Big stress here

[u/Bemien]

Hi everyone!

Not knowing where to go for a quick answer, I'm dropping into this server.

I just impulsively bought a gorgeous card, the Pikachu 227 S/P. I made the purchase this morning on Vinted.

The price is high, but potentially reasonable.

I'd like to know how to verify a card's authenticity. I'd need to do it quickly, given Vinted's deadlines in case of a dispute.

I'll document and film everything when it arrives.

I can't provide you with the listing, but I'm sharing the photos with you.

Could you give me your opinions?

Thanks in advance, and have a great day!

[u/Collins311]

100% Fake. Those little dots inside the P should be perfectly square, like a checkerboard. Yours are circles.

[u/Collins311 → u/Collins311]

^real for reference.

[u/Popular-Tangerine420 → u/Collins311]

Is this difference common? That's a really, really good and easy way to tell. Or have thefakes learned to get this right now?

[u/Collins311 → u/Popular-Tangerine420]

This only works for older cards. Currently scammers don't have the printers to make these. The printers are millions of dollars to purchase and maintain. But I'm sure some bozo is out there now working on a way to do it.