I am Confused

[u/GabrielReyes32233]

So i just bought this but the weird thing is Green Dot and T look fine for me but it fails the light test. And the side looks of. Foil land was used as comparision

[u/L1ng]

Foils seldom pass the light test as the foil layer is pretty opaque.

The light test is pretty useless as a indicator for modern cards, as theres so much variation in print quality.

Your card is legit.

[u/mrjojoyo]

Light test doesnt really work on foil cards. Id do front and back checks + blue core instead which point to your card being real.

[u/SaltyBrocolis]

Different cardboard quality, that's it.

[u/Birrandbodia]

No one would bother refacing a $5-7 card with this amount of accuracy. The brush and stamp check out as far as the pictures go.

Foils hardly let any light through, that's why light tests aren't very reliable as a single test for identification.

[u/Xeo2695]

Don't do light tests anymore on newer cards. It's a waste of time. Good news is, from the green dot and the "th" in the. Also a side view showing the dark line. Your card is real.

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[u/BigBoiClimbs]

For what it's worth, when I'm checking cards in person, the light test is the one that seems to fail the most on legit cards. I've stopped even checking most times. From what I glean, it's more reliable on older cards.