Shit is dirt cheap literally everywhere pay for 4 of this dudes pressies and you could have 1/4 ounce. This a shill post or what
3cst@cy has and probably always will be more than just straight up MDM@. It's always confused the shit out of me too, especially considering the amount of bunk/adulterated p1llz I was sold as a teenager.
I have high quality MD listed as well where a 1/4 is about the same amount as 10 pr3ss3d. Basically the same price for 7 vs ~2.5-3. Some people just like convenience I guess and would rather buy pred0sed prezzies for a premium than buy xtal and measure it out themselves.
Also while I can't speak for everybody, where/when I grew up 'm0lly' was impossible to find, or when it was around it was either insanely expensive or if it was cheap it was typically at least 50% m@mph, 25% of some other active(usually k3t@ or PseeP), and if you were lucky the other 25% was MD. IF. But if you got it from anybody other than the direct

it was more like 15% inert p0wd3r and 10% MD. Always sold by the point, good was anywhere from 10-20/point and the shitty concoction was usually 5-10 per. Which was still crazy expensive for what we were getting. Bunk 3x-t-c was always a risk but usually could tell by logo or price if it was gonna be good or not. Anything less than a 20 spot wasn't something we wanted and that didn't take long to figure out.
People who push on the street historically have been pieces of shit and/or don't know shit about the material they're handing out. Still true to this day(look at street d0p3, sadly that's an example that just seems to be getting worse and worse instead of better) but in current times there's far more people who are educated and care about their custys having a good/safe time just as much or more than they do about making a buck. Those type of people have changed the underground market, both on the street and online. I like to believe I'm included in that group. I'll undercut the fuck out of anybody if I can with a superior product just to make quality and clean shit more readily available and affordable. Unfortunately some things just come at a higher cost, and in my years of experience MD pr3zzies are the #1 example of paying far more for something that's convenient over paying a fraction for an equal amount that doesn't come in a ready-to-go form.