707 Sportscards and Scans

[doug.goodman]

I can think of at least one large card dealer who uses "stock" photos of cards on his Beckett website store.

Doug

[timzcardz]

And yet he seems to be rather successful when so many others have fallen by the wayside.

You can't argue with success.

[D. Bergin]

They could be better, but I've seen much worse on a regular basis on Ebay.

Looks like it's possibly being scanned in a document setting instead of a photo setting, maybe to save on time.

[Chris-Counts]

I agree 707s scans are not worthy of his extraordinary inventory. What drives me crazy is that so many eBay sellers scan their cards against a white background, making it difficult to examine the edges and corners. The edges and corners always look better against a black background. Check out Mike Wheat's website. Wayne Varner also does a nice job ...

The worst sellers, though, are the ones the crop off an edge or two of a card when they scan it. It's amazing how many do this ...

[mintacular]

Yes, you can't argue with sucess not trying to do so just sayin'...I wonder what would happen if Levi one day wanted to get out of the business and changed all his BINS to penny auctions and just let 'er rip...

[WillBBC]

Originally Posted by mintacular

Yes, you can't argue with sucess not trying to do so just sayin'...I wonder what would happen if Levi one day wanted to get out of the business and changed all his BINS to penny auctions and just let 'er rip...

I'd pay 50 bucks to see that happen. I'd finally be able to snag a few cards in his inventory that I've been eyeballing forever.

My favorite scan mishap is when a seller posts the entire scan bed as a thumbnail with the actual card being 20 x 20 pixels. Nice job there.

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by mintacular

Yes, you can't argue with sucess not trying to do so just sayin'...I wonder what would happen if Levi one day wanted to get out of the business and changed all his BINS to penny auctions and just let 'er rip...

Well for one thing his listings would show up on my ebay searches.
Hey, you can't argue with success. Works for him so no incentive to change. He has made a go of it when many have dropped off. Very impressive inventory.

[Griffins]

And equally impressive service.

[Section103]

Originally Posted by mintacular

Yes, you can't argue with sucess not trying to do so just sayin'...I wonder what would happen if Levi one day wanted to get out of the business and changed all his BINS to penny auctions and just let 'er rip...

An unintended consequence would be my wife filing for divorce.

[Big Six]

Originally Posted by Chris Counts

I agree 707s scans are not worthy of his extraordinary inventory. What drives me crazy is that so many eBay sellers scan their cards against a white background, making it difficult to examine the edges and corners. The edges and corners always look better against a black background. Check out Mike Wheat's website. Wayne Varner also does a nice job ...

The worst sellers, though, are the ones the crop off an edge or two of a card when they scan it. It's amazing how many do this ...

Most printer/scanners I've seen have a white backdrop so most folks don't know any better...now that I think of it, might tape a piece of black construction paper to the backdrop and see if that noticeably improves the image contrast...

[mintacular]

Well for one thing his listings would show up on my ebay searches. -How can I exclude his listings? I went to advanced search and I see that you can "exclude" a seller but I think it only does this for one search--how do I permanently exclude 707?

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by mintacular

Well for one thing his listings would show up on my ebay searches. -How can I exclude his listings? I went to advanced search and I see that you can "exclude" a seller but I think it only does this for one search--how do I permanently exclude 707?

I was referring to the fact that most of my saved searches are "Auctions Only."

[hangman62]

Yes,
Levi has a great inventory, I just wish he was a bit more flexible on prices of his vintage off cond stuff. He is prefectly willing to sit on a 52T high # in G, for years and years...???

[bobbyw8469]

Hey - I am sure he has a following because his feedback is pretty high! Alot of people like the fact he has what they need in stock, and don't mind paying the huge price premium he charges......

[steve B]

On some scanners you can just leave the lid open. My scanner creates a nice black background that way.
(Epson perfection 2400 photo. Old, so probably unavailable. )

If I leave the lamp on that's rear it it gets a nice red/black fade and sometimes an image of the lamp which is a couple feet to the side of the scanner. Someday I'm going to try pointing it out the window to see what sort of picture I get.

Steve B

Originally Posted by Big Six

Most printer/scanners I've seen have a white backdrop so most folks don't know any better...now that I think of it, might tape a piece of black construction paper to the backdrop and see if that noticeably improves the image contrast...

[BCauley]

Originally Posted by Big Six

Most printer/scanners I've seen have a white backdrop so most folks don't know any better...now that I think of it, might tape a piece of black construction paper to the backdrop and see if that noticeably improves the image contrast...

When I do sell, this is pretty much what I do. I lay the card(s) on the bed and then lay the piece of black construction paper over them. I do front/back scans of each card. I have to spend some additional time to crop over and over but I don't sell a whole lot and I want any potential bidder to have the best photo possible instead of running into a possible problem down the road.

[insidethewrapper]

Some of these guys would have Millions of $$$$ if they just sold their great inventory. They will die with it and their wives will sell it for pennies on the dollar. Seems better to enjoy the money now. The most successful business people turn over inventory as fast as possible for cash flow so they have the money when the next great offer rolls around. Never made much sense (cents) to me to have a large inventory.