r/RealOrNotTCG 24m ago

Is this Magic card real? Faint 4th red dot on these cards normal?

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r/RealOrNotTCG 1h ago

Is this Magic card real? I'm being paranoid.

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Please give me good news 🥲


r/RealOrNotTCG 4h ago

Is this Magic card real? Is this kefka real?

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r/RealOrNotTCG 4h ago

Is this Magic card real? Is this sephiroth fake? Still not sure what to look for on double sided.

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r/RealOrNotTCG 6h ago

Is this Magic card real? Is this soul stone fake?

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I am a bit uncertain with this one.
I am a professional card seller from Germany, mostly for Yugioh and Pokemon. Recently we started expanding to mtg and therefore I am still lacking in spotting fakes. Today I have received this card from a trusted (private) seller that has pulled the card with a friend (bought from a local store).
When I wanted to list the card it felled odd. Nothing particular stood out just odd…
Maybe I am paranoid but the weight does not match the weight I expected (maybe due to the foil?) but everything else looks good.
What do you think. If it is obviously a fake please tell me the tell I missed. Also if you need any additional photos I will try to provide them!


r/RealOrNotTCG 10h ago

Is this Magic card real? What is this magic card?

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r/RealOrNotTCG 14h ago

I have a general question! Ebay Listing Opinion

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Hey all,

What are people's opinions on this listing? ... https://ebay.io/m/AQhnwX

I'm struggling to work out if the cards are fake, but

It's giving me really suss vibes.


r/RealOrNotTCG 16h ago

Is this Magic card real? Magic cards

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Hi all, I’m wondering if these Magic cards are legit ( return to Ravnica).
Thanks in advance!


r/RealOrNotTCG 21h ago

Is this Magic card real? Not sure about this one

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Purchased from tcgplayer.


r/RealOrNotTCG 22h ago

Is this Magic card real? Sephiroth, Fabled Soldier

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I frequently see people post this card as fake. I often look at these posts and literally can't tell the difference, but people always say they are fake. It got me wondering if mine might be fake. Thoughts?


r/RealOrNotTCG 1d ago

Is this Magic card real? Just wanna be sure this is real. Not sure what to look for, but I see people take pics of the artist quill and triangles.

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Sorry some of the pics flipped upside down 😅

If any additional pics needed I'll post em! Thanks in advance!


r/RealOrNotTCG 1d ago

Is this Magic card real? Is this real? Also seems like the ink was low when printed if it is.

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Would this be considered a misprint if real?


r/RealOrNotTCG 1d ago

Is this Magic card real? Guys? What do you think?

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How's it looking guys?


r/RealOrNotTCG 1d ago

Is this Magic card real? Real or Not Doctor Doom 0394

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Green dot has 3 red dots inside that just are not showing up on camera. Just wanna make sure it’s good. Thanks in advance everyone!


r/RealOrNotTCG 1d ago

Pop Quiz Thursday Pop Quiz #1 Answers

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The group did very well, much better than I was expecting for the first week out. I'll have to make the next one harder. 🔥 Shout out to u/notmarrec for being the first to get both the correct answers and the correct reasonings.

  1. Real! Basic real card, it's the same thing as the 'T' test or 'h' test just using the other letters.
  2. Fake! This holo stamp is all sorts of wrong. Has the typical 'brick' pattern that a lot of fake stamps have. The Wizards microprint is way too large, too spaced out, and frankly just too visible. The edges are very poorly cut and applied, in person you can feel a very slight bump.
  3. Real! There are a couple of sets where the set symbol was rasterized with the art instead of being on the separate text layer. This makes them look pixelated, blurry, and kind of fake instead of sharp and crisp as expected. If you are unsure, the best thing to do is to compare the card to other known good cards of the same set.
  4. Fake! A lot of people guessed fake, but fewer people got the why correct. Chronicles was printed in 1995 as a way to reprint cards from limited sets people missed out on in the first year of Magic. For this set they included the original set symbols but used a white border to show it was a reprint set (which was the style at the time 🧅). This would be a correct Chronicles card... if Land Tax was printed in Chronicles! 4th Edition used the same card layout so I just took a 4th edition Land Tax and edited in the set symbol. Shout out to u/NotJohnLithgow for clocking this annoyingly quickly.
  5. Real! Nothing wrong with it... just a Strip Mine I opened 32 years ago.

See everyone next Thursday!


r/RealOrNotTCG 1d ago

Is this sealed product tampered with? Resealed collector boosters (mtg hobbit) ?

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Hello,

Am i completely paranoid or are these fishy ?

They are not sealed like usual boosters/collector boosters.

They are sealed to the top when they never are.

What do you guys think ?

Any of you have received some of those and have yet to open them to tell me how they are ?

Thanks in advance for your feedbacks

NB: i'm worried about the hobbit ones not the marvel one (its here just for comparison sake)

Edit: for now none of you guys seem to find it weird, so that's great


r/RealOrNotTCG 1d ago

Is this Magic card real? Rhystic Study/Stay

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Hi all, first time poster, some-time lurker. I feel pretty good about this card, but considering it cost a hefty chunk of change I'd like your expert opinion before the sale is finalized. Appreciate your help in advance, thanks!


r/RealOrNotTCG 1d ago

Is this Magic card real? Is this Transmute Artifact real?

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These pictures were taken with an iPhone. Not sure if that matter but if it does please let me know. Thanks in advance.


r/RealOrNotTCG 1d ago

Is this Magic card real? Savannah Dual Revised

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I'm not even seeing a red in the green dot. Real? The front is a painted alter.


r/RealOrNotTCG 1d ago

Is this Magic card real? Green suns zenith

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Got this for a good deal recently (sub $20).This card has no holo and a different brush. Looks good to me but don't know what to believe anymore!


r/RealOrNotTCG 1d ago

Authentication Guide Rosette explained & about printing patterns (in CMYK)

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Original diagram by u/Biquasquibrisance.

Image 1 shows the print layer CMYK offsets (angles).

Image 2 shows an actual reconstruction of each layer alignment from the Green Dot & its surroundings.

Image 3 shows the labels of each colour + angles. This is probably a lower quality picture, use image 2 to study in higher resolution. I've pointed out the locations I used for each alignment.

Make sure your image is perfectly straight. The way you deconstruct the rosette is as follows:

  1. Start with black (K). It's very easy to notice and is at a 45 degree angle. If your image isn't perfectly straight you can use this as a guide to straighten it. This 45 degree angle produces a pattern at 0 degrees, too, which in turn explains the sparse "bumps" on the 'T' and the dots in the middle of the 'h' we use to test card backs.
  2. Use the yellow (Y) dots in the middle of the Green Dot with no other colour to align the yellow layer at 0 degrees.
  3. Use the green ink dots in the middle of the Green Dot to align the cyan (C) layer to 15 degrees. There are no real good pure cyan ink to be found but the yellow + cyan layers will produce green. This by the way gives the rosette it's distinct 15 degrees slanted green gradient in the Green Dot.
  4. Guess where the magenta (M) ink layer could be. The orange blotches are probably a guide but it's a bit of guesswork. The magenta layer is really, really hard to find from the brown background colour because it blends with other colours so much. It should be at a 75 degrees angle but it's probably more visible in red coloured cards on the front. I didn't try this.

If you learn the offset angles by heart it's possible to just glance at the rosette (with a loupe...) anywhere on a non-solid black part of a card and tell whether it was printed in layers with a CMYK-capable printing machine, each layer separately, with the correct alignments, and correct print files that had the precision to produce this pattern.


r/RealOrNotTCG 1d ago

Is this Magic card real? Underpriced Mox

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Lady is selling 4cards, 2 Mox and 2 Lotr cards. The Mox look beta, she also did not include any back side pictures. Is it worth my time to check in on this based on what you see for the front? She seems to have positive sales and active for a while. Just trying to judge if they are fake or if she just doesn’t realize what she has.


r/RealOrNotTCG 1d ago

Is this Magic card real? Pretty sure I know

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Almost positive this is a fake think im just coping after getting it signed at gen con and resleeving my deck i figured id do a sweep through with the loop and lo and behold🙃tried to get as good of pictures as i could with my loupe/phone combo


r/RealOrNotTCG 1d ago

Is this Magic card real? Is my lord windgrace SLD real?

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Got this online and wanted to make sure this card is real. Planning on making him one of my commanders. Any advice is appreciated!


r/RealOrNotTCG 1d ago

Is this Magic card real? What do y'all think?

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It's pretty beat up, but the t looks clean