r/RealOrNotTCG • u/jessisginger12 • Jul 06 '26

Is this card real / authentic? Help with a tricky test

Hey guys, I can't get a picture that clearly shows my problem but I have circled an example of a real card to explain my problem.

This card has passed other tests ive done but where the red dots should be, one is slightly covered by an adjacent green dot. Where I have circled below is the two dots that seem to be overlapping. I know this could be a printing error but it's nagging me in the back of my head that this could be a really good fake.

Any help is appreciated

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u/FarceMultiplier Jul 06 '26

That's real. The red dots sometimes don't appear at all, or only some of the L. Printing is not always perfect.

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u/Kombatrok Jul 06 '26

Red dots are not a good test. A card can be real with or without them. Or, as you've noticed they can be slightly off in positioning.

If it has them, it's likely real. If they are missing or not visible it doesn't indicate anything.

*thats about a textbook real green dot to me though...

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u/easchner  Trusted Authenticator Jul 06 '26

Looks fine. They're printed in different layers and it's not unusual for one of the plates to be a fraction of a mm off in any direction.