Hello, so I’m just curious if this was a fake Charizard again. Can anyone help me out with this card I may consider buying? 
Very fake.
You can just google “PSA 1st edition Charizard Base Set” and compare them. There are a lot of clear differences: color, font, spacing of text, shadowed vs shadowless border, etc.
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@fourthstartcg, really appreciate it bro! I will have been scammed otherwise!><""
I don’t mean to offend you and primarily mean this as advice, but if you can’t tell those two cards are very obvious fakes, maybe you shouldn’t spend money on a 1st edition Charizard in the first place…
I mean, it’s your money, and I’m not stopping you. But the chances of getting scammed when you don’t even know what an English 1st edition Base Set card looks like in the first place, are very high…
It’s better to invest some time in learning what you’re attempting to buy; then to buy it without understanding/learning the basics, and getting scammed. Just my 2c, though.
Greetz,
Quuador
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Since you have trouble distinguishing between a real or fake Charizard, you should only be buying a graded copy of this card. Prices range per the condition, but you won’t have to worry about being scammed. Here are a couple options:
PSA 2: ebay.us/w7KRWn
PSA 5: ebay.us/bV5nwg
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Or raw with the ebay authenticity guarantee 
Geez they couldn’t even give the fake 10 centering? Maybe it’s more believable if centering is off
Have to admit that this could be a worryingly convincing fake to the average person on the street if that holo is as shiny as it looks
Sticks out like a sore thumb to more experienced collectors, the right shadow and 1st edition stamp are the biggest giveaway but probably more obvious in person due to the colours and texture
It looks good to me
Besides that being a bad fake, always ask yourself why someone would choose to not get it graded. For $300 and one week of time at PSA, that person can have a card that will sell at anytime and at a premium much higher than the grading cost.
Haha oh wow, working in the printing industry, I know the Chinese company that supplies these holo patterns 
Its actually VERY hard to recreate the exact holo patterns that vintage cards had without basically just destroying a vintage card and reprinting ontop of it which requires an expensive UV printer which most scammers don’t have access to, instead they go the transparent film layer rout which are very easy to tell as fakes. Anyway, custom holo patterns are pretty well protected since the holo industry also works on security applications like ID cards. You can’t just buy high quality holo making equipment unless you have a liscense.
This is why I am critical of the new 25th Anniversary vollections holo patterns they used as pokemon didn’t go with a custom design, they are just using a cheep widely availible holo film wich is a shame imo.
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Fake!
First time seeing 1st edition, unlimited base set Charizard!