I’m an organized guy for the most part. Ergo, my Pokémon card collection lives and dies by a spreadsheet. It’s great for keeping track and making sure that, for the investments, I buy items that make sense to hold together, for example all sealed items from one particular set. But it can also become a burrow I hole up in for no reason.
Sometimes, I add and remove collection targets on a whim. I’ve spent hours in that sheet arguing with myself. “Should I really try to buy all of these tins? Or just let them go?” Especially with vintage items, it’s hard to decide whether you should bite the bullet and buy it at a high price or accept you missed the boat. Most stuff will hold its value and even increase over time, but vintage doesn’t rise as fast as newer sets, and it’s already expensive to begin with. You can already see how it’s easy to go in circles.
Last night and this morning, I did just that. After finally talking myself out of buying some stuff I didn’t even know existed a few years ago, I looked up. The sun was rising, and the sky was a beautiful, wintery pink, specked with fluffy clouds. As it slowly bled into yellow and blue, I just sat there, gazing. “Huh. Almost missed it. Thank god I just closed that tab.“
