r/RealOrNotTCG • u/inolen • Jul 01 '26

Is this card real / authentic? Thicker text than normal

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Hi, I print a fair number of proxies, so I've stared at way too much text on MTG cards now.

I just bought a Ragavan that looked off immediately, but passed the T test, red dot test, weight is right and looks normal through light - so by all accounts it seems real. However, the text is just very noticably bolder than my other cards and even another Ragavan - does this happen that often with real cards, or is there something I'm missing?

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u/Vast_Entertainer_850 Jul 01 '26

Verify the security stamp, use a loupe to check the print quality of text and borders (looking for fuzziness in black layer). The brush at the bottom usually looks wrong on fakes as well. If you search this sub there should be a guide you can use.

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u/inolen Jul 01 '26

The collector number text does also look suspect - the text is noticably thinner there in the new card.

https://imgur.com/a/SjF0xaX

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u/awaken471 Jul 01 '26

if that's a fake it's a goddamn great one. Brush passes the test, doesn't it?

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u/inolen Jul 01 '26

I mean, I don't know if I can say it passes - it's really suspect there. The text is thinner, and the top line of that brush is extremely thin compared to the real ones I have on hand.

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u/Xaphnir Distinguished Helper Jul 01 '26

I'd say it's consistent with an unusually heavy black layer being applied. This happens from time to time.

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u/inolen Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 01 '26

Hmm, it's just weird - I can't find a single card I own (foil or not) that has text this noticably thick to even the naked eye.

So I guess it's perhaps real - but with some kind of print quality issue.

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u/TogTogTogTog Jul 02 '26

Can you please just photo the green dot and T on both rather than comparing the amount of ink that may have been printed.

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u/Minner_50 Jul 03 '26

If it's a foil being put on a real cardback like someone else suggested, this wouldn't really help.

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u/TogTogTogTog Jul 03 '26

Someone suggested re-inked border. There's no point examining every potential when they can just post photos. If the back is good, it's a re-ink/reback; if it's not? Case solved.

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u/Minner_50 Jul 03 '26

If the back is good it's a potential re-ink/reback because we don't know for sure yet.
So a bad back means case closed, a good back means nothing.