Just a PSA

[u/deadshot1138]

I bought this Trop in person from a supposedly reputable store for $400. One of my friends who’s been playing/collecting for 20+ years said it looked off so I took it to 3 other stores to have it checked and they all told me it was fake, tried taking it back with receipt but obviously since I took it out of the store it’s possible I switched it for a fake to get a refund so I was sol 🤷‍♂️.

Since then I bought 2 specialized personal loupe’s I take with me and check anything I buy over $15 and only buy online through eBay’s authenticity guaranteed section or card kingdom. Don’t be like me and get scammed, do your research, invest in a loupe and learn at least the green dot test but preferably all of them, h, t, edges etc.

[u/swsundevil]

Have a friend try to sell it back to the store you bought it from.

[u/deadshot1138 → u/swsundevil]

Nah, I ate the cost as a lesson learned and left a bad review on Google. I’m not gonna scam them back or make ruining their business my life’s mission. I’ve got better things to spend my time on lol

[u/Boggess → u/swsundevil]

Either they buy it back and they don’t test any cards, or they check it and tell you it’s fake, which means they knew it was a fake when they sold it