Lost my favorite Walkman at a Phillies game and it still stings
Last month I took my old WM-FX290 to Citizens Bank Park because the audio quality beats any phone on the concourse. Crowd got loud after a homer and I set it down on the seat to grab a hot dog. Checked my pocket an inning later and it was gone. Someone probably scooped it up not even knowing what they had. I keep checking eBay for the same model but the prices jumped to around $90 now. Anyone else ever lose a piece of gear and just can't let it go?
That bit about someone scooping it up without knowing what they had really hits. I'd bet it went straight into a lost and found bin and then got tossed or donated because nobody there knew what it was. Stadium staff probably see a hundred random items a night and a cassette player looks like junk to most people now. Real talk though, check if the park has an unclaimed items page, sometimes stuff sits in a back room for months before they clear it out.