At the end of the day what's sad is that these particular companies have to resort to these $#!tty tactics in order to stay in business or just to exploit their consumer base, which is extremely limited to begin with (mostly people on these forums)... Rather than sell decks on their own merits and offer a gorgeous looking deck such as this at a reasonable price (or even a premium) seems not enough for them... They manipulate the card collector, most of which have the "gotta have them all" mentality into feeling the need to pay an absurd amount of $ for a deck or to order a whole bunch of crap that they don't even need or particularly want in order to obtain a single deck... It's truly sad... However, a great feeling which I hope you all get to experience is if you are able to set yourself free and not be a slave to E or T11 or HOPC / B.C. (same company) or D&D... After taking a small break (a few months) and recently starting in again, I fell for the routine again, but you know the saying, "Fool me once..." Could you imagine if they offered this wonderful Black Artifice for a reasonable amount how many they would sell? But why would they, when they got a whole lot of sheep to sign up and, in essence, purchase the deck for over $150 already... That's THIRTY (30) TIMES the profit than selling the decks for $5 not even mentioning having to mail out 30 different packages... So as long as the sheep keep buying, they'll keep abusing and taking advantage... Just imagine if only the people on these forums decided not to fall for their bull$#!T anymore and decided not purchase decks with these ridiculous rules or tier systems or clubs to join... It truly sickens me that this is what has become of my hobby, and it's only because you all (occasionally me included) let them... Back to the subject at hand - The deck looks really gorgeous and it's unfortunate that I won't be owning one of them...
