Yeah, I was hoping that buying VIP Boxes would be a good way to get premium badges, but it's not. Only got 1 or 2 premium badge per box (bought 3 total, different days/times). Lead me to the conclusion that, if one doesn't want to wait for lucky snipes, lucky random pack pulls, or lucky Gauntlet draws, one just has to bite the bullet and pay going rates in AH. (Which, on PC, are pretty ridiculous...5K+ each.)