r/IsMyPokemonCardFake May 05 '26

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

7 Upvotes

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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360 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 6h ago

Are my ash greninjas fake?

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26 Upvotes

spoke to a couple of my buddies, some say yes, some say no, I say I’ll bring it to the professionals (yall)


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 5h ago

other is my card fake?

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15 Upvotes

curious if my card is fake or not got it for 200$ hp cond


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 1h ago

vintage Is this Mewtu fake?

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Came across this team rocket mewtu for a very good price and wanted to check If its real before buying it


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 3h ago

Thoughts on this?

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 1h ago

modern Is this fake? The sparkles throw me off

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 57m ago

treekachu trade, real?

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first time posting a card on FB marketplace to trade and someone offered this. absolutely love this card but still very new to the hobby and honestly can’t tell the difference on fake vs real cards in vendor videos and etc. pretty big value trade so just coming on here to ease my anxiety before agreeing to meet with this person.


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 4h ago

vintage Alright, hit me with the cold water: is this Fossil Dragonite fake? It looked legit to me when buying, but after comparing it to other cards the color on the back looks off. Not sure if it’s just variation between old & new cards?

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6 Upvotes

r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 4h ago

Got a good deal, looks good just confirming

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5 Upvotes

Looks good to me, just want additional feedback.


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 31m ago

Is this real or fake?

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 46m ago

Power Keepers Charizard (reverse)

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Any idea if this is real / what it would be worth in this condition? It’s from my childhood collection! Thanks!


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 49m ago

Thoughts on this ?

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Trying to buy of Facebook group and don’t know if it looks sus or not.
Thanks


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 3h ago

I need help

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Hey there I’m new to posting on Reddit but I didn’t know where to turn to so I was looking to get a rayquaza and deoxys legend top and bottom cards and I messaged one of the local vendors in my area and he told me he had the top part but not bottom part and I asked how much he told me $400 flat because it’s lightly played but I don’t why maybe from the pictures but it looks off to me
Please help

And if you can would you consider this LP?


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 1h ago

modern Found a listing, price is reasonable, just need confirmation is not fake

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Does this card look fake or real?


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 5h ago

modern is this mewtwo ex fake?

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going through some more of of me and my brother's childhood collection and i was wondering if this was real, thanks in advance !!


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 3h ago

vintage Is it real?

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The certification looks legit but the sparkles look different from the pictures online. Is that normal?


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 8h ago

modern Mega Charizard X EX - Is this fake

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6 Upvotes

Dear humble people of Reddit, making my largest single card purchase and wanting to make sure this card is real. Can you please pass judgement.


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 23h ago

EBay purchase

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94 Upvotes

I bought a base set booster pack from eBay. Based on the images the seller provided me with the pack looked authentic, now that it’s arrived and I have it in my hands it seems a bit suspicious. This is my first vintage purchase so I may be wrong just wondering if anyone can confirm if it’s an authentic pack or not.


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 5h ago

modern is umbreon Legit? got a good discount from vinted

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 3h ago

Charizard Is this real

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 9h ago

vintage pulled out this binder I bought a few years back

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6 Upvotes

I mainly collect PSA graded cards so when I bought these I didn’t think too much of them. Been getting into raw cards recently and been unlucky with some eBay purchases. How do these look?


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 1m ago

Zacian V Galarian Gallery & Team Magma’s Groudon ex

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 3h ago

Ooyama Pikachu - Real or Fake

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Hey,

A friend offered to buy this, he found it in his old binder while moving houses and decided to sell it since he needs to furnish lol

Thank you


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake 41m ago

modern Real? I don’t think so but. What about you all could get all for 550

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