Compared to everyone else has said here, I guess I don’t really have one. I could have bought more, or strived for expensive cards first over cheaper ones at the time but I was always concerned with over reaching financially when buying pokemon cards which I honestly probably was. I’m grateful for what I’ve managed to collect so far and how much many of it has raised. All I can continue to do is try to acquire what I desire most in the hobby within my budget, and aim for the more expensive cards now rather than later.
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Selling my Gold Stars in high school. To this day, I’m still not as blown away by Gold Stars (perhaps an unpopular opinion as well) as I am by the Pokémon exs. Unfortunately, I lived out this idea by carelessly selling nearly every Gold Star I owned. I sold Regirock (my first ever Gold Star pull at an EX Legend Maker Prerelease), Regice (pulled this myself in the car on the way home from Target in the passenger seat from a three-pack blister), Rayquaza (pulled in a church basement as a prize from my youth pastor. He was so freaking cool), Entei (got from my friend), and Latios (bought at a flea market for $10) for unforgivable prices for the memories they held. I only have the Mew Gold Star I pulled at an EX Dragon Frontiers Prerelease today and I am holding onto that baby forever. Lesson learned.
Also trading away a Pikachu WB Poké Card Creator Pack Promo when I was younger and subsequently breaking my original set of five for an Espeon Neo Discovery? and some Holo Grass Energy. I still have the other four Promos, but the most important one…out in the wilderness in the possession of a very lucky individual.
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Collecting english
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Selling the majority of my graded cards in the summer of 2020 (just before LP box break). Hindsight is always 20/20 so I try not to be too hard on myself. Also disappointed in my lack of interest in Japanese cards until last year.
I don’t know if it’s a blunder or more of an ongoing flaw, but I FOMO and overanalyze way too much. I’m hoping to prevent future Will from saying his biggest blunder was getting so caught up in the financials and race to complete goals that he didn’t enjoy the ride.
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I feel like most of my decisions have actually been very well timed. Essentially everything I’ve ever sold or traded is worth a lot, LOT less now. However…
Lots of stuff I should have bought ofc. I almost got multiple Raoring Skies boxes when they were $120. I also regret trading my Rayquaza Mega Battle Pack for a $300 value. Should probably be worth shitloads more considering it literally isnt possible to find for sale, even overseas.
I shouldve bought way more GX Ultra Shiny boxes for $240 a year ago. I sold one at $400 but opened the other and pulled Turtonator. Definitely a suicide inducing moment, but its funny telling people the Turtonator cost me $240.
Bought a 1st edition base box for 8k and flipped it for 10k. One of those decisions I would like a redo on
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In comes Scott with the personal development.
Fixating on my missed opportunities in the past, and not why I missed them.
(eg. selling ALL of my skyridge NM-M extras to make a couple bucks. Not learning the lesson of why, until making a few more mistakes from short-sightedness more recently.)
My biggest mistakes have been made after trying to protect my ego from the uncomfortable truth, instead of celebrating lessons learned.
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Dropping my Gameboy with my Pokemon Blue in it when I was a kid and watching it bounce down the stairs like a football. Not being playable after. I blundered myself to sleep that night
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There have been a few but I always got away with it.
Most recent:
1 month ago I bought a collection I spent 2000 euro on. It was filled with 1st edition German cards (I am not from Germany BTW) and was owned by an old German lady. I came to see the cards and they were all in great condition. The Venusaur/Blastoise 1st were NM+/M and the 1st Charizard looked amazing aswell. Estimated 9, possible 9.5 as they all looked pack fresh and they were 20 odd years ago and never left her binder.
I got too excited and didn’t check the Charizard properly eventhough I had every upportunity (they provided a lamp aswell as a loop). Rookie mistake eventhough I am no rookie buying expensive collections.
Was driving all the way home (3 hours) with a smile on my face. Even at home I checked them again and didn’t notice a back crease on the Charizard. I looked at them again in the evening in different light and that’s when I saw the crease on the backside. Man, that one really hurt me as I was really excited getting it graded and owning a high grade 1st edition Charizard. Ended up selling it raw and the entire binder, did make a nice bit of profit but I Will never forget this purchase and ‘mistake’
besides the obvious blunder of not buying WOTC boxes 4-5 years ago for a fraction of todays prices I would say a specific blunder was passing up the chance of buying 40 HG/SS Undaunted blisterpacks for 5 dollars a pack about 4 years ago. I had the money but I was just getting into college and didn’t think it was worth it at the time in comparison to the money needed in my upcoming day-to-day life. Did buy 1 pack tho and actually holds it very dear (and unopened) because of sentimental value connected to the deal that was never made.
I am probably the other way around. I wouldnt be able to hang on something with a negative feeling asociated around it
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Which is completely understandable! I have many times wondered why this particular pack and deal isn’t giving me a more sour taste than it should. Maybe because it was a pretty rational decision at the time and I also look fondly back at my college days so it doesn’t feel that much like a loss(even it is pure financially hehe).
Yeah, agreed. At the end of the day, cost of life and life progress (house, car whatever) is more important then Pokémon cards even when it makes financially the most sense to keep or invest in them short/long term.
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mine would be trading a card that was worth over 100,000$
I wont live this down EVER, but there was a graded snap gyarados for sale in like 2012 for about $2k. I had the money at the time, but because my mindset was “I dont collect that Ill let another species enjoyer grab that one” despite knowing its rarity and having funds to buy it at that time. I regret it everyday because my actual collection goal and more would be complete.
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ouch 
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I sold my PSA 10 Mega Zard X Poncho Pikachu for 500 bucks back in 2020. I wish… I didn’t sell it.
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buying non-pokemans when i shoulda been buying pokemans 
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