Another Gamble Pays Off

This 11.88 lbs. of yarn didn't have very good photos on the ShopGoodwill.com auction listing, which is probably why I was the only bidder. I bid on it on a whim, but I wouldn't have paid any more for it than the minimum that I bid -- and with which I won the lot.

What made me bid on a lot that didn't look promising? I saw some labels that made me suspect that despite the terrible pics it could be good quality. Also, from the weight I guessed there would be a lot more yarn than the photos were showing. Here's how it looked when it arrived.

Counting 40 new or nearly-new skeins as I unloaded the box, half still with labels, I found out I was right on both counts, and then some.

There are plenty of expensive skeins in this lot, including multiple skeins of chenille, tweed, chunky boucle and specialty yarns. This Premier wool-free metallic/acrylic retails for $6.99 a skein.

Sugar and Cream cotton yarn currently retails for $4.49 a skein. I know because I went to JoAnn last month to price some and didn't buy any because it was so expensive.

I found a solid green version of this Lion Brand Holiday yarn for sale on eBay for $19.99 a skein, so I'll assume it's vintage. The lot came with three of them with metallic gold accent thread.

None of the yarn is soiled or smells, so I would comfortably price this lot at $3.00 a skein for resale, or $120.00. I paid $9.99 for the lot, which works out to about twenty-five cents per skein. Not a bad deal at all.

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

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