A few days ago there was a good thread here on the rise of repackers in the hobby: https://www.onmantel.com/post/5b3af41f-f4a4-418b-80c9-925a5460e8b9

Today Nat Turner, CEO of Collectors, shared his POV on X, saying he thinks consumers are gravitating towards repacks because the odds of pulling good cards from wax keep getting worse while the prices keep going up.

That POV makes a ton of sense.

Of course, you still need to trust the repacker and know the odds (which is why I prefer Arena Club or Courtyard to a random repacker).

His post is worth a read.

https://x.com/natsturner/status/1811710558359695681