Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

Fake Card Reports Wanted

Apparently, the seller of the fake Uxie says that the card is an error and doesn't want anyone to bid on it so nothing bad happens. Unfortunately, it was sold for 13.28 and there were 12 bids. :nonono:
 
I loved how they said:
Someone has accused me of selling counterfit cards (this one) when it is really an error card. He/She has reported me and i dont want to get myself or any of my customers in trouble. Sorry for the inconvience.
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Fake Cards - getting better.

Warning:

I got soe fake cards the other day- scans to come later.

What to look for- some of thenew fake cards do have the é and look real however the shading on the picture, and material of the cards, and the font of the card is different :)

<3 TINA
 
The energy symbol tell only works on old fakes. New fakes are a lot more advanced.

On new fakes:
the energy symbol is correct.
the accent on the e is present.
the TM on the back of the card is present.
the blue color on the back of the card is correct.

New fakes usually have trouble with numbers. On the HP, weakness, and base attack numbers, the first digit of the number is too far apart from the second digit of the number, and the font is not correct. This is usually visible when you compare the numeral 1 between a fake and real card.

On trainers, the card's name is too bold and the card text "appears" xeroxed.

One of the remaining reliable ways to tell a fake is looking at the font. But new players won't know this. That skill comes after a lot of time of playing or staring at the cards. I end up telling players that the font looks "funny" or "doesn't look right."
 
Did you confirm these as fakes by checking the middle black layer?

If fakes are getting this good, they're going to be much harder to detect, especially for novices!
ShadowCard said:
The energy symbol tell only works on old fakes. New fakes are a lot more advanced.

On new fakes:
the energy symbol is correct.
the accent on the e is present.
the TM on the back of the card is present.
the blue color on the back of the card is correct.

New fakes usually have trouble with numbers. On the HP, weakness, and base attack numbers, the first digit of the number is too far apart from the second digit of the number, and the font is not correct. This is usually visible when you compare the numeral 1 between a fake and real card.

On trainers, the card's name is too bold and the card text "appears" xeroxed.

One of the remaining reliable ways to tell a fake is looking at the font. But new players won't know this. That skill comes after a lot of time of playing or staring at the cards. I end up telling players that the font looks "funny" or "doesn't look right."
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some of the fakes I couldn't tell were fake just by looking at them.
But they do feel different than regular cards.
 
I'd be careful about telling someone they have fakes on the basis of "feel".

I'd want to check the card layers for the lack of a dark layer.
 
just ripped open a fake card - does not have black layer inside.
that's not the best way to tell though by ripping a card XD
 
No, not if it can be helped.
One can also use some sort of magnification to look at the edge of the card.
 
PokePop said:
Did you confirm these as fakes by checking the middle black layer?
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When a card's authenticity is brought into question, that is the first thing I look for :wink: .

On pokemon with more than 90 HP, I've noticed that the leading 1 is too far apart from the second digit. It's pretty subtle, but comparing two cards with the same HP makes it clear. Well, as clear as that can be.
 
I came across a few fake cards - the kid wanted to keep them to look at though, so no scans I'm afraid. However, here's the thing - they LOOKED all legit, but the feel was a real tell. Especially the "bendiness" - by gently bending a fake card, you could easily feel they were fake. Even very worn down cheap commons feel sturdier then these fakes have to offer.
 
it looks like that same seller has a bunch of fake cards up. LOL

Walrein EX
http://cgi.ebay.com/POKEMON-Card-Wa...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item19b742ef4b

Dragonair Delta
http://cgi.ebay.com/POKEMON-Card-Dr...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item19b74311f1

Latias EX
http://cgi.ebay.com/POKEMON-Card-La...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item19b742f506

Flareon EX
http://cgi.ebay.com/POKEMON-Card-Fl...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item19b742eec2

I am not sure but all his cards look fake
seller items for sale:
http://shop.ebay.com/arqum1/m.html?...7C72%3A2464&_ipg=&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_pgn=2


some of the new fakes have slight color differences, and even the basic energies are also probably fake. (not sure though)
 
We had a run in with fake boosters at our local flea market. Our card shop actually bought a booster box from the flea market (I was very surprised they'd be so naive) but half the box was real actually. You could tell the fake packs apart because they were a little wider than the real ones and around where it says Pokemon at the top there should be a blue outline but it was purple, we separated them all out and they're currently still being held at our card shop.

P.S. This Report comes from Tri-Cities Flea Market in Bristol, TN.
 
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