Is there a material possession you absolutely do not need, but would love to have? Mine is a grandfather clock.

[MIButterfly]

I have no room to put one and certainly could never afford one, but boy, would I love to have one.

Maybe I was unduly influenced by Captain Kangaroo as a child?

[dem4decades]

1. A boat that runs good and doesn't leak.

[Solly Mack]

2. In-ground pool. I'd let the alligators take over and wouldn't be able to swim in it anyway.

Better to let them take over than to fight with them about it.

Better still to not have a pool at all.

Still want one though.

[rainin]

3. I wish I still had mine to give to you. I had a beautiful one. I spent $400 getting it serviced and cleaned...

then circumstances changed and I had to give it up. I think I finally sold it for $50. That clock was gorgeous. I'm selling off everything now, even our 2nd family car. It's heartbreaking to see everything I've collected over the years go out the door. I simply can't afford to be sentimental. Anyway, I wish I could bless you with that clock. Maybe the person who bought it is enjoying it.

[MIButterfly]

5. Thank you rainin. You are so kind.

I hope the person who has it enjoys (and appreciates!) it.

I also hope all is well with you.

[cachukis]

11. We, former antique dealers, had a shop, but needed to down size.

We had cool stuff.
Garage sales and auctions.
Posted a note on my computer screen that I had to not cry saying goodbye to my friends.
After all, they were only things. (Another story)
Learned so much. Worth the sale prices.
Still have too much.

[anciano]

4. Antique roll top desk with matching chair

[MIButterfly]

7. You just hit upon my second wish!

I love rolltop desks! My family had one when I was a kid. It was very small and as I recall, it had a big cigarette burn on the front of it.

[lastlib]

6. Something I absolutely didn't need, but bought anyway---

A chess set, and not a cheapo plastic one. This one is English boxwood and blood rosewood (which I love!), one of the most beautiful exotic hardwoods around. The Kings are 4" tall, with a 1-3/4" base, padded with billiard cloth. Pieces are triple-weighted. The Knights are exquisitely carved in the grand Staunton-design tradition, and the Rooks are tall, with tall ramparts and deep crennels. It's an absolutely gorgeous set--and for $800, it oughta be! The pieces store in mahogany trays, in a big beautiful mahogany box, separate cloth-lined padded compartments for each piece.

I resisted buying it for a long time, but then the store put it on clearance, and my willpower collapsed.....

[MIButterfly]

9. It sounds absolutely beautiful.

I'm sure you would've regretted not buying that chess set more, especially on clearance.

There are more things I've regretted not buying when I had the chance than things I've regretted buying.

[WestMichRad]

8. The giant foot seen in Monty Python animation clips

… so I could bring it down on certain persons that we could do without. (You know which ones.)

[SWBTATTReg]

10. Well, I don't know what material processions I do not really need, but would love to have. I am guessing that the

older I get, my tendency is to get rid of stuff that you've accumulated over your lifetime.

Knowing that, the best thing I've done, is give/downsize stuff I have, to friends and/or family that would love to have these items. I get so much enjoyment out of doing this.

So in a way, I get rid of stuff that we have accumulated over our lives (my SO too) and enjoy the pleasure in giving it to our friends, who would really love the items.

[MIButterfly]

13. That is really beautiful, SWBTATTReg.

I am touched by this. You are a kind and generous person. We need more people like you in the world.

I'm afraid I get too attached to things. I have to remind myself it's just stuff and stuff is not that important in the final analysis.

[SWBTATTReg]

15. You are so nice, I appreciate your comments by this so much, especially in this selfish world that tRUMP and his

thugs have tried to seize. They don't make my life, they don't control my life or whatever I do w/ my things, my money, etc. I do understand your comment about getting too attached to things. It's easy to do, but once you find something in your life that you can give to someone who's a cherished person in your world and give them something of yours that they will cherish, it's a feeling that is indescribable. the feeling is amazing.

Thanks so much for adding cheer to our lives this evening, w/ your kind comments.

[NNadir]

12. A Gibson ES345-TD, but I would feel very guilty about actually acquiring one.

https://www.sweetwater.com/used/listings/264036-used-gibson-1972-gibson-es-345td-stereo-100-original-and-near-mint-condition

There are so many other important needs that could be filled with that much money.

I have lived to understand that my material desires are not really "needs" in a dying world. It took me forever to learn that; I'm late.

[consider_this]

14. A pedal harp

this means the full size harp as played in an orchestra. It is a thing of beauty, creates sounds of beauty, and I would love to learn to play.

[UTUSN]

16. Am 78 getting rid of stuff, nothing materially valuable to anybody tons to me

[Drum]

17. A sailboat.

[Ocelot II]

28. I had one, greatly enjoyed sailing, still kind of miss it,

but I also discovered that a boat is a hole in the water into which you throw money.

[drmeow]

18. A Wazer

https://shop.wazer.com/products/wazer-110v-60hz?variant=44007128006881

[Hotler]

23. That's cool. Add this and you can have a bracket making business at home. Servicing the DIYer's

https://www.woodwardfab.com/product-category/product/sheet-metal-bending/form-bender/

[drmeow]

43. I'd use it for glass

and could theoretically sell precut and custom cut glass pieces for fusing (which is that I'd use it for) but that's still a huge investment for a hobby

[Dem2theMax]

19. I can't think of a single one.

And honestly, I don't have much.
I live on social security, a very small amount.
There's only one thing missing in my life and you can't buy it. Think the Beatles said that. Love.

[yellowdogintexas]

20. a piano. Never mind that I can't play worth squat and I don't have room for it and I need the money for other things

But I can fantasize learning to play it again

[Niagara]

21. The first thing that comes to my mind is.......

Gallagher's adult sized big wheel!

[Marthe48]

22. A lid for a teapot my Mom gave me

It's Chinese, about 100 years old. It didn't have a lid when she gave it to me, probably never will.

[surrealAmerican]

24. a 3d printer

I wouldn't even have a place to put it, and have no specific need for one, but it'd be fun to mess around with.

[mikelewis]

25. I highly recommend getting one...

I have an Ender 3 and it's cheap and easy to use.

Some tips. You need a heated self leveling bed and an enclosed area, like a closet. That's all the tips you need and then you can start play. Don't worry about knowing what you're doing or screwing it up... you will. That's the fun.

Be ready to spend 36 hours printing something only to find out it's the wrong size or doesn't work the way you wanted... or the print goes screwy and you have plastic all over the place.

Embrace the aggravation and stay focused on small projects and work up...

[drmeow]

44. Why do you need an enclosed area?

I'd like to get one and have an unfinished basement I could put it in but it isn't an enclosed space.

[mikelewis]

46. well... it needs even temperature...

Depending on what you're printing. PLA is cheap corn plastic and that prints fine no matter what but there's this stuff called PETG that is stronger but... you have to print it on a higher temp. This is also fine without putting it in a closet... but the ABS, which is very strong, it dries out while printing and it looks terrible... if it prints at all.

These are the lovely things you learn by trial and error 🤣

So, no, you don't need anything... just even a cheap handheld printer and you're good to go...

that's the point... don't be afraid to fail.

[Archae]

30. I agree with you here.

But I just don't have the room for it.

[SheltieLover]

26. Baby grand piano

[Goonch]

27. 1969 Cadillac Eldorado

[Unwind Your Mind]

29. I've always wanted a sports car

I have a search alert that sends me Nissan 350z cars with low miles

I’ll probably never do it, I definitely don’t feel like making a financial stretch right now.

But I’m not getting any younger either

[Traildogbob]

31. Yes

Taylor 814 acoustic electric, tobacco sunburst.
I have 8 other Taylor’s, but damn this one is hollering at me.
Grandfather clocks, my late dad had a few plus other noise makers. All went off at different times. Impossible to sleep there, but they were beautiful with amazing woodworking artistry. My brothers got all those, thankfully.
Love great wood artistry, thus Taylor guitars and the craftsmanship draw me in.

[FirefighterJo]

32. A yoroi

[choie]

33. I have two:

a house in the country and a mini-Cooper!

[bif]

34. A Vermeer painting.

[fernlady]

35. I would love a greenhouse for my orchids

They currently live in my sunroom, and run around outside in the summer. I particularly love Vandas, which need to be hung up 24/7/365. And silly me, I recently bought a hybrid Stanhopia Yolanda Breck, which sends it's blossom shoots out the bottom of the pot, so that needs to be hung too. I'm pretty much out of space for them inside during the colder months. *sigh*

[Doc_Technical]

36. Yamaha SR500 motorcycle

Single cylinder road bike
To this day I regret selling it 40 years ago.

[Bristlecone]

41. I'm rebuilding a 1970 Honda CB350 right now

Almost done. Need to install the new clutch plates and a new seat(which I’m going to have a pro do).

[Doc_Technical]

47. Cool

My first motorcycle was a 1969 Honda CL350.

[madamesilverspurs]

37. A small cabin

on the side of a Rocky Mountain trout pond where I could fish from the porch. Heaven.


.

[FuzzyRabbit]

38. 1956 Ford Thunderbird

1- Can't afford one.
2-No place to store one.
3-Can't afford to maintain one.



My unrequited love since I was a kid.

[Ziggysmom]

39. A Bosch tryptic.

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[Bristlecone]

40. A beach house comes to mind.

One high up on a hill, looking out over the water.

[grumpyduck]

42. I saw this by accident on eBay...

a beautiful Watson Service microscope, circa 1920s. Have no use for it, but it's gorgeous, black and brass, with accessories and objectives. Almost bid on it, but someone else got it.

[JoseBalow]

45. A hot tub would be nice

[Paladin]

48. Another Martin guitar.

I had a D28 Martin back in the 1970's; still kicking my own ass for not doing enough with it before selling it. I doubt my feeble old fingers could do justice to another one, but still...