After spending a little too much time opening booster packs and battling friends and randoms, we can say TCG Pocket is as predatory as a Pidgeot stalking a Caterpie and more mesmerising than a Swoobat using Attract
You can get lucky and find an employee whos into TGC and get good service, but if something happens to the cards anywhere along the way, the support/resolution process is abysmal
With such better card draw denial these days, Chains isn't an attractive option anymore, especially at its current price
In Magic: The Gathering, an early-round mana boost can be game-changing, and Mana Vault is one of the most cost-effective ways to achieve this, especially if it's played alongside cards with an untap effect
I think its pretty clever to embrace the graded card market, which right now is pretty much dominated by the big consignment sellers
Dispersal is harder to evaluate