Have they replaced other reprint sets with SLs? Seems to me SLs just inject MORE reprints into the market. And as I've mentioned before--every LGS I've been to in the last year is reselling SLs, so if you're down to pay a little more you can still support your LGS. Petitioners and Apostle are super niche, and are only worth what they are because the handful of people who want them want a ton, so I don't consider them necessary reprints.
Also not sure where you're getting that they only release masters/supplemental products once per year. In about the last year, we've had Commander Legends, the rerelease of the Mystery Boosters, Modern Horizons 2, Time Spiral Remastered, Commander Collection: Green, Signature Spellbook: Chandra, a ton of Commander decks, Pioneer and Standard Challenger decks, and it's not like there's NO reprints in Standard sets.
I'm still very much on Team Secret Lair. I just buy the ones I like and ignore the others.
The problem with Local Game Stores (LGSs) reselling Secret Lairs is that most of them are either from drops that are less popular or failed to be purchased through the limited online window that Wizards of the Coast / Hasbro has setup on the official website where you can order Secret Lair drops. They also created a scenario where Local Game Stores (LGSs) are forced to order these Secret Lair drops online through eBay / Amazon therefore losing money in hopes of recouping the losses, or hope that their local distributor will be able to get some in stock so they're intentionally lowering the amount of supply for these Secret Lair drops to increase demand for them. So If you're hoping your LGS will get in a specific Secret Lair chances are you're never going to get it unless you buy it directly online and sadly that's just how things are right now.
Or... the LGS can also order Secret Lairs during the window of time they can be ordered from the website? Why is there always a weird conspiracy theory when the simple explanation is there?
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