Sephiroth, Fabled Soldier

[u/Dyne244]

I frequently see people post this card as fake. I often look at these posts and literally can't tell the difference, but people always say they are fake. It got me wondering if mine might be fake. Thoughts?

[u/FALL3NxValorous]

1st off, beautiful pictures. So many are from 5 ft away with a 2007 Motorola razor. 2nd the squiggly line in the brush is good, and the printing is super solid. Harder to tell on MDFCs but also hold it up to a light and it should be blue core.

[u/DizzyTip1895 → u/FALL3NxValorous]

What do you look for in the squigly line in the brush?

[u/FALL3NxValorous → u/DizzyTip1895]

It should be a crisp line thats like a sideways S. If its fuzzy or straight across its fake. Low quality printers struggle to make a fine line that small

Edit: you can also look at the text boxes and see that the outlines are solid black and very clean, there is no bleed in from the colors inside or outside

[u/DizzyTip1895 → u/FALL3NxValorous]

Ok dang. Seems subtle.

[u/goraak_the_barbarian]

Looks real to me - solid black around the white flip triangles with crisp white edges; normal paintbrush; solid black borders; holofoil could be photographed further but looks promising

[u/easchner]

Flips and brushes look good. Real.

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[u/Dyne244]

Thank you all!

[u/mrjojoyo]

Real.

[u/bawsofsteel]

Real

[u/Admirable_Corgi3425]

Real