If you are talking flatbed scanners, there's a scanner program called "Silverfast 8" that is adaptable to a bunch of different scanner brands.
They tailor the software to the specific scanner that you have.
I discovered it after my Epson Scanner Software, just stopped being recognized by my computer, no matter how many times I re-downloaded the drivers from the Epson site.
I was annoyed that I had to do this, but soon discovered it gave me lots more options then the standard software, once I started catching up with the learning curve.
In the software, there is a tool that lets you rotate your crop frame to however your card is lined up. So even if your card is in the scanner crooked, you just rotate the frame by grabbing onto it at the bottom, line it up, and you get a straight scan, no matter how crooked it's laying on the scanner bed.
It's a real simple tool, but I had never run across it, in all the various scanner programs I had used through the years......even though I had always used the advanced mode settings to scan my stuff.
Saves tons of time, for all those times I did a pre-scan and discovered my items weren't lined up properly, had to open up the scanner bed, reset, hope it stayed straight, and redo the pre-scan before the actual scan.
I've attached a couple screen shots.
I do understand the hardware options you are suggesting. Might also be a good alternative. My Epson V700 came with similar holders that are designed to be placed on the scanner to help with centering, particularly with specific acetate negative sizes. Don't know if they come in baseball card sizes already.
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