@acebren already told me that the aquapolis look legit, however, since I know there are fake power keepers boosters out there I am concerned about those.
I was kidding that Not Zelda was hinting about his store (which he wasn’t actually) - but yes, we are. Loose packs are generally a good way to throw money away, better off using that to get a card you want from that set, at least imo
I’ve purchased over 1000 old school boosters in my time, never received a fake, and more importantly haven’t seen many fakes, I’d say the risk is almost nil if you use a little common sense
I am a rookie sealed collector, nothing in my collection is fake atm. I am personally more worried about resealed boosters. Is there any tell-tale signs? Probably should make a new thread.
I rarely open boosters, I prefer to keep them sealed since the gamble is big. Perhaps with the money I get a PSA 9 Crystal lugia instead, which is a card that I really like and for sure is not coming in those aquapolis booster.
You bought 1000s from this time? No fakes? Which seller you got it from? Or you got em from a card shop?
Trusted sellers (non-resellers) that sell said packs are hard to find today.
Non trusted, new sellers or resellers, the risk is doubled.
I cannot stress enough that it’s easy to fake sealed products. Almost perfectly resealed packs and boxes with wraps. It almost looks like 1:1.
purchased from many different sellers, no fakes, there are still plenty of sellers of old sealed product
have you actually ever purchased fake product? because honestly fake old school product in Pokemon is almost non existent, and the stuff that does exist is usually old fakes from the period - which can easily be distinguished from real product
Sorry for the confusion. These were the times I wished to buy in bulks.
I had bought fakes last year or so. Fakes (resealed packs in my case) turned out to be fakes. I’m EU based so I don’t know if that changes anything. Maybe cardhouse.eu?
It’s easier to fake resealed than a faking card.
I won’t be surprised if PSA grades a fake box someday! Just joking but what they did with resealed packs were awful.
Buying from trusted sellers is the best solution. But still erring about that andn using my cash for better things anyway