Delusional sellers

[brickyardkennedy]

Some years ago, after paying for a card that I had won on EBay, waiting several weeks for its arrival and getting no responses to my inquiring emails to the seller, I left him negative feedback. That evoked an immediate response. Seems his fiance had been in the hospital and his partner had been screwing up the shipping (as he had sold maybe a half dozen small ticket cards in the several months that had elapsed in the year, why a partner was necessary, I don't know, but that's another issue). Anyway, he apologized for the delay and said he would send along the card when I had removed the neg. I (more or less) patiently explained that since the reason for the neg was that I had not received the card, to remove the neg while still not having received the card, would make me something of a moron. Impressed by my logic, he sent the card along, but it's hard to forget when someone attempts to play you for such a schnuck.

[Tao_Moko]

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[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by brickyardkennedy

it's hard to forget when someone attempts to play you for such a schnuck.

Is that a cross between a "shnook" and a "schmuck"?

[D. Bergin]

Speaking of back scans. Has anybody ever run across a decent two sided (duplex) flatbed scanner that doesn't cost a mint.

2 sided document scanners seem to be pretty common.

It would save a lot of work, but the price point I've seen on flatbeds seems a bit ridiculous.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Speaking of back scans. Has anybody ever run across a decent two sided (duplex) flatbed scanner that doesn't cost a mint.

2 sided document scanners seem to be pretty common.

It would save a lot of work, but the price point I've seen on flatbeds seems a bit ridiculous.

Scan the front, scan the back and then I create a collage (CD square) with Picasa, trim and then I have both front and back in a single image. Once you get the hang of it, it doesn't take that long, then you have the image forever. I pick a background color to compliment each card individually. Example courtesy of Iggy

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Scan the front, scan the back and then I create a collage (CD square) with Picasa, trim and then I have both front and back in a single image. Once you get the hang of it, it doesn't take that long, then you have the image forever. I pick a background color to compliment each card individually. Example courtesy of Iggy

Thanks Iggy. I already scan fronts and backs of most items. Just looking for something to cut down the time involved. It adds up when you're doing 30-60 items at a time and have to readjust, pre-scan and crop every side you work on.

[Jaybird]

when I was scanning multiple items, I'd make a couple of marks on the glass with a grease pencil to mark where the corners should go and then just place one card after another onto that same spot with great results. Just preview scan one time, adjust the scanning to only scan inside of the marks. No need to readjust for every card, just place inside of the white corner marks and press scan. Helped me cut down a bit of time. Then when finished, just wipe the marks away with a clean tissue.

[thecatspajamas]

Originally Posted by Jaybird

when I was scanning multiple items, I'd make a couple of marks on the glass with a grease pencil to mark where the corners should go and then just place one card after another onto that same spot with great results. Just preview scan one time, adjust the scanning to only scan inside of the marks. No need to readjust for every card, just place inside of the white corner marks and press scan. Helped me cut down a bit of time. Then when finished, just wipe the marks away with a clean tissue.

Similar idea: I used white-out to put a couple of tick-marks at the near corner of the scanner bed so that, if I line a card, photo, or other rectangular item up with those ticks, I get a 1/2" margin on those sides from the scan. That way, whenever I'm scanning anything rectangular, I just have to measure the dimensions (using a tape I have adhered to the edge of my desk) and add 1" to each, so that when I scan I get the full item with a 1/2" margin all the way around. Adding the margin also accounts for any slight misalignment of the item being scanned without unintentionally cropping off the corners.

That said though, I too would love to see an affordable flatbed duplex scanner (one that doesn't suck the item into its jaws for inevitable destruction with a sickening wrinkling/wadding/crunching sound as it snags on some internal wheel or gear). No matter how quick you are with combining separate front-back scans or doing any other adjustments, the first time you work with several thousand of anything that needs to be scanned, you will be looking for anything you can do to cut out unnecessary steps, even ones as simple as raising the lid and flipping the piece over.

[brickyardkennedy]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Is that a cross between a "shnook" and a "schmuck"?

Actually was meant to be "schmuck". I'll just consider "schnuck" my own neologism. Has a nice ring to it. No?

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Is that a cross between a "shnook" and a "schmuck"?

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