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Capture Your First Cards
See the AI in action — no setup required
What you'll learn
- How to use the camera to capture card photos
- How CardSense extracts player name, year, set, and card number
- How cards are organized into batches
- How to review and edit AI results
On Mobile (iOS)
- 1Open the app and tap the Camera tab (center button)
- 2Point at a card's front and tap the shutter
- 3AI classifies the image — if it's a card, you'll be prompted for the back
- 4Snap the back photo
- 5The card is auto-saved to a "Quick Capture [date]" batch
- 6Repeat for as many cards as you want — the camera stays in card mode
- 7Each card uploads in the background while you keep capturing
On Web
- 1Navigate to Batches and click "+ New Batch"
- 2Name your batch (e.g., "eBay Haul March 22")
- 3Reviewed cards become Inventory, ready to price and list
- 4Click "Capture" to open the camera
- 5Same front/back capture loop as mobile
- 6Cards appear in your batch as they're processed
What happens behind the scenes
- CardSense extracts: player name, year, set name, card number, sport, team
- If the card is a graded slab, CardSense reads the cert number and grade
- If you have purchases imported, the auto-link engine tries to match the card to a purchase (more on this in the Auto-Linking guide)
- Cards are created with full photo URLs and complete metadata
Tips
- Good lighting makes a big difference — AI accuracy improves significantly
- Photograph one card at a time (multi-card table photos coming soon)
- Don't worry about getting everything perfect — you can edit all fields during review
- Cards captured without purchases still have full value — you can link them to purchases later