Nice! Good deal. ;)

Wow, those are great. Look like nice quality. What a deal!

They are really sturdy. There is some chipping paint - so I'll need to figure out how to paint them. The paint/finish on the wood is pretty thick. I'm hoping I can just rough them up with sandpaper and then paint. Otherwise, it will be a much bigger job.

wow what a deal! they are great and I am sure you will love them.

Great find!

Yes, a great find! I've never heard of the site.

You did good!

very pretty.

Did it turn out that the sale was run by a local estate sale company that used ebth as a marketing tool or was the sale actually run by ebth?

That's a steal. Good for you!

I like them very much as they are but of course I'm looking at a picture. They look very architectural, with a faint oriental flavor. The price is unbelievable.

Jewel - I'm not 100% sure - but I think it was run by EBTH.

I had never heard of it until I read a post here. Perused the website and found that you can search by location of the sale. I'm not interested in having things shipped, as the shipping can often cost 10x more than the item (you can put in your zip code to get an estimate) So I just looked at sales that were close. This particular pick up location was about 20 minutes away from us.

I will continue to check them out from time to time. I spoke with the gal who worked the sale and she said that some people wait until the last minute to bid and end up getting items for $1. I guess it depends on what you need/want. But I can see how one can find some pretty good deals, and interesting items.

The sold pieces that were there today when I picked the stools up were all very nice.

Ingrid - great description - "architectural". I hope I can make them work in our home.

They're lovely! Congratulations on such a great score!

I love them!! great buy!

Oh dear. I just spent some time looking at an auction near me. I signed up and bid on two items.

graywings - I was very impressed with the process. My chairs were as described - and actually nicer than I expected. I plan to continue to look at auctions within a 30 mile radius of our town.

I just spent hours perusing the site and their are some items that are quite nice. I went through every page and their are some possibilities there.

jpmom, I have a question, since you have successfully bid on something and received it. Were there any additional charges beyond the bid price? Any sort of auction fee involved? I read over the terms and conditions and there was no reference to additional charged. I don't want to be surprised if I win.

Graywings - not a thing!

What I don't recall seeing were the pick up details. But I didn't look for them either. When I received the email stating I won the chairs, they listed the pick up location and time. It was the next day between 10am and 2pm. Not sure what would have happened if I couldn't get there.

I just heard about the site the other day and have already bid on four landscapes! Yipee! Told a friend about EBTH and he is already obsessing over anything and everything cobalt blue. We actually spent an hour "shopping" together by phone on that site looking for stuff for his new house!

Beautiful stools! I love them!

I wondered if anyone who bid a small amt of $ actually won the bids on that site. I also heard that the shipping charges were exorbitant. Did you pick them up or have them shipped? How was your experience using the site? Thanks so much for the info.

For large pieces, I will only consider local sales where I can pick up. I would consider a small piece of artwork, or accessory from a non-local sale. I saw a framed Beatles photo I liked - shipping/packing came to $20.

I spoke to the gal running the sale and asked if a lot of things are sold at very low prices - and she said that there are many folks who wait until the last possible minute and get stuff for $1, $5 etc.

It depends on what you are looking for. I can see eBay-ers buying from this site and reselling.

But yes - shipping large pieces is cost prohibitive, especially since you can't see in person.

My experience with the site was excellent.

They've been in business since 2008.

Thanks for the info jpmom. It's refreshing to hear good news about something. I'll start looking seriously at items on this site now.

Never mind. Was looking to look by location. It's under "all sales."

The auctions for the two items I was interested in went over my bids by a lot. I keep drooling over this pine convent table that is on the site. The description: An American made pine convent table, dating
to the early 1900s. This table has five drawers on each side, and one
drawer at each end with lug pulls. The table features slightly splayed
legs. Each nun would have her place at the table, and her tableware
would be kept in the drawer where she sat. Mortise and tenon and nail
construction used. The table has acquired a rich patina over the years.

That is beautiful. Curious - how much did it go for?

Wow, that is beautiful.

Oh cool. Another site for me to spend money at. LOL

The table is auctioned off tomorrow in Indiana:

convent table

Yeah, I was suckered in and joined so getting email every day. Shipping is fairly expensive so am only interested in buying from my city, but still look at all the other cities.

You are such a bunch of enablers. You are my bargain shopping co-dependents! I just signed up for the site and made a bid, thanks to you. Got outbid quickly, so I doubt I will end up with it, plus the shipping fees are considerable. Oh well.

I'm only looking at local sales. I won't even tempt myself to look at items that require shipping.

I've heard that a lot of people wait til the last day to bid - and end up with some great deals. I still can't believe my score for $30.

jpmom, you made a killing!

What a great deal! Love them!

Your chairs are such a great deal! And so good looking too. :) I saw this thread when it first started and went on the site, couldn't resist and bid on some stuff and actually won a marble topped table for a steal! I just picked it up today and I love my new table!! :) Thank you! (My husband is horrified I have a new source though LOL)

Just a tip, if you are a new customer you can use NEWEMAIL20 to get $20 off your order.