On-line Bidding, Chippy Window and Ice Cream Chairs

A word from the WISE?

 

I'm not sure I can yet call myself "wise", but I sure can learn from my mistakes

if you can call that wisdom.

 

Working on Saturdays makes it difficult to find deals for resale.

I mean, I see all the goodies that you girls find at Goodwill;

however I've not been that lucky.

Goodwill is WAAAAY overprices for this thrifter.

 

Or so I thought!

 

That is until I started searching on-line auctions.

 

The finger moves to fast on the "Submit Bids," and before you know it,

you have wandered farrrr from your budget.

 

Our local auctioneer calls me "$5 Bonnie." 

He would be surprised at what I paid for these items.

 

 

I thought I just had to have these darling ice cream chairs.

 

Okay, I paid too much and that's okay because sometimes when

you love something so much, you'll do that.

 

Right, girls?

 

What I didn't consider was the travel expense.

Cost me $30 to pick them up.

 

No way will I recover my expenses on these darlings.

Do I keep?

I may just have to.

 

Can not afford to give them away!

 

 

I also bid or OVER bid on this great, chippy window insert.

Oh, I just had to have it!

 

I will NEEEEEVVVER tell ANNNNYONE what I paid for it!

I guess it will just be a great conversation piece or

a great piece to use in my tacky vignettes.

Girls, I still don't have your talent.

 

 

My husband thinks I have lost the rest of my ever, loving mind!

He doesn't see the beauty in this!

 

Lesson Learned!

 

When On-Line Bidding:

1.  Consider travel expense!  GAS prices will put you out of business in a flash!

2.  Add the total cost including travel and if you can't double your money, DON'T SUBMIT THE BID!

3.  Do your homework. 

 

I will search for yard sales in my community.  I will not on-line bid again until gas prices go down.

 

I guess that means, I may be looking around my house for items to redo and sell. 

Need to declutter anyway!

 

Hope you my friends, are better at this than I am. Ughhhhhh.