forgers taking notes after this lmao

Switches the cards back and forth turns them upside down immediately I go that one on the right of the fake

i hope none of my cards are fakes

@DismalDante What microscope do you use to get those amazing;y clear close up shots?

ive seen a ton of fakes, i spotted this one instantly because of the logo in the hologram at the bottom. Doesnt even look like the logo. Dead giveaway and can just stop there

This video was honestly very educational

I ALWAYS keep an eye out for the small RED "L" in the green orb with my jewelers loupe.

The original cards are "fake quality" enough already

Hi, I was wondering what device you used to get such high quality, close up images. Would love to have a similar tool!

sooo, i found out something interesting when i got into mtg during high school. i bought some packs from my lgs, they were aether revolt packs and the cards between the two packs looked completely different. when i compared two of the same cards, the printing dots looked different, the cards felt different, the backs were different, and i thought they were fake. WotC prints EU english cards in belgium, while the other english cards are printed in the US. a lot of the time MTG suppliers get product from all over the place, and the only real way to tell where a card is printed is to look at the back of the booster pack and check the wrapper. the light test you did at the end of the video sparked some major memories for me, the pattern on both cards matched exactly what i remember when trying to spot a fake, there's a good chance theyre both real and printed in different countries. im curious if the ebay seller was listed somewhere in europe?

Nice! I learned alot! dang fake cards...

the fake one is quite fake even to the naked eye but the real problem is that the print quality is so shit the last years even real cards look fake

Really serve me for my limited rings from lotr

method works well, though some phone cameras the dots get blurry on magnification

I wish I could buy these high quality fakes as cheap proxies

wow that was interesting - great job figuring this out!

MH1 had horrible print quality I doubt thats fake. Show the green dot on the back or just rip it otherwise im calling paranoia.

Ai will be used to duplicate the patern reliably.

Lol you don't need any equipment uses computer to demonstrate....

At x5 the print quality is plain to see

I ordered masterpiece cards of ebay had me checking still cant tell 2 much but i think im good bc the people i got them from have thousands of 5 star ratings

Ask him if he sells more. I'd love to get some. I'll write "fake" on the back I just want proxies that look great.

can anyone confirm this method?

Damn. I didn't know I own a smartphone... Can you tell me where it is? I could use a smartphone.

it's 100% a real card

Is there a possibility that older cards fail the green dot test and are still real? Bought a serras sanctum but there is no red "L" at all....i did the light test seems ok...uv light test also ok..

Anyone who looks to a TCG as an investment is a genius.

Doesn’t mean it’s a fake, people forget about misprints. I’ve seen all kinds of misprints. Even the errors shown in this video. Miscoloration is a very common one.

I don't think it's fake at all. One was 2014 and the other was 2019 prints. Got to remember the 2019-2021 prints weren't the best prints they had and they had alot of complaints about guality

Guy didn't prove it was counterfeit but fully and publicly accused another of selling said "counterfeit".

I just learned that the bottom of the T on "The Gathering" is the fool-proof way to tell. If it's a solid tooth pathern, it's likely not fake. If it's not solid, it is def fake.

Cut your fingernails homie

I bought manabarbs from fourth edition on tcgplayer a while back and it was one of the most pristine looking cards ive ever seen and i was skeptical

Listing was NM but there was a massive dent in the upper right corner :T, not that it matters now but an additional scum since they can feign it happened in shipping or you did it.

I never go by feel anymore, with all the different art treatments feeling different on real cards these days, my fingers have forgotten what baseline is supposed to be. I got the noir magazine cover secret lair and they all feel plasticy fresh right from the cutter

where did you get the fake from? i’m interested

I don't own a smartphone.

All you gotta do is tear the card in half 😂

while a seller selling 1 fake card could just happen. it's not really a legit test to test 1 card from a nonstandard set to a standard block set. the printing is always a bit different on the master/commander sets. light test is always suspect. and needs to be done on two identical cards to be any way reliable. Would also say. if you do the weight, or UV reflective test. should also be done on identical cards. OR at the very least the same set. the rosette lining on the black layer is the most suspect. legit mtg cards have a sep black printed layer as one of the final color layers. why all the blacks should be solid black with no rosettes and clear lines. can also use the jeweler loop to look at the rag layer inbetween the cards. most of the higher qual chinese fakes use a black rag layer. where as wotc cards are purple. if you think it's counterfeit just issue a refund with ebay. if ebay blinks call your CC processor have the charge reversed. the greater stupidity is the nature of small bits of cardboard only having value because one company has a predatory gamble pack secondary market system to inflate the value of them.

really good video :) Thanks

Bros out here checking this card like it's a fat diamond lmao

Of course this is a fake, the card is way too straight to be from Pringles, i mean WotC…

I weigh and examine under a microscope most cards that I get. Sometimes even from packs!

People saying the rounded corners is a giveaway, thats not accurate anymore. A lot of todays cards have perfect round corners now. I used to go by this as wellcbut its not a reliable way anymore

overall conclusion fake cards are legit... xd better centering on average, higher restiance to humidity ... xD liek im really trying to find anything that would argue for the original cards but other then their unmatched nice feel when played idc xD then on the other hand you wouldnt play them unsleeved anyways XD

they never got to copy the stickyness of the real cards btw :) the fake onces feel rough and dull and slide like crazy when on top of each other. reminded me of a new average quality poker set haha also the light reflects duller making it look white on camera. then all corners and edges are bend wrong theyre not that even on the real one :DD u could argue the fake ones are more durable and water resistant XDDDD funniest thing that they startet to offcenter the real cards to make perfectly centered once stand out and easier to detect from the real badly centered cards XDDDD

I bought a foil playset of this very card not long ago. 1 of them looked off a bit. I suspected it might be a counterfeit but I'm not an expert. I figured I paid real price for it so im gunna play it like it's a real card. Not sure what else to do. I don't think returning it is an option at this point.

Corners look too round right off the bat IMO

No tools to buy! Just go buy a nice phone!

That's really cute, but I'll rely on my trusty Lupe