Auction Fever
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- Subject: Auction Fever
- From: M* T* <t*@flash.net>
- Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 06:51:23 -0600 (MDT)
Hello, irisers...
this will have been my first FULL week of school (and by that I mean
having attended every class every day.) And, to treat myself, I went to
the auction last night. About the second iris auctioned was AFFAIRE, by
Barry Blyth (you can see it on the world iris web page.) And I won.
Diana Winship paid the same amount for the second rhizome, but I WON!!!
Then, about an hour later, one of the two irises I had to have, WAFFLE
TALK, was up for auction. After sitting through an hour of stuff out of
my price range, I actually jumped up and began waving my auction paddle
while he was still announcing the name. My strategy was simple: keep
that bidding paddle up in the air until Diana told people to quit
bidding against me. It worked. Mine for $16. Unfortunately, ny father
had arrived while I was bidding, and I don't think he approved of my
techniques: DAD: Can you afford this? How are you paying?
ME: Mom gave me your checkbook, and signed four checks.
The last one I wanted to bid on was BLACK FALLS. When they told us "on
to '97 irises," I went and *discreetly* asked the auctioneer's helper
to please auction that next. Once again, I won by about 2 seconds.
Someone bid $18 right after the auctioneer said "sold." I left the
meeting with three irises, three new friends, ( I met Jana Bone of our
very own iris-l last night!), three pieces of Diana's upside-down
pineapple cake, and minus one stainless steel serving spoon. Parents,
never rush your children, sometimes we're as forgetful as you! <VBG>
AND... I saw a picture of Tom Burseen's Air Up There... Words, pictures
cannot do it justice.
Rusty
