What's something you sold, gave away, or trashed long ago, that you really wish you had back? (humans excluded)

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I had some test and electronics equipment that was given to me over the years. Never needed it so I gave it away...now you can't touch examples of that stuff for any amount. Only a couple of pieces, so it's not too bad I guess.

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shoot!

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I donated a whole set of cast iron cookware to someone and would love to have it again. I've been buying new pieces one at a time as I find ones I like.

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oh man! but the folks who have it now are probably still using it! something about heavy objects like that, it's like you can't trash 'em

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Yep, they're still using most of them. They were a young couple we knew (the son of a friend and his new wife) and the only pan she doesn't use is the really small one that's not of much use anyway.

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oh, the tiny one-egg size!?

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I just picked up a Lancaster. New school version of old school quality. They’re pricey, but work way better than my 100 year old stuff

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I wish I had my comic collection from when I was a kid, divorce made lot's of shit 'vanish' so to speak. We gave my cousins the NES when Super NES came out. I wouldn't mind having that back. It's worked without fail this entire time. I wish I still had my old Mopar as well. Ah well it's nothing that keeps me up at night at any rate. I'd just buy em again if I really cared.

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You'd just put a rotary in the Mopar

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Rolls of 35mm black and white silent film for a hand cranked little movie projector. Each roll held about, idk, three minutes of what I guess was 15 fps moving pictures.

My ten year old brain loved seeing the celluloid burn. Almost blew up the furnace too. Dad should have killed me right then and there. Maybe it's the reason he started drinking in earnest.

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All my vintage stereo equipment. I'm trying to buy some vintage gear now and it's crazy expensive. If only I knew then.

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Shit! I found two items I wanted but they were local pickup only! Thanks for the tip.

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It's a great resource. I scour it for old cast iron, Mrs. Duck for old Pyrex cookware and also for kitchen gadgets and misc tool. I inadvertantly threw away an old, stout wide blade putty knife that I used for lawn mower cleaning awhile back. Everything new is cheap Chinesium, so I just kept my eye open at estate sales. Found a good wood handled replacement a couple weeks later for a buck. Great fun too!

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I recently bought a Velodyne sub at an Estate sale. Boy it sounded awesome, until the amp board failed. Then, that failure caused the woofer to go bad. Easy come, easy go.