As I understand it, the "proxy" makers in this case make 1,000 of each card. People don't need to order a thousand of a single card or want to buy in the $800 bulk minimum required.

So yeah that sounds like a fine model for local game stores to adopt, selling proxies. If Wizards wants to prosecute them at that point it would be their fault that stores relying on Magic-related income can't adopt to the new technology of distribution.

So the new line is let's encourage new players to buy illegal products, but it doesn't matter since we're getting new players into the game and they don't have to pay a lot to do it?
I already tell people to download Cockatrice, which Wizards shut down. As they shut down MWS. Lotta people on a high horse around here.