Came here because didn’t know where else to post this. Is this card a rare pikachu 1st ed variant or did PSA grade a fake card? Was bidding on it and noticed the font, spacing, and placement were off. Attaching some overlays with the regular one when the illustration windows are made the same size.
Looks fake to me.
Super fake. The font is so off. I am surprised something so obviously fake was graded.
BS, PSA doesnt grade fake cards. Thats gotta be 100% real.
Doubt that would slip through psa if it were fake
It’s authentic PSA didn’t get it wrong.. the print variance is the real ? not the legitimacy.
There are PSA graded Base Pikachus with noticeably different “Thunder Jolt” kerning and spacing as well. Attack text spacing isn’t identical across Base print runs plate variation and ink spread (especially on matte blue-core stock) account for this. PSA already verifies font geometry, so spacing differences alone aren’t evidence of a fake. And boarder colors have a large range of colors from cream to yellow mustard.
The font spacing is wrong, the stamp font is wrong, the borders are wrong. Other than that it’s totally fine! 
It was the prototype 1st edition Pikachu before they finalized the layout. What a rare find!
The difference is ink density and strike pressure, not the font.
tis fake, why are the commas and periods mixed up?
Look at it this way, it’s just as real as the discos.
It sold on ZandG’s eBay tonight. I forget his username here, but someone could tag him or send him a message to let him know the Pikachu is fake.
I sent him a message on eBay but not sure if he saw it. I was bidding on it until I realized the font was different and other inconsistencies. Posted here and read through this thread just to make sure its not some rare prototype or something.
Yepp, not getting lucky on this one. Its a custom slab or psa messed up again.