Merchant Scroll is so powerful that it is still on the Vintage restricted list, and it's not likely to be removed any time soon
In addition to Power Packs, collectors can sell PSA-graded cards to GameStop for cash or store credit at physical locations
4,500 of each Alpha uncommon were printed along with 16,000 of each Alpha common and 85,500 of each Alpha land (per picture)
Collectors who grew up with the Gold and Silver games are now adults with disposable income, further driving up prices

1 Non-foil Booster Fun rare or mythic rare A rare (7.8%) or mythic rare (1.1%) scene card A rare (6.9%) or mythic rare (3%) field notes card A rare (1.3%) or mythic rare (less than 1%) battle pose card A rare (11.7%) or mythic rare (1.1%) elemental frame card A mythic rare borderless double-faced Saga card (2.2%) An extended-art version of 28 rares (24.2%) or 1 mythic rare (less than 1%) version of a card from the main set An extended-art rare (24.2%) or mythic rare (4.8%) version of a card from the Jumpstart product A rare new-to- Magic card (10.4%) from the Magic: The Gathering | Avatar: The Last Airbender Scene Boxes 1 Non-foil (75%) or traditional foil (25%) source material card 1 Foil Booster Fun rare or mythic rare A rare (12.8%) or mythic rare (1.8%) scene card A rare (11.4%) or mythic rare (5%) field notes card A traditional foil rare (2.1%) or mythic rare (1.4%) battle pose card A neon ink foil battle pose card (less than 1%) A rare (19.2%) or mythic rare (1.8%) elemental frame card A mythic rare double-faced Saga card (3.6%) An extended-art version of 28 rares (39.9%) or 1 mythic rare (less than 1%) card from the main set A raised foil Avatar Aang card appears in less than 1% of Collector Boosters

When your opponent isn't playing around the potential for any dork in your deck to have haste then they can be punished