you pay like $100 for a case!? I used some of the cheap ones for training, something like 40e/case. And then some a little better ones for tournaments. Those were usually around 60e/case. Though we got them a few euros cheaper since they were from our sponsor.
If I'd only get a good job for the summer I could play again for real, if not then it's going to be a few practices or no playing at all.