I think you are over-exaggerating a tad.
It's a Star Wars film so a baton passing motif isn't universe shrinkage it's an object in the fictional universe occupying more than one position in time.
This happens in the real universe.
People buy or come to own objects owned by famous people only for the new owner to also be famous.
As it stands the ship is in the PT only with blue paint scheme and in the background serving no other service than fan service to Easter egg hunters.
