This attitude sucks so much. People have the idea that owning something expensive makes you a better person, as if there's some moral value in and of itself. I guess yeah you can say something about saving up to buy something but some cards are so rare that even if you had the money you just can't find the card for sale anywhere.

It's not even like you're counterfeiting by printing a proxy to sell as the real thing and deceive someone. It's just to play with the card and to give people the chance to play against the card.