# Telling Fake Pokemon Cards

**URL:** <https://www.elitefourum.com/t/telling-fake-pokemon-cards/13535>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** general-board, upccc-archive\
**Created:** [October 6, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/telling-fake-pokemon-cards/13535 "2015-10-06T20:14:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![leafpon](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/leafpon/32/470_2.png) [@leafpon](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/leafpon)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/telling-fake-pokemon-cards/13535/1 "2015-10-06T20:14:40Z")

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Okay so I recently bought some pokemon card off of e-bay and im not entirely sure if there fake or not. Is there a sure way of telling without tearing them open, also keep in mind these are old school cards im talking about, base set, fossil, jungle, etc…

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**Author:** ![fourthstartcg](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/fourthstartcg/32/163893_2.png) [@fourthstartcg](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/fourthstartcg)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 8:18pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/telling-fake-pokemon-cards/13535/2 "2015-10-06T20:18:10Z")

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[www.elitefourum.com/t/is-my-pokemon-card-a-misprint-or-fake-guide-to-fake-cards/13268/1](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/is-my-pokemon-card-a-misprint-or-fake-guide-to-fake-cards/13268/1)

This guide should help you out. If you’re still not sure, post pictures and I’m sure we can figure it out!

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**Author:** ![leafpon](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/leafpon/32/470_2.png) [@leafpon](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/leafpon)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/telling-fake-pokemon-cards/13535/3 "2015-10-06T21:27:08Z")

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thanks!

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**Author:** ![theeucollector](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/theeucollector/32/297_2.png) [@theeucollector](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/theeucollector)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 10:37pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/telling-fake-pokemon-cards/13535/4 "2015-10-06T22:37:20Z")

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> [@leafpon](#):
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> Okay so I recently bought some pokemon card off of e-bay and im not entirely sure if there fake or not. Is there a sure way of telling without tearing them open, also keep in mind these are old school cards im talking about, base set, fossil, jungle, etc…

I don’t think tearing them open would end well