Although I do agree with your sentiment that people are too quick to conspiracy talk, it is rather convenient that AV, Bitterblossom, and Jace were reprinted right around the time of their unbanning. Of course, that’s not really sufficient evidence that they’re using the ban list as a tool for boosting sales on product.
I am normally just a lurker interested in seeing other people's opinions, but this assertion has been bothering me and no one has actively addressed it yet. And it isn't just you, so I don't mean for this to seem like I'm picking on you in particular. With that out of the way, this is false. Jace is the only card that has been reprinted close to its unbanning. A look through the unban history will show this, and I will put every card unbanned to prove it.
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle:
Unbanned: Sept 2012
Closest reprint: None
Wild Nacatl:
Unbanned: Feb 2014
Closest reprint: Sept 2011 (AVB)
Bitterblossom:
Unbanned: Feb 2014
Closest reprint: May 2015 (MM2)
Golgari Grave-Troll:
Unbanned: Jan 2015
Closest reprint: Sept 2012 (IVG)
Sword of the Meek:
Unbanned: Apr 2016
Closest reprint: None
Ancestral Vision:
Unbanned: Apr 2016
Closest reprint: Nov 2017 (IMA)
Bloodbraid Elf:
Unbanned: Feb 2018
Closest reprint: Nov 2016 (PCA/C16)
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Unbanned: Feb 2018
Closest reprint: Mar 2018 (A25)
Bloodbraid Elf was weird in that it was printed in 2 different products in the same month but neither product put a large supply of BBE into the market relative to an actual set, but her printing is kind of irrelevant. The important take away is that the only card reprinted close to its unbanning was Jace. The other 2 cards took over a year to be reprinted. I know a set can take a while to hit market after it begins being designed, but planning to ride a financial wave off a reprint that wss unbanned over a year prior is just foolish.
I am normally just a lurker interested in seeing other people's opinions, but this assertion has been bothering me and no one has actively addressed it yet. And it isn't just you, so I don't mean for this to seem like I'm picking on you in particular. With that out of the way, this is false. Jace is the only card that has been reprinted close to its unbanning. A look through the unban history will show this, and I will put every card unbanned to prove it.
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle:
Unbanned: Sept 2012
Closest reprint: None
Wild Nacatl:
Unbanned: Feb 2014
Closest reprint: Sept 2011 (AVB)
Bitterblossom:
Unbanned: Feb 2014
Closest reprint: May 2015 (MM2)
Golgari Grave-Troll:
Unbanned: Jan 2015
Closest reprint: Sept 2012 (IVG)
Sword of the Meek:
Unbanned: Apr 2016
Closest reprint: None
Ancestral Vision:
Unbanned: Apr 2016
Closest reprint: Nov 2017 (IMA)
Bloodbraid Elf:
Unbanned: Feb 2018
Closest reprint: Nov 2016 (PCA/C16)
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Unbanned: Feb 2018
Closest reprint: Mar 2018 (A25)
Bloodbraid Elf was weird in that it was printed in 2 different products in the same month but neither product put a large supply of BBE into the market relative to an actual set, but her printing is kind of irrelevant. The important take away is that the only card reprinted close to its unbanning was Jace. The other 2 cards took over a year to be reprinted. I know a set can take a while to hit market after it begins being designed, but planning to ride a financial wave off a reprint that wss unbanned over a year prior is just foolish.