I suspect you're probably right. I also found this $5 stand.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000B8FVZU/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
I guess mostly I'm just annoyed that Lansky sells the product in a not-ready-to-use state.