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The way I remember it, there was an extra copy at max price.
Keep in mind that Phoenix/Apocalypse reprint was still using the original rates, not the revision that came with Ixion, despite running after Ixion. So that extra copy wasn't for 100/75/60 mats. It was for the 120/90/70 rate.
The revision that came with Ixion of course isn't anywhere near as drastic as the Illuyanka event change, but it was still noticable at the time. Original rate was 455/255/215 to max the eidolon and 285/205/145 to max the weapon. From Ixion up until right before Illuyanka it'd be 375/210/150 for the eidolon and 260/165/125 for the weapon.
Phoenix/Apocalypse was also early enough that I still couldn't reliably farm ultimate yet. IIRC, from that reprint, I only moved up from 1* Phoenix Bow and Apoc Lance to 2*. Probably bumped the eidolons up 1* each as well. This was early enough for us such that even DMM was still pre-Guild Order, so we didn't have the knowledge to set up weapons for FLBing later.