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Lisa · 25 July 2008, 12:55 AM

Any possession that you wish you hadn't sold? Why?

Mine hits me often these days: Selling my 1972 Violin. It was a nice instrument and one I had played for several years when I was a kid. I hauled it around through adulthood, through several moves. Finally sold it to a music store for $50 about 10 years ago.

The same music store now sells similar models for $1,300. My old one would qualify as vintage now and would have the richer tone aquired over the years.

When I sold it I didn't think I would ever want to have kids. Now I have three. They would have had fun playing on it, and maybe one of them would have gotten serious with it.

Shame.

My husband has a big regret, too: Selling his old black S.G. guitar. He still moans about it - or says, "don't remind me!"

Rockrolex · 25 July 2008, 01:09 AM

The only thing I ever remember selling was a treadmill that we bought for about $600. We used it for about 3 months and then it sat in our home office for about 4 years taking up space. A friend who had suffered a mild heart attack needed it to get back into shape. I gladly sold it to him for $100.

Never regretted that sale for a minute.

Everything else is either down in the basement, up in the attic, or lying around on the floor. In other words, we don't get rid of anything.

seantk · 25 July 2008, 01:13 AM

Great idea for a thread.

I wish I still had my 2001 Harley Davidson Fatboy - it was my first Harley and I bought it while my Dad was terminally ill so we could do some motorcycle rides together before he passed away. I sold it when he could no longer ride due to his tumor and he was deeply saddened that I sold it. I miss him and the motorcycle.

I have since bought another Fatboy, but it is not the same - it does not have the memories the other one had

Sean

redshirt1957 · 25 July 2008, 01:24 AM

My first wife as she is still a looker and low maintenance!

. I traded her in for a high-end sports car model and I could not afford the tune-ups.

Trurolexer · 25 July 2008, 01:56 AM

Selling all my comics (some very collectable) with cheap deal...

Selling my Pannie 112H with cheap deal...again...

erwin · 25 July 2008, 02:14 AM

Gibson Les Paul Standard (ebony)! Miss it from time to time! Still have a lot of guitars but trully miss that one!

Trurolexer · 25 July 2008, 02:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erwin

Gibson Les Paul Standard (ebony)! Miss it from time to time! Still have a lot of guitars but trully miss that one!

And your GF know about that?

East Bay Rider · 25 July 2008, 08:48 AM

When I was a kid my grandmother gave me a cloth pouch with about 20 silver 1/2 dollar coins. After leaving home (suddenly) and hitting bottom I ended up in Maine and I hocked them at a pawn shop in Lewiston.
All these years later and that's my regret. I'm sure it wasn't worth it.

Letsgodiving · 25 July 2008, 08:56 AM

I'm a bit of a pack rat so I haven't really sold anything. Come to think of it I need to sell this house and buy a bigger one for all my stuff. I hope I don't regret it.

Ragu · 25 July 2008, 09:37 AM

Lisa, like your husband I too regret selling my original 1965 Gibson SG Standard.
I sold it 10 yrs. ago and to purchase one similar in condition (mine was mint) would cost thousands now.
Looking back now really hurts and I kick myself everytime a thread like this comes up.

Linky

Live and learn!

gmh1013 · 25 July 2008, 09:50 AM

My Fender Jaguar from 1969 .....and my 1970 Gibson SG
and the fender princeton reverb amp too
dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb

Ragu · 25 July 2008, 09:54 AM

gmh,
I still have a few mid 60's Black Face Fender amps,
65' Strat Sunburst

65' Jazzmaster Sunburst (orig.owner)
numerous other Fender & Gibsons

still wish I had my SG Standard!

Linky
looks like my 65' Strat but this one has dings, not on mine.

Tombstone · 25 July 2008, 09:57 AM

Sold an Alto Sax, I played in band as a kid a "King brand" Alto Sax. I was somewhat sad about selling it as the years past. Reality hit and it would have just sat in the closet as I don't play the Sax much anymore. Unless you were going to use the Violin often it may have sat in the closet as well. You have good thoughts about the Violin and the times you used it and in the end that's what counts in my mind.

redshirt1957 · 25 July 2008, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmh1013

My Fender Jaguar from 1969 .....and my 1970 Gibson SG
and the fender princeton reverb amp too
dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb

The old princeton reverb amp that, no matter what, you just had to pull the knob out when playing loud.

abigsecret · 25 July 2008, 01:39 PM

I don't sell anything, but I throw/give away EVERYTHING! Everytime I clean up stuff, I get rid of everything that I haven't used in months...
I cannot think of anything I regret though

I guess I'm not really attached to material stuff...

pwrslider · 25 July 2008, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abigsecret

I don't sell anything, but I throw/give away EVERYTHING! Everytime I clean up stuff, I get rid of everything that I haven't used in months...
I cannot think of anything I regret though

I guess I'm not really attached to material stuff...

hmmmmm

Me too!

This thread kinda got me excited..and I started thinking about all the things I've "left behind.." then realized that I didn't really miss them...... It's not that I like something 'new'...but its that I like something different.

redshirt1957 · 25 July 2008, 10:15 PM

[QUOTE=pwrslider;683212]hmmmmm

Me too!

This thread kinda got me excited..and I started thinking about all the things I've "left behind.." then realized that I didn't really miss them...... It's not that I like something 'new'...but its that I like something different.[/QUOTE]

My..my. Do you explain this upfront or do you enjoy women saying "my god Steve; Bubba tried that last week!".

arttay10 · 25 July 2008, 10:47 PM

[QUOTE=redshirt1957;683435]

Quote:

Originally Posted by pwrslider

hmmmmm

Me too!

This thread kinda got me excited..and I started thinking about all the things I've "left behind.." then realized that I didn't really miss them...... It's not that I like something 'new'...but its that I like something different.[/QUOTE]

My..my. Do you explain this upfront or do you enjoy women saying "my god Steve; Bubba tried that last week!".

You crack me up !!

arttay10 · 25 July 2008, 10:51 PM

I regret listening to some peoples advice on things in the past - instead of going with my gut feeling....

Lisa · 26 July 2008, 01:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abigsecret

I don't sell anything, but I throw/give away EVERYTHING! Everytime I clean up stuff, I get rid of everything that I haven't used in months...
I cannot think of anything I regret though

I guess I'm not really attached to material stuff...

I'm really not attached, either - except for that one violin!

Widows Son · 26 July 2008, 09:32 AM

Should have kept my 77 Harley Cafe Racer. Only made for 2 years 77, and 78. A couple of thousand made. Willie G'S PRODUCT. Developed a tranny leak and didn't have the extra $$$$$ 20 years ago to fix it. They're worth alot of dough now. Never seen another one on the road, just in museums!!!

nko51 · 26 July 2008, 11:13 AM

Makes my head hurt just to think about it!

Green Sub · 26 July 2008, 12:22 PM

Ten 1 ounce American Gold Eagles that I paid $288 each in 1999 and sold for $310 each in late 2000.

Worse yet, I purchase $3,000 of Nasdaq 100 QQQ shares with the proceeds.

Tony-GB · 27 July 2008, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arttay10

I regret listening to some peoples advice on things in the past - instead of going with my gut feeling....

I agree.

I had John Wayne's autograph & threw it away!! eBay hadn't been invented then!

25 July 2008, 12:55 AM	#1
Lisa "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: oklahoma city Posts: 15,741	Do you wish you had never gotten rid of... Any possession that you wish you hadn't sold? Why? Mine hits me often these days: Selling my 1972 Violin. It was a nice instrument and one I had played for several years when I was a kid. I hauled it around through adulthood, through several moves. Finally sold it to a music store for $50 about 10 years ago. The same music store now sells similar models for $1,300. My old one would qualify as vintage now and would have the richer tone aquired over the years. When I sold it I didn't think I would ever want to have kids. Now I have three. They would have had fun playing on it, and maybe one of them would have gotten serious with it. Shame. My husband has a big regret, too: Selling his old black S.G. guitar. He still moans about it - or says, "don't remind me!"

25 July 2008, 01:09 AM	#2
Rockrolex TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: God Location: Washington, D.C. Watch: What do you think? Posts: 37,970	The only thing I ever remember selling was a treadmill that we bought for about $600. We used it for about 3 months and then it sat in our home office for about 4 years taking up space. A friend who had suffered a mild heart attack needed it to get back into shape. I gladly sold it to him for $100. Never regretted that sale for a minute. Everything else is either down in the basement, up in the attic, or lying around on the floor. In other words, we don't get rid of anything. __________________ Despite the high cost of living, it's still very popular. *Tosser Cabinet Member* Official Member: 'Perpetual 30' Vegas International GTG 2016 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2017 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2018 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2019

25 July 2008, 01:13 AM	#3
seantk "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Sean Location: West Florida Posts: 2,671	Great idea for a thread. I wish I still had my 2001 Harley Davidson Fatboy - it was my first Harley and I bought it while my Dad was terminally ill so we could do some motorcycle rides together before he passed away. I sold it when he could no longer ride due to his tumor and he was deeply saddened that I sold it. I miss him and the motorcycle. I have since bought another Fatboy, but it is not the same - it does not have the memories the other one had Sean __________________ "Life is frittered away with detail... simplify, simplify!" Henry D. Thoreau

25 July 2008, 01:24 AM	#4
redshirt1957 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Real Name: Bubba Location: Bitsyville! Watch: Blue YM today! Posts: 10,053	Do you wish you had never gotten rid of... My first wife as she is still a looker and low maintenance!. I traded her in for a high-end sports car model and I could not afford the tune-ups.

25 July 2008, 02:14 AM	#6
erwin - Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Erwin Location: Hollywood, Ca Watch: SD Posts: 1,032	Gibson Les Paul Standard (ebony)! Miss it from time to time! Still have a lot of guitars but trully miss that one! __________________ Your watch silently speaks about your character! sd/datejust/tudor/a couple of vintage omegas/tissotMB Meisterstuck Bordeaux pen/MB Noblesse Oblige/Starwalker/MB Classique Fountain pen/MB no 149

25 July 2008, 01:56 AM	#5
Trurolexer Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA Watch: 5513MaxiI+PreComex Posts: 18,421	Selling all my comics (some very collectable) with cheap deal... Selling my Pannie 112H with cheap deal...again...

25 July 2008, 08:48 AM	#8
East Bay Rider "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Real Name: Bill Location: East Bay RI Watch: GMT-II 16710LN Posts: 12,074	When I was a kid my grandmother gave me a cloth pouch with about 20 silver 1/2 dollar coins. After leaving home (suddenly) and hitting bottom I ended up in Maine and I hocked them at a pawn shop in Lewiston. All these years later and that's my regret. I'm sure it wasn't worth it. __________________ I bought a cheap watch from the crazy man Floating down canal It doesn't use numbers or moving hands It always just says "now" Now you may be thinking that I was had But this watch is never wrong And if I have trouble the warranty said Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On J. Buffett Instagram: eastbayrider46

25 July 2008, 08:56 AM	#9
Letsgodiving "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Mike Location: Virginia, US Watch: SD 16600 Posts: 4,319	I'm a bit of a pack rat so I haven't really sold anything. Come to think of it I need to sell this house and buy a bigger one for all my stuff. I hope I don't regret it. __________________ The fool, with all his other faults, has this also - he is always getting ready to live. - Epicurus (341–270 BC)

25 July 2008, 09:37 AM	#10
Ragu "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Real Name: Ragu Sauce Location: Southern, FL Watch: the Sauce ;) Posts: 782	Lisa, like your husband I too regret selling my original 1965 Gibson SG Standard. I sold it 10 yrs. ago and to purchase one similar in condition (mine was mint) would cost thousands now. Looking back now really hurts and I kick myself everytime a thread like this comes up. Linky Live and learn! __________________ "Waiting is so time consuming" -- Unknown Proud Member #2391

25 July 2008, 09:50 AM	#11
gmh1013 Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Real Name: greg Location: Tempe AZ Watch: GMT Posts: 5,703	My Fender Jaguar from 1969 .....and my 1970 Gibson SG and the fender princeton reverb amp too dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb

25 July 2008, 09:54 AM	#12
Ragu "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Real Name: Ragu Sauce Location: Southern, FL Watch: the Sauce ;) Posts: 782	gmh, I still have a few mid 60's Black Face Fender amps, 65' Strat Sunburst 65' Jazzmaster Sunburst (orig.owner) numerous other Fender & Gibsons still wish I had my SG Standard! Linky looks like my 65' Strat but this one has dings, not on mine. __________________ "Waiting is so time consuming" -- Unknown Proud Member #2391

25 July 2008, 09:57 AM	#13
Tombstone "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Real Name: Richard Location: LV, NV Watch: LV Sub and others Posts: 2,689	Sold an Alto Sax, I played in band as a kid a "King brand" Alto Sax. I was somewhat sad about selling it as the years past. Reality hit and it would have just sat in the closet as I don't play the Sax much anymore. Unless you were going to use the Violin often it may have sat in the closet as well. You have good thoughts about the Violin and the times you used it and in the end that's what counts in my mind. __________________ Always working...by choice

25 July 2008, 01:39 PM	#15
abigsecret "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Real Name: Mireyna Location: s o t r Watch: your back! Posts: 2,282	I don't sell anything, but I throw/give away EVERYTHING! Everytime I clean up stuff, I get rid of everything that I haven't used in months... I cannot think of anything I regret though I guess I'm not really attached to material stuff... __________________ #6267 He who knows no foreign language does not know his own.-Goethe

25 July 2008, 10:15 PM	#17
redshirt1957 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Real Name: Bubba Location: Bitsyville! Watch: Blue YM today! Posts: 10,053	[QUOTE=pwrslider;683212]hmmmmm Me too! This thread kinda got me excited..and I started thinking about all the things I've "left behind.." then realized that I didn't really miss them...... It's not that I like something 'new'...but its that I like something different.[/QUOTE] My..my. Do you explain this upfront or do you enjoy women saying "my god Steve; Bubba tried that last week!".

25 July 2008, 10:51 PM	#19
arttay10 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lancashire, UK Watch: ???????? Posts: 2,187	I regret listening to some peoples advice on things in the past - instead of going with my gut feeling....

26 July 2008, 09:32 AM	#21
Widows Son "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hudson Ohio Posts: 3,564	1977 hd xlcr Should have kept my 77 Harley Cafe Racer. Only made for 2 years 77, and 78. A couple of thousand made. Willie G'S PRODUCT. Developed a tranny leak and didn't have the extra $$$$$ 20 years ago to fix it. They're worth alot of dough now. Never seen another one on the road, just in museums!!!

26 July 2008, 11:13 AM	#22
nko51 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Real Name: Alex Location: USA Watch: TT Blue Sub Posts: 2,542	Makes my head hurt just to think about it! __________________

26 July 2008, 12:22 PM	#23
Green Sub Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Real Name: Barry Location: Acworth, GA USA Posts: 622	Ten 1 ounce American Gold Eagles that I paid $288 each in 1999 and sold for $310 each in late 2000. Worse yet, I purchase $3,000 of Nasdaq 100 QQQ shares with the proceeds.

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