Fake Pokémon Cards Finally Have A Purpose Thanks To Thrift Store Genius

Any dedicated collector has likely come across dozens of fake cards and while the instinct may be to simply toss them away, one creative store figured out a better way of recycling the cheap knock-offs. As long as trading card games have been popular there are those who attempt to cash in on the audience by selling counterfeit cards that replicate the artwork and text usually with a handful of obvious errors. Some may look like the real deal, but creating and selling fake cards is an act of piracy and is largely frowned upon.

As shared to Reddit by user Scary-Gooch, one industrious shop found a way of making the most out of a collection of fake cards by converting them into price tags.

The shared photos depict several obvious knock-off cards that have been attached to various pieces of clothing to support a price sticker. The idea has earned plenty of praise from the community, many of whom have expressed their appreciation to the unidentified charity store for not selling the duplicitous cards but rather turning them into an eye-catching means of selling legitimate items.

Pokemon has given away plenty of free prizes and promo cards over the years, some of which are now worth far more than cards that players pay for.

When it comes to fake trading cards, it's fair to say that has one of the biggest issues with scammers trying to pass knock-off products as the real deal. There are several ways to figure out if a card is a fake and while some of the strategies may seem obvious, they can be incredibly effective at rooting out faux cards. The easiest way to discern a card's validity is by simply reading the text on its front; most fake cards sport some kind of spelling error or incorrect word use when describing an ability.

The back of a card can also shed some light on whether or not a card is a fake. Forged cards usually have an issue with the border blending the blue tones surrounding the Pokéball. Additionally, the spacing of the border is a dead giveaway given