r/RealOrNotTCG • u/MetsuHadouken • 55m ago
r/RealOrNotTCG • u/MustaKotka • 22d ago
MOD POST Discord server to augment the mission statement
Hi!
We've launched a Discord server to augment our mission statement of helping and educating people about fakes and how to identify them. The server is not meant for general chatter.
You'll find sections for general chatter about TCGs (heh), TCG-specific authentication forums and other features may be added on request.
Important!
Please take a note of how to navigate the Server Guide / Onboarding roles window. There are two questions regarding accepting the server rules. Only one of them is correct. Clicking both will result in inability to post on the server. You will be banned in case you click both. This is an anti-scam feature which is supposed to confuse scammers and bots. We may switch over to a honeypot if this feature alone isn't enough to keep scammers out.
Please read the Onboarding window very carefully.
If you find yourself stranded send us a ModMail with your Discord handle and we will fix it for you.
Without further ado here is the invite: https://discord.gg/DTZD4FKbw4
It is a permanent invite so feel free to distribute it.
r/RealOrNotTCG • u/MustaKotka • Sep 12 '25
Authentication Guide HOW TO / SELF-HELP LINKS ALL IN ONE
Below are the most interesting and/or relevant guides and other informative posts posted to r/RealOrNotTCG - see list:
General guides
Magic: The Gathering
- A guide to detecting fakes by u/zaphodava
- Tests doable with a decent camera only by u/Papa_Hasbro69
- The 'h' test by u/Oceanborn66
Other TCGs
Specific guides
- MTG: The "WIZARDS" microtext in holo-stamps taken through a microscope
- MTG: JPN vs. US printing differences: part 1, part 2
- MTG: TCGPlayer Guide to Japanese prints
- MTG: What's a re-back?
- MTG: Rosette pattern
Filter the subreddit by Guides
A collection of all content marked as informational: Filter by Flair.
Card Condition
r/RealOrNotTCG • u/GodzillaFire • 8h ago
Is this Magic card real? This look legit?
r/RealOrNotTCG • u/ashen_crow • 44m ago
I have a general question! Is this signature real?
Someone is selling it in a local group, but it doesn't match Daarken signature IMO, any advice on it? I'd love to buy if it's real.
r/RealOrNotTCG • u/Crims0n412 • 12h ago
Is this Magic card real? Is this real? The back of the card feels wrong
r/RealOrNotTCG • u/TheOathWeTook • 14h ago
Is this Magic card real? Sephiroth looks like he fails the brush test to me but looking for a second opinion
Brush looks bad to me but would appreciate a sanity check.
r/RealOrNotTCG • u/ldiz97 • 6h ago
Is this Yu-Gi-Oh! card real? Are these real?
Hi guys, new here. Recently started getting back to yu gi oh and wanted to play again. I've had these since I was a kid but after realising the majority of them were fake I wanted to double check these two. The blue eyes is holographic just the angle of the photo 😅 thanks ☺️
r/RealOrNotTCG • u/Grumps_A_Lot • 13h ago
Is this Magic card real? Bruvac - Real Back but Sticker Front?
I think I have my first sticker front on a real back.
2nd photo - picture of the shaft of the “T”
3rd photo - 3 dots in the “h”
4th photo - solid red dots in the green dot
5th photo - the white highlight on the blue mana symbol on the front
No holo stamp
Feels too thick and glossy on front
r/RealOrNotTCG • u/Sea_Wind6023 • 13h ago
Is this Magic card real? I think its real but would like piece of mind
Just want to be sure. Added better pics in the comments
r/RealOrNotTCG • u/UnholyYetii • 12h ago
Is this Magic card real? Possible reback?
T looks good, green dot looks good. Idk how to tell a reback. Some other cards have it also from other sellers so not sure
r/RealOrNotTCG • u/tommarcel • 23h ago
Is this Magic card real? Teferi's Protection Weird Texture
Got this off Cardmarket. Has a weird texture to it and I'm super bad with identifying fakes.
Any help appreciated!
r/RealOrNotTCG • u/Relative-Suit-9901 • 12h ago
Is this Yu-Gi-Oh! card real? Misprint/Error?
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Repost with better pics. You can see where the name was supposed to be and where the stamp at the bottom right corner is supposed to be placed.
r/RealOrNotTCG • u/DarkLight-9917 • 18h ago
Is this Magic card real? New to this and unsure about this Animar
Got this Secret Layer Foil Animar on Cardmarket and the texture of the card seems off. T & h look good to me, but I am pretty new to this and feel unsure. The Camera of my Phone is shit so this is the best I can deliver. What do you guys think?
r/RealOrNotTCG • u/Guilty-Influence-890 • 10h ago
Is this Magic card real? Is my vintage Squandered Resources fake?
Did I get hosed? Bought this Squandered Resourced and got here and idk if it’s fake. Color looks weird (it’s the one on the right), maybe it’s me but cardstock feels weird too. It Passes the T test and the E test. I did the dot test and only saw 3 but on closer inspection I think I see the 4th pink dot? But it’s laid over a piece of green so it’s very very hard to see even with the loupe so idk if that’s normal too. What do you do you guys think?
r/RealOrNotTCG • u/Naive_Row7240 • 1d ago
Is this Magic card real? The Soul Stone
Hi! I just bought this The Soul Stone from a seller on Cardmarket. It looks legit to me, but I am just wondering what you guys think. I have a hard time doing the red dot test myself (camera isn't good enough).
r/RealOrNotTCG • u/peppermint_dust • 1d ago
Is this Magic card real? Skeptical about this force of will
r/RealOrNotTCG • u/ElysiaTimida • 17h ago
Is this sealed product tampered with? Want to buy this Booster Box, but it has wrinkly plastic down in the right corner?
r/RealOrNotTCG • u/tocalomagirl • 1d ago
Is this Magic card real? Second Opinion on Terra, Herald of Hope (Borderless)
I wanted a second opinion on this card because the set symbol looks pretty bad to me. I'm wondering if it's just missing a black layer or if it's fake (seems to pass t, h, and green dot test)
I'm newer to checking the fronts of cards but I think the brush and the stamp look ok but not sure.
This is the only FF card I purchased instead of opened from a pack and the black layer on the set symbol doesn't look anywhere near as clean as my other cards.
r/RealOrNotTCG • u/LybraSastar • 1d ago
Is this Magic card real? Is Night Soil fake?
I have purchased a commander deck off of a seller at eBay, and as I was sleeving, I noticed that the border of Night Soil is completely green and not black. I don’t see the red dots on the green dot. I just wanna confirm my suspicion.
r/RealOrNotTCG • u/SeriousParamedic8396 • 1d ago
Is this Magic card real? Brush looks goofy?
New to findinf fakes, is it real or nah? My phone sucks with pictures. T looks good but my camera wont do it justice.
r/RealOrNotTCG • u/Sad_Example_211 • 15h ago
Is this sealed product tampered with? Is this resealed?
Bought off of Amazon as the seller/shipper
r/RealOrNotTCG • u/Queasy_Addition_5726 • 1d ago
Is this Yu-Gi-Oh! card real? Is this Tyrant dragon card fake?
Sorry about the picture quality, It made some of the colors less vibrant.
The gold stamp does have the eye symbol but there appears to be a tiny vertical gap in the middle of the symbol.
