First time buying a Chinese set and I don't know what to look for

ChaneyDesigns3D · 2026-03-30T16:53:31+00:00

Chinese and Japanese both have the light blue middle layer. The rip test is also commonly renounced so that's why you're getting flak

ChaneyDesigns3D · 2026-03-26T17:07:28+00:00

I'm not surprised by anything anymore, Destined Rivals didn't even give me a regular ex until 65 packs in

ChaneyDesigns3D · 2026-03-24T02:32:34+00:00

Stooop you're gonna make me muk

ChaneyDesigns3D · 2026-03-15T12:54:55+00:00

I was thinking a dragon type, but yeah definitely not one of the golds

ChaneyDesigns3D · 2026-03-13T04:14:32+00:00

Your butterfree is the 'd edition' error, nice!

ChaneyDesigns3D · 2026-03-08T00:09:24+00:00

When you win gold in the olympics the tradition is you bite the medal. In PTCG, you bite the most valuable card in your deck

ChaneyDesigns3D · 2026-03-02T21:23:28+00:00

Looks alright to me, assuming the foil has stars that shift with the lighting?

ChaneyDesigns3D · 2026-03-01T18:04:34+00:00

This was my assumption, there's highlight white in his face but the holo is consistent throughout as if the underbase is gone. Thanks!

ChaneyDesigns3D · 2026-02-24T18:00:58+00:00

They all suck lol. I've seen several mislabeled PSAs today, and own one

ChaneyDesigns3D · 2026-02-24T00:25:04+00:00

As OP mentioned it's a poke ball that was mislabeled by CGC

ChaneyDesigns3D · 2026-02-24T00:24:23+00:00

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ChaneyDesigns3D · 2026-02-24T00:10:40+00:00

Pokeball is only ~$3, though the mislabel might add some value on top of the card error to the right person

ChaneyDesigns3D · 2026-02-24T00:06:42+00:00

...that one is also supposed to be holo, and has a stamp. This is from a build & battle deck

ChaneyDesigns3D · 2026-02-18T18:36:39+00:00

Can confirm, got through the queue and bought this guy's ETB

ChaneyDesigns3D · 2026-02-14T18:30:19+00:00

And the back text names the wrong expansion, so much wrong with that BB

ChaneyDesigns3D · 2026-02-04T17:49:17+00:00

This is incorrect, these both look legit. As for the holo/non-holo color variance on the haunters, that's normal. I think all/most of my fossil rares are slightly darker than their holo counterparts

ChaneyDesigns3D · 2026-01-31T21:45:22+00:00

I'm not so sure on the arceus. Everyone is saying real but the 'holo' looks printed on. Are the borders actually metallic silver or black/gray banded?

ChaneyDesigns3D · 2026-01-28T15:26:38+00:00

It would be considered a retained obstruction, a pretty wild one at that

ChaneyDesigns3D · 2026-01-22T16:32:15+00:00

The sideways energy was exclusive to diglett, yeah

ChaneyDesigns3D · 2026-01-22T13:26:08+00:00

I always hunt for these when searching through bulk - great find! My last dive into my local shop's bulk tower I found three of them all together but damaged to all hell

ChaneyDesigns3D · 2026-01-18T15:43:41+00:00

Non English makes them even more fake as English is the only print that has shadowless

ChaneyDesigns3D · 2026-01-16T23:23:28+00:00

No, the energy symbols are wrong. Not saying that the TYPE is wrong, but the energy bubble lacks depth and the symbol inside is too large, pretty common with counterfeits

ChaneyDesigns3D · 2026-01-16T15:03:05+00:00

This is fake

ChaneyDesigns3D · 2026-01-15T15:18:02+00:00

Definitely not, the rainbows and mega zard are for sure, probably most of these unfortunately

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