A, I believe, means Alpha revision, meaning something has been changed somehow between the two prints
Buy in bulk to beat shipping and duty costs the per-box cost of importing drops dramatically at 4+ boxes, making direct import the clear value play for serious collectors
No matter what the connection, showcase frames are always interesting, as they let Magic's artists play around with the usual presentation of cards and help give that set its own identity in the deluge of that year's releases
Its like a really complicated game of rock-paper-scissors
In February, The Pokmon Company addressed the shortage and said it was printing cards at "maximum capacity." The cards can be bought at stores in packs for around $20 and many individual cards have been resold for hundreds of thousands of dollars
The release of sets like Black Bolt [SV11B] has only further ignited interest in the Unova Legendary trio, drawing attention to Kyurems past and current appearances in the trading card game