This is understandable, as the Mitsuhiro Arita artwork, which gives Raichu a decidedly bean-like shape, is not quite as clean as Sugimoris work from the first printing
Look for listings with poor lighting and vague descriptions like "Big box of Pokmon cards." Sort through the noise to extract the hidden playable Magic staples, competitive One Piece uncommons, or popular character cards that the casual eye missed
You can also find the 1st Edition stamp on the outside of Booster Packs and Booster Boxes from this time, which helped you to know that the cards inside were going to be 1st Edition cards
More likely is the scenario where they compared the continued thriving market for rare and expensive TCG singles against GameStops cratering stock price following a weird short squeeze ploy from amateur internet investors artificially surged its price for a brief, entertaining moment in 2021
The buyback cost of sacrificing a land is pretty steep, so save it for the late game