As long as E4 exists, fakes won’t be that serious.
Currently fakes are mainly a threat for new collectors. WOTC cards are a big target. Most members here can instantly spot a fake. Numerous members immediately knew that 1st Ed Base Case was fake. And that had “correct” physical materials. Even with that, multiple people knew it was bs, with @rattlebear leading the charge.
There is another problem with fakes we never get to, scaling sales. For example, if team rocket made 1,000 “passing” fake 1st ed charizards, how is that going to play out? People sniffed out the extra GS legendary dogs, even without the massive binder video. People have tracked pkonno’s extra copies. Not only would you have to create a convincible fake, it would have to pass third party grading, then you have to drip them into the market in a way where people wouldn’t notice.