I did recently invest in an Epson v300 series scanner. But honestly just like when I owned a scanner 20 years ago, it’s cumbersome to drag it out and open the software and take the time to do a proper job. I save this for when I have a new acquisition that I really want to show off properly, or (probably more frequently) when I need to sell something and have a need to very accurately represent the card.
All that being said - if you take your time and learn how to do it right, modern smartphone cameras are capable of taking incredibly good pictures of cards for what they are. Too bad that most people seem to wind up with blur and glare, because I really think this is more of a result of carelessness than it is someone truly lacking the equipment to do the proper job.
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