Aside #5: Suppose for a moment that Wizards really wanted to push their Vintage World Championship at Gen Con. The past two years they have given away original artwork reinterpretations of classic Power 9 cards (Black Lotus and Timetwister) which have some curiosity value, but aren't in general very functional. The best way to get interest in this event up would be to give away foil versions of Vintage cards which would be infeasible to give away as a Judge Prize - such as the dual lands above. Imagine the following payout (all foils with the new face):
1st through 8th Place: Choice of foil versions of the Power 9, with the 9th piece (most likely the Timetwister) going back to Wizards.
9th through 16th Place: 1 playset of random foil Dual Land
17th through 32nd place: 1 random foil Dual Land
These prizes would only be available through Wizards-sponsored Vintage events that are on the level of the Pro Tour - they would not be given out through any other means. I guarantee you that attendance to these events would triple from the current 150-175 to over 500 people, and that the prizes (which would cost Wizards virtually nothing compared to a payout on a Grand Prix or Pro Tour level) would be highly valued, highly sought after, and would do nothing to damage the secondary market (if there were 1-5 playsets of foil Power 9 cards being released each year, the only effect it would have on the market would be to send those foil cards through the roof - this release would not have enough effect to drive down prices on non-foil Power Nine cards).
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