Reggie, you don't say why you "let it go", if you liked it so much right away. Was it overpriced perhaps? But in any case, you must have had your reasons. Surely, the tragedy is not so great that you will "regret it for the rest of your life"...Life is too precious to be marred by loss of such possessions (or opportunities to possess, which is the case here).
Losing a friend, a partner, a child - yes, those things are to be regretted. Losing the chance to buy a guitar, even a 000-28, hardly merits spoiling one's life forever.
Sorry to pick on your statement, Reggie, and please don't take it personally. But I confess that I am astounded at the adoration that "guitarophiles" lavish on their wooden idols. A bit like motor car fanatics that can enthuse for hours about a minute detail on a fender.
As folkies, we are all "anoraks" by definition almost. But I won't start a thread about the colour or fabric of mine. And I won't cry if it's torn and I have to buy a new one.
As I said, it's all tongue-in-cheek, no offence meant. Let's keep this thread going, it is a cause of much mirth for me.
Misguided though I may be.