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Scanning cards for selling
Curious as to what everyone uses to scan their cards for upload to sell? I would love to have the Ricoh fi-870 but who has $1000 for a scanner? I’ve done everything from a flatbed scanner (top open, top closed), photos on my phone with a lighting cube, photos on my couch or my desk. All with an array of mixed results. And all time consuming. How do you approach this task?
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I do the fast and easy way when I post on eBay. I just take a picture with my phone and then list it using the mobile app. The picture quality is not perfect but I have not had any issues. Now, if I were to start listing a lot or just wanted a lot of pictures for myself, I would probably invest in a scanner.
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From my experience, getting a scanner is not worth it, especially if you’re dealing in low to mid end. I personally use a light box and my phone and post on the mobile app. It doesn’t take too long to snap pictures, and the light box makes it look good and professional. When it comes to me as a buyer on ebay, I personally prefer listings where the card has pictures in a light box. It’s much easier to see the condition of a card rather than pictures taken using a scanner. The way I think of it is I would have to make $1,000 profit on Ebay to even make the scanner make sense. If you’re dealing in low to mid end like I said, making that level of profit takes time and volume.
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Sadly i am one card at a time. Been thinking about an actual scanner for cards but untill i am making that kind of profit from my sales i will stick to the grind.
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