r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • May 05 '26

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

10 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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371 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 • • 20h ago

other Help with Facebook binder did I get trolled?

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258 Upvotes

Texture looks really good on the rainbows


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 2h ago

other Bought at moving sale

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It's no real loss to me if it is fake but it just kinda seems suspicious since it was only a few dollars.


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 3h ago

These feel kinda off- all fake?

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 28m ago

vintage Is My 1st Edition Eevee fake?

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Hi all! I bought this card on TCGplayer and went to a card show to try and trade it, and I got told it's fake! The stamp isn't exactly clear, but the card itself shows all the signs of being real. What's going on here? Could it possibly be a misprint?


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 8m ago

Did I get scammed?

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 1h ago

Is this fake?

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Can’t find it anywhere online - I’ve had it since 1999… vintage


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 20h ago

vintage Guy is wanting to trade me his 1st edition venusaur for my sealed

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 4h ago

vintage Is this card legitimate?

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Looked at a few examples, but didnt find anything. Just wanted to be sure since its harder to spot fakes that are non-holo.


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 20h ago

modern Saw this on OfferUp

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93 Upvotes

Hit me with the best rainbow memes to send and inform.


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 19m ago

modern Pikachu with grey felt hat

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Real or fake? What would be the giveaways?


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 29m ago

Fake slab?

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Dude has 0 reviews and something feels off


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 1h ago

Found my fiancés old set

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My inlaws moved to florida and as we are going through all my gals stuff was her old set and since she spent some time in japan as a kid has some interesting cards.

Anything worth holding on too?


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 3h ago

modern Did both me and my cousin get scammed?

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So my 11-year old cousin showed me some of his favorite cards, which made me suspicious of specifically the groudon and latios because of the hand symbol (which i read here equals 100% fake). This made me check my own old collection, where i found one of my favorites reverse holo Magneton and realised i myself probably got scammed back in the days. I said i would check if his cards were legit or not, which brings me here.

I haven´t been up to date with pokemon cards since Team Magma vs Team Aqua, so i don´t know anything really. I´ve read what i could find here, but i just can´t trust my own judgement if they´re fake or not, besides the groudon and latios.


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 1d ago

modern Pulled them from the same boosterbundle.

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136 Upvotes

Today i pulled these two from the same bundle. Am i paranoide or Are they legit?


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 6m ago

3 Miscuts From Same Pack

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set is journey together


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 1d ago

vintage Is this Mew card real or fake?

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189 Upvotes

I don't know why it gives me fake vibe.


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 28m ago

other Looking into a set of fake but unique cards

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Hello all! Ive got some obviously fake but genuinely unique cards. Ive never seen ones like these before and honestly quite like them. If anyone knows more about these cards or the brand that does them id love to know more! Id honestly want to collect more of these guys as a side collection

I know they are some sort of Chinese brand targeted towards much younger kids


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 4h ago

Serious How about this guy?

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Seeing conflicting information on my Gengar xy166

What do yall think ?


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 4h ago

What do you think about those 4? Zekrom 2026 botton makes me doubt

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 1h ago

Found this on Poshmark for 30 bucks, ya think it’s real ? And if anyone knows its value since it’s all over the place

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r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 1h ago

Found an old box of pokemon at home. Is this real?

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Hi guys, i cant really tell if the Lugia is real i remember there was a lot of fakes circulating when i was a kid so i cant really tell if this is real or not, and ai isnt helping much haha.


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 1h ago

modern Mega Darkrai Ex

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I picked this card up at a show for a decent price, wondering if it's real or not if it's a fake it's incredible


r/IsMyPokemonCardFake • • 5h ago

vintage Jungle set - uncommon/common

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I bought this jungle set of uncommon and commons on eBay for 35$ after tax. They appear to be mint-nm, that part alone caused me to be suspicious. Please let me know if I should post any other pictures/specific closeups.

I am currently trying to rebuild a set of base,base 2, jungle, fossil. Since I lost my childhood set.