no scam, problem w/hobby is that chatboxes are unedited and uncensored, so instead of kicking your dog you open up a chat box for free and say anything you want, meanwhile you know nothing about the hobby, and inflate your own sense of self worth. Nobody believes your lies, knowledgeable collectors know the difference, and if you are so dumb as to look at a factory cased card with a hologram serial number and stickers and tamper proof seal and call it fake, then your falseness speaks for itself. New collectors, consider the source, use your brains, and recognize these chat threads for what they are. The hobby will not be destroyed