Gratssss! I've been honestly itching to try this game but the $400-500 barrier is what's stopping me.

After reading this blog post though I finally caved in and also finally bought my 3 AXIES (~$400 USD in total).

As I don't have any experience playing the game like you do, the moment I tried Adventure Mode this morning, I noticed 1 AXIE I bought was crap (I think it's still on a low level though but kinda regretting buying that AXIE). Still, if SLP's price holds and/or increases, I think I'm also in for a huge profit making this investment risk worth it. Lol