by the sound of it you must be a WhiddlerAh yes: I know many, many guitarrists that have the same regrets...
I'm going to thin my collection down a bit to get myself a new set of irons, but I will keep the Feline LP (made by a fabulous luthier in South Croydon) and my trusty old Charvel ST Custom which I have modded to buggery and would be worth next to sod all to someone else.
more retro myself,
got a couple of custom colour fender Jaguars and Jazzmaster, reissue 60's Rickenbacker 360 12 with the toaster pickups and a Gretsch 6122, also been dabbling with the bass recently, a Fender Mustang and Coronado.
loved trawing junk shops and music shops back in the 80's for Bargains be it Amps, pedals or Guitars