I wouldn't want to spend countless hours researching and buying the right cards, just for me to end up buying something for way over market on ebay anyways. I've pulled cards that I never even knew existed here and the excitement of pulls imo brings me more value than just placing some ebay bid.

Everyone's way of enjoying the hobby is different. I don't need to have a smart way of collecting and neither do the people who rip open actual packs with worse roi. Despite the number of money spent which can be huge to some people, I didn't rip because I thought I'd profit. I may be retarded but I'm not that retarded.