We were all there at one point - the world of Pokémon card collecting. What were the best and worst trades that you ever made?
Best: Traded a [bent] Charizard (you know which one I'm talking about) for about 20 holos and rares from the first Generation 2 card set. About a week or two later, I got a perfect condition 1st edition Charizard to replace my missing one.
Worst: In the same day, I traded an Arcanine for a holo Blastoise (great trade), but later on traded that Blastoise for a japanese Ninetales (most regretted Pokémon card trade ever). I never got that kind of Blastoise again (and only have Team Rocket's Blastoise now). I guess by fooling the kid into thinking that Arcanine was better than Blastoise because his attack was stronger, karma kicked me in the rear and persuaded me to trade it for a Ninetales... a Pokémon that I have never cared about.
Other trades:
Bad: My first two booster packs yielded a Zapdos and a Poliwrath (both holo). Immediately after opening them, some kid wanted my Poliwrath, so he traded me a Zapdos for it. Ironically, I ended up with two Zapdos. I never got a Poliwrath again for about three years (nor did I ever see one).
Good: My friend bought the first type of Mewtwo for $10. I wanted to trade anything for it, and eventually sufficed with a Gyarados. This wasn't necessarily a bad trade, because even though that Mewtwo was weaker than Gyarados, it was ****ing awesome. Fortunately (if I remember correctly) I had another Gyarados, OR got a new one soon after.
Good: Another friend of mine had the first Venusaur (oh boy, did I WANT that), and I had never seen one before. I ended up trading him a Chansey, Porygon (maybe), and a couple of others for it.
All in all, I still have all of my cards and will not sell them (like most people do). Although I have no use for them, those cards were a huge part of my childhood, as they were for many of us. Please feel free to share your trading experiences.
Best: Traded a [bent] Charizard (you know which one I'm talking about) for about 20 holos and rares from the first Generation 2 card set. About a week or two later, I got a perfect condition 1st edition Charizard to replace my missing one.
Worst: In the same day, I traded an Arcanine for a holo Blastoise (great trade), but later on traded that Blastoise for a japanese Ninetales (most regretted Pokémon card trade ever). I never got that kind of Blastoise again (and only have Team Rocket's Blastoise now). I guess by fooling the kid into thinking that Arcanine was better than Blastoise because his attack was stronger, karma kicked me in the rear and persuaded me to trade it for a Ninetales... a Pokémon that I have never cared about.
Other trades:
Bad: My first two booster packs yielded a Zapdos and a Poliwrath (both holo). Immediately after opening them, some kid wanted my Poliwrath, so he traded me a Zapdos for it. Ironically, I ended up with two Zapdos. I never got a Poliwrath again for about three years (nor did I ever see one).
Good: My friend bought the first type of Mewtwo for $10. I wanted to trade anything for it, and eventually sufficed with a Gyarados. This wasn't necessarily a bad trade, because even though that Mewtwo was weaker than Gyarados, it was ****ing awesome. Fortunately (if I remember correctly) I had another Gyarados, OR got a new one soon after.
Good: Another friend of mine had the first Venusaur (oh boy, did I WANT that), and I had never seen one before. I ended up trading him a Chansey, Porygon (maybe), and a couple of others for it.
All in all, I still have all of my cards and will not sell them (like most people do). Although I have no use for them, those cards were a huge part of my childhood, as they were for many of us. Please feel free to share your trading experiences.
And the rest of my cards. Well, except for my nearly complete Erika set which got stolen...*sniff* 
