Fakes often show pixelation or color bleeding under close inspection
So, to summarize the points we learned: 40 cards is definitely the most optimal for most decks, but its the end of the world if you go over by a few cards Cards you use should win you the game outright without being too outlandishly crazy to achieve a combo that will actually win you the game (I'm looking at you Vennominaga and Destiny Leo ) OR If they don't win you the game, they should either help you get to your cards that will OR Protect your lead OR At the very least, have some kind of utility against your opponent that will result in you gaining as much or more cards than your opponent does or losing as little or less cards than your opponent does
Cheap, versatile, good scaling, and good archetypal suitability
It evokes early Pokmon art styles with its softness and clarity, and longtime fans are snapping it up fast
The bottleneck is not Cardmarket itself, its the mapping between a stack of cards I have in hand and the right Cardmarket product entries with the right metadata
Cards with black or dark blue edges show whitening way more obviously than lighter cards