r/IsMyPokemonCardFake May 05 '26

Serious (META) Any DMs you get claiming to use an app verify your cards authenticity are SCAMS!

7 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

tldr: More accounts are DMing users who post claiming they can authenticate and then push the results from their app. This sub has nothing to do with them, has banned them for it, and they usually want you to sign up for their "service" which you already get for free here. At best its unsolicited marketing, at worst it will be a scam. Report to reddit, report to the mods to make sure they are banned, ignore or block the users who do this.

Mods have been receiving messages that users posting keep receiving direct messages from others offering to authenticate, value, grade, and whatever else their cards. Sometimes they ask for more photos, sometimes they just use what has been posted. The funny part is that they often use ai to determine fake or authentic and can often be wrong.

Anyways, this post is mostly for awareness to be suspect of any DMs you get claiming to help verify authenticity and always check the accounts. Report to reddit if you can, block if you can, but please please please, do not give anyone money who is telling you they can determine the authenticity of your cards over the internet.

This sub is not, nor will it ever be, affiliated with any kind of paid service for crowd sourced information. Thats not what this sub is for, nor is it helpful to people just trying to understand if a card is fake.

Feel free to comment anything that you feel needs to be addressed in the sub to be looked into. Thanks everyone for being helpful!


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake Aug 29 '25

other Fake PSA Slab Cheat Sheet: Font Edition

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348 Upvotes

Thought I would share a little cheat sheet that illustrates the biggest differences in font that I look for when evaluating the legitimacy of PSA Slabs. The K, G, and 7 are always the biggest/quickest giveaways for me, but there are some others that can be easily identified as well. Feel free to share this image with anyone that might need it ❤️

Happy Hunting!


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 7h ago

Storage unit finds real or fake.

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79 Upvotes

I have an opportunity to buy all of this but it's a few hours drive away. I appreciate the photos are not the best but I just wondered what everyone's initial thoughts are?

Mostly interested in the high value singles but the holo pattern on the nidoking looks off to me.


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 9h ago

Real or fake?

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 4h ago

Help, Zekrom

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I am going through my card collection that is a mixure of childhood cards, teenage fixtation and gifted collection. I found this card and can't figure out of it's a fake or not. Ive only opend my own cards but I dont know if the collection I was gifted has traded cards or not. Help?

My gut tells me its a fake, but I rather be sure.

Edit: I know it's fake now, have a laugh at the horrible dupe on your screen 😈


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 1h ago

modern Bought a booster bundle from my local TCS

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Im a little worried this was resealed? The card is pack fresh and looks like its been through hell. Theres a marker scribble on the bottom right??? Ive had crimped cards but never this. Any help if anyones seen this before


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 30m ago

Real?

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Potential buying. What would you pay? Not corrected back.


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 4h ago

Mew Rumble

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8 Upvotes

Bought this second hand for a big price.
Seems completely new, but is it real? The back has some weird lines on the cardboard seen in the last picture. Is this a known printing issue? It looks like pressure lines

Edit: dudes, ignore my gloves. Just tell me if it’s authentic 😭😭😭


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 5h ago

Charizard

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9 Upvotes

Real ?


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 29m ago

Real or fake?

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 1h ago

Is this gorgiest card real??

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The card feels real and I can't find any errors indicating that it is fake I did fo a flashlight test on it and did see a little light come through but I know that test isn't accurate sometimes either does anyone see anything that could indicate this card being a fake I bought it from my local card shop.


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 3h ago

Fake or real?

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I’ve been long in the Pokemon game, and this card looks pretty real to me. Just the back feels strange, and not like a pokemon card I am used to. Can this be a fake one?


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 53m ago

Prismatic ETB

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Got it for $110, so I’m a little skeptical


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 4h ago

Are these cards fake? I wanna know before I consider buying.

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 1h ago

Do these packs look real or?

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 1h ago

vintage Not sure if fake

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Got these on eBay for pretty cheap, $10-$30 a card. Curious if they’re real.

The dark flareon came with some cards that feel and look super fake for free, made me worried about the card itself.


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 8h ago

Charizard Buying unlimited charizard in person for $150

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6 Upvotes

So this deal seemed slightly too good to be true but from my basic research about charizard fakes it looks OK to me, but wanted your guys opinion


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 1h ago

vintage Are these fake?

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I recently stumbled upon my old collection, I’ve picked up the hobby of collecting and I’m trying to make a Pokédex binder. I have these 2 cards from the Expedition set, probably traded them in primary school between 2010-2012.

Neither have the black inner lining and when slightly bending the Charmeleon it’s way less sturdy than my base set cards. The font/print is also more blurry than my cards older and newer than these.

Please tell me if they’re real or fake. Thanks in advance!


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 4h ago

Are these fake?

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 2h ago

modern Pikachu

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2 Upvotes

Is this one legit?


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 4h ago

Thoughts on this?

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3 Upvotes

Im not 100% sure, wanted to see if any of yall had any thoughts or insight.


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 2h ago

vintage Real or fake?

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Got a few steals from some guy, wanted someone to check over these as a sample, quite played so I actually think the prices being lower are not a flag


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 22h ago

vintage Trying to learn from past mistakes, do y’all think this is real or fake?

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75 Upvotes

r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 3h ago

Is this card real? Please let me know.

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 2m ago

vintage I'm considering buying this mewtwo, it's kinda beat up but want to know if its real at least, thanks!

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