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No Bidders?

I got this lot at the online auction for a song on the last day of bidding because no one bid on it or challenged me for it.

The shipping and handling fees were reasonable, so that left me scratching my head. It's true that only a few skeins have labels, and there's a bit of a tangle going on, but still.

Here's why I bid it: what appears to be an unused skein of Wool Ease which currently retails for $9.99 at Michael's in my area. Altogether I count about 22 skeins and balls of yarn, one is definitely Homespun and two are cakes. The Caron Cupcake is discontinued and runs about $10.00 retail. The other cake is a Sweet Roll, I believe, which retail for $5.99. I also didn't think I would win the yarn for such a small bid, but you never know.

Doing the math for this lot is easy; the resale value is at minimum $100.00. I paid $9.99 for the lot, or .45 for each skein. I'll post again when it arrives and see what I really got for less than ten bucks. :) Thrift your yarn, my friends.

Image credit: the pics in this post came from the original listing at ShopGoodwill.com.

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