Real or Fake: Pokemon Cards
PDF guide
Includes 3 months of SlabX Collector, free. A one-time code arrives with your order and is redeemed in the app under Settings. No card is needed and nothing renews; the plan ends on its own unless you choose to subscribe. One code per purchase, valid for 12 months.
Photo-led checks for the most counterfeited cards in the hobby: print, texture, holo, edges, and the cert lookups that settle it.
Inside the 44 pages: the one-minute check; a short history of Pokémon fakes and why it matters; the anatomy of a real card; the back and the front; holo, reverse holo, and texture; safe physical tests and the ones to avoid; graded slabs (PSA, BGS, CGC, SGC, TAG) and how to verify the cert; sealed product; buying online without getting burned; what to do if you already bought a fake; how to do every check in the SlabX app; and a quick-reference checklist to print.
2026 edition, PDF, 6 by 9 inches, with every figure drawn for this guide. Also available in Spanish, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese. Values mentioned are estimates, not financial advice.
From the blog
- How to start collecting, part 3: how to read a slab · September 2026
- How to start collecting, part 4: buying without getting burned · September 2026
- How to read a grading cert number · May 2026
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