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Posted By: David

Firstly, I've made my share of rough scans, invariably making the card or whatever I'm trying to sell look worse that it really is. They don't call me 'Moire Dave' for nothing (I said moire, not moron).

My favorite scans are when the 'original' T206 Wagner or 33 Goudey Lajoie is offered on eBay. Invariably, the card is short at a surreal angle and from 10-20 feet away, is out of focus and with a heavy shadow covering half of the card. It looks as if they are shooting an German expresionist silent movie rather than trying to sell a baseball card.