Is it possible to create a laser-scan card grading machine?

[steve B]

Probably not with a laser, but a scanner and some software could do some of that fairly easily. Centering and size for sure, corners would be a bit more challenging. Edge quality more challenging, and picking up finer elements of the surfaces might be really tough.

As much as we complain about them, a bit of training maybe a week or so can get a motivated 20 something about 90% of the way there. And they're almost always going to be faster than the machine. Business wise that's an ok tradeoff compared to development costs plus a slower machine.

Changing the overall business model away from rushing things would be a much bigger improvement.

Steve B

[Peter_Spaeth]

John Henry, he drove fifteen feet
The steam drill only made nine

[pkaufman]

I am sure that if it was possible, PSA would have already used it and laid off all the humanoids. Dave Hall has plenty of money to devote to R&D (research & development).

[Rookiemonster]

It would have to be graded by both a human and a machine. I feel the machine will Also have errors.So maybe have the machine grade it and the person has no idea of the results. Then after the human inputs it's data the machine will also display.

In my hunt for a engagement ring for the wife. I heard that GIA has 15 people grade a diamond and a X-ray of sorts. Then they go with the lowest grade.

[Dewey]

Then John Henry died.

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

John Henry, he drove fifteen feet
The steam drill only made nine

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Dewey

Then John Henry died.

Only after making his point.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Only after making his point.

And buying a baseball team

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by steve B

And buying a baseball team

Hah. Not to mention a wife 40 or however many years younger.

[sportscardtheory]

I think you would just need a "mold" card, ie a gem mint original (common from the set) to scan and then program into the computer. The dimensions/centering should always be the same, allowing slight size/centering differences caused by different printing techniques. The scan would look for any imperfections and/or deformities in the surface paper/chrome/plastic, again allowing for slight, allowable imperfections. Then corners. I don't agree at all that these things should be left to subjective, human factors. This isn't a game. It's a grade. It either is or it isn't.

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