Mtg Secondary Market...Knock Offs Come close to Real Thing...

So for a while now I've only bought authentic Mtg cards from Wizards of the Coast, but now the knock offs are a simple substitute for cards you won't otherwise get to play with. So compromise and play, or choose genuine and play a slightly different game. My first impulse, which is usually right, is to just play budget vintage with the cards I have and stay away from the secondary market. I'm not even sure if the secondary market is legal, it seems like it shouldn't be. But the prices are reasonable and the art is pretty good, with exactly the same rules text as the great cards, it makes for a tempting option. I think I still have the software to print my own cards too but budget vintage seems like it's working for now.