A Professional Sports Authenticator report finds $200M in fake cards in 2025, with Pokémon leading as nostalgia and demand ...

PSA reported the rate of counterfeit cards as a percentage of overall submissions grew 250 percent in 2025, indicating the ...

Fraud spike revealed: PSA reports counterfeit Pokémon cards jumped more than 45% in 2025, with the franchise now the most faked in the trading card market. Top faked Pokémon: Charizard, Pikachu, ...

Anniversary fuels crime: High-value Pokémon cards are being targeted in thefts and scams, with police reporting store burglaries and counterfeiters exploiting new set releases. Fakes harder to spot: ...

A trading card dealer could spend years in federal prison after a jury convicted him of running a nationwide scheme selling bogus sports and Pokémon cards. Anthony Curcio, 45, of Redmond, Washington, ...

Pokemon fans are getting scammed by fake Pokemon cards more often than ever according to this new report from PSA.

Police in Coraopolis, Allegheny County, are investigating a chargeback scam targeting a local gaming store, which involves the purchase of high-value Pokémon cards, authorities said. Investigators ...

By now, we're all used to Pokémon kicking down doors in the hobby, from record-breaking, six-figure sales to lines—and ...