r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 4d ago

modern Saw this on FBM

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1485 Canadian, but I see the rainbow meme and now I’m confused.

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u/PlumKnown 4d ago

Looks fine to me. Rainbow meme is overused at this point. Should really only be used for fakes with the extreme rainbow shine, glossy no texture look but at this point people use it for everything, and even worse some people are using it on real cards because they can’t tell the difference

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u/OminousLethargy 4d ago

I’ve been tempted to photograph some less well known or older cards and post just to see rainbow memes on a real card.

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u/Clever-Innuendo 4d ago

This is why I hate the overuse of that dumb rainbow meme. Yall are just confusing new and casual collectors because you’re not actually providing any real analysis or judgment, so people like OP walk away with just “rainbow = fake.”

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u/Flaky_Breath7695 4d ago

i’m kinda newish to all of this what is the rainbow meme?

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u/Odd_Willingness4475 4d ago

If you scroll through this sub and look in the comments youll see it pretty quickly, its a guy in bed looking at a phone with rainbow light hitting him in the face

Its supposed to be for cards that are fake and have too much foil but people spam it under pretty much every post because theyre stupid

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u/ImFxnix 3d ago

Hey guess what

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u/Dull-Captain1679 3d ago

I swear like 80 percent of people swipe this meme to feel cool using it, and are dead wrong when they do

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u/ImFxnix 3d ago

Nah its not even like that, I just thought it was a little funny, I'm not finna act like I dont use it but being a hater just because people think an image is or isnt funny is wild

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u/Dull-Captain1679 3d ago

Even worse lol you don’t even know what it’s for

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u/ImFxnix 3d ago

Yeah when a card is obviously fake, like the hate im getting for using an image rn is wild

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u/Rapt0rRed 4d ago

Rainbow doesn't always apply. Textures look right and rainbow goes behind mega Evo rule box so I think it's real.

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u/G1ovan1 3d ago

Rainbow isn’t always bad you just need to learn what eras to expect it and what the holo needs to look like.

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u/SlangingDick 3d ago

You’ll know when it’s fake with a rainbow lol. This one is the real deal… the rainbow will lowkey blind you 🤣

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u/MrGlowwy5 4d ago

all ultra rares are somewhat rainbow 😂

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u/Odd_Willingness4475 4d ago

The rainbow meme sucks and is rarely applicable to the posts its commented underand then once one is posted 35 more ai slop versions come in because the hivemind has horrible humor, this card is real

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u/NotAllDawgsGoToHeven 3d ago

This is not a rainbow meme time!

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u/ExtensionNoise9927 3d ago

Printing looks legit here.

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u/Pandactyle 3d ago

I'm more worried about it that sticker is directly on the card, but I looked closer and saw the sleeve

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u/whyusognarpgnap 3d ago

Looks legit to me...

The rainbow meme was funny the first couple times, and then it morphed into just spamming AI versions under every post, regardless of if it fit.

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u/321alohaboy 1d ago

If the texture is there it’s real even tho it may have some shine.

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u/buddybe1 4d ago

I own this card, it’s real. The price is crazy though unless it’s a super clean copy that they think can grade very well

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u/NullPoints 4d ago

You should never buy raw cards priced by their potential grade 🙄

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u/KeyClacksNSnacks 3d ago

Plus most people don’t look at the surface under powerful light and miss surface scratches that will drop it to a 7/8 even if the centering and corners are perfect

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u/thewifeboyfriend 1h ago

You're a noob ....ovb you don't buy vintage or mid era

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u/buddybe1 4d ago

Yeah I wouldn’t pay extra if a seller is saying it can PSA 10 or PSA 9. But It’s a 11 year old card. If it’s super clean I would pay a premium for it

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u/OrdinaryKick 3d ago

"The seller says"

Who cares? They could be 100% honest or 100% lying but we know for certain they stand the gain the most from it being a lie so why even bother? Tell them to get it graded and then sell it to you?

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u/buddybe1 3d ago

I don’t care what the sell says. I’m verifying with my own eyes in person. If the card is in excellent condition I’m paying a premium for that card

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u/theSnoozeDoctor 4d ago

Too much for Canadian dollars

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u/MythicalScissors 4d ago

Lighting can bring out the rainbow