This scanner is awesome! So much easier than manually sliding cards over and over again! I scanned thousands of cards with ease!

I have thousands of cards laying around. I try to keep them organized, but every so often the new cards coming in make the system a bit frail.

TCG Archivist makes keeping the system up-to-date super easy. As long as the lighting in the room is good enough, I can scan a huge stack of cards in no time.

Zero regrets with this purchase.

*FOR THE PRICE*, compared to the scanners that cost way more than I'm willing to spend. This with manabox is the best you can get if you're not an actual store.

Thousands of cards in hours instead of days.

If you're having issues, lighting and phone positioning are absolutely key, I use a bendable phone holder over the plastic phone holder provided and once I get dialed in, lighting doesn't even matter, just minor tick adjustments as it scans.

Some nit picky suggestions.
- Attachments, such as:
a 4 point telescoping phone holder with microscope like dials for fine tune and fast
tuning (think framing your phone with a 5mm border).
- Quick swap trays, for continuous motion, or larger trays.
- A Pulse button, exactly like a food processor's.
- Have card count always be speed, I've found the count to be not relevant, personally.
- Toggle on/off over push button, combined with the pulse button of course.

If I could wave a wand and change 1 thing right now, it would be the phone stand, better stability for minor poking so scanning doesn't get messed up while making quick adjustments (Foil/QTY/Set).

Scanning tens of thousands of cards and this thing is able to flip through them despite the demand put on it. The motor obviously has to work hard to keep up but the creator has put enough thought into how it works to have built in plenty of systems that prevent hiccups. The consistency from the device is impressive where I’m only having to validate the apps that I used to perform the scanning, not the device itself because I’m certain it did nothing wrong for tens of thousands of cards.

There is nothing else that comes close to this device anywhere near this range. It’s unbeatable.

I scanned over 8,000 mtg cards with the CS100 Gen2 and could not be happier with it. It worked perfectly throughout the process. I set the speed at around 40 and my app (ManaBox) had no issues keeping up. It is necessary to pay attention to the lighting when scanning, especially with foils, but this it true whether or not this wonderful machine is being used to help with the process. This is a wonderful, well made, reliable device.

Love the machine! It's compact and works as advertised!

My current setup doesn't have the best lighting so my scan rates sometimes suffer.

This is a must addition and the price is well worth it! Been using it for 2 weeks with ManaBox to scan cards and I love it. It does take a few tries to understand the lighting needed, how to stack the cards, and cadence, but that has more to do with the app then the machine. Scanned and logged 2000 cards the other day in 100 card increments in under 30 minutes. I can't recommend this enough!

As someone with way too many cards this is a god send. Automating this process saved me hours, and I'm still shocked at how good the device functions. Bravo to filling a niche that TCG collectors needed.

Does everything I needed for an amazing price

Brought my card sorting and pricing to the next level. Love it. Cannot imagine card sorting without it !

This machine has saved me so much time in scanning and making my collection digital. If you are a business that sells or just a hobbyist with a ton of cards, this thing is so helpful. 100% recommend.

Hand scanning cards to figure out which have some value is a tedious task that almost all MTG players are familiar with. Thankfully someone figured out how to build a relatively inexpensive automated solution. Once you've optimized your setup (phone settings, lighting, background color for scanning), this thing just hums along and scans cards in batches. You're seriously going to wonder where this has been all your life. Highly recommend.

The CS100 is awesome for cataloging cards. Super easy and has a straightforward design. It's really the only product priced for everyday hobbyists and not prohibitively expensive. The versatility is great – you can adjust the setup in unexpected ways, and it still works perfectly. A great feature is setting a stack of cards in and letting it run, so sorting doesn't need 100% of your attention. Perfect as a side or background task. Plus, the company is super communicative and active in the community.

The CS100 is a fantastic device that does exactly what it sets out to do. It has been a great aid in getting my thousands of cards sorted into a better system. There’s no telling how much time it’s saved because it’s saved so much. Sometime it even does its job a bit too well and exposes flaws or inefficiencies in TCG apps, but that has just resulted in me choosing a better app. TLDR, the device works flawlessly and is a great aid for larger collections.