BEWARE! Secret World of FAKE Pokémon Cards! (EXPOSED)

[@Pixolotl]

Wow, the editing is awesome! I can see you put in a lot of effort, and the video is great!

[@Witkomon]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate the kind comment, it truly means a lot! The editing definitely takes some time, but it’s a lot of fun, I’m glad you noticed it :)

[@gitterz]

Hey, I’ve been out of town sorry for the late watch. I’m not sure if you remember me giving a recommendation on a more mellow tone like your old videos but I’m glad to see a video in that type of style. It was really nice to come back and watch this and relax. Hope you’ve been well :)

[@Witkomon]

Hey! I definitely remember you, I've been doing just that actually, lol! That is, taking your advice. I've been playing around with the mic settings, the tone, etc., in the last two videos specifically. I've also been trying a different editing style as well! I figured, no point trying to be like every other poketuber, I'd rather be different! Going for a bit of retro vibes, it's a lot more fun, a lot more unique! I'm currently editing another video right now (should be done in the next few days), it's more in that direction. I like it! I think you were right! Ah, also, let me know if there's anything else you think I should fix/work on. I appreciate your advice!

[@gitterz]

@@WitkomonWill do, thanks for the reply. Excited for the next upload :)

[@Witkomon]

:)

[@samachu09]

I used to buy fake cards from unsuspecting people on eBay and make something with them but eBay banned fake merch so I can't do any card crafts anymore.

[@EonityLuna]

That’s actually a pretty creative and fun way to make use of these otherwise worthless cards. Maybe you can consider buying them from people who had the otherwise-bad luck in getting them to continue getting supplies for your crafts.

[@Witkomon]

Wow, that’s such a great idea! I’m really sorry, somehow I missed this comment earlier, but thanks to @EonityLuna I see it now! I’m a big sucker for Pokémon crafts (maybe you’ve guessed by my upload history haha), so that sounds really cool to me! It always hurts to destroy a real card, so fakes are a much better alternative. Especially if you’re doing something like 3D cards, where you need a TON of one single card-a lot of them simply being filler. Actually, I originally wanted to buy these fake cards from eBay as well, but quickly found out I couldn’t and that’s why I ended up using aliexpress…it’s a shame, really, I wish they allowed it as long as it was clearly marked, so that people who ACTUALLY want fake cards, can buy them! By the way, what kind of card crafts were you doing with this fake cards from eBay?

[@CommanderWiggins]

Sucks that actual art pieces get cracked down on, while fake cards still absolutely flood the same sites.

[@Witkomon]

Yep… I wish it were the other way around!

[@shadowsmith1386]

​@@Witkomonfake ain't better than real what you talking about of the beginning of the video

[@LuxSpino]

if im honest, another flawless video; well done

[@Witkomon]

Aww, thank you so much! This one is quite different from what I usually do, but I'm really glad you enjoyed it!

[@2736492821]

just bumped across your channel and vids, love yr presentation, esp the calm yet enthusiastic voice unlike many annoying poketubers shouting

[@Witkomon]

Aww, thank you so much! I’m really glad to hear that you enjoy my style, truly, it means a lot :)

[@sparkist95]

Early access :P Man I remember having fake cards, those fake EXs (non full arts) always look so real, it's actually baffling that fake cards still exist 😂

[@Witkomon]

Hey! Awesome to see you, before everybody else!! Personally, I'm not surprised they exist. Like you said, they look pretty darn real, if you don't know what you're looking at, you could definitely be fooledl! But besides that, honestly, I'm not spending $600 on a real umbreon VMAX lol. Now, I get to enjoy the art for $5! So hey, that's pretty cool!

[@sparkist95]

@@Witkomon true, sometimes you just enjoy the card for their artwork, and fakes are a really good alternative lol

[@Witkomon]

LOL yep! Although, I'm probably never gonna buy anymore haha! Honestly, for $5 you can buy some really nice trainer gallery/character art cards, and those are real!

[@TheGamerWolves_Gaming]

😂😂😂I had fake cards too 😅

[@Witkomon]

Ah! Hopefully you at least got some fun out of them! Lol!

[@PeteCorp]

haha!! grade that Greedent!

[@Witkomon]

LOL! Which one? The one I threw in the ocean? Because I would have to find that one first... But I kind of regret it now, that one would definitely have a shot at a 10 eh?! P.S. Younger me is super jealous that you get to make Lego content! That's how I started out actually, and that was my dream! Heck, I still love Lego, so maybe I'm a bit jealous now too haha! Keep it up! As a video-maker myself, I appreciate some of those shots in your videos, you clearly got the creativity, and the eye for it!!

[@AuroraHCR2]

Another epic video!! Good one bro!

[@Witkomon]

Thank you so much! Awesome to see you again, I'm really glad you're enjoying the videos!!

[@RonLarhz]

Does trainer gallery have texture? (Piplup 239/236) What about mewtwo gx 39/73?

[@Witkomon]

Nope, neither of those should have texture! Neither are "full art" cards. That popular is a character rare (equivalent to an illustration rare now, which, of course, don't have texture), and that MewTwo GX is a standard GX, equivalent to a double rare ex from Scarlet and Violet.

[@IDK-y1n]

you need to make a video on how to spot fake pokemon card packets as that confused me and I got scammed

[@Witkomon]

Hmm yeah, I was thinking about doing that sometime! Only, I'm not sure how big of an audience it would bring, but definitely a possibility!

[@rihasanatrofolo2472]

Insane how real some of these looked. Would they be able to fake cards and PSA 10 slabs to look realistic?

[@Witkomon]

Yes actually... And people definitely do it. Faking the card is the hard part, but a generic plastic case and paper insert is not too difficult at all. And with a fake PSA case, people are less likely to question the card, AND if sells for a lot more! So be weary of that! Actually, you might have seen sometimes when people post pictures of their PSA cards they block out the cert number and barcode, that's so people can't steal it and use it on a fake card!

[@rihasanatrofolo2472]

@@WitkomonCould you try to find fake PSA 10 pokemon cards and compare how real they actually look in a video? That would be super interesting and I haven’t seen anyone else do it yet

[@Witkomon]

Hmm, possibly! That would be a cool idea! I’m sure they exist, although fake PSA slabs are definitely a lot more sketchy… especially if they’re using stolen certification numbers. Perhaps sometime, I’ll look into it! If there’s an audience it could be cool!

[@rihasanatrofolo2472]

@@Witkomon Cheers! Please do @me if you post the video :)

[@Witkomon]

Sounds good!

[@Cat.v1]

love ur vid!

[@Witkomon]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it :D

[@joydivision1976]

I don't get why the Pokémon Company doesn't do anything against this. Yes, there is a problem with fake cards in every card game, but no other game (as far as I know) does this little against counterfeits and selling them. Heck; last holiday, I was able to buy fake Pokémon boosters within our hotel shop! I informed the shop owner about this and he was all 'nah not my problem if people buy those who cares'...

[@Witkomon]

I agree, though, realistically, what can the Pokémon company do? If the operation get big enough, they’ll shut them down, but they can’t be everywhere… and these fakes are _everywhere_ as you said! Maybe, fakes aren’t as big a deal in other card games, simply because there isn’t as much demand. Pokémon is HUGE. People buy the cards not just because they are cards (like other TCGs), but simply because they are _Pokemon_ . People will buy anything with Pilachu on it lol!

[@joydivision1976]

@@Witkomon actually, when you look at companies like LEGO or Hasbro, if they're willing to do something, they can do it. I tend to believe it's because the Company is Asian itself. No offence there, but maybe they're used to this kind of behaviour?

[@Witkomon]

I don’t see fake LEGO as much, but it definitely exists… perhaps not to the scale of Pokemon card, but, Pokemon is also a significantly bigger brand… Remember, Pokemon is the single largest media franchise in the world, it’s HUGE! It’s also a lot easier to just print a bunch of low quality pieces of cardboard, then it is to make actual plastic bricks!

[@joydivision1976]

Maybe LEGO is a bad example, but Hasbro (more so WotC and the grandfather of all TCGs Magic the Gathering) seems fitting. They have a much more rigid policy regarding fakes and it is much 'harder' to actually get fake cards. At last, to me, the Pokémon Company's behaviour is bad customer service because of the many people worldwide getting ripped off daily. I think the company has the responsibility to protect their customers (and by doing so, generate more profit!?) But hey, what can we do except stop buying product from shady sources. *shrug*

[@Witkomon]

Well, I know Magic the Gathering is big, but it’s definitely not anywhere near the level of Pokemon cards. It’s also a bit more of a mature card game, it’s harder to trick teenagers/adults who know what they’re looking for. I don’t think it’s a case of WOTC doing a good job of cracking down on fakes, I think fakes are simply not as big a deal to begin with. At the end of the day, The Pokemon Company is a for-profit business. It means the only thing they care about is money. (And this is very obvious by the video game series, lmao). Cracking down on fakes is like a game of whack-a-mole…it never ends. Shut down one, another will pop up to take its place. Shut that one down, and another will pop up. It becomes even more difficult when the people making these are running fake companies out of foreign countries-they’ll simply start another if they’re shut down. That said, the Pokemon Company definitely isn’t doing nothing… if a fake card operation gets big enough, they do shut it down. But to stat a full-on war on all fakes as a whole, would cost an INSANE amount of money and resources… and, like I said, Pokemon company is a business, it’s not worth it, especially when they may not even achieve anything… there’s no moral obligation to the customers really. If you buy Pokemon cards from big-box approved retailers, or from official means, (at full MSRP, of course, just the way TOC likes it), then you’ll get real product. If you buy from sketchy 3rd parties, well, they don’t like that anyway since they can’t control it! Don’t get me wrong, fakes suck! Getting scammed SUCKS. I just don’t think it’s so simple as shut it all down…

[@Azumarito]

21:09 ohh, gross! But besides that, those cards actually look so real, wow.

[@Witkomon]

LOL! I know right, I'm still confused as to what that is to this day! I guess we'll never know! (Though I have my suspicions...)

[@zaklinacz70]

amezing job - well done :0

[@Witkomon]

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it :D

[@poke-jam]

リアルだったらやばい😂

[@gjMC1708]

This was actually a great video idea and I’d love to see some more unboxing stuff from you 😄. I remember buying a crimson invasion fake booster box and I pulled about 6 charizard gxs 😂. Is it just me or do you hate how the fake rainbow rares look, to me they just look flat without any colour or texture. To be fair though, from a distance you wouldn’t be able to tell these cards are fake.

[@Witkomon]

Hey Requiem!! Nice to see you! I totally got to agree, the rainbows were by far the most obvious to me. With the VMAXes, maybe you can get away with it, but the Rainbows, you're not fooling anyone, unless they know absolutely nothing about Pokemon LOL. It was definitely a fun video to make though! My first time buying fake cards, and probably my last too lol. Those 3 custom cards at the end were really nice though, those I think we're actually worth it!

[@gjMC1708]

@@Witkomon yeah the last three definitely the highlight of the video 👍🏾

[@Witkomon]

Yeah, they look especially great on camera too! But I appreciate you Requiem, it's always nice seeing you here! Especially on these more experimental videos that might not be performing as well right out the gate!

[@gjMC1708]

@@Witkomon No problem man, I’m sure you’ll get a lot of views over the next few days. Always here for your vids 😄👍🏾

[@Witkomon]

Thank you so much! :)

[@TheSenselessName]

No code ...nothing on the packs lool

[@pokeorav]

Greedent is my favorite Pokémon ❤

[@Witkomon]

LOL, I might be a bit traumatized by what happened in this video, but he's definitely pretty cool! I actually really love that alt art from Fusion Strike, I'm just never able to pull it!!

[@pokeorav]

@@Witkomon Yeah that alt art is pretty cool!

[@moulisen5398]

Plsss silver Pokemon card unbox ❤❤

[@yennguyen6005]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Witkomon]

:D

[@sencojewelleryworks]

My all are fake😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@Spearhead_gaming979]

Can you send me those fake VMAX cards? 😂

[@Witkomon]

LOL, surprisingly I need them! They make for some good content, I'm currently working on a "how to spot fake cards"!

[@Spearhead_gaming979]

@@Witkomon nice, exited to see it, I love your vids

[@Witkomon]

Thanks a lot! I'm glad you like them :D

[@TRAINERG0]

Cool,can you make a pokemon booster box

[@Witkomon]

Hmm, that would be pretty awesome! Good idea!

[@TRAINERG0]

Thank you

[@Chilledred]

I know that smell of paper (I have fake Pokémon cards)

[@Witkomon]

Haha! I thought that might sound a bit weird to anybody who hasn't held these fake cards before, but it's true! Normal cards are scentless, but you can really smell the paper with the fakes, lol!

[@Poke_Sage]

New idea: custom playmat

[@Witkomon]

Oh! I really like that! What did you have in mind, a paper playmat, or like an actual fabric type one?

[@Poke_Sage]

@@Witkomon like how a real playmat is

[@Witkomon]

Okay! I think that's a good idea!

[@Poke_Sage]

Are you gonna make one on it?

[@Poke_Sage]

@@Witkomonit’s been weeks

[@Valkxe]

i love the lillie

[@rufusvivian2644]

hi bro i have a rare card to sell would you like to buy it

[@Unsure19]

On the moonbreon and lilie cards you showed, I wonder how the maker of these somehow (almost) copied the texture of the real full art cards. It's kinda scary how they put a texture on it because in the future, these fakes will fool everyone.

[@Witkomon]

I know! I have no idea how they did it. Honestly, at a distance, 100% would have fooled me. In hand, they feel slightly off, and you’d probably notice that something is strange with the texture as well (if you’re familiar with the originals), but from a picture, nearly impossible. You’re right, scary how good they are!

[@osairam5349]

i asked u to make japanese please make it

[@TheDefaultYoutuber51313]

Great vid! can u do a face reveal?

[@Witkomon]

Hmmmmmmmmm...... Mayyyybeee? ;)

[@TheDefaultYoutuber51313]

OK It's ok if you don't want to. It's your own privacy :)

[@TheHollowKid]

I really hate naming anime girls waifu... It stinks xd but this episode is amazing 😊

[@Witkomon]

LOL, well in the case of Pokémon cards, everyone calls them Waifus! And I mean, with those price tags, I think they’re more than just anime girls to some people lol!

[@TheHollowKid]

@@Witkomon yeye I know it's not your own word, and every1 fo it... I just complain to the air not to you. 🤣

[@Witkomon]

Fair enough, honestly, I guess I don’t know enough about anime to have an opinion… it seemed harmless enough to me!

[@TheHollowKid]

thats okay i am just frustrated with this word haha nothin personalllll@@Witkomon

[@Witkomon]

I never thought that you did, your comments are all very nice! I’m curious now though, since, like I said, I don’t know much about it. Why don’t you like the word?

[@kilianxxxx8543]

One time I found at a store that there were Evolving Skies Packs for 50¢, assuming they were fake, K bought them all for 20$, they were actually real and pulled over 350$ in profit

[@kilianxxxx8543]

Also, at 18:08 you had the pack upside down, the Mew is facing down by default

[@Witkomon]

Looking back, I think you're right, haha! The box was so scuffed, I just assumed right away! But honestly, that's probably not too uncommon of an occurrence anyways lol

[@Witkomon]

Wow, $350 in profit from evolving skies?! That's INSANLY lucky! I've opened more evolving skies then I care to remember (😭), and the only thing I have to show for it is a full art Vaporeon card, and a regular Rayquaxa VMAX. Maybe $10 in total, LOL! Evolving skies was brutal to me, but still, such amazing cards in the set!

[@kilianxxxx8543]

I bought all 36 packs before anyone else exploited It, I remember It happened the day before New Years' Eve

[@kilianxxxx8543]

I pulled the Gold Shiny Inteleon, a Duraludon full art, a Trevenant full art and possibly a PSA 10 Glaceon full art, appart from some other rare things

[@mridhhh]

how dare u throw greedant m gonna unsub if u do it again

[@Witkomon]

Okay okay! I won’t do it again i promise… on Greedent’s life-a very sacred promise, of course ;)

[@eksot]

It's all fun and games but why are you littering and then even putting it in the video? Not cool.

[@Witkomon]

According to google, cardboard dissolves relatively quickly in water… I figured, especially being the ocean, with salt water and rough waves, it should probably be okay… The ocean is vast, but I see what you’re saying, I did that purely for the video, it’s definitely not something I do often!