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Thirty Cents a Skein

You may remember this lot from my under ten trio, which I won for a very low bid.

It arrived a week later, so let's see if it was worth what I paid for it. Do you remember? Ha.

I'd say oh yes, and then some. I received 26 skeins and balls, most unused, most still with their labels, and all in excellent condition (they don't even have the usual storage smell.)

This brand new Yarn Bee Sugarwheel Cotton Sparkle is labeled $5.99, but currently retails for $8.49. That's more than I paid for the entire lot.

I Love This Cotton in white, which I've never before used, currently retails for $4.49.

Red Heart Super Saver variegated in Ocean retails for $5.99 per skein. I have two.

This Wool Ease Thick and Quick Metallic in Mystical might be one of the discontinued colorways; it's wound with a thin thread of metallic blue around the yarn, and retails for $8.79 a skein. I'm thrilled to have it.

My estimate for the total value of the lot is $182.00. I paid $7.99 for everything, or about thirty cents a skein. Thrift your yarn, my friends.

Image credit: the first pic in this post came from the original auction listing at ShopGoodwill.com.

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