BGS authentic NOT actually authentic (?)

As far as I’m aware cards like these are fake and are believed to have been produced and distributed in China. The more common fakes apply a holofoil effect to the entire card, which is an obvious tell-tale sign as the real holofoil cards do not apply the holofoil effect to the card’s border.

This is a real card:

Whereas this is a fake:

Here is another real card:

And here is a fake with a different holofoil style to the previous one:

Here’s an example of a slightly different style of real card:

And here is a fake one of those which PSA has also graded:

Here is an example of a real holofoil card from the first style (notice how it doesn’t cover the border or text):

…and here is a real holofoil version of the second design (notice how it doesn’t cover the text):

The fact that this particular auction is for a card which shows the reverse of the #9 card and the fact it says “Pocket Monster” on the front but “Pocket Monsters” on the back is a big red flag.

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