Relying on all your excess mana seems like a bad play, since you'll need to pay six to rebuild the good ship, and the costs only go up from there
The Japanese cards will, as a group, have more consistent and accurate centering
Why Japanese Prints Are Worth Collecting Japanese EX cards tend to show tighter centring and a glossier card stock than their English counterparts, which is why many slab collectors favour them for grading
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While an old set isnt necessarily valuable, older pieces are more likely to spike in price than current-day sets