Last Three Results

As I mentioned last week I'm taking a month off thrifting in March. At the end of February I bid on three lots to tide me over until April -- hoping to get them at the right price, of course.

Did I win this lot of beads and yarn for my max bid of $12.00? Nope. I was outbid (and I kind of expected that) and the winner got the lot for $16.00.

This bird quilt tugged at my heart, mainly because the cockatiel patchwork reminds me of one of my daughter's birds that I'm currently take care of while she's gone. I thought I'd make it into a cover for the birds' cage, so I bid $9.00 for it. Alas, someone outbid me, and won it for a hearth-breaking $10.00 (but it could have gone higher and sucked me into a bidding war, which is why I stick to my max bid.)

This messy lot of yarn might look chaotic, but I see some nice yarn in there. I bid $15.00 for it, but it went to another bidder for $18.99.

It's sad that I didn't win any of the three lots, bhut that's the way it goes when you stick to a minimum bid. It was fun to try. :)

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