Scanning your collection - share your best practices?

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11-13-2021, 07:23 AM

x2drich2000 x2drich2000 is offline

(DJ) Rich.ard.s

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I use the Epson photo scan software (V370 scanner). I have a few preset settings for different types of cards (PSA regular size, SGC postcard, raw tobacco/e, standard Topps, etc). I also use a guide I created (with stolen legos from my kids) to consistently place the slab/card on the scanner glass and in the correct orientation. With this I only need to scan the area of the card, not the full glass area plus I never need to crop anything. I change the file name based on where I purchased the item. I upload all my scans to Flickr.

For storing info, I use an access database that tracks the purchase info, card info, has fields for the image URL, sold info, etc. I also use a query from this database to generate my Ebay listings.

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E92 Nadja - Bescher, Chance, Cobb, Donovan, Doolan, Dougherty, Doyle (with bat), Lobert, Mathewson, Miller (fielding), Tinker, Wagner (throwing), Zimmerman
E/T Young Backrun - Need E90-1
E92 Red Crofts - Anyone especially Barry and Shean

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