This has been a crazy year for the Pokémon trading card game market. 2021 marks the 25th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise, which led to a year-long celebration, including collaborations with pop stars Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran and more. We have also seen a surge in interest in Pokémon TCG, especially due to the anniversary and other circumstances, including the interest of speculators, the participation of content creators, and, to be honest, a large number of scenes. Some people take advantage of people's increased interest in this hobby, wait for replenishment at retail stores such as Target and Walmart, and begin to clear entire shelves to resell their purchased products on the secondary market at extremely high prices. Although Pokémon TCG succeeded in combating scalping by improving printing capabilities, there are still some people trying to make money from Pikachu and good friends. In fact, earlier this week, an honest and ambitious entrepreneur was discovered to have sent a surprising number of fake Pokémon TCG products to the Netherlands. 7.6 tons of fake cards were intercepted at Shanghai Pudong Airport, preventing this bold and evil plan.

CBN CBN introduced this situation on Twitter, showed off their tag game, and wrote:

Customs officials intercepted 20 boxes of counterfeit #Pokemon #Pikachu game cards weighing 7.6 tons at Shanghai Pudong Airport yesterday. From a company in Qingdao province to the Netherlands, this is one of the largest fake #IP transports in recent years.

Now, if you are worried that you might buy fake Pokémon TCG products, don't worry. Despite the best efforts of people like this 7.6 ton bad boy, it is easy to tell that the card and the sealing product are fake. Compared with genuine products, fake cards usually have obvious coloring problems. As for sealed products, you can compare cellophane packaging, which is difficult for counterfeiters to copy. They also tend to print the wrong setting details on the booster pack, load the pack from the side into the booster pack, or even use completely invented packaging art.

What impresses the counterfeit products in the video posted to Twitter is the copied sword and shield-a vivid voltage booster box. The packaging is even stacked correctly. But please note that there is no clear cellophane with the official Pokémon TCG seal. What if they are missing stamps? Naked fakes. A good attempt, but not good enough. You can't fool Shanghai's Pudong Airport.

When purchasing a sealed Pokémon TCG product, the best way is to familiarize yourself with the product by opening it online. They are everywhere on YouTube, and when each new set of works drops, I will also play them in Bleeding Cool.

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