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Big Pricey Lot

In another go at switching tactics with my bidding, I put in a bid on this big lot of yarn an hour before the auction ended, and won it for that. I'm finding that auctions that end early in the day tend not to turn into bidding wars during the last hour.

From the photos this lot seems to have about 22 skeins and cakes, most new and unused, with several multiples, which I rarely see. I am a little surprised no one bid against me at the last minute, but maybe all the snipers are at their day jobs.

This is pricey yarn, too. That Big Twist Super Nova sells for $9.99 a cake, and I count three of them. Lion Brand Coboo yarn (cotton and bamboo blend, I believe) runs $5.99 per skein new, and I see four of those. to purchase just those seven skeins new would cost $53.93 retail.

Not everything will come with a label, but even those skeins look great. The retail for everrything is likely worth about ten times what I paid for it, but we'll see what the reality is when the lot arrives.

Image credit: all of the pics in this post come from the original auction listing on ShopGoodwill.com.

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