Should you approve these warehouse photos, or ask for more?
Score eight dimensions, weight them, and get a verdict you can paste into a support message.
Parameters last checked · defaults are templates, not quotes.
Warehouse photos are the last cheap moment to catch a problem. Past that point the item travels, and a defect becomes a return with postage attached.
The scorecard below turns a set of photos into a decision: approve, ask for another angle, or send it back — with the two weakest dimensions named so your message to support is specific.
An 88 built from three dimensions and an 88 built from eight are not the same evidence. Unscored rows leave the denominator altogether, so a card filled only where the photographs were clear is renormalised upward: one dimension scored four out of five returns 80 by itself on the 0–5 scale, whatever weight it carries. Read the assessed count printed beneath the score before quoting it. Where that count is low, name the missing dimensions in the request to support instead of treating the total as a finished assessment.
Points lost are reported against the full card rather than against the subset that was scored, so the two columns need not reconcile. That is a difference of denominators, not an error. The useful check is subtraction: a score of 78 against an approval threshold of 85 leaves seven points to find. Where all eight dimensions were scored, a dimension carrying weight 20 that scored three can supply eight of them once the photographs are repeated. Ask for the reshoot where the remaining weight is largest.
QC checklist and scorecard
Score each dimension (0–5)
4 / 5
4 / 5
4 / 5
4 / 5
5 / 5
3 / 5
4 / 5
4 / 5
Scorecard verdict
Weighted score
77/100
8 of 8 dimensions assessed
Verdict: request more photos
| Measured size against chart | −8 |
|---|---|
| Stitching and seams | −3 |
How to read the result
- Unscored dimensions are excluded from the total rather than counted as zero, so a partial review is not punished.
- The verdict is a threshold, not a judgement of the seller: 85 and above approves, 70 to 84 asks for more, below 70 returns.
- Weighting favours measured size, because sizing errors are the most expensive to fix after shipping.
- Keep the verdict text with the photos — it becomes the record if you later dispute the item.
- Because the score is renormalised over the dimensions that were filled in, record the assessed count alongside the verdict; the copyable line is the version to keep with the photographs.
Formula, source and caveat
score = Σ(dimension score ÷ 5 × weight) ÷ Σ(weights used) × 100
- Source
- This site’s own weighting model.
- Caveat
- Weights are editorial, not industry standard.
verdict = approve ≥ 85 · request more photos 70–84 · return < 70
- Source
- This site’s own thresholds.
- Caveat
- Adjust the thresholds to match how much risk you are willing to carry.
Questions this tool raises
- How many photos should I expect?
- A standard set covers the item from several angles; extra angles or a tape measurement are often charged separately.
- What if the photos are too blurry to score?
- Score nothing in that dimension and request a reshoot. Recording a guess would corrupt the record you may need later.
- Does a low score mean the item is fake?
- No. The score measures presentation and finish against the listing, not authenticity.