I was sorting items and had them sitting in various piles, and as I was going to pick up a shield, I watched it just disappear, and then other items like a flail and a mask and staves all disappeared. They were all empty, but socketed of various amounts. This was just a solo, non-lobby game on my character.
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Items and Gold Disappear after time when left on the ground
Don’t leave items or gold lying on the ground any longer than necessary, especially when transferring in town (“muling”) as they disappear after a certain amount of time:
10 minutes: Key, Potion, Scroll, Tome, and Ammo (Arrows, Bolts).
10 minutes: Any Armor and Weapon of quality < magic, regardless if flagged as ‘‘Ethereal’’, ‘‘Socketed’’ or not, and Rune Words.