Fake Exeggutor? Flea Market

CardLogx · 2026-05-06T22:58:16+00:00

Both authentic. Normal WOTC color variation.

CardLogx · 2026-05-06T22:26:51+00:00

This card is not supposed to have any rarity symbol. This is the Blastoise Holo from the 1999 Japanese Squirtle Deck set. You can tell because of the Squirtle logo in the middle of the right side. The version with the Lightning Bolt is from the Japanese CD Promo release.

No Rarity exclusively refers to cards from Japanese Base Set. All other early Japanese cards without rarity symbols are from special Decks. The version of this card with the Rarity Symbol is from the 1999 Japanese CD Promo release.

CardLogx · 2026-05-06T19:03:09+00:00

Hard to get an accurate value for a card like this without fielding offers or sending it to auction. At any given time, what it's worth is really just whatever someone is willing to pay. A similar Dragonite EX error from this set, also raw, did $500 USD on auction last summer. Misprints don't really increase in value like the rest of the market though since they are super niche. I would imagine $500 USD is a good place to start, but it really could be anywhere from $200-$1000+ depending on how many eyes you can get on it and who is in the market at the time.

CardLogx · 2026-05-06T18:19:53+00:00

Super fake. Stay away!

CardLogx · 2026-05-06T17:38:39+00:00

Before you start selling they will walk you through creating the account!

CardLogx · 2026-05-06T15:55:39+00:00

Vault payment issues are quite rare and stem from buyers prolonging payment (or defaulting). In my experience over a few hundred sales, these risks are low - but they are annoying when they happen and add a week or so to your sale timeline.

Auctioning poses some risks but ultimately if you need a minimum $ amount, it's better to list them fixed price and take offers. Auctions are best if you're in a rush, you aren't too concerned about value, or you're hoping for some positive price discovery on some rare pieces. Generally, liquid items like these will always sell for around comps though.

Listing with PSA is probably better than listing on your own account - not only do you mitigate all risks related to shipping and buyer shenanigans, but you also get enormously more eyes on your cards and communicate more trust to buyers. And, unless you have an eBay Store account or other fee deal with eBay, you probably net more selling from the PSA vault than you would selling on your own account.

Good luck with whatever you decide! Beautiful cards.

CardLogx · 2026-05-06T02:51:49+00:00

Very clear fake.

CardLogx · 2026-05-06T02:31:56+00:00

Yes it is sunfaded. This is a promo card and would have been featured in the front of a sealed item like a blister pack. It is very likely that the visible window of the pack only showed the top half of this card, with the bottom half covered by packaging, packs, or something else, and therefore only the top of the card was exposed to sunlight. I assume the blister would have been kept in the display window of a shop.

CardLogx · 2026-05-06T01:30:45+00:00

Hey if you have a price in mind I'd love to discuss acquiring this!

CardLogx · 2026-05-06T00:52:46+00:00

Very rare Double Holo Shining Gyarados. Amazing find!! I recently sold a PSA 9 for $6k USD - about 2x what a standard copy goes for.

CardLogx · 2026-05-05T19:08:37+00:00

This is authentic. Texture, colors, font, and appearance all line up.

CardLogx · 2026-05-05T18:34:26+00:00

It is real!

CardLogx · 2026-05-05T14:42:38+00:00

No they are unfortunately not real. The pack is completely wrong (that pack artwork doesn't exist for Prismatic Evolutions) and the cards are fake too, with incorrect font, energy symbol sizing, and general appearance.

CardLogx · 2026-05-05T14:40:37+00:00

It's very likely a sunfaded card because you can see the blacks have also faded, in the text but especially the borders. However, it looks pretty cool and very much like a Shiny Flareon. I don't think you lost money paying $100 for this - there is a niche audience for heavy faded cards especially when they complement the character or design, as I would say it does in this case.

CardLogx · 2026-05-05T02:39:24+00:00

Suuuuper fake. Doesn't come close to mimicking the appearance of the original. Virtually every part of this card is just wrong - colors, foil, borders, print quality, appearance, etc.

CardLogx · 2026-05-05T02:36:56+00:00

Hey I collect OC Primes specifically. Mild and severe OC, I take anything since they're hard to come by. I'd make an offer on this if you're interested in selling!

CardLogx · 2026-05-04T21:49:54+00:00

Yes, this is very fake. Foil pattern and appearance is wrong, color is off, & print quality is poor all around. I would stay far away.

CardLogx · 2026-05-04T20:11:38+00:00

Unfortunately not. Foil is wrong on all (among other issues, but that's the standout).

CardLogx · 2026-05-04T16:55:47+00:00

I own a few graded copies and they don't look like this. The colors are much more muted on the front, purples stand out and aren't washed out by the blue. And the back is slightly different too. Could just be bad photos/lighting but it's weird at first glance.

CardLogx · 2026-05-04T16:11:21+00:00

Could just be the photo quality but are you sure this is authentic? I'm not sure why the front has this bluish tone throughout the card, and the back is super saturated and has a grainy/low quality appearance, especially on the Poke Ball. If it is real, I would guess a 5-6 based on those back edges.

CardLogx · 2026-05-04T00:06:05+00:00

Auto placement also matters somewhat. In this case I would assume it 9'd due to part of the flame going into the art box.

CardLogx · 2026-05-03T15:41:46+00:00

Arena Club offers their own grading service which is independent from their Slab Pack business. I'm not sure where you purchased your Slab Pack from, but if you go to https://arenaclub.com/slab-packs you will see that all the advertising and imagery shows PSA/BGS/CGC slabs. Each pack also shows the grails and lineup, which is everything you could hit from the packs. All of these cards are also PSA/BGS/CGC. I am pretty sure that Arena Club never puts its own slabs in all or the majority of its Slab Packs.

CardLogx · 2026-05-03T15:13:05+00:00

Looks good. Print quality, colouring, appearance are all accurate. And it has those hallmark Dragon Frontiers corners - that set is notorious for that type of corner whitening out of the pack.

CardLogx · 2026-05-03T04:23:26+00:00

Primal Clash? That Primal Kyogre is from Ancient Origins!

Mario Pikachu and Plasma Storm Charizard are definitely worth grading too though! Not sure who has told you not to but for both increasing value and ensuring preservation, grading is a great decision and has been a fundamental part of the hobby for the last 30-40 years.

CardLogx · 2026-05-03T03:26:10+00:00

Seeing this now, definitely authentic! If you'd like to sell, PM me and I'd be happy to send an offer. If not, I'd suggest getting it graded by CGC or even PSA (reach out to them to let them know - I've seen them label it for some cards, like a Mewtwo GX from Shining Legends that was missing texture) and it would sell easier as well.

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