Luckily, it was well worth the wait
Include shipping in the lot price and offer "free shipping." Psychologically, buyers are much more likely to purchase a $35 lot with free shipping than a $20 lot with $15 shipping, even though the total is the same
Unlike some other formats that use only old cards, you are encouraged to use more recent printings and if you want to proxy, I won't stop you
Later in the game, you can cast it as a 4/4 flier that gives you a small burst of life to stabilize
And scalpers buy it all out, and thats the cheapest you can get them just by them being expensive, and the scalpers resell them for like a 50% markup. A lot of folks mention how its not just hard for them to get cards but also the kids who are into the community
it is a cultural artifact, and the market prices the three variants accordingly