Yes, that's what I heard too when it was legal. It was probably true at the time, considering the amounts that were doing the rounds, it could literally be bought by the kilo online! Could you believe that?! Mind, you really needed a gram at the very least of pre-ban Meph for a half-decent session (with a low tolerance), while with MD you can have a fun night with 150-300 mg with a normal tolerance and it's not as fiendish. Also, not many people does MD daily or multiple times a week, while that did happen to a few M-Cat users before the ban. Basically you'd need shedloads of precursors, a serious chemist and good hardware to produce something which would never be enough to satisfy an insatiable market.
Where does the renewed interest in Meph comes from...? Apart from those who have tried the pre-ban type, are there batches of similar quality released on the market by now and then to hook new users? Haven't done stims for several years for a number of reasons but from what I read on here it seems to be relatively easy to find good quality MD and coke at the moment with the right contacts, while it was nearly impossible in the past in certain years. Interestingly enough when Meph was legal real MD was incredibly rare. That was probably one of the reasons for its popularity.