# Scamming Fake Cards - dark\_blastoise, frostbyte, Blastoise **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Tags:** sour-grapes\ **Created:** [September 1, 2019, 6:13pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/scamming-fake-cards-dark-blastoise-frostbyte-blastoise/24180 "2019-09-01T18:13:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![smpratte](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/smpratte/32/79511_2.png) [@smpratte](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/smpratte)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2019, 6:13pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/scamming-fake-cards-dark-blastoise-frostbyte-blastoise/24180/1 "2019-09-01T18:13:36Z")
Just a heads up, the recent [Eevee thread](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/price-check-please-kouki-saitou-eevees/24166/1) by the member @oneonta is the same guy who tried selling a [fake snap pikachu](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/another-fake-snap-pikachu-card/19113/1) here years ago. They have an [instagram](https://www.instagram.com/dark_blastoise/) (dark\_blastoise) loaded with fake garbage and pretend its real. Their [ip address](https://i.imgur.com/VQOb7Wg.png) is the same as the member frostbyte. Their charizard, trophy kangaskhans, dark persians and other cards are complete fake garbage they pretend are real. A couple quick comparison of their fakes to the real thing: Fake on the Left from their IG, Real on the Right: ![](https://i.imgur.com/O52SnEH.jpg) Fake on the Left from their IG, Real on the Right: ![](https://i.imgur.com/GfPMHxV.jpg) Their fake charizard has the unlimited art coloration and the text is wrong. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/system/32/97794_2.png) [@system](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2022, 6:11am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/scamming-fake-cards-dark-blastoise-frostbyte-blastoise/24180/2 "2022-05-12T06:11:25Z")
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**Author:** ![swolepoke](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/swolepoke/32/26930_2.png) [@swolepoke](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/swolepoke)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2019, 8:13pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/scamming-fake-cards-dark-blastoise-frostbyte-blastoise/24180/3 "2019-09-01T20:13:13Z")
Here is their eBay as well: [ebay.com/usr/trading-cards](https://ebay.com/usr/trading-cards) Loaded up with lots of nicely “graded cards”, and forged Arita signed cards. ---
**Author:** ![PokemonRadar](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/pokemonradar/32/768_2.png) [@PokemonRadar](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/PokemonRadar)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2019, 8:33pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/scamming-fake-cards-dark-blastoise-frostbyte-blastoise/24180/4 "2019-09-01T20:33:55Z")
[www.luxurygrading.com/](https://www.luxurygrading.com/) Here is the website to the grading company he is using. I would be comfortable saying he is one of the guys that started this “grading company” - stay away from these slabs. dark\_blastoise is also used as a customer testimonial as well. You can see in his ebay listing descriptions that he is trying to sell luxury grading as a great company to use. The address is someones house and not even an office building and there is no information on this “company” or any legitimate information about them. ---
**Author:** ![sacari](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/sacari/32/1094_2.png) [@sacari](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/sacari)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2019, 8:35pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/scamming-fake-cards-dark-blastoise-frostbyte-blastoise/24180/5 "2019-09-01T20:35:53Z")
I have never even heard of “Luxury Grading” until looking at their ebay listings. Also the classic “PSA 10???” on non PSA 10 cards. ---
**Author:** ![mossdeep](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/mossdeep/32/155784_2.png) [@mossdeep](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/mossdeep)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2019, 9:27pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/scamming-fake-cards-dark-blastoise-frostbyte-blastoise/24180/6 "2019-09-01T21:27:05Z")
sucks to hear, thanks for the heads up ---
**Author:** ![smpratte](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/smpratte/32/79511_2.png) [@smpratte](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/smpratte)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2019, 10:09pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/scamming-fake-cards-dark-blastoise-frostbyte-blastoise/24180/7 "2019-09-01T22:09:29Z")
> [@PokemonRadar](#): > > [www.luxurygrading.com/](https://www.luxurygrading.com/) > > Here is the website to the grading company he is using. I would be comfortable saying he is one of the guys that started this “grading company” - stay away from these slabs. dark\_blastoise is also used as a customer testimonial as well. You can see in his ebay listing descriptions that he is trying to sell luxury grading as a great company to use. > > The address is someones house and not even an office building and there is no information on this “company” or any legitimate information about them. That “grading service” is them. I just checked their ip address from the forum, it’s the same exact location as the “business”: ![](https://i.imgur.com/YE1jDnn.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/cwSa9zX.png)