It seems to me that the discussion is starting to go around in circles.  People who have power understandably have a hard time accepting proxies.  They spent the time/money to get power in the first place, and there seems to be a bit of expectation that others do the same.  I understand this point of view, I am powered, and I NEVER proxy anything in any format.  However, I have seen non-powered friends attempt a foray at Vintage and it could not have happened without the use of proxies (though the current meta seems to allow for some successful budget decks).  

So the basic argument comes down to the haves and the have-nots (in a very generalized overview).  The schism between the two groups is part of the problem.  No one can say what Wizards will do (though reprinting power nine seems unlikely), but as long as the Vintage community seems splintered as such, the people in power will likely consider treating us the way they always have.  

And as we continue to discuss, some people need to remember that the article was the affect on the Vintage Tournament Attendance, not the affect on the secondary market value of their Power Nine.  Truth be told if a Black Lotus was $50, more people might be inclined to attempt Vintage.

@ allowing Collector's Edition to be tournament legal, this won't happen because there is too much room for cheating with the corners being different.

Just my two cents.

Thanks for the post.  Since I put this up I actually have basically stripped the deck of most of its threats (Juzam, F/I, Bob, Witness, 'Core traded for Tezz / Vault, and Tendrils), kept much of the shell, and gone more into a Vintage pet deck... I took most of the removed items to improve other decks that were lacking.  I may post those at some point for any guidance.  I appreciate the response Matt, lets me know I have a place to chat Magic.

Lemme just say that I am a magic player in distress, I used to have a playgroup where the environment was a wonderful, casual environment.  We would make decks that were not tournament decks, and play a great deal of multiplayer.  Then I moved away for college, and moved to a place where the only environment I could find was a cutthroat Limited tournament scene.  My idea of casual is using good cards (no proxies tho) from all expansions and parts of magic history in interesting synergy, or my favorite thing to do... use really amazing support cards to power out an unexpected win condition.  I don't really mind using power in my decks mainly because I have them, and I don't really have a playgroup to create a schism of unfairness.  I also am a Timmy to the core and LOVE expensive, stupidly overpowered cards, but don't particularly want to use them to make some broken combo (I don't really like combo).  My goal is to keep the support (power, etc.) together and find a way to power out creatures as opposed to infinite mana/damage/etc.  I am basically trying to keep this deck together for my own amusement, but consequently have no one to discuss with or ask opinions of... so here is the deck:

CREATURES:
4 Eternal Witness
3 Dark Confidant
3 Juzam Djinn
3 Masticore
1 Darksteel Colossus

ARTIFACTS:
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Lotus Petal
1 Sol Ring
1 Memory Jar

SORCERIES:
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Imperial Seal
1 Ponder
1 Regrowth
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
1 Timetwister
1 Yawgmoth's Will

INSTANTS:
4 Dark Ritual
4 Fire / Ice
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Vampiric Tutor

LANDS:
4 Underground Sea
3 Overgrown Tomb
2 Watery Grave
3 Polluted Delta
1 Library of Alexandria
2 Tropical Island

Any suggestions would be great, if not thanks for taking the time to read my post