Please leave a comment below if you have any other helpful tips or advice on how to tell the difference between real and fake cards. Stay safe out there!
Someone did ask about the card edges. This is something I looked at during my research, but didn't think it was a great/definitive way to identify fakes. But that being said, fake Enchanted edges do look a little different than the real ones. The fake ones look like two distinct layers and you can see the split in the middle with your naked eye, while with the real ones it's much harder to see the different layers unless you look specifically at the corners of the card. This is another quick way to see if you need to take a closer look at the card using a loupe, but I wouldn't use it as a definitive way to say the card is a fake.
@@TheNinjaTCG Have you looked at card weight to see if there is a difference? Right now it is looking like enchanted cards all have the same specific weight (which potentially allows scammers to weigh packs as well).
Nice video, learned a few tricks with the jeweler loupe On top of it, non-enchanted fake cards are very very light on the color used, just look at the color difference on the 2 beast, the left one is the fake This is also true on the back side with the yellow lines, fakes are way much brighter (also true on enchanted) Enchanted weights differ if they are fakes (1.85g vs 1.96-2.03g range for real)
You got it, the left one was the fake. You can really see it when comparing the legendary symbols. The fake one looks more like copper than gold. And thanks for sharing the weight differences!
Thanks for the video. I had purchased an enchanted from TCG about 6 months ago and this video ensures me that it's real. I also pulled an enchanted myself that I used to compare and o-boy even using a jewelry lense its hard to focus. I had to use 90x magnifying on both cards to see the grid lines. Note: make sure to remove the cards from the toploaders (makes it much easier to see)
I’m glad you got a real one. Seems like it’s pretty safe to get enchanted cards from tcgplayer as long as it’s from a reputable seller with a lot of transactions and good reviews. I got a real one from tcgplayer as well. Glad the video helped you out!
Most impressive. Thank you for the breakdown and analysis. Similar in identifying the fake MTG cards. The jewelers loupe is very handy. It’s astounding and unfortunate that fakes have already made their way into the Lorcana market so early into the game. It is good to give the community knowledge in understanding and identifying these to hopefully weed out and keep out these fake cards.
Thanks for watching! Yes it’s unfortunate, but luckily the fakes aren’t as good as the Magic ones yet. I’m guessing part of it is because all the real Lorcana cards have been printed in the USA as far as I know. The printers in China haven’t quite figured out everything yet. I didn’t go over it in the video, but even the surge foil pattern is fairly different if you look closely.
Tysm for this video super informative and accurate - so many people be making up straight up BS ways to spot fakes like the “corners” or the foil names so I’m glad this exists 🫡🫡❤
For real! It gets me when people say “it’s 100% fake” from a crappy picture in the fb group lol. Glad this is helpful for people. And thanks for stopping by, I enjoy your content!
Definitely. And that’s why I really wanted to go through a few methods with a jeweler’s loupe that will stay consistent even with the printing inconsistencies.
I was opening product with a store owner and we both noticed cards with different card stock! The saturation, cut, and feel were different on legit cards. I do not trade or buy unless I see the card being open or its my close friends.
@@KnJ0715 That's definitely a way to stay safe by only opening yourself or getting from friends. But with some of the tips in this video people should feel pretty safe getting from other reputable sellers or doing an in-person trade/purchase since you can check these things before buying.
So I pulled a genie enchanted first chapter first wave pre release booster box (record it) the illustrator's name and Disney trademark are both holo it dose have the grid pattern inside both numbers and lore but the lore dot pattern is not unified also have a Elsa that is first wave with the same traits and I have a Aurora enchanted first wave coming that's the same too makes me wonder if this is how you can tell the difference from the first print to the second just a theory
Just got an enchanted Genie online and it has all the signs of being the real deal apart from the dot pattern in the lore symbols. So it's a relief to know there are genuine cards with the same issue.
Thank you so much for this, I have owned around 40 enchanteds, recently I bought 2 that dont feel right. everything checks out though when it comes to shine, artist name, and the artist symbol. Just bought a jewelers loops to confirm the grid in the lore and ink cost, thank you so much! However, could you do me a quick favor, can you check the weights? I've weighed a real and the one i suspect to be fake and they both weigh 30.2 grams
@@PimpPharaoh89 hi, i got the same idea. Normal Lorcana cards are around 1,83g. Foil and none Foil. But enchanteds are exactly 2.00g!! this might be another good indicator. For my next buy, I will carry my fine gram scale, some money (10x50€) and just in case a small bag of oregano.
If possible I’d ask for at least a picture of the symbol in front of the artist’s name. They should be able to zoom in 10x on their camera phone so that you can clearly see from that symbol if it’s real or fake. Otherwise sometimes I can tell from the surge foil pattern (more subtle and swirly for real Enchanteds compared to jagged and less subtle for fakes) if it’s fake, but that’s not a great way to identify fakes from just a picture. Video or zoomed in pics would be much better.
The real fact, and the real problem, is that we can't know how much they can do better in the future this fake cards. This is only the beginning, and no one can say if in the future, with some of very exepensive cards, they can arrive to a level that is impossible understand wich one is real and wich one is fake. That sounds not good for collectors and in general for people that spend their money in this world
The fakes will definitely get better in the future, but I think there will always be ways to tell the differences as well. If you look at the fake cards in Magic, they’ve had over 30 years to perfect the fake cards, but you can still tell the differences if you know what to look for (for example using a jeweler’s loupe). So you’re right, the fakes will get better. But I really believe that we’ll always find ways to be able to tell the difference.
@@TheNinjaTCG i hope, but i m afraid that every time we find a way, they find too. Look at pokemon for example, the first set is every time better. Look what is happening with one piece tcg, little time but already very goods fake. I don t know, and I m surprise that the brands don t do nothing
Please leave a comment below if you have any other helpful tips or advice on how to tell the difference between real and fake cards. Stay safe out there!
Someone did ask about the card edges. This is something I looked at during my research, but didn't think it was a great/definitive way to identify fakes. But that being said, fake Enchanted edges do look a little different than the real ones. The fake ones look like two distinct layers and you can see the split in the middle with your naked eye, while with the real ones it's much harder to see the different layers unless you look specifically at the corners of the card. This is another quick way to see if you need to take a closer look at the card using a loupe, but I wouldn't use it as a definitive way to say the card is a fake.
@@TheNinjaTCG Have you looked at card weight to see if there is a difference? Right now it is looking like enchanted cards all have the same specific weight (which potentially allows scammers to weigh packs as well).
I'm Glad they changed how legendary cards look in shimmering skies. Now you can definitely tell they're real.
Nice video, learned a few tricks with the jeweler loupe
On top of it, non-enchanted fake cards are very very light on the color used, just look at the color difference on the 2 beast, the left one is the fake
This is also true on the back side with the yellow lines, fakes are way much brighter (also true on enchanted)
Enchanted weights differ if they are fakes (1.85g vs 1.96-2.03g range for real)
You got it, the left one was the fake. You can really see it when comparing the legendary symbols. The fake one looks more like copper than gold. And thanks for sharing the weight differences!
Thank you for this informative video. It is a great help to the Lorcana collecting community! 👏👏
You’re welcome, glad it’s helpful!
Thanks for the video. I had purchased an enchanted from TCG about 6 months ago and this video ensures me that it's real. I also pulled an enchanted myself that I used to compare and o-boy even using a jewelry lense its hard to focus. I had to use 90x magnifying on both cards to see the grid lines.
Note: make sure to remove the cards from the toploaders (makes it much easier to see)
I’m glad you got a real one. Seems like it’s pretty safe to get enchanted cards from tcgplayer as long as it’s from a reputable seller with a lot of transactions and good reviews. I got a real one from tcgplayer as well. Glad the video helped you out!
Most impressive. Thank you for the breakdown and analysis. Similar in identifying the fake MTG cards. The jewelers loupe is very handy. It’s astounding and unfortunate that fakes have already made their way into the Lorcana market so early into the game. It is good to give the community knowledge in understanding and identifying these to hopefully weed out and keep out these fake cards.
Thanks for watching! Yes it’s unfortunate, but luckily the fakes aren’t as good as the Magic ones yet. I’m guessing part of it is because all the real Lorcana cards have been printed in the USA as far as I know. The printers in China haven’t quite figured out everything yet. I didn’t go over it in the video, but even the surge foil pattern is fairly different if you look closely.
Wow! Great video! Very well done! Props to you! Thanks for educating us!
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!
Tysm for this video super informative and accurate - so many people be making up straight up BS ways to spot fakes like the “corners” or the foil names so I’m glad this exists 🫡🫡❤
For real! It gets me when people say “it’s 100% fake” from a crappy picture in the fb group lol. Glad this is helpful for people. And thanks for stopping by, I enjoy your content!
Inconsistency in the printing process makes a lot of these 'sure fire' methods of determining if a card is fake inaccurate.
Definitely. And that’s why I really wanted to go through a few methods with a jeweler’s loupe that will stay consistent even with the printing inconsistencies.
I was opening product with a store owner and we both noticed cards with different card stock! The saturation, cut, and feel were different on legit cards. I do not trade or buy unless I see the card being open or its my close friends.
@@KnJ0715 That's definitely a way to stay safe by only opening yourself or getting from friends. But with some of the tips in this video people should feel pretty safe getting from other reputable sellers or doing an in-person trade/purchase since you can check these things before buying.
EXCELLENT VIDEO
Does this apply for promo enchanted? I got a top 8 mirabel enchanted and there is no grid in the ink cost. The edges are also rounder.
You are the best
So I pulled a genie enchanted first chapter first wave pre release booster box (record it) the illustrator's name and Disney trademark are both holo it dose have the grid pattern inside both numbers and lore but the lore dot pattern is not unified also have a Elsa that is first wave with the same traits and I have a Aurora enchanted first wave coming that's the same too makes me wonder if this is how you can tell the difference from the first print to the second just a theory
Good to know! Sadly we sold all our first wave enchanteds, otherwise I would check. Thanks for the info!
Just got an enchanted Genie online and it has all the signs of being the real deal apart from the dot pattern in the lore symbols. So it's a relief to know there are genuine cards with the same issue.
Great video! Thank you
You're welcome!
If you’re buying real packs, you know how hard it is to pull in enchanted. Are you open 300 different packs since set four I only pulled one enchanted
Thank you so much for this, I have owned around 40 enchanteds, recently I bought 2 that dont feel right. everything checks out though when it comes to shine, artist name, and the artist symbol. Just bought a jewelers loops to confirm the grid in the lore and ink cost, thank you so much! However, could you do me a quick favor, can you check the weights? I've weighed a real and the one i suspect to be fake and they both weigh 30.2 grams
I wish I could, but my scale won't measure something that light. Glad the video was helpful for you!
@@TheNinjaTCG no problem! Does the texture on the back of the card feel any different?
@@PimpPharaoh89 hi, i got the same idea. Normal Lorcana cards are around 1,83g. Foil and none Foil.
But enchanteds are exactly 2.00g!! this might be another good indicator. For my next buy, I will carry my fine gram scale, some money (10x50€) and just in case a small bag of oregano.
@@TheGegX the cops will think you sell drugs >< ..
@@Thealiano exactly 😃
So there was this one time. I Had 500 in Cash. The scale and a full microscope. This was weird 😂
Thank you so much. I got four different shade Rapunzel. Your check confirmed that they are legit.
The printing variations are definitely a bit all over the place with some of the cards. Glad it helped!
Any tips when looking at cards on eBay or Facebook MP when your potentially buying based off pictures?
If possible I’d ask for at least a picture of the symbol in front of the artist’s name. They should be able to zoom in 10x on their camera phone so that you can clearly see from that symbol if it’s real or fake. Otherwise sometimes I can tell from the surge foil pattern (more subtle and swirly for real Enchanteds compared to jagged and less subtle for fakes) if it’s fake, but that’s not a great way to identify fakes from just a picture. Video or zoomed in pics would be much better.
5* thank you
The real fact, and the real problem, is that we can't know how much they can do better in the future this fake cards. This is only the beginning, and no one can say if in the future, with some of very exepensive cards, they can arrive to a level that is impossible understand wich one is real and wich one is fake. That sounds not good for collectors and in general for people that spend their money in this world
The fakes will definitely get better in the future, but I think there will always be ways to tell the differences as well. If you look at the fake cards in Magic, they’ve had over 30 years to perfect the fake cards, but you can still tell the differences if you know what to look for (for example using a jeweler’s loupe). So you’re right, the fakes will get better. But I really believe that we’ll always find ways to be able to tell the difference.
@@TheNinjaTCG i hope, but i m afraid that every time we find a way, they find too. Look at pokemon for example, the first set is every time better. Look what is happening with one piece tcg, little time but already very goods fake. I don t know, and I m surprise that the brands don t do nothing
I don't care if they are fake or not until they are cheap and good looking im waiting for more cards i only find single pieces to buy on aliexpress
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