>>47192054Every card I buy is "lost" money because I don't ever plan to sell my cards. I've had some since childhood, some as sets and some as singles, some I've bought recently and some I've gotten as gifts, but they're all mine. I got into the hobby because I like Pokémon, simple as. That's why I only allocate a small amount of my income to it - I have a good foundation, if you will, on my collection, and I never want to be in a position where I have to sell them. I love my hobby. It sucks for you that you can't.