While the increased price, and lack of added reprint value is very disappointing, I hope this article helped you find out a bit more about the product either for buying singles, or buying the whole deck.
Yes, building with eight or nine MDFCs will increase the number of lands you have that will come into play tapped, but it shouldn't increase it enough to be problematic, especially compared to the consistency and power you gain from the spell-land hybrids
its about preserving their value and ensuring they last for years to come.
My recommendation is make a point to draft it because it is very hard to see just how powerful it can be otherwise
Lightly played is slightly worse than near mint and is distinguished by more small imperfections
Tucking Living Death or another enabler under this is going to feel downright criminal, which is right in theme for the set