Its still quite restrictive, but for a whole host of decks, it works out to cost close to just the initial UU
Well-preserved cards often attract collectors who are willing to pay a premium
The Sword is a 1-drop two Black to equip and gives it +2/+0 and deathtouch permanently
Recent PSA 10 sales landed around the $88,000 to $138,000 range in similar auctions, roughly 100 top-grade copies
It has a few things going against it, namely the Temples, which prevent decks from having two mana on turn 2 and actually provide a somewhat similar effect from the scry
Although it comes with a relatively high base cost, Hunter's Mark can be used extremely cheaply against opponents playing Blue cards (ignoring their inevitable counter-spells, too), and to potentially devastating effect against Blue planeswalkers it's a tempting sideboard card