Later on, as the three Sacred Beasts received consistency support and series-wide support, Sacred Beast Decks gradually homogenized around the new series-wide support which mention the original three Sacred Beasts' names
While this move seems unlikely to directly create any reprint equity (although it could, if expensive cards from Portal and other weird non-Modern sets can be reprinted more easily without the "Modern" in front of "Masters"), taking the focus off of Modern specifically will gives Modern staples some room to breathe and, assuming the format and game keep growing, slowly increase in price until they are eventually exciting and valuable reprints once again
He also through in a free caterpie, but I couldnt get him to trade Blastoise
Still, the cost of add-ons hasn't deterred players from paying for them, as player spending increased each week since launch, up to $51.1 million spent in the third week of its first month
There are other issues with sleeving
Its kind of worked in a lot of ways, and copies will set you back the price of a couple of booster packs, which is more than can be said for most Un-set cards