There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
Now as for buying paper MtG here on Massdrop, I've noticed a very wide variety of drops, some of which are what new players could use (like this active drop: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/hour-of-devastation-booster-box-fat-pack-preorder), and some are more tailored to collectors, or people playing less approachable meta formats like Vintage (like this recently ended drop: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/magic-the-gathering-4th-edition-starter-deck). Summarily, "booster packs" (36 of which come in booster boxes) form the basis of what players buy to obtain cards. Typically 15 cards come in a booster pack, with a minimum guaranteed common/uncommon/rare ratio. But you can always check out numerous online sources to buy singles (even ebay). I'll also recommend https://pucatrade.com/ here since it's a unique approach to obtaining paper cards. Good luck!