Hey everyone! I have some really important info on Fake cards and a sad story.

I was at my summer parks program when I decided to fight this one kid who
had no good cards. I thought it would be an easy win.(I was on a loosing
streak and I was pretty peaed off.) When I asked him he said "O.k but Be
careful I gots and Arcanine from a shop." Well, when the kid sent out his
arcanine,it looked different, VERY different. I asked him where he got it.
" I gots it when I was in Elmira"(Elmira is the town I live in) He said.
Well, I asked his sister and she said the same thing. and they got it at a
good shop where they had gotten cards before.
"Although The pakaging WAS slightly different. It said q-boy. Is q-boy a
new line of cards?"She said.
"No..... that's a sign that it might be fake." I said
"Fake?"
"Yes fake. Not real, non-authentic, not made by Wizards©"
I asked if I could take home the card to get some info and the boy said yes.

Now I have just taken measurements and done some comparing to another
Arcanine and this is what I got:

Real					Fake
length: 	3 1/2 Inches      	3 1/2 Inches
width:  	2 1/2 Inches 		2 1/4 Inches
Size of picture:2 1/2 Inches            2 1/4 Inches
(top left to bottom right)
color on back:  Blue			Deep deep Purple
Copyright:      Yes			No
Number card(out of 102):47		N/A
Rarity Symbol:  Dimond			N/A
Light test:     No light		Can see the Pokeball!

After all this I finally reached a conclusion: The Arcanine is Fake.
I feel really sorry for this kid. I told him to try and Excahnge it. I
think we can all learn a lesson: Even the most reliable sourse can
ocationally give a bad card. If any one knows What I should do about this
card, E-mail me at: labbott@stny.lrun.com Thanx!

					Mew (no, that's not my real name)

P.S. try the test that I did if your
not sure if a card is fake or not!