Dirty clothes in Craigslist pics

Has anyone else noticed that the photos in the CL Musical Instruments category often includes dirty clothes or laundry?

The phenomenon seems most common in the musical instruments category (and chiefly in guitar ads), though I seldom look at other CL categories. It almost strikes me as a tradition LOL, but makes sense because guitars and amps are so often relegated to bedrooms and basements, where the dirty clothes are also found. Also, most people aren't great photographers.

Maybe one in fifty CL music gear pics have dirty clothes, but they stand out once you notice them. I like to peruse the CL musical offerings in other cities around the country—an interesting and GAS-inducing pastime—and just out of amusement I started saving some examples.

Here's a basic example, with dirty clothes forming a central part of the composition:





In this one, I love the dirty clothes strewn around next to the empty cothes basket:





Hey! is that a pair of cargo shorts?




One sees a lot of black t-shirts in the ads for shredder guitars and big amp stacks (not sure I'd want to pick up this guitar):





In this one, the dirty clothes are the least problem:





Next is a nice Tele, artfully framed on all sides with dirty laundry:





These sellers add function to style by placing their item right ON TOP of the dirty clothes:





I wonder which is dirtier, the Digitech or the dirty duds?





For the bed pics, why not add to the allure of your guitar by throwing a dirty towel over part of it?—





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Sometimes it's subtle... like the ubiquitous laundry basket just peeking into the frame...














The phenomenon occurs in even the tidiest of homes:




Grunge shirt casually tossed onto floor means "serious inquiries only"...






Post your own, especially if they are your own!

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A few more random finds:



























I count this one, since a bottle of "Final Touch" means dirty clothes are probably not far away...

 

I hope I don't sound like I'm picking on the sellers or being too critical! I just found it amusing, especially the few over-the top ones where the eye is drawn more to the clothes than the instrument.