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Mike Trout - cspen - 08-02-2022
Is there an easy way to tell if a card I have is real or a reprint? I have a 2011 Topps Update Mike Trout card # us175 that looks like the Diamond Anniversary version. Is there an easy way to tell?
RE: Mike Trout - ricelynnevans75 - 08-02-2022
Some of the ones I've seen don't have the "flashy" look to it and when you move it around, it doesn't have the color change/rainbow effect, similar to a refractor. Instead it just looks like someone photocopied a real one and printed it out.
Also, and this doesn't apply to every counterfeit, some some signs to look for on the back:
Real has the team name and position at the top, "Angels Outfield" in red. A fake will be in black ink.
The gray trapezoid shape thing at the bottom/center below the Topps logo is pretty prominent whereas a fake will be very faint or even missing.
The MLBPA logo in the bottom right corner will have color to it on a real one and a fake will just have it in black and white.