Fake Rayquaza Gold Star?

Does this look fake to those of you who know how it should look? I understand that there should be holo near the weakess, which there appears to be here. To me, the top border seems very large.



Very fake

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Whats the giveaway so I understand for the future. I’ve never had any of these cards in my hands before. The borders seem too thick in my opinion

  • Top/Bottom borders are the wrong width
  • The holo pattern shouldn’t remove chunks of the ink (see text box)
  • The holo pattern shouldn’t have an iridescent/rainbow glow like MTG foils
  • If you asked for a video, the cosmos holofoil pattern would not shift like it should under different lightings
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Thank you for this, and sorry for whats probably a repetitive thread

Energies look off

Holo accents are too prominent

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No problem, gotta be careful nowadays! I’ve seen this fake many times already. Also, Shining Gyarados, Shining Magikarp, Shining Charizard, etc. Many are listed on Japanese markets too, which could be a first red flag.

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This is great, thank you!