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Nothing to see here. Just trying out my new scanner.

stownstown Posts: 11,321 ✭✭✭
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So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts

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  • stownstown Posts: 11,321 ✭✭✭
    Woo hoo!

    But dang, the blemishes sure are magnified image

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    So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
  • AlfiewtAlfiewt Posts: 337 ✭
    You scans look nice but you need to leave the scanner lid up to make the cards look better.
    My Don Mattingly and Dock Ellis cards
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I agree about either putting black paper on the lid or leaving the door open.

    Nice scans Stown.

    BTW, you do know there's a testing forum to work on things? But here is fine with me - this is not a criticism.

    mike
    Mike
  • TNP777TNP777 Posts: 5,710 ✭✭✭
    wow, nice '55s! Your Dodgers sure look a lot better than mine!

    Geordie


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  • ripkenintheminorsripkenintheminors Posts: 2,186 ✭✭✭


    << <i>You scans look nice but you need to leave the scanner lid up to make the cards look better. >>



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  • nearmintnearmint Posts: 1,111 ✭✭✭


    << <i>You scans look nice but you need to leave the scanner lid up >>



    My wife yells at me when I leave the scanner lid up.
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  • stownstown Posts: 11,321 ✭✭✭
    Thanks and sorry for testing here. Forgot that I had the testing forum unchecked from my profile. Oops.

    Well since I started this thread, might as well continue the testing image Lid open.

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    BTW - If anyone is curious, it's the Epson Perfection V100 Photo. Got it from Best Buy for $104 but with a 10% discount image
    So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
  • flyerfan27flyerfan27 Posts: 56
    Hi Stown,

    Can you please tell me how you get your scans to show in your posting like this or where I can read on how to do it? I only found how you can add them as an attachment. I have a couple of cards I would like to post to get opinions on what they might grade by PSA. Your help would be deeply appreciated. Please send reply to flyerfan27@juno.com.

    Thanks, Jim
  • stownstown Posts: 11,321 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Hi Stown,

    Can you please tell me how you get your scans to show in your posting like this or where I can read on how to do it? I only found how you can add them as an attachment. I have a couple of cards I would like to post to get opinions on what they might grade by PSA. Your help would be deeply appreciated. Please send reply to flyerfan27@juno.com.

    Thanks, Jim >>



    Link on how to host and post pictures

    Good luck!
    So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    Nice cards! I too have a 55 set in id say overall ex/mnt condition.

    Steve


    note to self: leave scanner lid up.


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    Good for you.
  • Alfonz24Alfonz24 Posts: 3,114 ✭✭✭✭✭


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    << <i>You scans look nice but you need to leave the scanner lid up >>



    My wife yells at me when I leave the scanner lid up. >>



    My wife does the same thing. But my cards never hit the scanning glass.
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  • flyerfan27flyerfan27 Posts: 56
    Thank You!
  • tennesseebankertennesseebanker Posts: 5,433 ✭✭✭
    Stown, Nice stuff !
    I am building a 55 set as well, Yours looks Mah-vee-lous
    I also have an Epson Scanner and love it, it is the 3590 Epson Photo scanner

    Do you have any dupes of the 55's you would like to get rid of ?
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  • julen23julen23 Posts: 4,558 ✭✭
    proof that some cards don't need to be slabbed.

    nice stuff

    Julen
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  • nightcrawlernightcrawler Posts: 5,110 ✭✭
    These are a couple of the best images I've ever seen on a card, what year and set are they?

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    Thanks for testing

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  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>You scans look nice but you need to leave the scanner lid up >>



    My wife yells at me when I leave the scanner lid up. >>


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  • alnavmanalnavman Posts: 4,129 ✭✭✭
    http://imageshack.us is another hosting site that can be used.
  • PROMETHIUS88PROMETHIUS88 Posts: 2,902 ✭✭✭✭✭
    They are 1955 Topps All-American. I agree...they are cool looking cards!
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  • stownstown Posts: 11,321 ✭✭✭
    Let's see if I can do all of this in one post.

    WP - Awesome Clemente but he looks really cold. I'll be more than happy to take it off your hands and keep him nice and warm image

    TB - No dupes of the 55 Topps, sorry. However, I'm about to upgrade some cards and I'll let you know.

    julen - I recently joined PSA so will get the key ones graded, the others most likely will stay raw.

    nightcrawler - That is the '55 Topps All-American set and will be the next set I really focus on. The artwork is unique, only 100 cards, and noteable players such as Otto Graham, Sammy Baugh, Red Grange, Jim Thorpe, and the Four Horsemen. I love it image

    Thanks again.
    So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
  • shagrotn77shagrotn77 Posts: 5,616 ✭✭✭✭
    Stown's scans looked so nice, that I decided to run out and get the same scanner. And after seeing how nice PSA graded cards look when they're scanned with the lid up, I decided to go back and re-scan all my other cards (200+). Luckily the scanner is fast, so it shouldn't take very long. The individual files were too large to upload here, but they can be seen in my registry sets. In the following set, the Ripken and Gwynn are scanned with the new scanner (150 DPI, re-sized to 4.5 H, scanned with the lid up). The others in the set, at least for now, were scanned at 300 DPI with the lid down, and re-sized to 3.5 H.

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