Suspected fake PSA 10-style slab: collector says a 2011 Call of Legends Shiny Rayquaza bought for over $660,000 failed a fugitive-ink check (Nov 2026)
PSAcardSuspected (collector claim reported in gaming press); unconfirmed; no PSA statement in the source
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Summary
Dexerto reported on Nov 3, 2026 that a Pokémon collector says he paid over $660,000 for a PSA 10 2011 Call of Legends Shiny Rayquaza, bought through a middleman, and later concluded the slab is fake. Per the report, he said the card and the label both looked real, and that the one thing that did not match was the fugitive ink on the label, compared with genuine PSA slabs in his own collection. Nothing here is confirmed by PSA, and the source does not include a PSA statement. This follows other October 2026 reports of suspected relabeled PSA 10-style slabs that carry real-looking labels.
Reported diagnostics
- Fugitive-ink pattern on the label reported not to match genuine PSA labels of the same era
- Card and label otherwise described as looking genuine, so a cert lookup alone may not catch it
- Very high-value slab sold through a private middleman rather than an open marketplace
What to do
Before paying for any high-value PSA slab, type psacard.com/cert yourself, compare the card and label to PSA's images for that cert where they exist, and compare the label (including the fugitive-ink background, front and back) with a known-genuine PSA slab of the same era under the same light. For six-figure slabs, make the deal contingent on PSA's confirmation.