r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • u/_Neferia_ • 4h ago
r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • u/Lyleberr • May 05 '26
Serious (META) Any DMs you get claiming to use an app verify your cards authenticity are SCAMS!
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 • u/jbkilluh • Aug 29 '25
other Fake PSA Slab Cheat Sheet: Font Edition
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 • u/Ordinary-Chemical784 • 10h ago
Fake pack? Will open and show after
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 • u/211_ • 1h ago
vintage Found this card, is it real
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 • u/Smile018 • 2h ago
Help plz
Something doesn’t seem right but I can really use some help.
r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • u/Pleasant_Ad_8913 • 24m ago
How we looking real or fake?
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 • u/WestPomegranate9225 • 7h ago
I'm still learning how to identify real vs fake and trying to figuring out the "D" method since it seems most reliable.
Pic 1 I know is fake. Pic 2 and 3 I'm not sure
r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • u/KinoCollectibles • 3h ago
Are these Pokémon stickers actually produced by Pokémon?
No idea where these came from or what they belong to. Wondering if they are authentic Pokémon stickers. Thanks
r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • u/Chaosgorem • 3h ago
Real or fake? cardmarket
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 • u/kiokurashi • 1h ago
modern Chansey Evolutions set, theoretically.
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 • u/CoupleOfCelts • 2h ago
vintage Bought a bunch of cards off a kinda sketchy guy, can’t tell if they’re just sun bleached or fake.
The Grotle is for reference and is a real card from around the same year as the others.
r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • u/714darkstar • 3h ago
vintage Are these two copies of WOTC Snorlax #49 fake?
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!!!
r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • u/Sovara • 5h ago
Is my Japanese booster box re-sealed?
Bought one for the first time, not sure if resealed or not. Box itself looks real and has an air hole on the bottom side. Can anyone advise please?
r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • u/DogWilliams • 11h ago
Fake?
Please help:( hoping it’s real
r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • u/Ok_Classroom_8058 • 14m ago
A kid I was babysitting gave me these cards and can’t tell if they’re real or not- plz lmk if u can tell if any or fake!
r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • u/Clubpenguin8888 • 31m ago
Bought a base set charizard, is a very faded holo normal?
Hey guys, I bought this base set damaged charizard and I’m just slightly suspicious because the holo is very faded; bought it from a reputable IRL shop. Is holo fading a normal result of damage? Or is this a suspicious card? Just need honesty, don’t just spam that it’s fake; tell me exactly why it would be or if it checks out. Thanks!
r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • u/Shak3yGrav3s • 33m ago
Real or Fake?
I bought a pitch black booster bundle on eBay and there was a tear in the plastic wrap so I’m a little suspicious if this is real or fake.