So, I'm running one of those campaigns with no magic shops, and intrinsic bonuses removing the need for magic weapons, cloaks of resistance, etc.
What magic items would you give a low-level group in such a campaign? I'm looking for the sort of flavorful things that you'd normally just sell because you don't really need them. Since there's nowhere to sell them, the cost doesn't matter - only the impact on the game.
Tengu Drinking Jug, 1000gp, produces booze (and water, if you like that sort of thing).
Folding Boat... any Wondrous Figurine... Cube of Force...
Cubes of Force can be a amazing, Classic Treasures Revisited is worth it just for the section on this item.
I don't know about "wouldn't buy" necessarily, but Sleeves of Many Garments? I've only seen one character in my gaming group (at least to my recollection) that bought them.
a spoon/ladel of prestidigitation that flavors any soup it is used in. (i like making up items)
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Steal from Harry Potter.
Pictures that move, plates that clean themselves, tents larger on the inside than outside, etc.
For things of some actual combat value, things like a flaming sword that does 1D3 additional damage, a shield that can change size from buckler to tower shield, a wand that aallows the caster to change the flavor of a spell ( so a fireball appears as a swarm of biting flies, gives a -2 on spellcraft checks to identify the spell).
Or just go through ultimate equipment and see what grabs your fancy, possibly with toned down mechanics
Baubles from Unchained have some cool abilities that don't do anything really game-changing (though the elven cloak is pretty rad). Even the Prizes are mostly cool points, and since they scale they're a nice thing for even a lower level party to find, especially without the ability to buy new items.
Daern's Instant Fortress, because any 10th level character can reduce the invincible tower to confetti in three rounds or so.
Gloves of reconnaissance are awesome, but not fully buy worthy for most adventures.
Likewise, cloaks can get fun in certain cases. And headbands can show up.
Personally, I'm hoping I can get my hands on apprentice's cheating gloves. Because every barbarian needs mage hand at will, right?