Why doesn't WOTC reprint older cards? To maintain the value to collectors. Do you think it would be a good decision to reprint stuff or not? It would not be tournament playable at any level, except if the set it came from was still playable, in the same way as people can use Beta lands. An exception for sealed deck or draft using only these reprints, I guess.
The cards that would be reprinted would detract from the collector. However, they would also make money for WOTC, except if too many people quit in outrage. Economically, however, I think they would be successful, because new players are more turned off by never being able to find old cards than old players would be turned off by the set.
I for one would love to see a set of "good" reprints. All cards from Alpha to Urza's Destiny. Since those are the sets out of Type II. The reprints would be limited to the popular or unique cards, as well as reprinting errataed versions of cards that need it. They would not have the original set symbol, and might be gold bordered.
Cards I want reprinted
Basic Set -- Moxes, Time Walk, Duallands, Black Lotus, Timetwister, Balance, Wheel of Fortune, Illusionary Mask, Serra Angel, Sengir Vampire, Black Vise, Stasis, Hypnotic Specter
Arabian Nights -- Juzam Djinn, Drop of Honey, Elephant Graveyard, Library of Alexandria, Bazaar of Baghdad, Sharahazad, Ali from Baghdad
Antiquities -- Argivian Archeologist, Mishra's Factory, Mishra's Workshop, Strip Mine, Ivory Tower
Legends -- To be quite honest, I don't know 99% of this set.
The Dark -- Maze of Ith, Ball Lightning, Merfolk Assassin, Goblin Wizard, Tivadar's Crusade
Fallen Empires -- Thallid, Thallid Devourer, Elvish Farmer, Fungal Bloom, Basal Thrull, Armor Thrull, Orcish Spy
Ice Age -- Necropotence, Minion of Leshrac, hmm...don't know too many of these
Alliances -- Force of Will, All the lands in the Lake of the Dead cycle, Balduvian Horde,
Homelands -- Only Apocalypse Chime!
Mirage --
I'm in a hurry now, so BLAH!
Visions --
Weatherlight --
These two sets I don't remember much. Teferi's Puzzlebox, or whatever that was. Nekrataal.
Rath cycle -- Didn't play magic
- Cursed Scroll, Wasteland, Recurring Nightmare, Survival of the Broken Decks
Urza's Cycle -- Avalanche Riders, Rancor, Yawgmoth's Bargain, Donate, Sneak Attack, Temporal Aperture, and more.
Reprint any card that is errataed also.