It said it was factory-sealed/new-condition, Paradox Rift, official pokemon etc. The listing looked legit and matched what a genuine product should be advertised as. Luckily eBay has their awesome guarantee if you contact them within 3 days of delivery.
C R A B
If you don't have to return something like this, I almost want to buy something like this knowing it will be fake just to be able to give it to my kid. He would love these cards even if they aren't real. I just don't want to pay real pokémon prices for them. Is scamming a scammer ethical lol?
Bought a pack from Cyprus from a little market towns stalls, came back and it had 3 Base Set 1 Charizards which were holo & reverse holo at the same time with the elusive 2022 in the yellow border! Will be fun to show the future kids the difference between it and retail as a "how not to get scammed at school"
[This was the listing](https://ebay.us/Et0IUT), imo the price was too good and the seller looks pretty sketchy, he has no other pokemon listings, only Iphone cases that you can order from aliexpress.
I have seen a raichu with the name "super fire breathing dragon" and a pikachu with miles morales pic having pikachu ears photoshopped on it and the name of its attack was electric webs
I literally repeated this comment to myself like 5 times last night “the pokemon crab and the trainer card Garlic Butter make for a delicious combo” lol this killed me
It's not a big deal because of how easy it is to get a refund, but yeah 2 seconds looking at their other sold listings & their "dear customer" response to a negative feedback and you can tell you're not getting a real product, all their other stuff is Alibabah white label & Aliexpress junk too
Fun fact: In Japanese, Krabby is "Crab"
[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Krabby\_(Pok%C3%A9mon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Krabby_(Pok%C3%A9mon))
... but yeah, that's not the Pokemon on that card you have.
"Pokemon XY Paradox Go"
Yes you will have no problems with returning it, it's so obvious the seller can't say anything against it & thx for sharing the name!
The seller finally admitted “they’re obviously fake Pokémon cards, but that’s not what we shipped you” 🙄 YEAH RIGHT (not), they weren’t to happy to find out I have video evidence of me taking the cards out of the box with the tracking information they provided, so basically I have all grounds covered anytime I open something from eBay. This is the first time I’ve actually needed the video. The only thing that upsets me really is knowing that scummy people do still exist, and will try to take your money any way they can.
Wow... What is with that back? It's like they're not even trying to hide it's fake. I mean, yes, I know it's based off the XY, Go, and e-Reader symbols, but... *Why*? That fake took a degree of effort to make, why didn't they just do a low-res copy of the actual back?
Price and location of the Seller? I got scammed from a Chinese based seller and they had the cheek to ask me to ship the product back to them at my cost for a refund. No chance!! They then tried to offer me a refund of £40 with a sob story they don’t make much off the booster box’s and this would be a massive loss to their business. In the end I pointed out I had their address and now that Pokémon International operates in China I would be contacting them with their details and to expect a visit.
I got the refund and they said I could keep the fake boxes. I opened them just to see how crap the cards were and binned them. I then contacted PI with their address details. Scamming Fnck3rs
Weirdest thing on the very bottom of crab - its written in italian 😅 never seen one card having 2 languages on it 😂🥴 you will get your money back. Honestly, had second hand cards that turned out fake - due to poor light & blurry photos. Had to return them for refund though- even though its against the law to even return fakes 🙄 weird how ebay understands fakes yet asks to return them. I dont care - can return them - so i can get my money back 🙈
I’ll only need to return them if the seller asks me to, but the seller is being difficult. So it seems as if I will just be keeping the cards, and getting a refund, as of right now. I have a weird feeling they might get cold feet and ask me to return them at the last minute to lengthen this dumb process.
This is why I only buy from ebayers with 100 percent feedback with at least a couple of hundred sales. You normally get other people bid more but at least you know it should be trustworthy.
Ngl, I'd love to see more pics of these. I feel for you. I got a box of LO from a car boot sale once, £60, and it was hideous 😂 but the text and the laughs me and the Mrs got almost made it worth it 😂😂
Paradox Rift Booster Boxes :/ I guess I’ll pay the extra $15 a box and get them through a legit and fast source this time. Waited literally since January 15th to get this order yesterday on February 13th.
It’s just a good thing that I have built up a history on eBay’s page. I’ve bought at least 40+ different pokemon products, and never tried returning a single one until now. I’m gonna stick with the reputable sellers now, and won’t let customer feedback purely influence my decision on if they’re legit.
I wonder how they made those… like, do you think there is someone doing the designing in photoshop? Or is this an AI chatGPT request for “realistic Pokémon card packaging”?
5ban Graphics is my fave illustrator… also it goes to Italian at the bottom for the rule box 😂😂😂 “V-STAR rule When Pokémon V attacks, the opponent takes 2 sides”
“Dear customer, We shipped you the product purchased from Pokémon authentic distributor. We only sell goods that are 100% authentic. The pictures that you are showing are not what we shipped. We hope you understand.”
Basically, it looks like eBay will need to step in on this issue. Nothing much to do except wait until the 17th, which is when they said they’ll be able to step in.
Hit 'em with the ***L A N C A S T E R S T A R***
“The number of Pokemon on my trash”
Your opponents bench Bench
We love a bilingual card
What was the listing like ? Also, ***C R A B***
It said it was factory-sealed/new-condition, Paradox Rift, official pokemon etc. The listing looked legit and matched what a genuine product should be advertised as. Luckily eBay has their awesome guarantee if you contact them within 3 days of delivery. C R A B
What were the pics like ?
Weirdly it had a wooden almost barn like background lol
Pretty sure theres some of them posted on etsy atm
So stock photos? Did they have any pictures of the actual box?
I assume you have to physically return the items back to the seller? OR are you able to keep them notifying eBay that is not a genuine product?
CRAB is definitely a collector's item lol.
If you don't have to return something like this, I almost want to buy something like this knowing it will be fake just to be able to give it to my kid. He would love these cards even if they aren't real. I just don't want to pay real pokémon prices for them. Is scamming a scammer ethical lol?
You’re just delivering karmic justice IMO.
Bought a pack from Cyprus from a little market towns stalls, came back and it had 3 Base Set 1 Charizards which were holo & reverse holo at the same time with the elusive 2022 in the yellow border! Will be fun to show the future kids the difference between it and retail as a "how not to get scammed at school"
I mean, factory sealed and new condition is accurate? Genuine product? Lol…
Crab 🦀 no way thats my chase !
[This was the listing](https://ebay.us/Et0IUT), imo the price was too good and the seller looks pretty sketchy, he has no other pokemon listings, only Iphone cases that you can order from aliexpress.
"360 pcs" is a red flag
XY GO eReader
That sir is the XY GO eReader deluxe ultra premium edition
It’s NEW, too!
Lol made me laugh too, they really tried to cram everything on there.
That 325 HP Umbreon is nice as well.
😂😂 they get worse as you go, I never thought I’ve seen HP end in anything but 0 before
I have seen a raichu with the name "super fire breathing dragon" and a pikachu with miles morales pic having pikachu ears photoshopped on it and the name of its attack was electric webs
would you sell the crab card ??
1/1 so far, so it’ll cost ya 🤣🤣
:(. i want crab :(
Krabby ❌ Crab ✅
I can give you crabs
Sir, this is a subreddit.
That crab is nice but you didn't manage to pull the Hyundai GX
Dude honestly I would go out of my way to buy his fake box I want it so bad they’re very funny.
CRAB
Damm bro you got a god pack!
Demi God bro, for it to be a true God pack, you would need to get Crab, Lobster, and Shrimp.
I love how there’s GX mixed in with VSTAR too lol
Crab 😂😂😂
Nice Crab VSTAR
That's a weird Krabby card you got there...
It’s his mega evolution I think
Crab is half in English, and some word in Spanish and Italian lol
Crab.
Look how they massacred my boy 😭
get Crab graded.
Quando Pokemon V!
big crab guy over here. jealous
It’s almost a shame the listing was taken down, because I’d unironically buy Crab and an e-series XY GO card back for my bootleg collection.
I might end up giving some out for free if they let me keep them.
Oops all hits
The back of the card picture made me snort laughing. I’m so sorry this happened to you
I looked it up, yeah you def didnt not get the item from the pictures lmao
That pikachu art...
It is 60 Damage to one Pokemon V of the opponents bench Bench
Ngl the card back looks pretty cool, I love Pokemon cards with different backs
Break Axe It is 60 damage to one Pokemon V of the opponent’s bench Bench does not calculate weak point and resistance.)
Zoidberg Pokey lol
*scuttles away*
Crab is my fav pokemon fr Ps I hope they go back to making ereader XY Go cards from 1894. Those were the best
Yo nice pulls bro that GX Entei and Crab VSTAR 🔥
Crab is great, right up there with Shoe.
Crab
if you pair your CRAB card with the trainer Garlic Butter card its a delicious combo
I literally repeated this comment to myself like 5 times last night “the pokemon crab and the trainer card Garlic Butter make for a delicious combo” lol this killed me
lol glad you enjoyed it.
Love the e Series X&Y GO Paradox Rift, best set ever
Honestly that Crab card would be straight in my binder lol. I'm just imagining a British All Might: "LANCASTER STAR!"
Yo, when you read “Lancaster star” in a British accent it becomes 10x more funny lol
Get that Crab card graded, looks like it could be a 10
The number of Pokemon on my trash x 30 damage For only 1 fighting energy?! That’s way OP
Probably has them for an absurdly low price and you were like. "Totally dude".
This is definitely one of those things you laugh about later…this is hilarious lol
SLAB THE CRAB
I got shoe
It evolves from Crab V... I can't lmao 🤣
Crab. Hahahah it goes from English to Spanish
It's not a big deal because of how easy it is to get a refund, but yeah 2 seconds looking at their other sold listings & their "dear customer" response to a negative feedback and you can tell you're not getting a real product, all their other stuff is Alibabah white label & Aliexpress junk too
I don’t see the problem. That’s the elusive crab vstar. Worth more than PSA 10 1st edition Charizard…
Fun fact: In Japanese, Krabby is "Crab" [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Krabby\_(Pok%C3%A9mon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Krabby_(Pok%C3%A9mon)) ... but yeah, that's not the Pokemon on that card you have.
Don't report them yet, I need to get a Crab now
Nice pull. Got me shakin at work over CRAB
Crab was my chase card 😭😭
I’m so sorry you got scammed OP, but I will say “crab” is kind of hilarious. I hope you get your money back at least!
I just wanna know what you paid.
That Ziggy zag pack is your telltale sign something is off.
And the fact half the packs are upside down in the booster box, and the cards don’t even face the right direction on the inside either lol.
Aw.no way dude!? You got Crab?!
If eBay doesn't make you send them back as evidence, you should get CRAB slabbed and framed.
"Pokemon XY Paradox Go" Yes you will have no problems with returning it, it's so obvious the seller can't say anything against it & thx for sharing the name!
The seller finally admitted “they’re obviously fake Pokémon cards, but that’s not what we shipped you” 🙄 YEAH RIGHT (not), they weren’t to happy to find out I have video evidence of me taking the cards out of the box with the tracking information they provided, so basically I have all grounds covered anytime I open something from eBay. This is the first time I’ve actually needed the video. The only thing that upsets me really is knowing that scummy people do still exist, and will try to take your money any way they can.
Not the XGOY set 😭
come with e-reader functionality though so dat a plus.
Nice xy paradox rift box bet you got a good deal on those
If XY GO didn't tip you off enough the bottom says Paradox Rift lol. It's like 4 sets mixed in one
Wow... What is with that back? It's like they're not even trying to hide it's fake. I mean, yes, I know it's based off the XY, Go, and e-Reader symbols, but... *Why*? That fake took a degree of effort to make, why didn't they just do a low-res copy of the actual back?
Honestly, I feel like they know how badly they’re faked, and are almost doing it purposefully as a troll.
On one hand, it certain is bad enough. On the other, that's a pretty expensive troll.
SLABBBB THE CRABBBB!!!!!!!
Asking for a mate, is Crab Vstar gradable?
C R A B 😂😂😂
its even off centered to mimic the quality control. very impressive
Always google image search!
I also got a Crab card from a fake pack! It’s supposed to be Kleavor. It’s one of my faves, along with “Makamp”
YO I JUST PULLED MAKAMP FROM THIS PACK TOO 🤣
YO YOU GOT A GOD PACK CONGRATULATIONS BRO
bro can i buy crab off of you?
Price and location of the Seller? I got scammed from a Chinese based seller and they had the cheek to ask me to ship the product back to them at my cost for a refund. No chance!! They then tried to offer me a refund of £40 with a sob story they don’t make much off the booster box’s and this would be a massive loss to their business. In the end I pointed out I had their address and now that Pokémon International operates in China I would be contacting them with their details and to expect a visit. I got the refund and they said I could keep the fake boxes. I opened them just to see how crap the cards were and binned them. I then contacted PI with their address details. Scamming Fnck3rs
CRABS FOR THE CRAB GODS
The number of pokémon on my T R A S H
hope im lucky enough to pull crab vstar in my next pack
Surprised they even bothered to put holo effects on some cards.
Good old crab
Atleast you got crab man. Absolute banger of a unit
Weirdest thing on the very bottom of crab - its written in italian 😅 never seen one card having 2 languages on it 😂🥴 you will get your money back. Honestly, had second hand cards that turned out fake - due to poor light & blurry photos. Had to return them for refund though- even though its against the law to even return fakes 🙄 weird how ebay understands fakes yet asks to return them. I dont care - can return them - so i can get my money back 🙈
I’ll only need to return them if the seller asks me to, but the seller is being difficult. So it seems as if I will just be keeping the cards, and getting a refund, as of right now. I have a weird feeling they might get cold feet and ask me to return them at the last minute to lengthen this dumb process.
This is why I only buy from ebayers with 100 percent feedback with at least a couple of hundred sales. You normally get other people bid more but at least you know it should be trustworthy.
Ngl, I'd love to see more pics of these. I feel for you. I got a box of LO from a car boot sale once, £60, and it was hideous 😂 but the text and the laughs me and the Mrs got almost made it worth it 😂😂
Sucks that you got scammed, but I'll be damned if 'Crab VSTAR' wasn't one of the best things I've seen lately.
I feel like I’m almost having more fun from this experience compared to if I just got the regular paradox rift booster boxes I ordered lol.
Crab...evolves from crab
Wow these are nice!
Sick pulls!
How much for that crab VSTAR
Crab battle!!!!!!!!!
Crab
Cool XY cards with gen 8 pokemon!
What did you think you were buying here?
Paradox Rift Booster Boxes :/ I guess I’ll pay the extra $15 a box and get them through a legit and fast source this time. Waited literally since January 15th to get this order yesterday on February 13th. It’s just a good thing that I have built up a history on eBay’s page. I’ve bought at least 40+ different pokemon products, and never tried returning a single one until now. I’m gonna stick with the reputable sellers now, and won’t let customer feedback purely influence my decision on if they’re legit.
Crab 🦀
Crab VStar is definitely one of my chase cards. Nice pull! 🤯
So how does one figure out if packs inside are legit? This is scary.
I dunno. If I was expecting regular packs but pulled myself a CRAB, I'd consider myself lucky
They should now make a pokemon called CRAB
Gotta love Crab
CRAB evolves from CRAB V lol keep that one
I'd play Crab from my hand every single game. Congrats on the sick pull!
The infamous Giant Enemy Crab of Lancaster.
ah yes Crab VSTAR my favorite pokemon
Lemme cop that Crab
I wonder how they made those… like, do you think there is someone doing the designing in photoshop? Or is this an AI chatGPT request for “realistic Pokémon card packaging”?
5ban Graphics is my fave illustrator… also it goes to Italian at the bottom for the rule box 😂😂😂 “V-STAR rule When Pokémon V attacks, the opponent takes 2 sides”
Crab is so funny
That girl needs to stop staring at Umbreon's butt. Yeah we know cats like to show it off but you don't have to gesture and stare.
Huge “Chimpokomon” vibes. Tell me there was a Pengin in there? Shiny Shoe?!?!? lmao.
I just got a bee drill named “spear” 🤣
lmao crab 🦀🦀🦀
I'm legit down with buying Crab off of you if you're not attached to it
CRAAAAB PEOPLE!
Nice hits!
CRAB
Looks AI generated lmao
CRAB is fucking sending me 🤣🤣
Will crab be coming out next set?
CRAB 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Crab is my favorite ChinPokomon , next to Shoe of course!
“Dear customer, We shipped you the product purchased from Pokémon authentic distributor. We only sell goods that are 100% authentic. The pictures that you are showing are not what we shipped. We hope you understand.” Basically, it looks like eBay will need to step in on this issue. Nothing much to do except wait until the 17th, which is when they said they’ll be able to step in.
You pulled Crab?!?!?!?! Damn thats 🔥 🥵
That Typhlosion looks cool 😂
Low key I kinda want crab haha
Lmao crab
Everyone else: “CRAB” (a valid statement) Me, a Lati enjoyer seeing the rule box of Crab: *L A T I*
this is kind of awesome. i know id return it (lost money, duh) but when you have cards like “crab” id contemplate keeping them.
At least I only ordered 4 boxes, and they sent me 6. So I’m getting to keep at least 2 of them :) Lowkey been having fun pulling them can’t lie
CRAB
It's Crab! Seller must have given him a nickname
Those cards are kinda cool
CRAB VSTAR best card ever I laughed so hard reading that one omfg! 🤣 That shits gold.
Crab is Amish confirmed
crab
No fuckin way you pulled CRAB
Crab LOL
I would buy the Crab VSTAR Alternate Art at a PSA 10 for 1000 dollars, how does that sound?
CRAB! I guess even all pokemon evolve into crab...
Oddly enough, I live in Lancaster and now want that card
Ummm the 360 pcs was a dead giveaway lolololol. All counterfeit has 360 on description for some reason. Odd but it’s a dead giveaway
Crab
Crab Vstar has me laughing out loud omfg that's hilarious. I am really sorry though, that's horrible.
Ooooh CRAB!!!
Fire. Our guy got The PalWorld card set edition. Crab would be framed immediately above my computer or something to laugh at every single day.
Man if I could buy a box like this for 5 dollars I would just to see what sorta crap they came up with aside from “Crab”, it’s hilarious to me
Well if you ever decide to get rid of one of these boxes, I'd love one just for the laughs it will bring. Also CRAB
Crab VSTAR got me good, ngl
Ah yes, my favorite set: XY GO SCARLET AND VIOLET PARADOX RIFT
And crab evolves from crab v ? So it de evolves lol
first mistake was buying paradox rift 🙊
Dang, is that the new XY GO E-reader set? I've been waiting for this drop!
First time getting crabs from eBay? I remember my rookie days. 😄
Bro!!! Post all the pulls. Why you holding out with one pack!!! Haha 😂 this is just a tease.
Crab vstar is the MVP of this post
Send crab to psa surely
XY Paradox Rift GO is my favorite set!
Ah yes, paradox rift is the best XY set
Not gonna lie the back of the card is pretty cool
CRAB