To me, the marketplace and the hobby are not the same thing. They are certainly connected in many ways, but in most things, they are not. At least not from where I'm sitting.
The marketplace did not keep me from buying the Old School boxes I wanted to, nor did it affect the quality of the product, or change the price I had to pay to get my boxes. Though there have been instances, in the comic book and trading card hobbies, where the marketplace has hurt both of those aspects of a hobby. In this case, it ain't happening.
If anything, the person paying high amounts for color sketches injected an unexpected kind of energy into the hobby...an energy that probably can't last, and if that's the only hobby you're into.. Well, heads-up, that wasn't all that real to begin with. But there's still so much to have fun with. I just don't think the instant win aspect can stick around, series after series... But that's just me.