PSA 9 Illustrator fake?

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1998-Japanese-Pikachu-Illustrator-Card/352697098819?pageci=5ca5278c-cced-4cb4-a60c-a7a5dc7f25ec

I’m assuming this isn’t legit? The cert is legit but case etc looks dodge.

Yes, very fake. Report it and move on :blush:

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That’s a blatant fake. The real PSA 9 card and slab look like this:

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I thought as much so messages the seller yesterday accusing him of being a scammer but obviously no response. Filthy bastard.

He didn’t bother getting the security feature correct for that era of PSA certificates and if you scan the QR-code it doesn’t even go to the PSA website. He put a minimal amount of effort into this. That’s a good thing as it makes it a lot easier to spot!

I hope no one will be fooled thinking this is a great deal. Would be a lot of money to lose.

That case is horribly fake. I really wish PSA would crack down and start taking legal action against things like this. I’m sure that falls under the category of “not worth my time” for them though.

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He’s been trying it again on the reddit subs. I pinged him directly with specific questions about the inconsistencies. He’s even got fake emails he send photos of between him and PSA reps, supposedly. I told him I confirmed it’s a fake and I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt that he believed it was real but I feel sorry for his relative if they really spent $20k on it haha.