Sunday, October 16, 2011

Keeping It Simple

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I witnessed something at an auction on Saturday that I've never seen before and hope to never see again...a crazy mental auction bidder! Seriously, this woman must have been having a manic episode. She was literally bidding on and buying everything that went up for sale. At one point she had her bidding ticket in her hand and was waving it around in the air while having a conversation with the fella next to her. She stopped her conversation with the fella and said to the auctioneer, "What am I bidding on?" She spent $50 on an old rusty rake. She bid against everyone on everything it didn't matter what it was, she didn't care, she just wanted to bid. She was bidding on items before the auctioneer even said what the opening bid was for an item. He told her a few times to allow him to get out the bid amount before she started bidding. The auctioneers were starting opening bid prices extremely high because they new she would just instantly bid on it. People left the auction because they became so annoyed with what was happening. Towards the end of the auction, Sgt overheard the auctioneers talking about her behavior and becoming concerned that in the end she wouldn't pay for all she bought! It was so weird. She didn't know what she was bidding on half the time, she didn't care if she over paid for an item, and she didn't seem to have a spending limit what so ever. Yup, that's right, she just waved that number in the air like she just didn't care! I saw the auctioneers go over to speak with her a few times during the auction. Now don't get me wrong, she had every right to bid on anything she wanted at any price she wanted to pay for it, as it was after all a public estate auction. That's the nature of an auction, it goes to the person willing to pay the most for it. It was just the weirdest, most disturbing auction I've ever been to.

But not to worry the day wasn't a complete loss because when the crazy bidding lady was briefly distracted with picking out what she wanted from a bid she just won (yup, she didn't know and an auction employee took her over to the side yard to show her) I snagged up a two piece bookcase I had my eye on for $5. And that was it for my auction buys!

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In other fun and entertaining news, this morning Sgt and I pulled up our crop of sweet potatoes that I planted this Summer from the garden! I love hunting for potatoes and we did pretty well with our harvest. I'll be writing about our sweet potato harvest over in the blog we share, The Simple Acre later today...so stop on over if you want to see the Sgt and I gettin dirty!

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10 comments:

  1. Wow! That poor crazy woman. You did well tho. That bookshelf is gorgeous.

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  2. What a strange event, I hope to god I don't encounter anything like that.

    I don't know if you have answered this before (if so, I haven't seen it!), but can I just ask you how you keep all your furniture so nice with a cat in the house (both regarding fur, and those nasty little things called claws!)?

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  3. Hello Mary, is a long awaited post on furnishing your home, and as always I am amazed at how much business you can do....

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  4. That is rather insane! Makes me wonder if she is putting the cost of it all on some cheating guys credit card or something. Bizarre. Beautimus bookcases though!

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  5. Nice bookcase, I am desperately on the hunt for a couple of pieces at the moment and just can't find them, I think I will need to go to an auction but as I live near London I'm not imagining there will be many bargains :o(

    How strange of that lady? I do hope she was ok and was just rich & crazy and not having some kind if episode.

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  6. I had a similar experience this spring at my weekly estate auction, athough the lady appeared totally sane. She bid on every single thing and paid top dollar, no one could win anything. She angered the men by getting all the tools, she even bought industrial equipment like 55 gallon drums and electrical conduit, which is really weird. I left along with everyone else after that. People are still talking about her.
    I love those book cases, you have such fab style!

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  7. Very nice find despite the day! Love that mirror too.

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  8. I have never been to an auction.Maybe one day I will they have one down the road from me all the time but I haven't been.I worry I will be like that lady.bidding on everythig.except I will be more aware of what I am bidding on.What a lovely shelf.Love that color blue.Cute pic of you.I just love sweet potatoes.will stop by your other blog.x

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  9. That bookcase set is divine!! The color is beautiful! But what a wild story! Some people must get caught up in the frenzy. One time my mother-in-law had a yard sale at her mother's condo and this weird dude showed up and started picking out random items (vintage silverware, china, bar ware, tennis rackets, chest of drawers) and he must have chosen 20 things. He had this hyper energy about him and seemed very focused. He said he would be back with a friend's truck and his checkbook but he never came back!

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  10. I think the woman was definitely having a manic episode....as in being bi-polar. She was even going woohoo woohoo. It was just extremely disturbing to watch.

    I hope to never run in to her at an auction ever again!

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