I have 2 beta mox pearls and one appears to be slightly darker than the other. Could this because of normal light exposure over time?

The writing outside the main text box is the same on both cards (fairly clear). I remember reading that is how you identify dark beta. So is the color/shade variation in beta cards just normal?

Most of the posts focus on the un-focused text outside the main text box.

Are there any other ways to identify dark beta? Do cards fade over time just due to normal wear/tear or light exposure?

I wanted to confirm, hence my post.

Looking at my cards further, I think the bgs grading case is causing the card to appear a shade darker - very tough to tell.

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Originally posted by coasterdude84:
Beta cards could vary greatly. I've owned a number of them that almost looked like they were fake because they were a couple shades darker than the rest. They weren't the Dark Beta fakes, they were just plain dark Beta. Someone probably just set the ink machine a little higher that day.

And for the love of God, everyone, please stop bending your cards. I don't know who first proposed the bend test, but I want to kick them in the shin. It's a semi-destructive test and certainly isn't fool-proof. If you can't tell a reback without bending it in half, you should just stick with Type 2, or at least find someone that knows what they're doing. Thank you.

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nothing wrong with a properly done bend test

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i know about moat, as I have a dark beta one

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Originally posted by mm1983:
I think Sedge Troll might be one of the more common Betas that every time I've seen one it was always darker than most of the other Betas though it doesn't necessarily mean it's a "dark beta". Although I don't know if I could call them Dark Betas but a few darker than normal ones I've come across recently was a Basalt Monolith and a Red Elemental Blast when comparing it with other Betas that I have.

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ya some of those cards are all naturally darker than other betas. this was the only 'beta' sol ring ive seen where i thought it was fake tho

https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t34.0-12/13871780_10209183912182144_312604447_n.jpg?oh=c7d3fc9e195494386d524246f4d69cf4&oe=579A1876

https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t34.0-12/13872600_10209183912742158_457318952_n.jpg?oh=e20b8798cef29128b74902c60830a2f4&oe=57994EBF

https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t34.0-12/13672277_10209183914582204_302526865_n.jpg?oh=ab400a4aa71362544b41829056d5599f&oe=579A590D

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Originally posted by coasterdude84:
The term "dark Beta" is a bit misleading simply because there is some various in the ABU printing where the same cards sometimes came out darker than others, and since these fakes are shaded on the darker side, they picked up on the name. Doesn't mean that a beta card that's dark is automatically fake. Sedge Troll is always dark for some reason, but I have a stack of False Orders that vary across the light-dark spectrum. The key to identifying dark Beta is the text in the text box. Dark Beta text has a fuzzy edge to it, almost like a slightly out of focus photocopy, whereas on real cards the text is nice and crisp.

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Originally posted by coasterdude84:
I've never owned one myself, though I've seen a few in person. I think Gunslinga posted a scan of a Candelabra once.

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