The cards average price actually hovered around $4-5 just a couple of days ago, and there have been confirmed sales in that range
If one of the tokens can't attack for any reason (such as being tapped), then it doesn't attack
Theyre also a trustworthy name in the business, and youll often find them at conventions, or even spearheading their own SCG Con tournaments, which can be a great opportunity to sell in person
Circling back to TAUC costs, you could argue its actually even closer to free than other alternate costs: life points and cards in hand are expendable resources, and (at least for drawing cards) somewhat expensive to replenish
While booster packs are stable for any TCG, players can be lost if they just pick some up without any real know-how for how the game works
If you collect slabs, the workflow you want is: point the camera at the slab, have the app read the grading company and grade off the label, and pull actual sold prices for that exact card at that exact grade
