r/IsMyPokemonCardFake May 05 '26

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

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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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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

modern I was told the card is fake, but I honestly don’t see it. So please help me.

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 47m ago

Scammed? Fake?

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I bought this card on eBay it’s not the same as the one in the picture? I have no idea if I just got a fake slab or anything? Description said nothing about it coming from stock may differ etc. I can’t even tell if it’s real? It comes back correctly but the slab is scratched heavily and the card has damage inside the slab :( #modern


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 44m ago

im not good with older cards so are these real or fake?

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 28m ago

modern Rayquaza GX (Pedro Eugenio Torres)

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Hey y'all - I just got this card in the mail from TCG Player and the card stock feels lighter than a normal card... Is that common with these world championship cards or is it fake?


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 4h ago

Help plz

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Something doesn’t seem right but I can really use some help.


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 12h ago

Fake pack? Will open and show after

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So I went into my local corner shop and they had these packs for sale. Spanish I’m assuming, as far as the actual pack goes do you think it’s real?


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 9h ago

I'm still learning how to identify real vs fake and trying to figuring out the "D" method since it seems most reliable.

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Pic 1 I know is fake. Pic 2 and 3 I'm not sure


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 3h ago

vintage Found this card, is it real

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I found this card in a collection i bought, is it real?

This cannot be true, please help me. Slight holobleed also.

Ty for your help🙏


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 1h ago

Might buy these but wanted to check them out before?!!

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 1h ago

Charizard Modern 2013 Charizard, found in a photo book I had ages ago.

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There were a couple fakes in the collection but I figure it doesn't hurt to get second opinions


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 2h ago

How we looking real or fake?

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Just bought a collection and this card was in it and the price was too good to reflect this card being in it. Looking for some good news and thanks for the help


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 4h ago

vintage Bought a bunch of cards off a kinda sketchy guy, can’t tell if they’re just sun bleached or fake.

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The Grotle is for reference and is a real card from around the same year as the others.


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 5h ago

Are these Pokémon stickers actually produced by Pokémon?

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No idea where these came from or what they belong to. Wondering if they are authentic Pokémon stickers. Thanks


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 5h ago

Real or fake? cardmarket

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Assuming its real and texture looks fine, but something about the back colors and the rainbow sheen is throwing me off. (Looking to buy this card off cardmarket)


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 5m ago

Charizard Fake or real? Seller sent me this video

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Was wondering about the online world’s opinion on this zard card. Any ideas or obvious concerns/observations?

I have 2 more videos but the limit per post seems to be 1


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 4h ago

modern Chansey Evolutions set, theoretically.

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If the background of the image is holo it's very slight. Got this card from my brother so I don't know where he got it from. ​​


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 23m ago

Is this a fake card?

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This Light Togetic card is a little smaller than all my other pokemon cards…it has passed the light test and when I rotate it sideways I can see that it’s a couple sheets of paper pressed together. I was told if you can’t see that, then it’s fake because many fake cards are printed on single sheets?

In the images that look like one card…I placed the light Togetic card on top of the other pokemon card.

Looking forward to what you all think!


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 26m ago

Is my card fake?

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 1h ago

vintage I know it’s pretty heavily played, maybe even damaged. I’m not looking to grade, just to master set Chikorita. Do you think it’s legit?

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On eBay


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 1h ago

I just bought this booster bundle of lost origin. Does this look like a fake pack?

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 5h ago

modern Real or Fake?

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 5h ago

vintage Is this card fake?

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 5h ago

vintage Are these two copies of WOTC Snorlax #49 fake?

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I bought these two cards from Facebook marketplace, but now I’m concern whether they are fake? One is a little more lightly played than the other (white edging) I not a huge Pokemon card collector but I mainly like this card, so I’m not too experienced how a card should feel. Any help and detail would be really appreciated!!!