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Old 08-02-2008, 09:39 AM
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Default Quality Scanner for graded cards

Posted By: Jeff D.

What you're looking for is a scanner with a CCD (charge coupled device). That's what enables the scanner to see through the plastic and scan the card and flip clearly.

Despite the suggestion above (nothing personal, sorry) I would advise against an all-in-one. Most of them do NOT include a CCD and create poor quality scans for graded cards.

I use a Canon CanoScan 8800F and love it. I paid about $200 for it about a year ago. Here's a sample scan:

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