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Originally Posted by tschock
Steve,
It seems like you and I are/were doing it all wrong. 
Not only would I crop, I'd often put a contrasting paper behind the card to better show the borders. White for things like '71 Topps. Gray, brown, or blue for 'white' bordered cards. |
On my scanner I just leave the top open. If there isn't much light, like if I do the scanning at night, the background is black.
One time I had to redo a scan because I had a lamp on too close to the scanner. It actually took a passable picture of the lamp, wall and ceiling, as well as the cards