If the card is obviously off-center to the naked eye, a Gem Mint grade isnt happening
[116] Early expansions were designed separately, each with their own internal narrative to establish concepts, keywords, and flavoring
Also, Im heavily biased towards new cards (sorry, reprints) and Standard playability, but Im also including an interesting Commander card here and there, not to mention the legendary powerhouses people are already trying to build around
A few reported print errors with the Galadriel cards
Often you want to use your Fetchlands to fetch a tapped shockland when you dont need to use the mana, fetch basics early to play around Blood Moon, or crack a fetchland simply to thin your deck/re-arrange your library to increase your chances of drawing a nonland spell
Professional resellers could still send friends, relatives or paid helpers into the stores to purchase large quantities of cards on their behalf