said:

What I've noticed is that if you do an image search for the photos some seed banks use you'll find that they are the same images used by other seed banks. Sometimes for different strains.

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Barneys is awful with this

bk78 said:

Barneys is awful with this

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It's not an uncommon practice. I think many that do are either buying bulk seeds and using whatever photos they grab off the internet to use on their website or many of the seed banks are connected. I'm pretty sure many of the new seed banks that pop up are the same entities using different storefronts to stay ahead of bad reviews.

Many seed banks steal pictures from the forums. I’ve had seedsman use my pictures of some Bodhi gear without asking.

waterproof808 said:

Many seed banks steal pictures from the forums. I’ve had seedsman use my pictures of some Bodhi gear without asking.

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I was under the assumption that once you posted a photo you took and posted it online that it became public domain. I was wrong. I looked into it a short time back and found that you hold the copyrights to photos you post online. There is also what's called fair use but that's not going to apply to a company using your photos to sell a product. They're violating your copyright if they didn't ask you for permission to use the image.



"Copyright protection is automatic in the U.S. and in an additional 180 countries around the world (see details below). This protection gives you the right to control who uses those photographs. Below is a primer on how to protect photos you post online, whether you're a professional or amateur photographer."

COPYRIGHT PROTECTION IN IMAGES IS AUTOMATIC
Did you know that your copyright protection begins the moment you take a photo? That's how copyright law works in the 181 countries around the world that are members of the Berne Convention. It makes no difference whether you take that photo with your smartphone, iPad or SLR camera.

Once you save the photograph (or fix it, as copyright parlance calls it) on your phone, a memory card or otherwise, it’s automatically protected by copyright in the U.S. and in other Berne member countries.

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xtsho said:

I was under the assumption that once you posted a photo you took and posted it online that it became public domain. I was wrong. I looked into it a short time back and found that you hold the copyrights to photos you post online. There is also what's called fair use but that's not going to apply to a company using your photos to sell a product. They're violating your copyright if they didn't ask you for permission to use the image.



"Copyright protection is automatic in the U.S. and in an additional 180 countries around the world (see details below). This protection gives you the right to control who uses those photographs. Below is a primer on how to protect photos you post online, whether you're a professional or amateur photographer."

COPYRIGHT PROTECTION IN IMAGES IS AUTOMATIC
Did you know that your copyright protection begins the moment you take a photo? That's how copyright law works in the 181 countries around the world that are members of the Berne Convention. It makes no difference whether you take that photo with your smartphone, iPad or SLR camera.

How To Protect Photos You Post Online

How to protect photos you post online requires both legal means and technological methods. It's both easier and more difficult than you might realize.

www.copyrightlaws.com

What is Copyright? | U.S. Copyright Office

Copyright is a type of intellectual property that protects original works of authorship as soon as an author fixes the work in a tangible form of expression. In copyright law, there are a lot of different types of works, including paintings, photographs, illustrations, musical compositions...

www.copyright.gov

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The same is true for music. If someone steals your song, you only have to prove three things:
Date of authorship, ie: you wrote it first.
Similarity of work, which is typically the melody or lyrics.
Access to your work. You have to prove that the offending party had access to hear your music.

xtsho said:

I was under the assumption that once you posted a photo you took and posted it online that it became public domain. I was wrong. I looked into it a short time back and found that you hold the copyrights to photos you post online. There is also what's called fair use but that's not going to apply to a company using your photos to sell a product. They're violating your copyright if they didn't ask you for permission to use the image.



"Copyright protection is automatic in the U.S. and in an additional 180 countries around the world (see details below). This protection gives you the right to control who uses those photographs. Below is a primer on how to protect photos you post online, whether you're a professional or amateur photographer."

COPYRIGHT PROTECTION IN IMAGES IS AUTOMATIC
Did you know that your copyright protection begins the moment you take a photo? That's how copyright law works in the 181 countries around the world that are members of the Berne Convention. It makes no difference whether you take that photo with your smartphone, iPad or SLR camera.

How To Protect Photos You Post Online

How to protect photos you post online requires both legal means and technological methods. It's both easier and more difficult than you might realize.

www.copyrightlaws.com

What is Copyright? | U.S. Copyright Office

Copyright is a type of intellectual property that protects original works of authorship as soon as an author fixes the work in a tangible form of expression. In copyright law, there are a lot of different types of works, including paintings, photographs, illustrations, musical compositions...

www.copyright.gov

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A few people on here are gonna get a summons then,