it all comes back to opinion, maybe people like this version more.
to me its not about the product and more about the principle of the matter.
just cuz you think its dumb doesnt make it worth less, so it sucks for people that genuinely want this.
It's not that I think it's dumb, it's just that it's clearly a case where most people are mainly trying to collect it because it exists. It does have a certain elegance, sure, and I understand the basic urge for getting a copy of something that makes you feel like part of an elite club; But on this particular item, it feels like any rational person should take a look at the regular edition, take a look at the LE that has a $100+ markup, and laugh at the notion of ever lining some schlub's pockets for the minute difference between the two.
There are so many times when these resellers are emboldened because they pounce on LEs that actually have something of real, obvious value to fans that clearly separates them from standard editions, where the product comes with things that just aren't available from any other means, and so what option does a fan who really wants that stuff have but to pay the ransom?
But this.... This has a slightly different cover and gold trim. You can pay way less and get a product with the exact same content. It sucks that this guy is squatting on a bunch of copies that should have gone to others initially, but the wholly negligible difference between the actual content of a regular edition and the LE here should make this the perfect line in the sand. The perfect showdown where people can evaluate both options, put their psychoses aside, and call the scalpers' bluff; "You wanted all of those? Fine, keep 'em. I can deal with a regular edition, I'll live with the different cover. You can deal with eating the thousands of dollars you paid trying to get rich quick."
But they won't,
it's got a different cover, let's give in, perpetuate the cycle, and ensure guys like these always come out on top and keep multiplying. That people can't make a stand here, with this razor-thin aesthetic difference, guarantees that they won't
ever make a stand, and ensures this type of reseller problem will only worsen.