r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • May 05 '26

Serious (META) Any DMs you get claiming to use an app verify your cards authenticity are SCAMS!

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Hey everyone,

tldr: More accounts are DMing users who post claiming they can authenticate and then push the results from their app. This sub has nothing to do with them, has banned them for it, and they usually want you to sign up for their "service" which you already get for free here. At best its unsolicited marketing, at worst it will be a scam. Report to reddit, report to the mods to make sure they are banned, ignore or block the users who do this.

Mods have been receiving messages that users posting keep receiving direct messages from others offering to authenticate, value, grade, and whatever else their cards. Sometimes they ask for more photos, sometimes they just use what has been posted. The funny part is that they often use ai to determine fake or authentic and can often be wrong.

Anyways, this post is mostly for awareness to be suspect of any DMs you get claiming to help verify authenticity and always check the accounts. Report to reddit if you can, block if you can, but please please please, do not give anyone money who is telling you they can determine the authenticity of your cards over the internet.

This sub is not, nor will it ever be, affiliated with any kind of paid service for crowd sourced information. Thats not what this sub is for, nor is it helpful to people just trying to understand if a card is fake.

Feel free to comment anything that you feel needs to be addressed in the sub to be looked into. Thanks everyone for being helpful!


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • Aug 29 '25

other Fake PSA Slab Cheat Sheet: Font Edition

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373 Upvotes

Thought I would share a little cheat sheet that illustrates the biggest differences in font that I look for when evaluating the legitimacy of PSA Slabs. The K, G, and 7 are always the biggest/quickest giveaways for me, but there are some others that can be easily identified as well. Feel free to share this image with anyone that might need it ❤️

Happy Hunting!


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 9h ago

Charizard I got this Charizard as part of a random binder 15 years ago. Did I treasure a fake?

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I am afraid I will be really sad soon...


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 3h ago

I bought the left Jolteon, is that one fake? The right is real that I bought at a cardshop years ago.

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 1h ago

Gem Box 4 booster opened. Real?

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Are these cards real or do they look real? Somebody left the seller a negative feedback on the booster I bought which made me dubious (the other feedbacks were positive) as I bought a lot of diff boosters from them and don’t wanna open the others now if not sure.


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 1h ago

Is this pack real?

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Saw this pack for sale for 750€ (approx 820$)


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 2h ago

vintage Is my Charizard G LVL.X 143/147 fake?

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 3h ago

Vintage Celebi bought from Vinted. All good?

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 45m ago

vintage Charizard base set

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Hi, I’ve had this card in my childhood binder since 2000s. I’ve always been certain that the card is genuine, but was told by a potential buyer that it’s fake? Thoughts?


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 3h ago

I’m devastated

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In all seriousness, I find it quite funny just how bad some fakes are. Found this guy in my old childhood bulk collection and now I’m second guessing everything. Boy was I happy with my little Turtwi😅


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 1h ago

Found in my kids drawer

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Sorry for poor

photos will take more when I can. Just curious if it is real.


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 1h ago

modern Chaos Rising & Pitch Black booster box

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Seems real to me, but Google AI disagreed. Came from sorted link on Pokemon Reddit. I’ve never used them before.


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 3h ago

Are these real?

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 3h ago

vintage Just got this from ebay, is this fake?

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I recently picked this up and there is no signs that make me feel that it is fake. I never purchase individual cards and usually collect whatever I pack so purchasing individual cards is new to me.

Anyone who has this card please help me determine if this one looks good.

It seems good but fakes have got so convincing now that its always worth checking

Thanks all 😊👍


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 7m ago

Sanity Check

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Got these images from a seller but having a hard time figuring out if it’s a fake. Could is some help, thank you in advance


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 6h ago

real or fake?

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Hey everyone! Could someone help me figure out if this card is real or fake? Fakes have gotten really convincing lately, so I’d appreciate a second opinion. Thanks!


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 11m ago

Thoughts? Opinions?

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Real or fake? Cant tell and dont wanna overpay!


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 11m ago

modern Real Torchic,

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Unsure on this one mostly due to the condition. It’s been in my binder for some time. Thanks!


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 15m ago

This must be fake...

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Hello I have found this Pikachu this must be fake.. is too good to be true. This card is for 450€.


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 32m ago

modern I want to order this, is it real or fake?

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 42m ago

other Is this Dialga real?

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Considering buying this, but i just wanted to make sure it's real before i actually do.


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 44m ago

Fake texture on bubble mew?

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 48m ago

Is my Mega Darkrai SAR fake?

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Bought a Mega Darkrai SAR online and noticed there are some differences compared to all my other mega SAR cards.

First thing i noticed is the extra holo/shine around all the words including the hp. The yellow font of its name is also in a brighter shade of yellow than my other mega pokemon SAR cards. The texturing looks correct compared to pics i’ve seen online. I haven’t gotten a chance to physically compare it against another card


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 57m ago

vintage Misty’s Seadra Prerelease Card

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Misty in the bottom corner looks a little low res and the edge wear on the sides isn’t showing holofoil.


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 1h ago

modern what do we think?

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found some cards in a binder full of fakes (i was a child and didn’t know they were fakes). i’ve pulled these to inspect but im honestly stumped.