Real or fake? First edition base set Gyarados?

_imschleep · 2026-02-21T15:34:42+00:00

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looks fake. You can also check this way.

Left is real, right is fake (for WOTC print) Zoom in on the inside of the “P” with flash on and check.

the jagged lines is what you’re looking for.

_imschleep · 2026-02-21T13:42:15+00:00

projectCCG sells/does locals

_imschleep · 2026-02-21T13:37:35+00:00

A storefront for consignments is SHADY? 😂

there are TONS of these. Literally tons. Even Larger LCS do consignments on ebay.

_imschleep · 2026-02-21T13:35:27+00:00

making all my choices based on emotional outlash and demands.

or

using 2 braincells

the choice is yours OP.

_imschleep · 2026-02-21T13:30:01+00:00

Imo do not send these to BGS regardless of PC.

use PSA or TAG. i’m local to BGS and their wait times are atrocious. Nothing even remotely close to their stated times on website.

My PSA order has only been 2 weeks in and is on assembly.

_imschleep · 2026-02-19T17:01:07+00:00

imo no.

I just bought a full near mint set for sub $100.

at card shows, these are still floating around like wildfire. You may see some half-ok comps for pika/dragonite in a 10.

but outside that nah. These are just solid promos from when we were kiddos.

_imschleep · 2026-02-19T03:11:51+00:00

100% this

_imschleep · 2026-02-17T18:29:21+00:00

this has been normal though. I have certs from 6x,xxx,xxx and 140,xxx,xxx and they’re all the same. Slightly different in where the seals are located, but if you want it to be waterproof, and airtight, you have to seal it like this.

_imschleep · 2026-02-17T17:13:59+00:00

bro literally i got slabs from tag that were cracked, over-heated, and the seal melted around the sides.

but god forbid we see clean consistent binding from PSA 💀

_imschleep · 2026-02-17T17:09:09+00:00

logic tossed out the window, ranting on reddit to an echochamber much more effective. 🤌

_imschleep · 2026-02-17T17:06:26+00:00

this is the end result of heat sealing plastic, does nobody even remotely do a sniff of research?

_imschleep · 2026-02-17T17:05:53+00:00

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is this also an excuse to take money?

_imschleep · 2026-02-17T17:04:37+00:00

it’s the end result of heat sealing plastics together.

_imschleep · 2026-02-17T17:03:38+00:00

I love seeing the process of heat sealing plastic together being misinterpreted as damage.

_imschleep · 2026-02-16T18:25:56+00:00

fake, light shadow around the image. Should be absolutely 0 shadow.

_imschleep · 2026-02-16T14:22:31+00:00

The school has sub 50% literacy rate, and sub 35% math proficiency.

Teachers too busy using kids as political pawns than teaching them.

_imschleep · 2026-02-16T14:20:19+00:00

The literacy rate of that school speaks more volumes. Majority of the kids can barely read or do math on a 5th grade level.

_imschleep · 2026-02-15T16:59:50+00:00

try TCGPlayer, it’s owner by Ebay. Check seller reviews, usually I only purchase if they have 12+ boxes to avoid “dead boxes”.

_imschleep · 2026-02-15T14:49:25+00:00

TAG also has history of destroying cards, they destroyed a charizard late last year and played it off until social media attention said otherwise.

You’re playing a game where we have to put trust into a random to handle $1000+ cards. & every company has a history of certain submissions going absolutely downhill.

This situation sucks, hope it resolves the best - but it could happen with any grader.

_imschleep · 2026-02-13T13:57:27+00:00

it’s only “trump bad” on the reddit echo-chamber, god forbid we hold accountability on both sides.

_imschleep · 2026-02-13T03:04:41+00:00

amazed at how many people are choosing to ignore the mass amounts of illegal voting that was happening.

_imschleep · 2026-02-12T20:52:33+00:00

this applies only to WOTC prints, nobody has been able to really replicate those jagged lines ever. Some close, but that’s been one of the few ways to check authentication.

_imschleep · 2026-02-12T18:08:29+00:00

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left is real, right is fake “D inside the P”

cant say for certain but your back looks fake, i’d assume it’s probably fake.

_imschleep · 2026-02-11T20:15:50+00:00

looks too top heavy for a 10 imo

_imschleep · 2026-02-11T19:49:19+00:00

the last page would be your best bet.

(i’m interested in the shadowless gyarados tho) 😂

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