Unfortunately, this is the state of the Pokemon TCG across the board at the moment
Before taking photos or shipping, make sure every card is protected
and there are so few non-banned cards that allow a player to look at the opposing player's hand
Check for printing errors on the card back As the one part of a Pokmon card's design that almost never changes, you might think that the iconic 'Pokball on blue swirl' card back design would be the easiest thing to fake correctly, but in fact it's specifically designed to be difficult to reproduce just right, and consequently is an important red flag for fakes that you should always check
While the deck plays out in many ways more like a typical Simic ramp deck, there are a lot of good cards, and a number of them are worth a fair value
Its easy enough to get the first four counters on there, and if you can stick it until this spirit cleric becomes a 12/12 vigilant flier youre really in business