Alpengeist roller coaster poster

Alpengeist Roller Coaster Busch Gardens Poster 1997 NR!


ended - Friday, May 9, 2008

Auction grade: B+

Starting bid: $0.99

Final selling price: $5.50


Up for sale in this eBay auction is an attraction poster for the Busch Gardens Williamsburg (now called Busch Gardens Europe) inverted roller coaster --- Alpengeist.

The title for this auction looks pretty good. Between using the ride's name, what it is, and the theme park's name, the title should help bring in quite a few different searches. The only change I would have made would be to take out "1997 NR!" and add "Europe" right behind "Busch Gardens". Unfortunately, "Williamsburg" won't fit, but the park's current name should squeeze in there just fine.

The auction's description looks decent, too. I like how the seller mentioned the poster's overall dimensions and that there are a couple of wrinkles. It's also good how the seller noted that the frame is not included in the auction. It would have been nice if the seller could have gone into a little bit of detail about the ride itself and the theme park. Free tools such as Google and Wikipedia make doing basic research like that simple and easy, and the extra key words and phrases in the auction's description will help in the search engine results, too.

My only major complaint with this auction deals with the picture. A large reflection (most likely the camera's flash) is obscuring the top of the poster, and the poor angle makes it hard to read the text and make out some of the details. Always be careful when taking pictures of items behind glass and plastic as it's very easy to catch reflections and flashes in the pictures. In this case, the seller would have been better holding the camera steady and using a longer exposure or higher ISO shot instead of using the flash.

Overall, this is a pretty good auction. The attractive starting bid is sure to draw in bidders of amusement parks and roller coasters alike.