even PSA 9 copies sell for tens of thousands regularly
Some Vintage and Legacy competitive scenes fully allow players to play with proxies because they understand that the meta evolves in a more meaningful way, or that theres going to be more competition if players can proxy fetch lands, original dual lands, or even power 9 pieces
By combining cards with amass Orcs and amass Zombies, you can end up with an Orc Zombie Army
First, second and third-place winners of each age bracket would receive personalized, gender-specific trainer cards, complete with text that specified their placement and for first-place winners instructions for how to enter the Japan nationals
Izzet (blue/red) decks are not known for the ability to ramp, so you'll be spending the first few turns setting up mana rocks for mana generation, leaving your defenses open