BACK STORY...
2013 I bought a small amount of BTC (approx 3)....I know, I know, duh!!!
Trying to sort through a pile of scribble from back then....had done ALOT of reading about it, and jotting notes. Obviously I missed one very important factor though!!!
I remember thinking that it might be wise to put small amounts into separate wallets/exchanges, because some exchanges might go under, or not be legit. Also had notes about paper wallets.
I have now managed to claim/determine a few...localbitcoin wallet, Blockchain wallet, MtGox (grrrrrr). Still have about 1.6 I cant access.
When I remembered the info and was able to access my Blockchain.com wallet, I saw that the wallet was empty but there was an IMPORT address that contained coin (1.009). I simply had to 'transfer' it to my default wallet...yeah, done!!! HOWEVER, I discovered I had 3 additional wallets on Blockchain...each connected to different emails...vaguely remember setting up additional with small amounts so I could give to my adult sons, who at the time thought 'silly mom, falling for a scam' ha. Amidst my 2013 scribble, were 3 sets of recovery phrases...each with more than 12 words. Had to do more research to figure out where to input these lengthy phrases. Managed to have 2 phrases work, and allow access to 2 additional Blockchain wallets. Uhhhh both contained 0. Makes no sense. I wouldn't have made additional wallets to just leave them empty! Unfortunately, I now know that when a pass phrase is used to gain info/access to your wallet, your imported addresses are not retained.
QUESTION...Is the bitcoin from the imported addresses that weren't transferred now lost? I think I already know the answer:( just confirming. Appreciate any responses.
ps...I have a few strings of numbers (thinking one is wallet ID #) that says 0 transactions on the block. Could it be a paper wallet that has just never been entered into the blockchain...that will be my next issue to figure out!