ISO (I hope that's still the acronym of choice...)

That sounds familiar - {quick look at my excel spread sheet}

Could it be this?

Cheryl

Unfortunately no, it's not :( but thanks awfully for looking for me! The booklet I'm thinking of only had three designs, although I suppose it's possible they reprinted it later? Does that book have a large dragon with a magnificent beaded neckpiece that's maybe not pictured on the front? (the link you gave said there were many designs in the book?)

Could it be this one?

that's it, you're in luck!! sue

SKREAM! You found it! OMG OMG OMG THANK YOU I might cry...even if I don't win this auction, at least I know what it is now! Thank you thank you thank you!

If I may presume to suggest something....

you might want to place a modest starter bid to establish a presence. The greatest action will be in the hour before expiry. By placing a "marker" bid, you will get automatic screens to increase your bid without a lot of hassle. Also, (again I presume) you might want to put in a max bid that you are willing to pay, which will remain invisible.

To those not familiar with eBay, if someone puts in a max bid of $50.00, the actual bid shown will be the minimum needed to establish a "highest bid" position - say, 18.50. . Should someone bid higher than your *Shown" bid, eBay will automatically increase your displayed bid to the minimum level needed to again establish your "highest bid" position, perhaps $21.50.

This goes on until the bid expires. Your max bid limit may never be reached, in which case whichever was your highest displayed is the sale price. I someone bids higher than your max, you must decide to increase your max or pass.

I hope you win this auction. It is indeed a treasure to find something that has been lost. I'm watching the bidding myself, though I will not bid on this item. (Ahem!) Your fox, lady, go hunt it! and Good Hunting to you!

Alex, who received Maria Undi's book on Hungarian Fancy Needlework last Saturday, from OZ. Thanks again to you all for bothering to help me find it. Salud! Oh.... I did NOT get it for 99 cts.

I put an item on my watch list and do just that....watch it. I see how many are interested by the # of bids. I wait till the last 30 seconds of the auction and put in the highest amount I am willing to pay. Ebay will automatically do the rest of the bidding for me.

Bidding ahead of time only raises the price, because others counter bid.......the more interested....the more counter bids.

just me, Cathy from KY in CA

You are spot on Cathy, I always put a 'watch this item' and then check back the last day. Bad idea to bid before that. I start by asking myself how much, in total, that item is worth to me and make it a principle to never bid more, but at the last minute lol

Exactly! I know the max I will pay and slam it in during the last

15-30 seconds! If I still get outbid, I didn't need it. I never run up the bid beforehand.....because I want to get it cheap!!

just me, Cathy from KY in CA

Waiting until the last possible moment to place a bid on EBay is risky! Computers tend to "cough" or get cranky at the worst possible time! It is much safer to use my method -- I decide the absolute maximum I am willing to pay for an item, and put that in as my bid. And then I forget it. If I get the item, fine. If I don't, that just means somebody else was willing to bid more than my maximum. I do the same with regular in-person auctions when I have someone on site handle bidding for me.

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>>> If that's it, you're in luck!!>>

Let us know how the auction works out. I have this book in my stash. I did the griffin as a Christmas ornie for my daughter one year.

sue

I can only say it has always worked for me, though I should also add I am using a reliable computer, have a reliable ISP. The problem with doing it your way is that if someone else is mildly interested they will start bidding until the bid is too high for them, or they lose interest because it keeps getting rejected.

Whereas the way Cathy and I do it, nobody knows whether there is interest, they may put on an acceptably low bid and forget it, but we swoop in with minutes to go and get it.

My best scoop was a lovely, top quality, Royal Crown Derby cat that I really liked. Someone had made one bid for $5.00 and I bid $5.51 at the last moment and got him. It also helped the auction ended in the middle of the night in the UK, late evening here. I am certain if I had showed interest earlier on, the other bidder would have competed with me.

There is a site (and I don't remember the url right now but it's googleable) that will make last minute bids for you, then you are not dependent on your computer. I used them once when the auction ended after I was in bed, it worked, no probs.

That's exactly how I do it too, and I've purchased hundreds of items on eBay. I've also used some of those third party bid sniping programs and they work great! Honestly, that's how most people bid -- either in the last seconds or using one of those programs. Plus, I want to get my item for the lowest possible price, not for my maximum bid, so if I bid early on that only gives someone else the opportunity to come around and bid me up to my maximum. If they don't surpass it I end up paying my top dollar. The odds of losing an item through getting overbid by bidding early are far greater than the odds of losing an item due to a last minute computer malfunction (which personally has only happened to me once). Thanks to eBay and last minute bidding practices, I was able to complete my entire Teresa Wentzler and P. Buckley Moss collections, and I didn't have to pay outrageous "demand" prices for them!

Jinx

I been buying on Ebay since 1997....in 13 years I've never had a "cough". I agree totally with Jinx and Sheena. I have completed a few collections this way...and cheaply!! I have been know to set my clock and get up in the middle of the night to do a little sniping!

If I someday have a cough and miss out on something...then I will figure I wasn't meant to have it!

just me, Cathy from KY in CA

Well, I put in an initial bid because no one else had and I was afraid the seller would yank the auction (can they do that?) but someone outbid me this morning and I'm letting it lie until 5 min before auction ends :)

Thanks all for the advice!

Well, I put in an initial bid because no one else had and I was afraid the seller would yank the auction (can they do that?) but someone outbid me this morning and I'm letting it lie until 5 min before auction ends :)

Thanks all for the advice!

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They theoretically *could* pull the auction, but the experienced sellers know that the majority of bidders bid in the final hours/minutes. If they do pull it, it's commong for them to relist it at a lower price! If not, I've emailed sellers quite a few times after an item has been pulled (or the auction ended with no bids) to let them know I was interested, and pretty much every time I've done that, they've let me outright buy the item for whatever price I was willing to bid! :-))

Jinx

Be sure to let us know what happens.

in the final 6 minutes...my tummy hurts! I am so not a competitor.....

3.5 minutes, I'm the high bid at $2.76...

aaaaaand...it's MINE MINE MINE MINE! $2.76 + shipping, yay!!!!!

Thank you all for your tips and advice!!!!

Me

OK, it went for $2.76 PLUS s&h. k***h beat out o***a in the last minutes. Did you win?

Alex

Oooops, just got your post! Congratulations on your victory. The price seems like a steal. SALUD!

Alex, raising one in your honor.