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Were you wondering about that BOC auction?

Feb 14, 2013 2:16 PM

Last May, I posted a question about donating an unopened BOC from the 5/22 Woot-Off to a silent auction at my place of employment. The auction finally took place (this past week) and I thought I'd relay the results.

We were asked to provide a value estimate when we donated the goods, and being perhaps more literal-minded than I strictly needed to be, I put down the selling price of $3, rather than the $8 price-plus-shipping I actually paid. This set the opening bid at $1.

Over six hours, the BOC garnered six bids from five different bidders. The final selling price was $11. I've sent out an e-mail to the winning bidder, asking what was inside the package; I'll update if/when I get a response.

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coondogg97 coondogg97
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So, you got a BOC and didn't open it!? WTH!?

the18thtee84 the18thtee84
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And here's the contents list, from the purchaser:
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LOL …. Yeah, it had a few items in it that were okay. :) There was a 3X T-shirt – just my size! LOL A ladies watch, which is probably worth $10. A leather kindle cover. I don’t have a kindle, but did find a home for it. A notebook (journal type). A paper bag (like what you put gifts in) with a question mark on it. Then a stuffed cow on a surfboard, which was sealed up – and after looking it up on the internet, found out it was worth $20.00. So ….. yes, I did get my money’s worth. Thanks!
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Judging by the less than reverent description of the Holy Question Mark Bag, I'm pretty sure the purchaser wasn't even a regular Wooter. I'm impressed.

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woot! Gift bag? Never seen one.

coondogg97 coondogg97
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We must have a picture of this mythical Woot? bag.

ki4rxm ki4rxm
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It's the brown paper fuzzy question mark bag, I'm sure.

thumperchick thumperchick
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or its the variant with handles.

wilcononomous wilcononomous

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