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Wish Trio

I'm bidding on three things this week, but they're not wannbuts -- they're things I wish I could own but that are likely going to be grabbed up by others. I still bid on them anyway because you never know.

For example, I loved this quilt the moment I saw it, so I bid with my maximum upfront in hopes that I might win it. Since it is such a pretty quilt, I probably won't.

This sewing machine looks brand new in the listing. Because I don't know if it needs repair, I only bid a small amount. If I win this one, and it works, it will become my light duty sewing machine. I also plan to lend it out to a neighbor who doesn't own one. New-looking machines generally get fought over quite a bit at the auction site.

I confess, by the time I wrote this post I'd already been outbid on this gorgeous chest of Madeira thread. I'm not going to continue to bid on it, but I do want to see what it sells for.

Stay tuned to the blog to find out if I get lucky with the other two listings! Ha.

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