I intentionally bought these packs knowing the risk only because I wanted to make sure these were indeed fake, and yes they were.
Tips for identifying fake cards:
1. Familiarize yourself with the Pokémon species. Sometimes the pictures on fake cards show things that aren’t even Pokémon, like Digimon (or similar imitators) or animals. Be suspicious if what a card displays looks questionable, or if there appears to be a sticker on top of the card.
2. See if the colors are faded, smudged, too dark, or just plain inaccurate (beware of Shining Pokemon, though! Those rare Pokemon are purposely the wrong color). The chances that it’s a factory mistake are very slim; it’s much more likely to be fake.
3. Look at the back of the card. On fake cards, the blue swirling design often looks purplish. Also, sometimes the Poke Ball is upside down (on a real card, the red half is on the top).
4. Inspect the card itself. A fake card usually feels thin and flimsy and you may be able to see through it if you hold it up to the light. Some fake cards, on the other hand, are too hard and look shiny- real cards are never shiny. If it’s the wrong size, that’s also a telltale sign. Different materials will also wear differently, so on more “used” cards look for more damage to corners and unusual wear patterns. Also, fake cards often have no copyright date or the illustrator at the bottom of the card.
5. Look at the attacks and HP. If the HP is anywhere over 210, or the attacks don’t exist, then it’s a fake for sure.
6. Grab another card. Is the card in question the same size? Is it too pointy?
7. Look for spelling mistakes, fancy borders around the Pokémon’s picture, or a cup-like base holding the energy.
8. Compare the energy symbol to other cards. Many fakes have energy symbols that are slightly larger, distorted, or offset from each other.
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thanx for showing …
thanx for showing how to know if cards are fake. good cards but they are fake, and underground expedition reverse is from rising rivals, not supreme victors.
on ebay there are …
on ebay there are sellers from china selling boxes for really cheap, guessing their fake….
Real cards has a …
Real cards has a black colour layer on the middle on the middle of the card layer. Tear it and you will see it. As the fake one dosen’t have it.
lol id go to school …
lol id go to school and sell those for money!! id get gooood cash of of that charizard lv. X
Well I have A …
Well I have A Salamence And Salamence LV.X That Does 300 Damage And Has 480 HP (Normal Has 420) Well I’m COnvinced That They’re Fake But I Got Theme From A Swap Meat Got All The Arceus (Non Holo) Arceus LV.X And An Arcers LV.X But They Are Kind of Fake But They Are Spanish Card (Mexican) But They Are Also In Proper English… Are They Fake? (I’ll Post A Video On It Soon) (Maybe Longer) =P
now i will never be …
now i will never be able to enter a league like i was hoping for well atleast my promo giatina dialga and palkia are real but still it makes me sad i will do anything for ppl to stop buying these fakes
oh no oh no oh no i …
oh no oh no oh no i think my cards a all fake except the ones i traded for i will check hopefully there not *runs over and checks*NOOOOOOOOOO my mew jiachi and everything is fake *cries* plz not mewtwo level X plz its fake. all my cards a fake even salamence ex i can’t believe it wat i would do to get a real set of those cards…..what i would do
fake cards are wierd
fake cards are wierd
I have pulled a …
I have pulled a freaking lv.X……….FAKE
when i bought a …
when i bought a deck of cards and when i saw dialga lv x it was fake !! the card was very thin and the hp was like 300 so i knew it was fake
I didn’t notice …
I didn’t notice they were fake in you video till you shuffle the cards at 2:06
the sound they make, sound like Cardboard or something…it doesn’t sound right….also you points on the light and others proved it….
now I’ll need to search through my cards, though I think they are ok cause I don’t really buy them off of EBay or things like that…but I have traded….so best I do
where do you buy …
where do you buy fakes? theres a bunch of retards at my school who will trade me for em
Hope it wasn’t too …
Hope it wasn’t too hard to get your refund back. Nice video on telling how to spot fakes. One other thing (which was one of the only ways I knew) was the borders. One seemed to be very fat whilst the other was skinny which should never (or rarely happen) because of the amount of control that goes over the printing process of official cards.
if you didnt …
if you didnt already open the others can i have them
well for ur …
well for ur information i’m shinyrotomfan12
i dint have a bro …
i dint have a bro for ur information and i was lying to shinyroton so he can leave me alone and ii was not talkin to u!
well ur bro …
well ur bro 24cristian doesn’t know anything about trading through the mail hahahah he’s a noob
u dont know …
u dont know about nintendo
im just kidding
im just kidding
i don’t know why …
i don’t know why people would copy nintendo product’s that have trademark they should go to jail or nintendo should sew them
they’re fake
they’re fake
my friends came …
my friends came back from holaday and got me a tin but it was well fake
yehn i got 10 of …
yehn i got 10 of them packs to day i thought they were real
no there is no card …
no there is no card with 210 hp,one with 200 though,wailord
He knew they were …
He knew they were fake, basically.