# QotD: How do you handle fake cards? **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Tags:** qotd\ **Created:** [December 18, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/qotd-how-do-you-handle-fake-cards/59785 "2025-12-18T15:58:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lyleberr](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/lyleberr/32/156919_2.png) [@lyleberr](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/lyleberr)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/qotd-how-do-you-handle-fake-cards/59785/1 "2025-12-18T15:58:43Z")
Welcome to theQuestion of the Day! The Question of the Day is a way to facilitate community discussion to help members ponder the unanswered questions of the world that are somehow relating to the hobby. Questions are many times open ended and up to interpretation. Feel free to post your thoughts in as much or as little detail as you’d like. Helpful Considerations may or may not help some people focus their answer, these are blurred to not bother those who have their own ideas. [QotD Archive](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/question-of-the-day-archive/52220) [Suggest future things here](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/question-of-the-day-suggestions/52221) **Today’s Question:** \*\*QotD: How do you handle fake cards? \*\* Helpful Considerations: Keeping them as reference? Destroying or marking them as fake? Curious side collection? This was a suggested question? ---
**Author:** ![Frosty.Puppy](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/frosty.puppy/32/234614_2.png) [@Frosty.Puppy](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Frosty.Puppy)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 4:02pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/qotd-how-do-you-handle-fake-cards/59785/2 "2025-12-18T16:02:17Z")
![image](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/a/8/a8e51ae14de2835fb08f0d19215764d76014fefb.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Nightvulture](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/nightvulture/32/172799_2.png) [@Nightvulture](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Nightvulture)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/qotd-how-do-you-handle-fake-cards/59785/3 "2025-12-18T16:03:12Z")
Keep them all, theyll never be worth anything but theres so many variations that it gives a good reference to compare against. If you dont want them, just send them to me. No sense in destroying history because vintage fakes are just as much part of the 99-00 craze as the real cards. Modern fakes… give them to small children ---
**Author:** ![sturzflugbombardieru](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/sturzflugbombardieru/32/2178_2.png) [@sturzflugbombardieru](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/sturzflugbombardieru)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/qotd-how-do-you-handle-fake-cards/59785/4 "2025-12-18T18:01:53Z")
I have a little deck box where I put them as they are useful for comparing with real cards. Some of the Japanese Neo Genesis fakes (same source as the infamous PokeRev box break video) are pretty well made. ---
**Author:** ![SolemnStar](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/solemnstar/32/289983_2.png) [@SolemnStar](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/SolemnStar)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/qotd-how-do-you-handle-fake-cards/59785/5 "2025-12-18T18:13:29Z")
I like the really goofy ones. They always made me laugh. Just insane stats, evolving from the wrong pokemon. Weird translations. I cherish their audacity. ---
**Author:** ![decoypalmette](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/decoypalmette/32/254336_2.png) [@decoypalmette](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/decoypalmette)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/qotd-how-do-you-handle-fake-cards/59785/6 "2025-12-18T18:16:29Z")
I tend to keep them as a reference. Some are moderately interesting (like cards that shouldn’t be holo but gained a weird foil treatment, or some kitsch attempt with strange names/art). The majority of Pokemon fakes are poorly made though, so they aren’t something I would put in a binder. ---
**Author:** ![D3F14NC3](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/d3f14nc3/32/233786_2.png) [@D3F14NC3](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/D3F14NC3)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/qotd-how-do-you-handle-fake-cards/59785/7 "2025-12-18T18:18:34Z")
I kept a two from back when I was a kid but the rest I destroy. I know some people like to give the fakes they find out to kids for free but I don’t want them to end up in other’s collections by accident. They just cause confusion down the line. ---
**Author:** ![eevee](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/eevee/32/230472_2.png) [@eevee](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/eevee)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/qotd-how-do-you-handle-fake-cards/59785/8 "2025-12-18T18:18:50Z")
![17660819224357917419716697657131](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/9/c/9c530a6d391df8d10eb37bf3d43010f393a3219c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Silphnaut](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/silphnaut/32/242895_2.png) [@Silphnaut](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Silphnaut)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/qotd-how-do-you-handle-fake-cards/59785/9 "2025-12-18T18:19:30Z")
My older brother and I were keen enough as kids to be able to spot fake cards since the beginning of the hobby, back then I would toss them. Haven’t ran into any as an adult, other than some fakes here and there in lots I have bought. Those have all been tossed as well. Hoping to find some funny ones or ones with cool fake holo patterns to keep but that has not happened yet. As for fanmade original art cards and high quality proxies (been buying just Pocket ones so far) I do enjoy getting those so I get to see and hold art I like in person. ---
**Author:** ![ascendedbidoof](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/ascendedbidoof/32/155930_2.png) [@ascendedbidoof](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/ascendedbidoof)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/qotd-how-do-you-handle-fake-cards/59785/10 "2025-12-18T18:28:39Z")
![Monster House GIFs | Tenor](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/6/b/6b84478ca465db129c82aab1b49acabddbfe117f.gif) ---
**Author:** ![c0ll3ct0r](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/c0ll3ct0r/32/26306_2.png) [@c0ll3ct0r](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/c0ll3ct0r)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 6:42pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/qotd-how-do-you-handle-fake-cards/59785/11 "2025-12-18T18:42:38Z")
Will it flush. ---
**Author:** ![UAEbadger](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/uaebadger/32/213880_2.png) [@UAEbadger](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/UAEbadger)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 7:17pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/qotd-how-do-you-handle-fake-cards/59785/12 "2025-12-18T19:17:29Z")
Have you found any places for the Pocket proxies that you’re especially happy with? I bought two from a seller off eBay and I was really disappointed with the resolution of the art and overall quality of the cards. ---
**Author:** ![lyleberr](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/lyleberr/32/156919_2.png) [@lyleberr](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/lyleberr)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 7:18pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/qotd-how-do-you-handle-fake-cards/59785/13 "2025-12-18T19:18:24Z")
I hope someone answers. So many good looking cards that proxies could make amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Silphnaut](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/silphnaut/32/242895_2.png) [@Silphnaut](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Silphnaut)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 7:34pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/qotd-how-do-you-handle-fake-cards/59785/14 "2025-12-18T19:34:04Z")
Welcome to the forum! Creative Card Holo has been the best one. They have printers loke the one TPCi uses to print English cards. They are pricy at $20 per but I wait until they have sales that make ‘em come out to $10 a pop. Picked up these two since they are the 2 best Giratina arts in the entire TCG IMO and they are trapped in the Pocket Dimension. First pic without flash, 2nd and 3rd with to show texture. Rsolution and color quality/saruration are amazing too. ![Snapchat-760635034](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/5/2/52ce84a651f38b7c94ae9a5a6c12ecffb42eac89.jpeg) ![Snapchat-2037355345(1)](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/8/c/8c00693f4332f01e4d94860569e0504d8b052335.jpeg) ![Snapchat-2037355345](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/1/5/152c3689e8eb0e8575c779519b2368ac9671b22a.jpeg) Back looks like this and is also textured ![Snapchat-2016672817](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/5/b/5bba80a2e481fb154eaecea9d146e658b8d73efc.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![UAEbadger](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/uaebadger/32/213880_2.png) [@UAEbadger](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/UAEbadger)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/qotd-how-do-you-handle-fake-cards/59785/15 "2025-12-18T19:47:22Z")
> [@Silphnaut](#): > > Creative Card Holo Those look spectacular! I wonder if they only do a limited run of each card as their Pocket selection is looking pretty thin right now 😭 I gave them a follow on Instagram to keep an eye out for any reprints they might have in the future. Edit: I see now that their Etsy storefront has a better selection than their standalone website. ---
**Author:** ![Silphnaut](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/silphnaut/32/242895_2.png) [@Silphnaut](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Silphnaut)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 7:48pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/qotd-how-do-you-handle-fake-cards/59785/16 "2025-12-18T19:48:42Z")
they brought back a lot of stuff for Black Friday which is when I got the Tinas, but it has been pretty thin lately, it was thin before BF as well ---
**Author:** ![frisianlunatic](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/frisianlunatic/32/213029_2.png) [@frisianlunatic](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/frisianlunatic)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 8:07pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/qotd-how-do-you-handle-fake-cards/59785/17 "2025-12-18T20:07:14Z")
![15500261828_4a8c664922_z (1)](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/b/e/be9513e83537e90be1b548711623cf9ac53d4d8f.jpeg) I’d keep obvious ones like this iconic ‘sableye’ ---
**Author:** ![IMG88](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/img88/32/243808_2.png) [@IMG88](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/IMG88)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 11:14pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/qotd-how-do-you-handle-fake-cards/59785/18 "2025-12-18T23:14:11Z")
If it’s a good one and I want to keep it for some reason, I mark it as a proxy so it doesn’t end up in the wrong hands in the future. ---
**Author:** ![ItemfinderCo](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/itemfinderco/32/231212_2.png) [@ItemfinderCo](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/ItemfinderCo)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2025, 4:07am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/qotd-how-do-you-handle-fake-cards/59785/19 "2025-12-20T04:07:19Z")
I used to keep them for reference but thats not really needed anymore. Ended up giving 2 etbs worth of those old EX era fakes to my kids but they made a mess. Dont remember if I tossed them but they are gone. Now ive just been building them up to give away to people that want them. ---
**Author:** ![UAEbadger](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/uaebadger/32/213880_2.png) [@UAEbadger](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/UAEbadger)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/qotd-how-do-you-handle-fake-cards/59785/20 "2025-12-27T22:20:03Z")
They’re running a sale right now that goes up to 50% off if you get 6 or more. There were three that I really wanted (especially the Mega Charizard Y EX), so I added another three that I also liked since they were pretty much free. [Next page](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/qotd-how-do-you-handle-fake-cards/59785.md?page=2)