Scanning raw cards

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by Jenx34

Do you scan vintage cards like that? How in the hell are they not getting damaged? Are the cards being scanned in that video raw, in soft sleeves, top loaders? I couldn't tell.

As mentioned, the cards that get scanned are scanned safely using the Fujitsu..... Scanned 500k+ over the past 6 years without a single issue. I did ask the same question when I bought my first Fujitsu, so to answer it, I took some nice looking cards from the 70s, scanned them and had no issues. I have been using a sheet-fed scanner ever since.

In the video, the cards are being scanned raw.

What many collectors seem to forget is that cards were not packaged by hand, but by machine. A modern sheet fed scanner is probably much more delicate handling the cards than the machinery used to package cards a generation or more ago. A sheet fed scanner is designed to handle and not damage 20LB paper (probably could handle 12-15 LB paper also), so anything heavier should be handled w/o damage.

[Chris-Counts]

I've had great luck with several different scanners. The best advice I can offer is to place a black piece of cardboard behind the card, which really makes the colors pop. I scan cards at 600 dots per inch. Here's a link to my site: http://imageevent.com/ccmcnutt

[OsFan]

Originally Posted by Chris Counts

I've had great luck with several different scanners. The best advice I can offer is to place a black piece of cardboard behind the card, which really makes the colors pop. I scan cards at 600 dots per inch. Here's a link to my site: http://imageevent.com/ccmcnutt

Great collection!! Your stadium postcards are amazing.

[irv]

Originally Posted by OsFan

Great collection!! Your stadium postcards are amazing.

X2!

Chris, just curious, was your signed Del Crandall card a recent pickup?

I kicked myself in the butt for not grabbing one a few weeks ago that was for sale (bin) on E-Bay for what I thought was a great price. As they say, snooze you lose!