Hey Bidder Bidder!
Do any of you attend auctions? I love to go to a good auction. A few years ago Mom and I went to a sale of two families things. The elderly owners of these things had passed away and their families hired an auctioneer to sell their personal things.
There were recliners, step ladders, old croquet sets, dining sets, bookcases and lamps. I could not even begin to list all the things they were auctioning at this sale. There were two auctioneers going at the same time to get it all sold in one day.
I bought 8 Longaberger baskets at such low prices that I almost felt like I was stealing them. My plan was to sell them but of course I have become attached to them and am using them all over my house. Some needed liners and skirts so I spent more money to get them looking the way I wanted them.
What do you buy at auctions? Do you get nervous when you bid, the way I do?
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July 15th, 2010 at 9:24 pm
Are you kidding?! I get so nervous….sweaty palms, racing heart, swimming brain…then when I win, I ponder for at least 5 minutes whether I made a mistake or not! I do love a good auction, though. The last time I went to one I scored a large vintage sewing box ( up to my waist) just chock full of vintage sewing things. It was a great find! I won the bid at $40 and am guilty of lying to my husband about what I paid when I got home. I think it was worth more than that with the things it came with, but you know men….they just don’t understand the value of such things!
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