It was just another night on the auction frontlines, and I had my eyes squarely on the prize: a ceramic puppy cookie jar with a starting bid so low it practically begged for adoption. I was mid-scroll, finger hovering like a hawk over the bid button, when suddenly—like a siren’s song—those familiar blue flowers flashed into view.
Cornflower Blue. The holy grail of vintage kitchenware, and my personal addiction. My heart did a backflip.
Only 30 seconds left.
OH CRAP.
My brain screamed “CORNINGWARE! GO GO GO!” and without my usual ritual of inspection, verification, and Spock-assisted confirmation, I slammed that bid button like I was defusing a bomb. 🧠💥💻
I didn’t double check. I didn’t zoom. I didn’t even breathe.
I just sat back, basking in the pure glee of gaining another piece for my kitchen when the hammer dropped and the adrenaline faded… and I really looked.
That’s when I realized I had mistaken Anchor Hocking Fire King for vintage CorningWare Cornflower Blue—a rookie error that I would normally catch in a heartbeat. But in those final 30 seconds, reason took a backseat to blue flower fever.
I legit felt like the contestant on a game show who buzzes in with such confidence and then hears the wrong answer buzzer and has to stand there smiling awkwardly while their soul exits stage left. 😅
Was it a total loss? Nope. It’s still a good piece and I’ll definitely list it to boost my eBay count. But let this be a lesson to all my fellow treasure hunters:
In the heat of auction battle, trust your gut—but verify your flower pattern.
Still laughing at myself over this one, and honestly? That’s half the fun.
Tonya 💙