Question about scanning cards for ebay.

mmync

For the purpose of ebay listings, is there a quality difference between scanning a single card compared to scanning about 6 cards at the same time and then cropping? Just trying to figure out the best and fastest way to scan cards so I can start listing.

OnlyThe10s

I recommend doing 4 at a time (like 4SC does)

This saves time doing a billion scans, and it's basically free advertising if they see another card they like.

Just my $0.02.

hofautos

shouldn't be any noticable difference.

The scanner, resolution you scan at makes the difference.

Also, at least on my scanner, if i leave the lid up when i scan it gives a black background and makes them look really nice.

Epsons the best for the $....blows HP away for scan quality. I have a cheap $100 epson and i have a $400 all in one HP printer scanner, and there is no comparison.

BobaFett72

how big are you scanning them?
are you scanning, then uploading and using Ebays photohosting>?
I'd suggest a photohosting site, its free

if you do 4 card scans make sure they are big enough to see the important details.

OnlyThe10s

hofautos, that is a pretty flippin sweet scanner you've got there.

I should buy a scanner one of these days.

OnlyThe10s

BobaFett72, those yours? Nice man...

I'm a big Sox fan.

hofautos

you can also post multiple images without paying ebays extra fees, by just editing the description in html format and entering the following:


<center><img src="http://photobucket/joesmith/pic1.jpg"></img></center>
<center><img src="http://photobucket/joesmith/pic2.jpg"></img></center>
<center><img src="http://photobucket/joesmith/pic3.jpg"></img></center>
<center><img src="http://photobucket/joesmith/pic4.jpg"></img></center>

torc

<< <i>I recommend doing 4 at a time (like 4SC does)

This saves time doing a billion scans, and it's basically free advertising if they see another card they like.

Just my $0.02. >>


As a buyer I hate that, the amount of space that e-bay gives when you "enlarge" the pic doesn't give a good view of the card I'm interested in.
Unless the seller pays for the BIGGER pic, which most do not.
I find it lazy on the part of the seller, and I skip those auctions more often than not.

mmync

I wasn't really talking about listing a card and having 3 other cards in the same picture, but for the most part talking about the fastest way to get good scans of a single card. Do you put 1 card in the scanner, shut the lid and scan? Or do you put 4 cards in the scanner, scan, and then do 4 crops? Since it was brought up, I always thought that having 4 different cards in the same listing was a no no, and that it caused a lot of headaches. But, if that isn't really true and you guys recommend it, then it's something that I would definitely consider it. I am just going to be using an all in one scanner for now, but I read a lot of scanner reviews over the last couple of weeks, and from what I read, the scanner that had the best reviews and customer satisfaction by a large margin was a cheap $80 or $90 Epson.

Leiascards

A point to remember is alot of buyer will hit the back button on scans of mulitple cards. What is easiest is not always the best from a sales point

bullrat

I scan nine at a time in a cheap poly sheet - Ultra Pro for some reason doesn't scan well, too shiny I think. Use a glossy sheet of black paper, got at a craft store, for backing. Easy to get the cards straight, or nearly straight, and can scan a number of cards quickly. Use cheap photo shopping program, Microsoft Digital Imaging. Have a set size for my cards with a blank black background, cut and paste from the nine card scan. After saving the individual card, delete the item pasted and I'm back where I started. Cut, paste, save, delete. Can do hundreds in a day.