I WON!!! I WON!!! I WON!!!
Okay, before anyone gets excited, let me state here and now that I did NOT win the lottery.
What I did win was a couple of eBay auctions, and I'm quite excited because it was pretty close - I didn't think I was going to win them! I inherited a set of dishes when Mom passed - they were my favourite dishes, and their sentimental value is priceless to me. It is a fairly rare pattern, and difficult to find, but I have managed to find a few pieces here and there on eBay. I replaced all the missing pieces (that had gotten broken over the years) except for one, and even managed to find a couple of pieces that Mom hadn't had. Because the pattern is so hard to come across, it's quite an event for me when any pieces do show up on eBay.
A few days ago, two pieces came up for auction, and I've been watching them avidly. One is a covered serving dish that I didn't even know came in that pattern, so I was really excited about that. The other is a gravy boat and underplate. I already found and got that earlier last year, but I decided that I didn't mind having two of them! Right up until this morning, no one had bid on either piece, and I was quite pleased with that. But when I got home from my day out (more on that in a minute) it was to find that someone had started bidding on them. So I waited until the last minute and threw my bids on - and thank goodness, I won both auctions! My heart is still going a mile a minute though - I was so worried that the other bidder would jump back in and outbid me!
Okay, enough of that - now for the rest of my day. My sister and I went out to the flea market this afternoon, hoping to find some things. I'm always on the lookout for Corning Ware (I collect the old Blue Cornflower pattern), and I did find a few pieces, but they were ones that I already had. Both my sister and I ended up leaving there empty handed, but that's all right - we still had a good time!
On the way back from the flea market, we had to drive by an old antique store that we thought had been closed. The lady who owned it was selling it last year, and fortunately for us we discovered that she hadn't been able to sell it yet! I spotted the "Open" sign, and promptly found a spot to turn around and head back to the store. The owner is still trying to sell, so she has a lot of stuff marked down, and I was able to pick up a lovely crystal pickle dish for very cheap. We'll have to keep an eye on the place until she sells, as she said she will be continuing to mark things down.
Then we made a stop at a thrift store, and I was thrilled to find a piece of Corning Ware and two lovely cut glass divided pickle dishes for VERY cheap. The piece of Corning Ware I found is one that I've been wanting to get, although it does not come in my pattern - it is usually just plain white. This one, however, has a very rare pattern on it, which happens to be blue, so it fits nicely with my Blue Cornflower stuff. It was horridly dirty, which almost kept me from buying it. But I figured since it was SO cheap, I couldn't really pass it up, and I just hoped I could get it clean. After much scrubbing I am pleased to report that it did come clean, although it's a bit of an effort to type with these prunes that I now have in place of fingers.
So all in all, it's been a fun, fruitful, albeit tiring day! (Although I doubt if anyone reading this will find it quite as enjoyable as I did!) Oh yes, I forgot - it's also a long weekend, and I've made it an extra-long one by taking Tuesday off as well, since I have some banked overtime that I haven't used up. So that's just even more of a bonus for my weekend! Now I am going to relax for the night and recover from my adventures! Have a great evening everyone!
What I did win was a couple of eBay auctions, and I'm quite excited because it was pretty close - I didn't think I was going to win them! I inherited a set of dishes when Mom passed - they were my favourite dishes, and their sentimental value is priceless to me. It is a fairly rare pattern, and difficult to find, but I have managed to find a few pieces here and there on eBay. I replaced all the missing pieces (that had gotten broken over the years) except for one, and even managed to find a couple of pieces that Mom hadn't had. Because the pattern is so hard to come across, it's quite an event for me when any pieces do show up on eBay.
A few days ago, two pieces came up for auction, and I've been watching them avidly. One is a covered serving dish that I didn't even know came in that pattern, so I was really excited about that. The other is a gravy boat and underplate. I already found and got that earlier last year, but I decided that I didn't mind having two of them! Right up until this morning, no one had bid on either piece, and I was quite pleased with that. But when I got home from my day out (more on that in a minute) it was to find that someone had started bidding on them. So I waited until the last minute and threw my bids on - and thank goodness, I won both auctions! My heart is still going a mile a minute though - I was so worried that the other bidder would jump back in and outbid me!
Okay, enough of that - now for the rest of my day. My sister and I went out to the flea market this afternoon, hoping to find some things. I'm always on the lookout for Corning Ware (I collect the old Blue Cornflower pattern), and I did find a few pieces, but they were ones that I already had. Both my sister and I ended up leaving there empty handed, but that's all right - we still had a good time!
On the way back from the flea market, we had to drive by an old antique store that we thought had been closed. The lady who owned it was selling it last year, and fortunately for us we discovered that she hadn't been able to sell it yet! I spotted the "Open" sign, and promptly found a spot to turn around and head back to the store. The owner is still trying to sell, so she has a lot of stuff marked down, and I was able to pick up a lovely crystal pickle dish for very cheap. We'll have to keep an eye on the place until she sells, as she said she will be continuing to mark things down.
Then we made a stop at a thrift store, and I was thrilled to find a piece of Corning Ware and two lovely cut glass divided pickle dishes for VERY cheap. The piece of Corning Ware I found is one that I've been wanting to get, although it does not come in my pattern - it is usually just plain white. This one, however, has a very rare pattern on it, which happens to be blue, so it fits nicely with my Blue Cornflower stuff. It was horridly dirty, which almost kept me from buying it. But I figured since it was SO cheap, I couldn't really pass it up, and I just hoped I could get it clean. After much scrubbing I am pleased to report that it did come clean, although it's a bit of an effort to type with these prunes that I now have in place of fingers.
So all in all, it's been a fun, fruitful, albeit tiring day! (Although I doubt if anyone reading this will find it quite as enjoyable as I did!) Oh yes, I forgot - it's also a long weekend, and I've made it an extra-long one by taking Tuesday off as well, since I have some banked overtime that I haven't used up. So that's just even more of a bonus for my weekend! Now I am going to relax for the night and recover from my adventures! Have a great evening everyone!
posted by Fullmoondolphin at 8:10 PM
3 Comments:
It was a really fun day Pammie! You FAILED to mention that I got a lovely little set of plain white teacups and saucers to do tealeaf readings with ~ oh, and two lovely frosted white (my fav don'tcha know) little tealight holders, AND some paperbacks to read....all in all we had a pretty darn good bargain day! **grins**
Thanks for the fun day!
Sounds like a great day, Ladies. I have a mix'n'match cupboard of Corning stuff as well. My dozen or so casseroles consist of the blue flower and the harvest stuff. My dishes are...I dunno. Corelle stuff with pink hearts on it. I did find one treasure at our local flea market and that was a teapot that matches my corelle dishes. I'm not a big tea drinker, but I HAD to get it. Ya know how that goes!
No, I didn't FAIL to mention it Judy - I just figured I'd rattled on long enough, and that you would probably like to tell about your own treasures yourself! *grin* But yes, it was a great bargain day, and it's always fun to go with you!
Deb, I know what you mean - some things you just HAVE to get, no matter what!
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