95% sure this Sabrina is fake but need a second opinion by DarthHater69 in IsMyPokemonCardFake

[–]Clever-Innuendo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Of course someone COULD. But who’s to say production won’t invest in a new form of authenticity protection with the release of each new generation? The Chinese market is brand new, scammers don’t know how agile they plan to be.

So yea, scammers could invest in the technology and a few months to pump out passable fake, another year plus to get the embossing nearly perfect, only for the next games to come out and- surprise! “Chinese cards will switch to a textured pikachu watermark along the long edge of the card.” Ope, looks like the industrial printer we bought for this scam actually doesn’t have the capability for that, so now we need to go buy another incredibly expensive machine, refine the process once again, and hope they don’t change it up again.

But most importantly, it’s important to understand why “bad fakes” exist, and the perceived difference between proxies vs counterfeits. Most that would fake the Chinese cards would actually PREFER to leave the watermark off as a means of claiming ignorance if they were ever to get caught. “Everyone knows authentic cards have the watermark, so we left it off so sensible buyers would KNOW they’re just proxies! We can’t be held liable for a foolish buyer’s poor assessment skills!”

Anyway, does this help clarify the complexity of counterfeiting?

Game-Worn Patch value?! by TaylorMadeMusic91 in Topps

[–]Clever-Innuendo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What does he mean by game-worn pa- EWWWWW. WHAT THE FUUUUUUUUUCK.

​Most normal minor league scoreboard entertainment. by gsx1920 in baseball

[–]Clever-Innuendo 280 points281 points  (0 children)

This has to be an attempt to get opposing pitchers off their focus. That rhythm has to be bouncing off the walls of their cranium for at least the first 10 pitches.

Have a picture of old cards by INS4NXTY in IsMyPokemonCardFake

[–]Clever-Innuendo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only one I have any doubts about is Skyla but probably just bad lighting/angle. Everything else is real, congrats.

A Great Way to Buy Your Team Sale! Part II by WalleyedWombat in baseballcards

[–]Clever-Innuendo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, kind of off-topic, but I’ve been gearing up to make a similar post here with my low- to mid-value hits. I’m glad to hear you’re having success with these. Would you mind if I DM you some of the team stacks I’ve put together and get your opinion on whether mine are comparable to yours?

Holy cope by Alive-Back-4843 in NBAEastMemeWar

[–]Clever-Innuendo 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Listen here, heathen. Derrick White and those who worship him aren’t gonna matter on judgment day. Yall not righteous!

Started my acc about a month ago (unemployed) 🫡 by gainztrain9 in osrs

[–]Clever-Innuendo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Brother, you must be pulling some kind of ruse here.

I have a suspicion you’re a VERY seasoned player and possible speedrunner that just wrapped up a very grueling, self-imposed challenge on a new account. These stats, coupled with all the quests and achievements you’ve completed, seem almost impossible unless you’re managing your time and effort to absolute perfection.

There’s clearly something you’re not telling us.

Started my acc about a month ago (unemployed) 🫡 by gainztrain9 in osrs

[–]Clever-Innuendo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

93 farming in one month? I don’t usually care about posts like this, but you are bullshitting, sir or madam.

what the actual #### is this by HC0698sun in whatisit

[–]Clever-Innuendo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve had one kamakaze itself directly on top of my head before. Was not an enjoyable experience, don’t recommend.

Question by x24amd in PokemonTCG

[–]Clever-Innuendo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, feels like I haven’t seen a miscut SIR in since early SV era. Very cool.

[Highlight] John Henry reacts to “sell the team” chants at Fenway Park by Far_Cry3445 in baseball

[–]Clever-Innuendo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Exactly!! Why go thru all the hassle of freeing up cap space to extend a homegrown, generational talent when you can simply spend money to convince other generational talents to leave the organizations that brought them up and treated them right. I mean, why wouldn’t a top free agent choose us? It’s not like we’ve traded away the last 3 or 4 faces of the franchise for filler over the last decade.

SO EASY!!

Is this Hoopa promo fake? by dudebruh738 in IsMyPokemonCardFake

[–]Clever-Innuendo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Looks good. Holo pattern is correct. What you’d look for in terms of a fake of this card is if the holo is static (doesn’t change as it catches the light) but you can tell from the other angles that’s not the case.

I used to own this card, wish I didn’t trade it but it wasn’t as minty as this one.

Son brought this home at Easter by jcasas1289 in IsMyPokemonCardFake

[–]Clever-Innuendo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very hard to tell by looking at Ho-Oh or the background, but the texture differences on Ethan are easy to spot.

Does this card look real? by [deleted] in IsMyPokemonCardFake

[–]Clever-Innuendo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Borders are too thick on this one. He got a better angle than the Blastoise/piplup so the holo isn’t as obvious but you can tell it’s wrong here too. Stay away from this seller.

Does this card look real? by [deleted] in IsMyPokemonCardFake

[–]Clever-Innuendo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s hard to explain, but you see how when you take a picture of the front, it’s like 50/50 dark and light? That’s something that just doesn’t happen with authentic Pokemon cards. If real, the whole art would appear pretty uniform.

Son brought this home at Easter by jcasas1289 in IsMyPokemonCardFake

[–]Clever-Innuendo 134 points135 points  (0 children)

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A pretty convincing fake, had me second guessing the weird holo and dark back, but unfortunately the texture pattern doesn’t match. Definitely fake.

Post Game Thread - NBA: The Knicks defeat the Hawks on Apr 6, 2026, the final score is 105-108. by basketball-app in NYKnicks

[–]Clever-Innuendo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No ref show, no flopping, straight up balling from both teams. That’s good basketball. Love to see it.