OT: Scanner advice and recommendations

[tlwise12]

Looking to purchase a new scanner. Haven't purchased one in years and hoping someone could point me in the direction of a somewhat affordable, but good option.

Thanks in advance
Travis

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

canon 9000f MarkII isn't produced any more but you can still find it new especially if you have a local independent computer store. I found 3 at one store and I'm still kicking myself for not buying all of them. They go for more on the secondary market than if you can track one down in someone's back stock.

[Bliggity]

Many of us (myself included) use the Epson V550 or V600. They are very easy to use and produce great scans. An example is below. The 550 is usually in the $199 range and the 600 just slightly more. Whatever you get, the most important thing is that you buy a scanner with a CCD element, rather than a CIS element. A CIS-type scanner can only can flat surfaces, and it will produce a blurry scan if you try to slab anything with depth, such as a slabbed card. A CCD-type scanner has a greater depth of field, and can scan slabbed cards perfectly.

[Casey2296]

I'll second the V600 recommendation, great scanner at a good price, easy to set up and use.

[IgnatiusJReilly]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

I'll second the V600 recommendation, great scanner at a good price, easy to set up and use.

I third this recommendation. The V600 was a game changer for my collection!

[hcv123]

What Dan said about CCD vs. CIS scanners is MOST IMPORTANT!!

Yes, it makes that big a difference. That reiterated, I use the Canon 9000F Mark II mentioned earlier as well. I have an Epson V370 as a backup, but haven't used it yet.

[trambo]

CCD scanner for sure! I use an Epson perfection v370 and it’s great to scan slabbed cards!

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by Bliggity

Whatever you get, the most important thing is that you buy a scanner with a CCD element, rather than a CIS element. A CIS-type scanner can only can flat surfaces, but it will produce a blurry scan if you try to slab anything with depth, such as a slabbed card. A CCD-type scanner has a greater depth of field, and can scan slabbed cards perfectly.

What Dan said about CCD vs. CIS scanners is MOST IMPORTANT!! So very often I want to scream when I see blurry scans of very nice, graded cards on Net54 and other sports-card-collector sites. I'm very happy with my Epson V330 scanner that I've had for a few years, but I don't know if Epson still makes this model.

[Vegas Cards]

Last year I started selling some of my collection and got sick of taking pictures with my phone, dealing with the glare, out of focus etc.

I did some research and ended up buying an Epson GT-1500 used on ebay for $130 including shipping. Seems to work okay.