A lot of forum members may remember the loss of alching previously. The story is quite different today, and it's very easy to find items that have profit margins of 1k per alch OSRS Boosting. Why has this happened? It could be because of many factors.
The decline of alching as a learning method. Much faster low level training methods for magic exist today. Tipping of the balance between low and high leveled players. Alching is an approach to training at a lower level, and low level players are dying. RS is not attracting anyone new to the sport.
A decrease in the prevalence of bots. Bots that used alch were the most popular kind of bot. Bots are also becoming less common with rs3. PVM alchables are a flurry. Alchable items have flooded the market and are now extremely common on bosses' droptables. What do you think of this trend? Will alchables ever go back up, or will they continue to drop? How low can prices go? Might we be alching items for profit of 2-3k per item within a couple of years?
Cons - Since Andrew Gower left, the company has been led by an interim CEO who is able to ignite the content shredder. "You know what we're planning to do? These quests are ours... we'll alter the rules. That's right Buy RS 2007 Fire Cape. They're not bad at all however, we must refresh them after nearly a DECADE because they're just too enjoyable.