Are these cards fake?

liamtheeagle

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    Hello there, I used to be a massive fan of Pokemon when I was younger but lost interest, found my old cards the other day and after doing a bit of research online I was wondering were some of my cards fake....

    I have a Kyogre ex and Ninetales ex both non-holo however the lines around the card which are normally yellow are white, is this normal? I'm suspicious over it especially as the Kyogre doesn't have a rare star symbol in the bottom right.... Also a Darkrai rare 70HP 3/106 yet it isn't holo but this is normal right?

    Attached are pics, as you can tell Pokemon cards e.t.c isn't my strongest topic so any help is appreciated.

    EDIT: Also the blue and white on the back of the card seems lighter than some of my others, not sure if this is because it's a different set or something or proof its fake, I can take pictures of the back if the front isn't enough.
     
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    The picture quality isn't good so I couldn't tell you if those 3 specific cards are fake, but the stats and images look correct...

    Real Cards:

    [PokeCommunity.com] Are these cards fake?

    [PokeCommunity.com] Are these cards fake?

    [PokeCommunity.com] Are these cards fake?


    Compare your cards to those, then compare them to your other cards from the same set (same symbol in the bottom right corner) check card thickness, size and colours on the back from the same set.

    -Adam
     
    Thanks mate, those pics ain't showing for me though

    Yeah looking at the quality of mine it's v.poor, I'll upload more later and of the back, it seems a bit lighter colour blue & white than my others.

    Also, is it even possible to get these kyogre ex and ninetales ex cards with no holographic and the white around the card??? Also worried as there isn't a rare symbol on the bottom right of the kyogre, albeit as you say the stats and writing are all correct.
     
    liamtheeagle said:
    Thanks mate, those pics ain't showing for me though

    Yeah looking at the quality of mine it's v.poor, I'll upload more later and of the back, it seems a bit lighter colour blue & white than my others.

    Also, is it even possible to get these kyogre ex and ninetales ex cards with no holographic and the white around the card??? Also worried as there isn't a rare symbol on the bottom right of the kyogre, albeit as you say the stats and writing are all correct.
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    Clearer picture will help majorly in terms of making out details on my end. All I see is a blurry mess that vaguely looks like a card whenever I open any of these pictures. Try borrowing a friend or relatives camera for pics.

    Will attempt further analysis and answers when not busy at my workplace.
     
    Are the pictures in your last post scans of your cards, or official scans pulled from the internet? They look like the latter to me, which won't help us tell if they're fake at all.

    To my knowledge, Pokémon ex are always holo, except in the championship reprint decks (though those usually have an entirely different back, a silver -- not white -- border, and a signature on the artwork). However, it's worth pointing out that fakes that are officially holo usually still have the holo "dots," despite not being reflective. I'm not seeing those dots on the photo of your Ninetales card, so it's either an alternate release that I don't know of or it's a fake using the official proxy.
     
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    Those are official scans, thought it best he checked details such as font size, correct symbols, correct dates ect. first. Pretty sure I have kyogre ex somewhere, will take photos of mine if I can find it later... In the mean time, higher quality photos from the OP would help
     
    AdamN said:
    Those are official scans, thought it best he checked details such as font size, correct symbols, correct dates ect. first. Pretty sure I have kyogre ex somewhere, will take photos of mine if I can find it later... In the mean time, higher quality photos from the OP would help
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    D'oh! Sorry 'bout that. I thought the OP had made that post. Neither of you have an avatar, so...

    Good idea, though if they're prints of the official proxies (which, due to lack of holo pattern, is my guess), all of that would match up anyway.
     
    Slightly off topic;
    While looking for that kyogre ex, I found this fake in my collection, the back of the card made me laugh:

    [PokeCommunity.com] Are these cards fake?

    [PokeCommunity.com] Are these cards fake?
     
    Those pictures don't really do justice to just how great the foil is... It kind of feels like it's a clear sticker stuck on top, and yes that line on the right is where the foil ends:
    [PokeCommunity.com] Are these cards fake?

    The foil is actually only visable from the angle I took the photo from, which seems like an excellent design choice that I think should be implemented to the official cards, along with renaming
    all pokemon to descriptions of their character, e.g sharp-toothed caterpillar, fire-tailed dragon and furry-bellied bird.
     
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