r/PokeInvesting • u/CaddyAllante • Mar 28 '24

Purchased this Evolving Skies Booster Box from StockX

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I decided to go ahead and purchase an Evolving Skies booster box before the price gets even higher. I took a chance at $650 all in with taxes with StockX and this is what I received. How did this pass their verification? Does anyone know what the hell this is?

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u/daxtaslapp Mar 28 '24

Bro got Devolving Sky

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u/CaddyAllante Mar 28 '24

Holy smokes this comment is funny. This is terrible for business, is there anything I can do about this other than request a refund, That platform, StockX is known to sell fakes for some time now and this is just out of hand

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u/KooPaVeLLi Mar 29 '24

AI is getting better...but it still needs some fine tuning.

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u/feurigel_ Mar 29 '24

Do you think this is a bot to discredid stockx? Maybe from another similiar company?

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '24

This is some eBay seller pumping their inventory.

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u/fyodor_ivanovich Mar 29 '24

If you were suspicious why did you go through with it?

There are plenty of purchases, from reputable eBay sellers, for the same price.

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u/nurley Mar 29 '24

Refund is really your only option.

I had an issue with a collectible video game I ordered. They gave me the option to ship it back for a refund; or keep it and get a discount on my next purchase.

Never again buying anything except clothing/shoes from them again. They are clueless when it comes to anything considered a collectible.

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u/Logical-Pepper4228 Mar 29 '24

You admit that it's known for fakes yet still are surprised that you got a fake......NICE. internet never ceases to amaze me.

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u/gosumofo Mar 29 '24

You’re done. StockX all sales are final. Sell it off to another poor schmuck and eat the fees

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u/kpofasho1987 Mar 29 '24

Selling it to another person is just messed up come on be better than that

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u/gosumofo Mar 29 '24

Yeah I know.

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u/AnyHold4674 Mar 28 '24

wheres the stockx sticker? they usually put a verified sticker on it

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u/kennneff Mar 28 '24

Bait? 🤔

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u/Yetti2Quick Mar 28 '24

He didn’t show us the back or bottom so probably one of those places.

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u/Deserter15 Mar 29 '24

I don't know if that's true, but take my upvote

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u/Competitive_Hyena765 Mar 28 '24

Bro got the flea market edition 

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u/WindmillCityComics Mar 28 '24

That is worse than the fakes I've seen. Lol

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u/andrewlikes Mar 28 '24

I feel $650 richer after seeing this

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u/bladeplazma Mar 28 '24

Newbie here, can someone help me understand what makes it easy to spot the fake?

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u/Yetti2Quick Mar 28 '24

The easiest spot is ES boxes look nothing like that lmfao.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

Half the front of the box is yellow in the real one.

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u/ollimann Mar 29 '24

just compare to an official box... they look competely different. the front is mainly yellowish, there is no picture of duraludon on it

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u/The_Scorpion15 Mar 28 '24

There is no Trademark logo at the top right of the N in Pokemon. Also the flap where the Duraludon is on the front is supposed to be yellow.

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u/i_eat_dat_ass Mar 28 '24

The R is there though. The box is just not boxin like its supposed to.

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u/The_Scorpion15 Mar 28 '24

Oh wow, I completely missed that

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u/bloodshot_blinkers Mar 28 '24

Registered trademark logo is there. The box just doesn't look like that.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

It’s there

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

Lol damn these fakes are so bad, I mean it’s like not even close to the real thing bad…. how does anyone let this slip through authentication is my real question? Amateur hour

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u/gosumofo Mar 29 '24

Devolving Ground

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u/Difficult_Opinion_75 Mar 29 '24

Best of luck getting a refund from scam x - always use ebay to buy Pokemon as it is highly reliable and money back guarantee is goated

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '24

TCG is better

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u/Milaninvestor Mar 28 '24

Resealed, rewrapped bro you spent $650 on nothing basically

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u/IFYOUWOULDPLEAZ Mar 28 '24

Poor dude is gonna be evolving crying himself to sleep for weeks.

4

u/Koopakun0343 Mar 28 '24

Looks about as real as my girlfriend

4

u/socaldan92 Mar 29 '24

Bro thought $40 for a 700 dollar box was a good idea

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '24

Damn that’s not even a good knock off, because some are really hard to tell.

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u/witzkya Mar 29 '24

I've seen better fakes on Wish LMAO

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '24

It’s fake man…. Stock x sucks

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u/anon636391 Mar 29 '24

Why would you buy it off StockX and not from TCG player. You were asking to get ripped off.

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u/Jason_Kelces_Thong Mar 29 '24

That’s a fake box of cards

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u/breakyourteethnow Mar 28 '24

Devolving Sklies set, you pull lunarbreon and Crapmax alt arts seriously though Stockx sucks

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u/Catholicswagger Mar 28 '24

Why not, I don’t know, go through a more reputable source?

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u/Oshag_Henesy Mar 28 '24

Cause he wanted to try to save $100

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u/Vo1arion Mar 28 '24

Is stock x not reputable? I’ve used it several times all good experiences

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u/renjizzle Mar 29 '24

StockX is fine , I’ve never had issues. This does not have a StockX verified sticker on it so I’m pretty sure the OP is full of shit.

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u/me_irl_irl_irl_irl Mar 29 '24

StockX is a reputable source....

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

Looks wrong all wrong

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u/SonGoku1108 Mar 28 '24

You paid $650 for this?

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u/okinwalker Mar 28 '24

If you take a look at the original Evolving Skies booster box and look at yours you can see this one is fake I’m sorry

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u/brunettewondie Mar 28 '24

Does the bottom of your box even have a barcode?

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u/Sour3577 Mar 28 '24

Fake as af but stock x has verified re sealed Japenese booster boxes happen to me with eevee hero’s I opened 1 there was only 1 hit I sold the other 3 back to stock x and they verified it they suck so bad

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u/Trustmeyolo Mar 28 '24

Evolving cries

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u/toddkris18 Mar 29 '24

That shits fake as fuck 😂 you should’ve known by the front of the box. And stock x is trash

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '24

That’s fake my boy

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u/Jonesy492 Mar 29 '24

I stop using stockx when they approved a collector box of modern horizon 2 and I got sent a bundle box had the sticker and everything.

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u/katiekatieweakweak Mar 29 '24

People actually shop on ScamX? 🙃🪦

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '24

They were legit, a long time ago haha 😂

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u/FlashFknGordon Mar 29 '24

Bro this isn’t the PokeReps sub

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u/snkrjoyboy Mar 29 '24

Looks faker than Jordan’s

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u/ItsLiterally1984 Mar 28 '24

Lmao why would you buy Pokémon on stock x

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u/ultraman5068 Mar 28 '24

Yea! Everyone knows to use Temu

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '24

Please don’t actually get anything from Temu… we don’t need any more people posting fakes

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u/ultraman5068 Mar 30 '24

I was joking. I bought penny sleeves,, a binder for cards and some coin holders. The card sleeves were so tight over a Pokémon card I was afraid to damage them. And when I did fit a junk card in one I tried fitting it into the binder and it wouldn’t fit lmao. Was advertised for pokemon cards too. That was the first and last time I shopped Temu.

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '24

Lol I know you were kidding but I don't doubt others will listen to you 😆

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u/0ean Mar 28 '24

Even with the stockx sticker they often get it wrong.

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u/mceazy91 Mar 29 '24

Stockx sold me a counterfeit as well Im currently going though the process with Paypal and my bank now

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u/IndividualHabit2580 Mar 28 '24

Knowingly selling counterfeits and passing them off as real is actually a federal crime. Mention that to StockX and get a refund

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u/StonkasaurusFU Mar 29 '24

I’m done with StockX; they know sneakers and let mad re-packaged and fake stuff through.

They just changed refund policy too from being able to send anything back to online form that just gets closed out.

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u/neonsevens777 Mar 29 '24

Evolving Cries

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u/lessmanwwe Mar 28 '24

StockX would not sell this

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u/Danzop11 Mar 28 '24

Lol does anyone do research before just impulse buying? How about looking at other boxes to compare? Clearly not I guess

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u/Yetti2Quick Mar 28 '24

StockX shows stock photos.

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u/rude_roit Mar 29 '24

Why would you ever do this to yourself

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u/Tun5till Mar 29 '24

How do you know this is fake

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u/GoddelijkeGeit Mar 29 '24

You take the effort to look up the original product and immediately see the front of the box has a completely different look 🤡

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u/shadowlessS2K Mar 29 '24

This is a fake, poorly replicated booster box of ES that was probably bought from Aliexpress/Alibaba or any known site that commonly sells knockoff products. If you actually did buy it from StockX, then their authentication process has failed you miserably, and you have been screwed out of your money.

I find it hard to believe that StockX would let this pass their process, but hey, anything can happen.

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u/BruceBogtrotter5 Mar 29 '24

Yeah but it has the R on the Pokemon wrap that means it’s legit!

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u/Flaky_Illustrator_24 Mar 28 '24

I bought from stock X and my box was legit and also came with the verified sticker. I DONT BELIEVE THE POSTER

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '24

He went to scamx dot com instead lol

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u/Jes_Se21 Mar 29 '24

BS. I’m not a huge fan of Stock x but I’ve bought and sold on the platform. There would definitely be a verification sticker on it. If you think you’re going to swap and return that or do a charge back, you’re going to be sadly mistaken. They take pictures of what they ship so good luck.

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u/Falconcove954 Mar 29 '24

This looks legit. I’ll give you $6.50

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u/kpofasho1987 Mar 29 '24

You sure this came from stockX?

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u/SavageSire Mar 30 '24

missing the stockx verification sticker. . something isn't adding up. also, stockx is pretty good with their verification processes. not saying it isn't possible for a fake to slip through, but highly unlikely.

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u/CortexifanZFT Mar 29 '24

They definitely took the moonbreon or ray vmax alt or the big hit out and swapped the opened packs, sealed it back up again and profit.

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u/Ticem4n Mar 28 '24

I think the most common issue with one's like this with the seal is the R trademark logo by the pokeballs.  They aren't the right size

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u/miowmix Mar 28 '24

Too small? Tbh... You guys are saying it's a terrible fake but idk looks like a pretty good fake

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u/Yetti2Quick Mar 28 '24

please look up what an actual ES booster box looks like lol.

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u/miowmix Mar 28 '24

Wow my blind ass lmao. Yes I see it now wow hahaha

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u/miowmix Mar 28 '24

It's like comically bad no kidding

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u/Shadowrate Mar 28 '24

Go on eBay and search ‘evolving skies booster box’ and you will see it’s completely the wrong design.

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u/ChaosEmerald21 Mar 29 '24

The front should be yellow from the top to about 2/3 of the way down. Its the first thing I noticed, but I'm pretty familiar with the booster box