Right now, we have a very simple answer
Artwork supports that demand through careful composition, cultural themes, and visual storytelling that differs from overseas releases
Perfect activity for early finishers
While the dream scenario is to bounce your opponent's best spell along with their best permanent, there's almost no situation where Venser, Shaper Savant is bad, since in the worst case, you can always just run it out on your opponent's end step and bounce two of their lands to set back their development
Counterfeits are not produced with this level of care, and this difference can be detected relatively easily with a magnifying glass
Ill always reference the cheaper version of the card, so keep in mind that foils and other treatments like borderless or alternate art can make this price twice as high, or even more