From a value hunting viewpoint the gazillion RC is an eye rolling money grab to add more "value" to a product that's ever-increasing to buy in, and in need of better odds for people to pull their hits.
Rather than capping production of a collectable, there's a lot more focus on making an increasing amount of variations.
Things like this have a tipping point, and as it is some stuff that's legit rare is lost in the shuffle.
From a collector point of view that just wants a cool card of a single player, the variety is nice.
I'm not sure the Seiya Suzuki card I chose for my collection (2022 Topps Japan Edition - Cherry Tree variation) would be available if not for this level of corporate money grab. I like the card because it's a 1987 Topps style front and the back has his full Japanese stats.
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