What possession of yours do you wish you never got rid of?

[eeyore]

Mine is the 1978 VW Pop Top Camper Bus I had in college. Kraft mac & cheese yellow with green and yellow plaid interior.

Like this only yellow. http://john-perry.com/vw/gallery.html

I decided I needed a more "sensible" car. :wtf:

What have you gotten rid of that you want back?

[RetroLounge]

1. My Naive Innocence

It's been a while, but I think I had it once...

RL

[eeyore]

2. Good riddance on that one!

Just gets you into trouble with the neerdowells out there.

[gizmo1979]

3. All of my albums

over 400 of them,didn't really get rid of them,the ex got them.How cold was that.

[hobo_baggins]

4. Thats one of the worst low blows ever

You touch a mans albums, you might as well be touching his woman.

[eeyore]

5. Damn, that's tough...

I still have all every album I ever bought up until I started buying CDs - about 500 or so.

On the upside I guess that gives you a reason to shop for music.

[gizmo1979]

58. That is very true

I had some semi-rare albums in there but otherwise everything else was replacable.

[Awsi Dooger]

6. Some old golf clubs

Specifically a set of Haig Ultra blade irons that I could hit the highest prettiest most dependable draw. The current stuff just flies off the clubface and I have no feel whatsoever.

Also a set of Hogan persimmon woods. Same basic idea. I have no clue with the titanium junk. I hit them shorter and wider. My old friends who I used to outdrive by 40+ yards are now even or past me. One of them kids me that he's glad I screwed up and pretended the old clubs were passe.

[eeyore]

9. You ought to get together with my father-in-law

He must have 20-30 sets of clubs in his garage. I'm sure there is something he wishes he had back, though. Just that kind of guy. Misses the one he sold the most.

[tuvor]

7. Complete set of bubblegum cards for the first Star Wars.

Just a toss into the wastebasket, and they were gone. Only for the monetary value, mind you. Watched the first three movies, was entertained, got on with other things.

Oh, I also did the same with the complete set of Welcome Back Kotter bubblegum cards.

[eeyore]

10. Ouch!

Those would probably be worth some cash.

Were these the Kotter cards you had?
http://cgi.ebay.com/15-old-non-sports-trading-cards-Welcome-Back-Kotter_W0QQitemZ6232388434QQcategoryZ219QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

[tuvor]

87. LOL

Yup!

$3.00...Ouch, indeed. ;)

[Err]

8. My sanity, dignity, and self-respect.

In all seriousness, I still wish I had all of my original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle figures.

And my Kirby Puckett rookie baseball card. x(

[eeyore]

13. I'm sorry for your loss...

:rofl:

Actually, your Kirby Puckett card looks to be only worth a few bucks on ebay
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&satitle=kirby+puckett+card

[Err]

21. That's all it's worth?

Damn. I don't miss it anymore.

[eeyore]

24. Well that worked out nicely!

Now you have one less thing to regret!

:toast:

[Err]

25. Amen to that!

:toast:

[WCGreen]

11. My old K-1 Keyboard.....

[eeyore]

14. Go get her back!

There's one on ebay at $51 right now.

http://cgi.ebay.com/KAWAI-K1-KEYBOARD-SYNTHESIZER-W-ACC-2-RAM-CARDS-K-1_W0QQitemZ7370554823QQcategoryZ29552QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[WCGreen]

18. Cool... Except I've been spending my extra cash on

a guitar and getting the piano tuned...

I never thought of looking for that on EBay...

Maybe this spring....

[DanCa]

12. My Superman vs. Ali comic book,

and my vintage star wars toys that my dad threw out in college. They were all unopened dang it.

[eeyore]

16. That looks like a fantastic comic book!

I'm very sorry for your loss.

$41.01 on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/1978-SUPERMAN-vs-MUHAMMAD-ALI-Comic-Book-Neil-Adams-Art_W0QQitemZ6584614707QQcategoryZ33822QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

[CanuckAmok]

15. My soul.

Not that I was using it, mind you.

[eeyore]

17. Here's a lovely British college aged lass selling hers

It most likely would be an upgrade from the one you had before.

Anyway, she's kinda hot. Might be worth a shot, and it's cheap.

http://cgi.ebay.com/A-Human-Soul_W0QQitemZ5642394717QQcategoryZ88433QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[NMMNG]

19. The stuffed dog my sister made for me by hand

Why I got rid of it I'll never know.

[eeyore]

22. Hmm...

That I can't get you on ebay. Can she make you another one? I'll bet she might if you ask her nicely. :)

[NMMNG]

27. I wouldn't want to let her know I got rid of the original--

her heart would be broken. I'll just deal with the regret.

[eeyore]

28. That's so sad!

Just think about it.

Maybe she would forgive you if you told her you lost it somehow. And it sounds like it would mean a lot to you.

There's no point in living with that regret when she might be happy to make you another one.

:cry:

[NMMNG]

32. I could try that maybe

I'm going to be moving back to MA in a few months. I could tell her I couldn't find it after the move and ask her to make me a new one. I'd still feel guilty, but at least I'd have it back.

[eeyore]

36. I understand....

But maybe if you explain to her how much you loved it, and how much it meant to you to have something she made for you, it might make her feel really good to know that.

Then you can have a whole mushy, weepy sister moment and just get it over with.

:)

[NMMNG]

38. I'll do that

Although I'm not exactly the type for the "mushy weepy sister moment". ;-)

[eeyore]

41. Me either...

I hate that kind of shit, it's fucking exhausting!

Good luck! :toast:

[NMMNG]

44. Thanks

:hug:

[Elidor]

20. My paperback copy of Venus on the Half-Shell by Kilgore Trout

I've never seen another copy anywhere.

[eeyore]

23. This one?

Here's a first edition

http://cgi.ebay.com/KILGORE-TROUT-Venus-on-the-Half-Shell-TRUE1st-Dell-6149_W0QQitemZ8358624614QQcategoryZ377QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

And a cheaper one that's in Australia and has no bids on it

http://cgi.ebay.com/VONNEGUT-Kilgore-Trout-Venus-on-the-Half-Shell-P-b_W0QQitemZ8732968594QQcategoryZ109520QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

:toast:

[IcyPeas]

53. Hey, I have this book too....

Didn't know it was worth anything... I even named my cat (deceased) Kilgore-Trout-Face.....

[Omphaloskepsis]

33. I have a copy..

:P

It was a Christmas gift from my brother in law a few years ago.

[conflictgirl]

26. My Strawberry Shortcake dolls

The old school original ones from like 1981. Actually, I didn't get rid of them, my mom did, but I really wish I had them back. I collect them now on ebay and some of the very same things I had now sell for a fortune.

[eeyore]

29. I understand

I once saw a Rock-em Sock-em Robots toy for sale at a store for over $100. I called my mom to see if it was still around in my parents' basement, but she'd long since gotten rid of it.

That, my Steve Austin action figures, and my Micronauts! :banghead:

[pinniped]

30. Sea-Dweller. It's taking waaaaaay too long to accumulate another.

.

[eeyore]

40. Whoa...I can see why!

$4000 for a watch? Who do you think you are...Donald fucking Trump?

Well, all I can say is you may need to put in some overtime. :shrug:

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&satitle=sea+dweller

[pinniped]

55. With proper care and maintenance, a Rollie will last a life time.

If I live another 40 years, that's only $100.00 per year!

[Jamastiene]

31. Korg A5 guitar effects processor

My dumb ass sold it because I didn't have a foot pedal for it and I was playing live more than recording at the time. My shortsightedness ended up costing me more in the long run, or should I say, it will in the future when I have to buy more effect for recording. I cannot find effects like those any more and I desperately need some of the weirder ones for my weirder songs. I cannot find an exciter or any of those other strange effect I used on a demo I made years ago. Either I put imperfect cuts of 2 of my songs on my new demo when I record again or I sacrifice effect that help make the weird ass songa. <slaps forehead>

[eeyore]

35. Here's a pretty cheap vintage one...

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-KORG-A5-GUITAR-EFFECTS-PEDAL_W0QQitemZ7372078002QQcategoryZ41419QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I think you should just buy one. You've got to make the song what you want it to be, otherwise you'll never feel like it's right. On the other hand, sometimes having to change things up can take you to some surprising places, sometimes with better results.

:dilemma:

[Jamastiene]

39. Hmm, that one looks different from the rack version that I had.

Had I known there was a floor model, I would have gotten that to begin with. Thanks. I'll look into getting one there when I get the money to buy it saved up. I hadn't even thought about trying Ebay. You are smart.

[eeyore]

43. Not so smart...

Just addicted to buying gear. Especially music gear. It's my weakness for sure!

[Jamastiene]

54. Do you drool all over the Musician's Friend catalog too?

I was just wondering if I am the only one who anxiously awaits the next catalog after the pages in the latest one get gummed up so bad, I cannot even see the gear any more. :shrug:

[Chicago Democrat]

34. no regrets....

things don't matter

[eeyore]

47. Alright then...

:toast: to you my zen-master friend!

[Oeditpus Rex]

37. The house I owned

about 10 years ago. Built in the early '30s. Plaster and lath. Hardwood floors. Fireplace with a wood-burning stove. Huge kitchen. On a lot that was 50 x 302 with many trees.

Character.

God, I loved that house... :cry:

[eeyore]

45. Wow, that sucks....

I'm sorry I can't help you with that one. Sounds pretty special.

Maybe you can find something like it again someday. Probably never for the price you paid last time, but you'll get there.

Eyes on the prize! :toast:

[Oeditpus Rex]

49. That's the real kicker

I didn't pay anything for it, except a relatively small inheritance tax.

And the property tax was only about $360 a year.

Sigh...

[eeyore]

50. Doh!

That's tough, man. I'm not sure what to say.

Except..Don't do that again! :spank:

[Heidi]

42. My misspent youth. (nt)

[eeyore]

46. Oh, come on now!

Sounds to me like you're making up for it now, right?

Hell, youth is wasted on the young anyway.

[Heidi]

48. .

It was a joke. Sort of. :evilgrin:

[eeyore]

51. Mine was very misspent...

But I loved every minute of it!

:evilgrin:

[Heidi]

52. Ahhhhhhhhhh, college.

It's a wonder we survived. :evilgrin:

[Clintmax]

56. I had a pair of Star Trek Communicator walkie-talkies...

Got them for Christmas when they first came out when I was a kid. I have no idea what happend to them. One day they just disappeard. I'm talking about the original series communicators. NOT TNG. It was the 70's don'tcha know.

[eeyore]

62. Alright, I may have found them for you....

Here's a pair with a starting bid of $1. Really terrible pictures, but I think you can trust a guy who refers to himself as "Daddy". :shrug:

http://cgi.ebay.com/STAR-TREK-WALKIE-TALKIES-WORKING_W0QQitemZ6584933665QQcategoryZ37881QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Or, you may have had these.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Star-Trek-Communicators-Walkie-Talkies_W0QQitemZ6584392113QQcategoryZ37881QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

But if you'd like to step it up a bit, I might suggest you go the route of this Master Replica series communicator, #294 of 500, sealed in the box, and SIGNED BY SHATNER!

And the starting bid is only $849.99! What are you waiting for, man?

Dude, talk about a chick-magnet item! Just imagine the pickup line opportunities when you're out on the town.

"Hey baby, wanna come back to my pad and see my Master Replica series communicator?" :rofl:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Star-Trek-TOS-SHATNER-SIGN-communicator-Master-Replicas_W0QQitemZ7568303334QQcategoryZ60361QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Robeson]

57. 66 Mustang. Candle apple red, with a black vinyl top....

...I kick myself in the ass all the time for selling that car....

[eeyore]

60. I say you treat yourself...It's Christmas!

Is this her? I think it's time she came home for good. You've got 15K to spare this afternoon, right?

You have my blessing.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-Mustang-LIKENUAUTO-66-MUSTANG-COUPE-289-RESTORED-NO-RESERVE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6236QQitemZ4595152181QQrdZ1:toast:

[Greyhound]

59. 1973 Datsun Z.

With a Holly 4bbl conversion, headers, and a custom drivers seat. Clean simple in-line 6 just tore up the road and out-handled cars that cost over 10 times as much.
Ex took it and let her new boyfriend drive it under a truck on I-25. Totaled it and the bastard didn't even get a scratch.
:mad:

[eeyore]

61. Okay, simmer down there greyhound....

I think I've found your car, just $5500.

http://www.chooseyouritem.com/autos/files/83500/83774.html

I think it may not be too far away from you, so just book a plane flight and make it happen.

If you're on I-25, I have to assume either Colorado or New Mexico. You can get a flight to California for a few hundred, then you're home free!

You'll feel a whole lot better when you've got the top down and you're rockin' some good old fashioned Bachman Turner Overdrive. Or maybe Rocky Mountain Way by Joe Walsh!

And then you can look up your ex, pay her a visit and show her what she's missing out on! :toast:

Do it. You won't be sorry.

[catzies]

63. I miss my 1965 Beatles Blue Lunchbox the most.

They come up on eBay all the time, in varying conditions and prices.

I've seen them from hundreds to thousands of dollars.

This one is up to over $500 right now, even without the thermos which is listed separately and is almost up to $300

[eeyore]

67. Wow, that one really hurts! Here's something to make you feel better....

TOKYO (AFP) - Hello Kitty, the mouthless cat turned global icon of cuteness, will make a foray into the currency market with gold and silver euro coins showing her having the time of her life in Paris.

Order-taking will start Monday for a total of 4,000 coins in five different designs to be minted in Paris, according to Hello Kitty's maker Sanrio and Japanese firm Taisei Coins.

http://fullcoverage.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051202/od_afp/afpentertainmentjapan_051202155634


See, now doesn't that make it all better? What's better than a Hello Kitty Euro?

[catzies]

I woke up to that story on NPR and being a "hugh" Hello Kitty Fan...

I cracked up!

Yes, that does make it better! :rofl:

[GOPisEvil]

64. Early 1980s model, USA-built Fender Bullet H-2.

It was sold in "The Great Hobby Purge" of 1998. I kept the golf clubs, but sold my 1966 Impala and all my guitars. The other guitars I had were nothing special, but that little Bullet was capable of tremendous tone and sounds. Sigh...

[eeyore]

68. Here's a nice one for you....

And no, it's not a Squire. Not too bad....I think you can afford it, and you definitely deserve it.

:toast:

http://cgi.ebay.com/80s-Fender-Bullet-guitar-not-squire_W0QQitemZ7370971950QQcategoryZ33039QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[GOPisEvil]

76. That's nice, not QUITE the same model, but close.

That one has two single coil pickups, mine had two double coil pickups. Mine wasn't a Squier either.

A for effort. :)

[Darth_Kitten]

65. My first teddy bear....

It was the first thing I remember that I got from my Mom. (I was around 3? and I remember her giving it to me)

Anyhoooo, I loved this bear. The stuffing was coming out of his neck but that made him even more precious to me. :)

When we grew up and left home somehow lots of childhood possessions got put in my sister's trunk. Well, the trunk went with her of course, and I was never able to locate my bear after then. :cry: :(
My sister is not as sentimental with things that may be valuable to others as she could be. (she's not very thoughtful to say the least)


I really loved that bear. :(

[eeyore]

69. That's so sad!

:cry: :cry: :cry:

I'm afraid I can't help you with that one at all.

It's kind of like wanting your virginity back. :P

I think you should take something from your sister that she values, just to teach her a lesson. You have my permission.

:evilgrin:

[Darth_Kitten]

89. I've had it with my sister at the moment, she's a bitter person...

with a big chip on her shoulder. :(

Long story. ;)

[Horus45]

66. The thing I most regret was selling my 64 Corvette Convertible

If I still owned that car it would be worth a whole lot more than what I paid for it in 1977. In 1977 I paid $2400 for it, today it would be worth up-wards of $30,000.

[eeyore]

71. Well, you do know the prices....

Here's a nice one for $27,500 in San Diego. Hope white is your color.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevrolet-Corvette-Stingray-1964-Corvette-convertible-4-speed-hardtop-NICE-27500_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6168QQitemZ4595178746QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

You have my permission to treat yourself to something nice.

:toast:

[Horus45]

80. I wish

Mine was metal flake emerald green with tan top.

[Tom_Foolery]

70. My pocket watch collection...

I had about 50 pocket watches that ranged from the novelty ones to the very nice ones. I had to get rid of them because I was broke. I still wish that I could've kept them. Oh well! They're just things.

[eeyore]

72. Just Things?!? JUST Things!?!

You're one of those America hating PINKOs ain'tchya???

I hear they have lots of pocket watches in France!

}(

[tenshi816]

73. I had a fabulous music collection,

more than 1300 albums, that I left behind when I moved to England in 1986 because it would've been impossible at the time to bring them. It was like a raw wound for a while; I would wake up in the night feeling the loss.

On the other hand, it taught me the important lesson that things are just that: things. They can be replaced. People are what's important.

[eeyore]

79. Just things????

See post #72.

Commie!

}(

[Kali]

74. a 50's Martin guitar

long story, lifelong regret/guilt/shame

[eeyore]

77. Life's way too short of lifelong regret/guilt/shame.

Here, have some milk and cookies...they'll make you feel better.

[Kali]

81. dang - I was hoping you had found one on e-bay for 49.95

thanks though!:hi:

[Ladyhawk]

75. The only thing I ever got rid of that I wanted back was something I lost.

I had a very nice leather jacket and lost it somewhere in Monterey, I think. :( :( :( :( :( :( I'd had it over 15 years.

[eeyore]

78. I bet these bastards stole it!

Why the hell do they need it anyway? I say we go get it back! You with me?

[Ladyhawk]

85. Hell yes! It would give me an excuse to go back to Monterey. ;)

Juvenile sea lions are very prone to cleptomania, I hear. We'd need to get on one of the whale watching boats in order to make it out to the breakwater. I bet it's stashed under one of the rocks...but if that's the case, I probably don't want it anymore. :) From the smell, I get a pretty good idea of what goes on near the breakwater...whew!

[long_green]

82. My Star Wars action figures

I used to line 'em up like they were a football team, with Boba Fett seven yards deep in the I formation. Chewbacca was a DE in the 4-3, Greedo was a wideout, and C-3PO was out on an island covering the other teams best receiver. God, I love sci-fi!

[Ladyhawk]

86. I still have mine.

Nya-nya-nya-nya-nya! Oh wait, that makes me a geek. :P

[datasuspect]

83. my fur-lined handcuffs

sniff

[bertha katzenengel]

84. a fine Takamine dreadnought

rec'd at age 13, it was payment from my stepfather for services rendered. about five years into serious psychotherapy/recovery, i destroyed it. i had to.

i don't regret having destroyed it, but i wish i had it now because it would no longer hold any power over me.

[Giant Robot]

88. An Atari 2600 with about 30 games

Now that was high-tech! *sigh*