[mrreality68]

the one advantage of the cycle of collectors and cards is that many cards that have not been seen, sold, or traded in an extremely long time have starting coming up for sale(as some want to profit off the surge or as they start dispersing their collections for whatever reason(age, health, retirement, etc)) and this has resulted in an opportunity for collectors to get cards they never thought they would see or get a chance to own.

When those come up especially the key players or key cards it becomes a frenzy for it and the demand goes up and the prices goes with it accordingly.