Scanning mini cards

[doug.goodman]

When I collected Topps cards, I reached a total of 43,062 different "cards" (1948 thru 1992, regular and inserts) all of which I scanned on a flatbed scanner in the 8 or 9 page sheets, which I kept in Itoya profolios.

Front and back, so 86,124 "different" cards, in around 10,000 scans.

While you mention never using a flatbed, conversely I never considered feeding them into a front loader like you are trying, that gives me the creeps.

I found free software online that helped to cut the individual scans into the 8 or 9 individual card scans.

I renamed each file to match with the card.

It took forever.

But it was fun to "play" with my cards like when I was a little kid, and since it was virtual I could do it while killing time in an airport, or late at night in a hotel when I couldn't sleep, or while watching a movie with the lovely wife.

I was going to say there are no real social media generation shortcuts to scanning that many items, but I suppose both keeping them in the sheets, and especially the free software (which I don't think I still have, sorry) would qualify.

Doug