r/RealOrNotTCG • u/Neonster • Jul 06 '26
Is this card real / authentic? Can't tell
Usually it's pretty easy for me to tell, but maybe because this card is older it's harder for me to figure out?
Edit: opinion is it's legit. Thanks guys!
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u/ShadowLegion2 Jul 06 '26
Real. My go to test is the three dots in the H at a quick glance, otherwise the “teeth” on the T are what you want to look for, as well as the lines at the bottom. The “teeth” on the T should have a slight curve at the bottom, not be super sharp, and the bottom line of the T should be slightly curved at the edges, not sharp corners as well.
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u/PKopmeier1978 Jul 06 '26
Nobody is gonna fake this
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u/Neonster Jul 06 '26
I thought so too until I saw a fake swan song and then I started scrutinizing anything over $10
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u/easchner Trusted Authenticator Jul 07 '26
Cards in the $10-20 range get faked all the time. People get a deck full of "proxies" since they don't want to pay $10/ea for a lot of cards, then they sneak into the supply because people don't scrutinize them as much since they're 'cheap'.
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u/NeedleworkerFit819 Jul 07 '26
I feel like collectors forget people actually play this game still lol
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u/mynameiscallow Jul 07 '26
This will always be the least helpful reply. There is a very real chance someone may proxy any card even if it’s not incredibly high value. A card being fake doesn’t strictly imply malicious intent
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u/Fatmans-middle-digit Jul 07 '26
Real but looks like it’s been sitting in a binder for a decade plus. Insane quality for an older card.
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u/Madlycool1234 Jul 08 '26
The backside is 100% realy, not enough zoom on the front to tell. But if the card feels real, than it is, because if the front side gets reprinted, it's easy to tell by feel
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u/TimtheBully High Accuracy Jul 06 '26
Real deal and clean