azphaellight
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Post by azphaellight on Aug 22, 2006 6:57:56 GMT 7
Hmmm I've tried studying the original vs. Fakes... And I'm short on info... But Here's what I have:
Check the card before buying it...
It's fake when:
-The brightness/Contrast of the card is different
-The back art is Purpleish than Blue
-The art is Totally different (with exeptions to POP cards)
-There is a difference with the color
-There is a difference with the kind of material used to make the fake
-Some fakes appear Glossy
The method I use to check for originals (kind of embarrassing...) Try smelling it~ If it has that "zesty mint condition print* smell (as my friends subbed it "SM smell")
If you would compare prints and Reprints new sets you would notice that the Background color is slightly different (slightly lighter/darker) But it doesn't mean it's fake!
Other methods, theorie, and information are welcome!
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Post by Micael on Aug 22, 2006 8:00:59 GMT 7
Hmm very cool way to know if a card is fake or not, card smelling. I've never seen that one on guides before  I do believe this only works for newly bought cards? Am I right? the thickness and quality of the material used on making the card is also different for fakes and non fakes. Some of the fakes are like MRT and LRT cards XD. It should not be that flexible hehe. Look at the font of the cards also. |
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azphaellight
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Post by azphaellight on Aug 22, 2006 8:33:03 GMT 7
Hmm very cool way to know if a card is fake or not, card smelling. I've never seen that one on guides before I do believe this only works for newly bought cards? Am I right? the thickness and quality of the material used on making the card is also different for fakes and non fakes. Some of the fakes are like MRT and LRT cards XD. It should not be that flexible hehe. Look at the font of the cards also. The card retain their "SM Smell" unless kept in a dusty place (hidden in a box in the attic/baOh Man!t/under the bed) or a place where smells stick on forever ( leaked perfume/incecticide/etc...) My Base set cards still have that smell... while the base set cards of a friend of mine (who kept it somewere) were dusty... I cant smell them right *achoo*... >...< |
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WhatBeDevoid
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Post by WhatBeDevoid on Aug 22, 2006 19:22:11 GMT 7
Lol Azphaellight (arghh I'm getting so lazy wrirting you name down all the time. I can usually see if it's fake by first
Feel the card... It WILL feel different
Look at the card... If it has bad image quality and etc
Check where you bought it... I'm 100% sure NG will not sell fake cards
Check the price... 20 pesos for a booster pack? Sounds fishy
Well you mentioned most of these but I think these are the most common (well I do this)
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Post by Micael on Aug 23, 2006 15:44:21 GMT 7
I've not seen an Original Pokemon Booster pack here in UPLB. I've seen a lot of Boosters and boxes that really look like the original. Pokemon Booster Packs are packaged tight! They should not be loose.
Parang nakadikit yung plastic sa card dapat yung feel. Di madaling galawin yung plastic.
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azphaellight
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Post by azphaellight on Aug 23, 2006 17:15:47 GMT 7
Lol Azphaellight (arghh I'm getting so lazy wrirting you name down all the time) Hehehe... a shorter version of my screen name is Azpha or if you really want it short AZ would do just fine >...< |
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Post by swampertfan on Aug 23, 2006 17:24:52 GMT 7
try nyo kaya bumili sa palengke yung nakasabit tapos tatanggalin o di ba mas fishy na iyun hehehehe
and nice nose po ginawa ko na dati eh tsaka I think mas durable yung original (nabasa lang ng onti yung fake boom! sira na agad!
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Post by azphaellight on Aug 23, 2006 17:39:32 GMT 7
try nyo kaya bumili sa palengke yung nakasabit tapos tatanggalin o di ba mas fishy na iyun hehehehe and nice nose po ginawa ko na dati eh tsaka I think mas durable yung original (nabasa lang ng onti yung fake boom! sira na agad! Hmmm nice suggestion... But not recomended... I wouldn't want to get my cards wet... or damaged.. O...o |
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einarranie
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Post by einarranie on Aug 24, 2006 7:41:45 GMT 7
actually guys dont make things very complicated for comparing a fake card or not.
sa PALENGKE, original pokemon cards? hahaha actually in Pasig there were a store there selling pokemon cards although I knew it was original because of the thickness and most of the time fake cards look faded and really have a big difference from the Original One. Yes, an original card when accidentally been wet by water will not be so fast absorbing the water because in my observation there were a very thin plastic covering original cards making it a little bit resistant to water, and try to wet a pokemon card from the original you will see .
From the cover, faded din ang cover and not that really attracting.
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Post by swampertfan on Aug 24, 2006 16:40:24 GMT 7
o di ba kaya lang insane ka naman kung i dip mo sa tubig yung cards mo 2 know kung orig yun hehehe
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Post by WhatBeDevoid on Aug 24, 2006 18:56:36 GMT 7
hahaha I wouldn't dare wet my cards |
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Post by azphaellight on Aug 24, 2006 18:58:56 GMT 7
hahaha I wouldn't dare wet my cards ..... Grammatically... >...< it sounds bad... *rephrase*.... I wouldn't dare get my cards wet |
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einarranie
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Post by einarranie on Aug 24, 2006 19:40:10 GMT 7
pwede naman kasing subukan yung mga common cards na hindi mo naman talaga kailangan eh!!
Wow!! I-dip daw !!! pwede ba sa ketchup ? ;p joke
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Post by WhatBeDevoid on Aug 24, 2006 20:12:03 GMT 7
hahaha I wouldn't dare wet my cards ..... Grammatically... >...< it sounds bad... *rephrase*.... I wouldn't dare get my cards wet whoops that sounds like... something else >.< |
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einarranie
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Post by einarranie on Aug 25, 2006 6:53:57 GMT 7
what do you mean ? n_n
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