i think there are some great points in here. Love your thinking. Im, not sure whether the 8000 packs thing works, but if it did i would vote for it and pretty much the other ideas here. the other nice response is from @cherute below about how a future sale might work. Basically I think you two are thinking in the right direction (in terms of my own personal sentiment)
RE: Riftwatchers: Success, debrief, request, proposal, and future sale plans