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MooMoo1992 July 26th, 2015 6:35 AM

Fake or Not? (O.o")
 
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Hi Guys :)

New here and not sure if cards like this have been discussed before or if this is the right thread so sorry in advance. Having a little trouble identifying some cards as fake or not as they appear slightly lighter than others however everything else is fine such as text, size, thickness, positioning, spelling etc etc. I have however spotted one difference that remains consistent throughout these lighter cards. On the bottom right of them they say "1999-2000 Wizards." whereas on the darker ones it is simply "1999 Wizards." So why the subtle differences? Are they fake? Thanks for any help guys, I have attached pics of a base set Koffing so you can judge for yourselves.

SleepyTrainer July 26th, 2015 1:53 PM

the darker one is maybe just an earlier release.
I'm /pretty/ sure that I also own cards that are darker/lighter.

Iluvatar July 28th, 2015 9:07 AM

The 1999-2000 date on a Base Set card means that it's from the 8th print run of that set. Such cards are quite rare, though unfortunately not as desirable as 1st editions.

I wouldn't worry about the lighter colouring. It's not something that's unique to that print run, but rather something that's fairly common of Pokemon cards in general.

donavannj July 29th, 2015 8:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Iluvatar (Post 8866576)
I wouldn't worry about the lighter colouring. It's not something that's unique to that print run, but rather something that's fairly common of Pokemon cards in general.

Though I think this specific run and similar early set runs in lighter colors were Wizards experimenting with printings.


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