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 I won the lot.
What made me bid on a mess? 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 is a lot of expensive yarn in this lot. This Premier wool-free metallic/acrylic retails for $6.99 a skein.
Sugar and Cream cotton yarn 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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