I'm impressed how focused you are on pushing for your goal. Nice job!
Splinterland cards prices are so very down. Kind of interesting to see it from your end. As a buyer you want them down even further but once you become the owner or even seller you want them up. Well, my Kitty used to be valued ~$800, now she is only $60 even less then Epona - SMH
Yes it's a double edged sword. It is not great to see something you bought for so much drop in value.. and then the utility of them is also limited for 2 years before a new set comes in.
It is a similar story with the Gods Unchained genesis cards, how do you keep the game going without removing the meta from them?
Splinterlands can give older cards utility again, it's just a case of how long it takes for them to figure this out..