Can We Sneak Fake Cards Past Cardmarket’s Counterfeit Detection Expert?

How good can fakes actually be? Jamin & Carl try to pass 6 fakes under the nose of Cardmarket's counterfeit expert. How many will he detect?
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[@CardmarketMagic]

Video about Konami's lawsuit: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIivoo2ufp2XfMU

[@Chillypuwn]

Cool video, but would you have posted if he could not spot a fake card? Doubt it as that would miscred your site.

[@CardmarketMagic]

@Chillypuwn we went in knowing that he would likely he able to spot all of them. There don't really exist convincing counterfeits yet, for the reasons we outlined in the video 👍

[@chessazertyarno]

How would you know if double faced cards are fake because there is no L of red dots

[@Kingyoshi999]

@@CardmarketMagic Actually there are some very realistic MTG "proxy" cards. But you have to know the right people. To print something close to the right thing you need the proper printing presses, correct dies (colors), card-stock, stamps (for newer cards) as well as temperature/environment controls. And then you need very high quality scans, or if you can get your hands on them some of the original plates. (Yes some of these still exist in the wild, but your not suppose to know about that...) You will also have much greater success if you target sets such as Karns of Tarkir that are infamous for their awful quality controls. (Or certain promo sets that were printed by manufacturers with bad quality controls.) The video above was extremely basic and did not go into the details between the different card stocks used, printing "dot patterns etc." and much more. Also, regarding the weight, that is not always accurate as it depends on the age of the card. The longer a card has existed, the more likely it will be that it has additional weight. Due to the materials the card is made from, it absorbs moisture over time, adding to the overall weight of the card. (This is one VERY easy way to spot fake Alpha/Beta/Unlimited cards, as real ones have usually gained weight of the years, unless they were stored in a sealed humidity-controlled environment, which almost no one does.) On another note. if you want to pass counterfeit cards, aim for low valuer value cards in the 5-10 price range. These are rarely checked. High-value cards like dual lands are always checked. So don't bother with those.

[@Kingyoshi999]

@@chessazertyarno You have to learn about the little "unique" aspects to each card and set. The dots test is primarily for specific older sets. (This does not work for all cards.) It also doesn't take into consideration certain misprints.

[@stormycat0905]

Before watching this video I'm going to guess no. Otherwise I'm not sure you'd post it haha.

[@CardmarketMagic]

The trick is that we know that there are actually no real undetectable counterfeits, so we could go in confident that he'd get them all right 😅 but we didn't assume he'd find it so easy

[@GeomancerHT]

It's almost a law in journalism, if the title of any article/video contains a question, most certainly the answer will be no, 99.9% of the time that's true.

[@chazz30000]

Isn"t it amazing how he knew that the Pokemon cards will be different on the back before even flipping them?! It's almost like he knew beforehand!

[@CardmarketMagic]

@@chazz30000 it was once his job to identify fakes. He was just certain they would be like this. It's actually almost impossible to find fakes that would be indistinguishable from real cards because anyone putting that kind of money into counterfeiting something would put it into something more profitable than TCG

[@CasualCoreK]

It's a liiiiiiiittle bit of an easy setup - presenting a real and a fake at the same time means he knows there's a fake in every presentation. That said, the ease and speed with which he found the fakes gives me no doubt that he'd nail a harder test with one card at a time, no guaranteed fakes. Incredible expertise.

[@metalhev3989]

He noticed a 0.1 gram difference. Dude's a goddamn monster of a pro.

[@kieranharwood7186]

Imagine if someone was this accurate at a supermarket... "Sorry, this 6 pack of 30g crisps only weighs 179.9 grams"

[@NoremacNeek]

After handling a lot of cards for a long time it becomes relatively easy to notice weight and texture differences

[@juliotorres3147]

@@NoremacNeek oh no shit? Thanks for the info captain obvious!

[@NoremacNeek]

@@juliotorres3147 it’s always nice to see assholes in the comments

[@Archerforthelord]

Some off yall never bought drugs before I take it 🤣

[@Nighterfighter1771]

Fully understanding this was basically an advertisement/guarantee about fake cards, I think it was awesome! Pretty cool to see how quickly he identified the fakes.

[@CardmarketMagic]

We are a company, so basically every video we do about cards is an ad 😅 but mostly, it's just us trying to come up with fun concepts for videos about the game we love :) no boss told us to do this, we just thought it would be fun

[@Matyanson]

@@CardmarketMagic I really apreciate the creativity and effort you put in your videos! Your paper magic videos are too much fun. Next time I save some money for mtg, I'm gonna buy cards from you.

[@AStandsForFrench]

@@CardmarketMagic maybe, but this is the sort of video where someone can very easily and correctly guess without even clicking it that he's going to catch every single counterfeit, because if you did this video and he missed one, that'd be his butt out the door instantly

[@CardmarketMagic]

@AStandsForFrench No no, we would definitely still post it if he got one or nore wrong. Why wouldn't we? Tarik is one guy, not a whole team

[@banana9494]

@@AStandsForFrench i'm not gonna lie i've made mistakes at every job i've worked and never been fired. hopefully cardmarket is similar, or else that is very cruel haha.

[@piralos1329]

As others have pointed out, it's no secret that the answer is going to be no. The real joy and purpose of watching the video is seeing how Tarik works it out, and getting a little behind the scenes on the tests used! Very entertaining video, and very informative as well! Thank you so much!!

[@CardmarketMagic]

You get it :) we really enjoyed making the video and are thrilled that you like it

[@pablo.aranda95]

I think that almost 100% of the people who are watching the video can tell the fake scalding tarn and Charizard just because the way the foiling is captured on video. In person probably would be closer to the real thing, but in the video they looked way off. Really interesting to know.

[@scientic]

Same with Mudballman. 1st Edition/Legendary Edition Silver stamp is a classic tell of fakes in Yu-Gi-Oh!

[@juliotorres3147]

The camera definitely has an effect on the foil.

[@CardmarketMagic]

Yes haha, when looking back at the footage whilst editing, I realized the Charizard looked strikingly fake on camera. It wasn't so obvious in person

[@irobeth]

the scalding tarn cardname is vertically misaligned

[@hooobbit6776]

@@CardmarketMagic I assumed at first they were both fake and you had picked one really bad one to make the other look less noticeable as a fake

[@HeyApples]

As a shop worker and buyer/trader of magic cards, I appreciate the consumer education. I do wish someone had mentioned the false positive rate. WOTC has cut corners in the past 3-5 years, using more print facilities and materials. In some cases, legitimate cards do not meet all the usual heuristics and tests for fakes, meaning real cards can be tested as fake. This has created a lot of paranoia and confusion in the community. Something can fail a test and still be within normal print variance, but requires a lot of experience and scrutiny to confirm.

[@giocommentary]

i had a Sorin Markov that i was 100% sure was fake. the card was extremely glossy, thin and all around very weird more like a company card then a mtg card. wrote with big letters FAKE on the back so it couldn't be sold or traded anymore. turns out its real XD it was just made in a company in Belgium that uses a different machine. my years of mtg instinct spotted the difference in printer/printing method but it was a genuine card from a factory in Belgium that printed cards for fat packs. since then i use a more broader variety to test cards, light, feel, weight, ink etc.

[@ClanCrusher]

Fun video! Great advertisement too! And probably a good warning for people trying to pass off counterfeits on your storefront.

[@MrKevoshi]

Conspiracy theory: people tried to sell fakes already on there already and got caught.

[@TehBananaBread]

Yeah great advertisement......Cause Cardmarket is definetly gonna upload a video of them not detecting fake cards on their own youtube channel..........You people are so gullible.

[@CardmarketMagic]

It's actually impossible to find fakes that can get past any professional ;) it's one of those paradoxes where, at the point you'd be spending enough to make a decent TCG counterfeit, it would always be more profitable to counterfeit something else once you've crossed that financial threshold. We did the video because we thought it was fun and because we knew Tarik would probably get them all right, we just didn't assume he would do it so easily 😅

[@BobertJoe]

@@CardmarketMagic The bigger issue is that not every single card is gonna pass through a pro's hands. You are correct that there are no counterfeits that can pass total muster, but there is not always total muster.

[@CardmarketMagic]

@Bobert Joe you are right. The problem is people making fakes meant to fool the average player, not the experts. That's why most fakes are for cards that are 40-140€ cards. Because people are less likely to have them verified. Hopefully, this video creates some awareness so that people know how to check the cards they are buying if they feel off :)

[@Pravanul]

I love how this was a way to promote and prove your anti-counterfeit policy... But man, was it was fun learning about these little details and watching a pro show just how good he is. As someone who has worked with detailed work on photographs before, I was able to pick up on some of the tricks but it's fascinating to see how some of my old work applies to TCG cards as well. Absolutely amazing.

[@HaleG9]

Tarik used to be such a nice guy at customer service. Nice to hear that he has other expertise as well... 🤗.

[@nasekiller]

this dude: nah man, that card is 0.1g too heavy me: wtf

[@GamerdevilPro]

Yeah that completely blew my mind! I get being able to tell if a light item is a few grams off but 0.1g? That's nuts!

[@CardmarketMagic]

We think he might have gotten lucky with the exact weight difference, but Tarik has indeed done this so many times that it would not be impossible that he can just tell

[@nasekiller]

@@CardmarketMagic i think he didnt mention the precise amount at first, only after he weighed it. i was more talking about him noticing a difference at all (and i added the amount to emphasize how hard that has to be)

[@giantpizzafish]

Ha! Now I know how to counterfeit magic cards! All I need to do is steal all of Wizard's printers, ink supply, cardstock, and card files! Super simple!

[@demonic_myst4503]

To be fair if u had all that right gear and just printed exact replicas of very rare cards and sold them u could make a quick profit but it ne short lived as u would inflate the market

[@peterkrau4486]

I bought a Snapcaster Mage back when it was a good card and it turned out to be fake. Got my money back in no time. I can confirm, the system works. 😅

[@alecolson8360]

I love how creative you guys are with the topics!

[@ozzysmith2571]

I love the look behind the scenes and the education of it. Great videos! Especially since you all seem to have fun and just really good energy.

[@grunkus5787]

Fun video! I really enjoy these behind the scenes videos about how the company works.

[@Skelegoblin]

I'd love to see you do this again, but next time could you do a close up of the discrepancy between the real and fake factors?

[@Varler_]

That was a lot of fun! I'll have to watch the YGO video about the printer next.

[@lastnamefirstname8655]

nice video, cardmarket! good trust in your anti-counterfeit measures.

[@TT-gc3ze]

Happy to hear cardmarket is doing something against sellers of fake cards. 3 years ago I bought a few cards for like 60€ on cardmarket from a seller. All where fake. Cardmarket told me to send them back to the seller and I received a refund. The seller excused himself and said it was a mistake. I doubt they'd mistakingly send 3 fake cards from different edition. After a month or so his profile was back on cardmarket and you could buy cards from them again. I was pretty surprised he was allowed to sell again.

[@olivergalitch5584]

Thanks for giving out so many tools to check our purchases !

[@zurreal8087]

Oh wow, somehow I missed Adam’s video on that. I’ll have to check it out later. Great video!

[@CardmarketMagic]

It's not out yet 😅 our editor on the YGO channel is sick, so that video will come out in a few days :)

[@steeezy9585]

This was very unique and awesome!

[@AlexrooXell]

9:10 he asks "which one is fake" while casually flicking an unsuspecting, unsleeved dual land

[@randomguyontheinternet5030]

This is how you make an ad people wanna watch. amazing video concept

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you :)

[@ArclinusCastoral]

That man has talent, knowledge and looks sharp af. A catch if I've ever seen one.

[@eddiekalista3222]

its amazing how fast he got those. Ulamog didn't even settle on the table before he knew it was fake.

[@TheMRJAMESEY]

I will say whilst Im lucky enough to never have a counterfit sent. shoutout to cardmarket customer support. they are legit great.

[@EskChan19]

This is really impressive, not gonna lie. Especially that he not only finds them for one game but for multiple too.

[@perchte]

Please more videos with Tarik! He is a great expert that could share a lot of stuff about the different generations of genuine and fake cards! Or spotting resealed packs and boxes, misprints etc. This is a very interesting subject that can broaden this channels (and companys) reach in the collector community, which generates most of your revenue, one might imagine.

[@TheroSpruwacz]

Will you make more videos similar to the Red deck wins? It was really well made and interesting

[@CardmarketMagic]

I am currently working on one with Reid Duke :) they just take me very long to edit

[@Sceptile24]

​@@CardmarketMagicthanks for da hustle 😤

[@cl0k3]

@@CardmarketMagic Video on Jund? hype

[@trialbyicecream]

Love it! It was fun to guess along

[@xLostLust]

Ah yes refering to when bandai had operations of yugioh back in 99 that lead to the whole lawsuit. Back to topic i had fun watching this video thank you for this.

[@jadegrace1312]

I think they were talking about UDE rather than Bandai. The Bandai cards looked completely different.

[@xLostLust]

Ahh my apologize i have yet to read upon that one. But again than you for. videos like this one very informative

[@jamesflames6987]

He is so good at spotting fakes he knew about the differences on the back before even turning the card over...

[@stone5against1]

Wow that's super impressive! He found out the fake within seconds each time! Even that last one, once he had the magnifying glass, he spotted it right away.

[@user-uq3kb9xw2f]

Cardmarket with another gem of a video 😂

[@demithefiend]

i'd love to see him do this process with a batch of cards, where he doesn't know how many are fake and how many are real and see how he goes about determining if they're fake. also have them all sleeved ;)

[@Ukkepuk123]

Not so long ago I bought an Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger on cardmarket and was worried for the first time for a counterfeit, but then I remembered a quick solution for this. If the edges of the mana symbols in the cost are razorsharp it is a real one, otherwise they are blurry as a counterfeit

[@k1ngTony]

what a pro :D I'd hope to see the UV test, since that can be used to. seeing this in a video would be nice. thanks

[@malte54]

5:48 you could tell right away, because the fake one is missing that iconic curving!

[@wollexq5893]

Awesome knowledge gained here. A friend of mine had a possible case with a Mercadian Masks "Food Chain".

[@su0tin731]

This guy notices a .1 grams difference, so, wow, he deserves a raise.

[@onethreeify]

super interesting video, thank you!

[@amros]

Is jamins loupe also with 60-120x or did he get a smaller one? I have the same model and the 60x focus is still too high 😅

[@TRTSMTT]

you can detect counterfeit cards by smell and even licking, if you know the cards from that era well. at least with magic cards

[@TRTSMTT]

oh yeah, and the red L in the green dot is also a very good indicator for fakes. never lick your cards

[@chaosman999]

I would have loved if he could tell the difference of a real double faced card vs a fake one, I get an hard time with those

[@dasfabelwesen]

The green dot test is not always easy to perform. There are cards, where the red spots are invisible with a normal magnifying glass.

[@ZenosOsgorma]

30x -21mm jewelry loop. cheap as chips.

[@ooommm4024]

I love this! How about allowing people outside of Europe // the Euro zone to buy, sell, and trade on cardmarket? I have an inventory of over 100,000 cards available as a mid level speculator working out of a home office in the United States and loved dealing with Europe, not to mention having counterfeit detectors available.

[@andrewlee390]

The red 'L' isn't on every card. There are other traits of the green dot you should also ompare. The right side of the black border should appear flat, and the left side should have 4 bumps.

[@franklinrichards6559]

lol i noticed the pokemon right away. that bad foiling is always a dead give away when youve played long enough, the foil also has a weird waxy feel most times too.

[@madjoe8622]

I have several cards (pre 2000) with a black core and glossy finish, but they pass the weight and red dots test. Are they real?

[@nedcurfman3486]

The fact that a German expert in counterfeit detection looks like a Red Dead II character just makes so much sense, and I don’t know why

[@themobiustripper]

"I'm not Aaron Paul" lol. Clearly the best Paul brother - tied with Lena

[@Zowimir]

Awesome video, super fun Thank you guys for the amazing content

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you for watching it and saying nice things about our hard work :)

[@Tsoumi_]

Great Video! Are you guys visiting by any chance the command fest franktfurt in june? Would love to see you there :D

[@CardmarketMagic]

Leider nicht :/ we'll be going to MagicCon Barcelona though!

[@TirelessGod]

If this video didn't go so well, I'd assume we wouldn't have an upload today :D fun vid!

[@RyukKun74]

what is the name of that magnifying glass they used?

[@marek9741]

I always get sad when no Thoralf appearance, but this guy was super cool!

[@bbouncy12]

thanks for the vid on how to make better fakes :)

[@BallBusta]

That red dot L is crazy. I checked one of my cards to see if they had it and lone behold they're there. Had to squint my eyes, but sure enough, all four accounted for.

[@alexmagni5024]

absolutely losing it at the fact they keep unsleeving the real ones RIGHT in front of Tarik with the fakes already out of sleeves!

[@CardmarketMagic]

We have each pair, unsleeved, together in a loose plastic pennysleeve👍

[@chrissh9332]

I know the video is a bit old now but what magnifying glass was that?

[@jonasdietz3381]

what a machine he is. "it feels 0.1g too heavy."

[@javierparedes8876]

What is the model of that magnifying glass, please?

[@notorioezz]

Man said "feels point 1 heavier" and nailed it. This guy is legit. Damn..

[@ruki25]

As a card shop employee and the go to guy for spotting fakes, it was vindicating to be able to detect some of them through the screen (Except the ones that got spoiled for the audience of course, or that were impossible to intuit without handling the cards) I love seeking out counterfeit cards. It's amazing how much you can intuit by feel after handling thousands of cards.

[@Draenal]

That green dot thing is actually super interesting.

[@maxlegrec6348]

Nice video for people who don't know how to recognize a fake card I received a fake card last year and mkm was very reactive. 👍

[@Th3Treasoner]

For the Scalding Tarn, I noticed the off-ness of the holo. Am I that good?

[@thomass8655]

what is with the light test is that useful?

[@tarekt8427]

this was awesme. clearly an expert

[@powerbeastkiller]

I need know how to do these fake cards to do proxys for all lands and ridiculous price of some cards

[@disafear3674]

That was very educational!

[@lostalone9320]

It's actually super interesting to look at faked collectables, because obviously many people do try, but they are also some of the very hardest things to fake simply because (with a few exceptions) there are many examples in circulation which can be compared. Obviously the fakers are only trying to fool the foolish... But it's really interesting to look at the things that they choose to care about. I think that most people wouldn't ever EVER notice the weight difference. And yet most of the cards you showed were actually close enough in weight that it wasn't obvious. Clearly some of these guys have made a good effort to match the card stock. But that actually makes sense because card stock is something that people who handle cards all the time do actually notice. Maybe not down to the tenth of a gram, but the texture and shine and how it bends is really familiar to us, so the fakers have found something that feels right otherwise they won't get ANYWHERE. Things like the red dots on the back are interesting too because that is something that we know about, and there's no specific reason why you couldn't recreate that. They are small, but they are also just ink and not a specific security feature, so they could reasonably be placed into a fake if you know about them and adjust your files. They don't even necessarily have to be a perfect match, just be close enough, because simply seeing the dots will make people feel confident. I get the feeling that this sort of thing is almost a hobby in itself to a certain kind of person, in the same way that a certain kind of person has a weird interest in forging paintings or whatever else. It's not something that you do as a full time job, it's more something that you do to see if you can get away with it because its an interesting hobby. Clearly you can't be using a professional print shop, and you also can't really ask anyone else exactly how to fake things, so it's just trial and error and then seeing if you can pass off a couple of cards and make some money... But honestly not as much money as you spent trying to perfect the process.

[@bblivid]

this was great!

[@winniebowser4447]

I've been practicing sussing out fake Magic cards and I was able to spot the first two fakes just by eye :)

[@Sillimant_]

"The card feels heavy" >0.1 grams Reminds me of "the trees look polish" incident. Absolutely insane

[@svenniepennie4237]

Would be more interesting to have a stack of 100 cards, with an unknown numbers of fake cards in it, and get him to pick out the fakes.

[@edjinretrogamer]

I would like to buy this magnifying glass they used, what is the name of this equipment?

[@SourceOfBeing]

Without watching the video, the answer is going to be "No we can't". Otherwise they're just saying we might sell you fake cards.

[@fredrickatchison4542]

It's a community marketplace as they said, so, Thoralf himself isn't sending you a fake card, but a person in Europe is and they didn't check it

[@Kaspar502]

Next time the police find me with a fine scale I weill tell them I am a trading card game counterfeit expert

[@mayalabo3906]

this is educational plus just wow for the details if it's fake or not~

[@iketcg]

Pro tip, if your phone camera has an optical zoom you don’t even need a magnifying glass or jeweler’s loupe to do a green dot test; modern phone cameras are crazy good.

[@xzysyndrome]

Now I am terrified to look at the green dot on my Mark Tedin signed Legends Mana Drain lol.

[@SamundraDarion]

WOW that RED-L is awesome!

[@zealcrux]

Welcome back, Carl!

[@CardmarketMagic]

👋 Heya!

[@bdac5653]

I enjoyed watching this ad.

[@CardmarketMagic]

You do realize we are a company, right? Every video we make about magic cards is technically an ad 😅 but in reality, it's just us trying to come up with a bunch of different ways to have fun with magic cards

[@bdac5653]

@@CardmarketMagic and it works great, there was no sarcasm here, it was a really fun video

[@darthowl100]

Looking at these cards through the video, you can clearly see a difference in all the cards.

[@mikemimson4771]

Even though I didn't think he wasn't going to be able to identify everything, the tips really made this video it didn't really feel like just an ad or something

[@CardmarketMagic]

Although technically every video we make is an ad (we are a company after all), this whole video was just an idea Jamin & I thought would be fun :) there was no boss behind the scenes asking us to do this

[@mikemimson4771]

@@CardmarketMagic that's why I enjoy this channel, you're honest but also enjoy what you're doing, always a great combo

[@MrTVervolg]

What was the brand of the magnifying glass used in the video?

[@CardmarketMagic]

Carson MM-300 MicroBrite Plus 60x - 120x LED Illuminated Pocket Microscope

[@EvertfromNederland]

The single cards I buy almost never go above 8 euro's, but I have zero experience with fake cards so I have zero reference material. I always stay below a certain price range like I said, so the risk is very mnimal but when I buy large quantities from different sellers It sometimes still ads up. Exactly how carefull and suspect should I be when I order cards through mcm?

[@CardmarketMagic]

Oh fake carda are actually incredibly rare. There are many proxies on the internet but they almost always have different card backs. You should only be careful with 100€+ cards, and even there, it's quite rare :) plus, if you contact support when buying a fake, you will usually get your money back

[@killjeffrey]

Gloves did him dirty. Fakes cards are way too slick.

[@gabimuna]

what ted from himym is doing making videos of counterfeit cards?

[@MTGJB]

green dot test NEVER fails me

[@barforlifebarforlife6019]

how much were the fake dual lands ? asking for a friend

[@RadarTheHedghog1]

Right when they showed the Tropical Island and Underground Sea, I instantly said they were both fake Revised Dual Lands. I know this because have proxy dual lands in my commander decks, BUT I have also, at one point until recently, had bought an actual Tropical Island and Underground Sea, and immediately saw the differences. Even from the best of proxies that are out there, I could see the differences, to the best that my eyesight can give me

[@Death_by_Tech]

Almost every authentic card does indeed have the red dots but I own a mutavault that I opened myself that doesn’t have them. I only found out when I bought another copy and was checking it then freaked out until I checked mine!

[@jwest4819]

I don't think I ever look at the cards I play close enough to notice these things..

[@rainhymas277]

Do yous have a service for just checking fakes, even if not bought through you, as that was impressive, and from clearing out an ex-mtg printer engineer's house, found cards that are supposedly to be destroyed, so they have printing errors, but just wondering if you can still check if it's a real error printed card?

[@CardmarketMagic]

Unfortunately, we do not offer this service and would not know how to charge for it. We only do this when someone buys a card on the platform that they believe to be fake

[@rainhymas277]

@@CardmarketMagic thank you for the reply, and hope you have a good day.

[@Cosmic_Corpse22]

There's a big difference when you KNOW one of them is fake than when you don't. It's easier to fool someone without the assumption that one must be fake. This goes with everything, not just cards. But in theory, if you play with a deck using some "fake" cards, no one will likely notice or care enough to check. I know that playing with the cards vs buying/selling the cards are different animals altogether, but still, the point remains that if expectation precludes the event, then focus typically wins out over passive experience.