Do you have any gear that was outright given to you?

The Pioneer receiver was sitting on top of the trash can when my father saw it. He brought it home and asked if I wanted it.

A fellow I sold some guitars to surprised me by bringing over an Empire 208 turntable. He said he wasn't using it and was appreciative of the deals I gave him on the guitars.

Nope,  I given stuff away but no one ever gave me anything.

Yes - My uncle gave me his Dynakit 70 in the late 80s.  Still in use today.  

My uncle gave me a Heathkit AR15, a pair of AR 3a’s and a Miracord 50H with a Shure V15 ll. The receiver required $60 dollars of repairs (about $200 in current dollars), two tweezers and a midrange were blown on the speakers which would have cost over $200 to repair in 1972 dollars so were traded for a pair of large advents. The TT worked fine. I had the Heathkit and the Miracord throughout undergrad and eventually gave them to my sister.