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Drowzee_Insomniac
Posts: 15
Joined: Oct 2013
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Thursday, June 5, 2014 12:50 PM | |
I have a medium size collection and am working on the database of cards. I am wanting to scan my cards for this site, and am wondering what is the best scanner to use for this site. I am looking for something quick and easy. Has anyone ever used one of those business card scanners? Is there a double sided scanner that works well?
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Dixxy
Posts: 349
Joined: Mar 2013
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Thursday, June 5, 2014 7:57 PM | |
Thought about those business card scanners myself. Thing that keeps me away from those is corner dings... Can't say for sure they would, but it's not likely they'd have a failsafe to keep it from happening. I have two Canon Pixma all in ones and they've seemed to work out great. had trouble with my old Kodak trying to tell me that edges didn't exist so I would probably stay clear of the.. oh wait, they defunct. Wonder why... O_o
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The difference between Hoarding and Collecting is Structure. ~Kris~
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Redsfan
Posts: 368
Joined: Oct 2011
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Thursday, June 5, 2014 8:56 PM | |
I would love the scanner Burbank sportscards uses in their business. Follow this video link and it is about 6:00 into the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi0IA9C0erY. It looks like a Fujitsu but I cannot find it on their web site. I used an old HP all-in-one but it took too long for what I had to scan. I have an extensive Cincinnati Reds collection to add someday.
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Redsfan
Posts: 368
Joined: Oct 2011
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Thursday, June 5, 2014 9:06 PM | |
Did some more digging. The scanner is a Fujitsu model fi-6130Z.
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switzr1
Posts: 6,332
Joined: Dec 2013
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Friday, June 6, 2014 12:36 AM | |
Ohhhh, I want that scanner from the video.
On another note, I lived in Burbank CA two years and can't place that shop. In fact, I put its address and my old address into Google maps, and I lived 1.4 miles (four minutes) away. Although the video says this is their 3rd location, so maybe they weren't in that spot when I lived there from 2003-05. I guess I was pretty loyal to a different shop in downtown Burbank though, so I wouldn't have been looking for this place. And I quit collecting in 2004. But I still can't believe I didn't know this place was there until recently when I bought some cards from them online. Weird.
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I'm going to reevaluate how I collect after the new year. It's just getting way too expensive for the new stuff. Sometimes I just want to buy a pack, not a whole box or even blaster.
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thesemers
Posts: 71
Joined: Jan 2012
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Friday, June 6, 2014 4:24 AM | |
I agree with the
Burbank comments.
I recently
purchased some
cards from them
online and the
scans looked as
good as the cards.
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FAMDaddy
Posts: 491
Joined: Jan 2014
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Saturday, June 7, 2014 10:29 AM | |
Our Kodak ESP 3250 seems to be doing very nicely. FAMDaddy5
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Billy Kingsley
Posts: 7,512
Joined: Aug 2011
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Saturday, June 7, 2014 3:26 PM | |
I use a Canon LiDE
210 for the
majority of my
scans. It captures
everything except
neons and deep
cars, which I use
one of two Epsons I
have for that. The
Canon is not made
very well, though-
the lid broke off
and is currently
held on by tape. I
have only had it
for a few months
longer than a year,
but it still works
fine. I've done
many thousands of
scans on it
already, I average
about 120 scans a
week, or more.
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VERY slow trading due to health problems. Not transferrable so safe to trade with, just moving is painful and can't always access the cards. Cardboard History My COMC New Collection Website: Cardboard History Gallery (Still under construction) Tips on how to make your scans look like the card does in hand (No more washed out, fuzzy scans!):
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Drowzee_Insomniac
Posts: 15
Joined: Oct 2013
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Saturday, June 14, 2014 11:52 AM | |
Thanks for all the info. I will be looking into these options.
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Dixxy
Posts: 349
Joined: Mar 2013
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Saturday, June 14, 2014 12:31 PM | |
Did you see the price tag on that?! I want one too.
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The difference between Hoarding and Collecting is Structure. ~Kris~
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