I'm 31 years-old now, and I've slowly been "recollecting" many of the toys I had as a kid. The great thing is my cellar has a wonderful "trophy case" that my wife has given me complete control of.
This has allowed me to fill it with all sorts of toys and oddities. Some of it I wisely retained from my childhood. Others I've found during my time spent going to yard sales and flea markets. Still others (and only a few) have been obtained with the help of eBay.
But there's a few things I'm still looking for.
Probably my most elusive "holy grail" is a toy laser pistol I had received as a kid. I can't remember how I got it, but it was new. Maybe it was Christmas. Perhaps Easter. Or possibly a birthday gift.
Anyway, I grew up in the late 70s through the 80s, so I was naturally a "Star Wars" nut, so this laser pistol helped me fuel my imagination.
The problem is that this toy pistol wasn't a name brand gun, so it's impossible to find through eBay. So, I just keep hoping I'll spot it somewhere.
What's it look like?
Well, it was white (possibly a light cream color) with a bulbous barrel. It had a dial on the side that allowed you to switch between sounds it could make. It ran on a 9-volt battery. In it's early life, the barrel lighted up with an orange light every time you pulled the trigger.
The sounds it made were three variations on "laser" sounds. The sounds were very much unlike the standard "laser" sounds that come with today's toy laser guns. Those sound like alarms, or crashing noises. These sounds were very laser-y, and meant to invoke Star Wars laser sounds with no explosions at the end of them.
It was fun to play with, and I miss it.

So what toy do you miss? What's your "holy grail?"