From what I've read in other threads, I understand that First Land is a limited resource, not automatically issued. Moreover, one must search for it and hope to get lucky. I haven't been here long, so maybe it doesn't mean much that I've never seen it for sale yet, but it sounds like it's as scarce as Playstation 3's, with the added bonus of no pre-orders and no queue -- you just have to luck out. I never was particularly lucky, so...
I'm going to stick with the free account until land becomes quite a bit more available, so it'd be handy to know whether I'll ever want to upgrade. At present all I can find out is that demand is so far ahead of supply that the item cannot be obtained; I'd love more specific info. Thanks in advance for your time.