I did a similar thing this week, except that it was one card, and it was only a $25 purchase. My self-frustration about it, and especially the emotional disparity I experienced between the excitement of finding a deal on a card I have been looking for for 3 1/2 years and the low of realizing that the condition was much worse than I thought and that I overpaid, makes me feel a lot worse about it than it probably should. And right now, in the moment, I have no joy about finding the card (and completing my set!). I can only imagine what it is like for you with a purchase that large.
But... it sounds like you have a good plan. And if you can 'erase' your mistake in a year's time then you are doing pretty good.
If you are like me, it is the losing when you thought you won that is the biggest blow. But this too shall pass.
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