Is the Ricoh fi-8170 still the king, or are there alternatives?

[lakesidez]

I was thinking about dabbling in a sports card scanner to simplify scanning in singles. Today obviously taking pictures with my iPhone and posting is very time consuming. Has anyone had experience or luck with other scanners? Or is the Ricoh fi-8170 just worth it no matter what?

I appreciate any insights......

[lakesidez]

Some of the other research I've done since posting this brings up the Ricoh fi-8040 and the Epson ES-400 II.

I'm probably wanting to stay more budget friendly since I'm just starting out, but again looking for advise.

[YayNJ]

You've listed two office scanners?

[jamcas997]

Originally Posted by lakesidez

Some of the other research I've done since posting this brings up the Ricoh fi-8040 and the Epson ES-400 II.

I'm probably wanting to stay more budget friendly since I'm just starting out, but again looking for advise.

I went with the epson 400 at almost $300 cheaper and I love it. It was very easy to set up and while I am not using card dealer pro yet I have been able to list about 800 new listings on my own.

[lakesidez]

Originally Posted by jamcas997

I went with the epson 400 at almost $300 cheaper and I love it. It was very easy to set up and while I am not using card dealer pro yet I have been able to list about 800 new listings on my own.

Interesting........Yeah I don't picture myself being a 10,000+ card mega lister, probably more in the 500-1000 range, nothing at all that crazy.

[jamcas997]

Originally Posted by lakesidez

Interesting........Yeah I don't picture myself being a 10,000+ card mega lister, probably more in the 500-1000 range, nothing at all that crazy.

Back in 2012 when I used to do Auctions mainly I could do 20 Items an hour it was the scanning and cropping that took the longest. This new scanner makes it so much easier.

[byronscott4ever]

Originally Posted by jamcas997

Back in 2012 when I used to do Auctions mainly I could do 20 Items an hour it was the scanning and cropping that took the longest. This new scanner makes it so much easier.

It took me way too long to realize my scanner had a custom setting—saved it and can scan singles with no cropping.

[jamcas997]

Originally Posted by byronscott4ever

It took me way too long to realize my scanner had a custom setting—saved it and can scan singles with no cropping.

The last 4 years I started using my phone for piks, because of angles and zoom on everything. I may continue to do so with vintage, but this epson 400 ll is awesome.

[tdbaseballcards]

Do both of them do toploaded cards? I'm thinking about maybe getting one, but would want to be able to keep them toploaded.

[jamcas997]

Originally Posted by tdbaseballcards

Do both of them do toploaded cards? I'm thinking about maybe getting one, but would want to be able to keep them toploaded.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Re3v5-b3R0


Also shipping in toploaders can cause issues. Have had fewer issues since I switched to Card Saver 1s after the first year of ESE being implemented. Also the scanners are really good at seeing flaws and scratches and toploaders to have those flaws.

[checkoutmydeals]

Are there any scanners which are good for scanning 9 pocket sheets filled with cards?

[RL 1953]

Originally Posted by checkoutmydeals

Are there any scanners which are good for scanning 9 pocket sheets filled with cards?

epson perfection v600

[f2tornado]

Originally Posted by lakesidez

obviously taking pictures with my iPhone and posting is very time consuming

I'm still using the iPhone for pictures, then upload via USB to the laptop and crush the listings. Considering scanner option as well. It would save me some time but probably not a ton unless I could dump stacks of cards in one and get the images autosaved in seconds. Ironic I used to scan everything on a table scanner before going to camera and now starting to at least consider a feeder scanner. Full circle in a way.

[jamcas997]

Originally Posted by jamcas997

I went with the epson 400 at almost $300 cheaper and I love it. It was very easy to set up and while I am not using card dealer pro yet I have been able to list about 800 new listings on my own.

So between new listings and sale over the last 40 days with the new EPSON I have listed over 1700 cards So about 40 cards a day on average. I guess I could do more , but I am not using AI its just me.