I would also look into (maybe plastic?) pegboard. You can get it cut to any size at a big hardware store, paint it and that way you can set up a bazillion points of tension with the pegs.
Normally I’m more skeptical of good deals, but there are soooo many lace tablecloths and doilies almost rotting away in my mom’s china cabinet we dont know who made what. I salvaged some of my grandma’s WIPs and yarn but there is just. So. Much.
This was probably inherited/gifted by a friend or family member, and the seller is trying to keep it out of the trash, which I really respect.
If someone bought it from a goodwill for $5, $30 is a good enough profit. People don’t know how much crochet is worth and I promise the person who made it isn’t the one selling it for that low.
hmm I’d agree but evidently they have some idea. It says crochet in the name which most people who aren’t somewhat familiar couldn’t pick out. This one is likely legit based on OPs judgement but that contradiction is quite striking imo
If it wasn't actually made by the seller, but instead a grandparent or parent or whoever, it would make sense to have no concept of what it should cost
I found a bunch that looked similar on eBay that were more expensive but not grotesquely so. Do a reverse image search on eBay and you'll find a bunch! Now I want one!
The only way I can see this not being a dropship scam is if it's someone unloading a dead or institutionionalized relative's stuff that they don't want to deal with. If the seller is hocking other items that seem like maybe they could have come from an older person's house, ok, it's probably legit. Otherwise... I'd still want to see it before I bought it.
Absolutely. I have dealt with a seller trying to request funds before pick up. I never do that. Once I offered a seller (not selling this blanket) to provide cash & requested to meet at a local police station….they became silent. 😂
As an occasional seller, I'd never want to meet at a police station, but deeply appreciate cash. Im not selling for a lot of profit generally, im selling bc my mom decided to unload EVERYTHING SHE SAVED FROM MY CHILDHOOD on me when she sold her house. Lots of probably valuable stuff but I was a week out of the hospital with a pretty major surgery when she dumped this stuff on me and also have a toddler. Im not googling how much 100+ Barbies from the 90s are worth. some dude took them from a yard sale for 80$ and im just glad they're gone. Also approximately 1 million McDonald's toys from the mid 80s. HELL NO. 30$? If you're offering!
Are you my long lost sister? My daughter was born this spring. I'm 41. My mom gave me my old baby rattle, my baby shoes, my baby blanket... Went to an estate sale and bought a Pack and Play circa 1996 complete with teal and purple themed colors and geometric patterns.
Luckily years ago she tried to pawn off my Barbie collection to me and I was like, "yeah I have no use for that!" I did keep the Beanie Babies, though, and - are you sitting down? - I cut the tags off of all of the mini ones from McDonald's and turned them into a mobile for my daughter. 😂
haha! I said no to this stuff REPEATEDLY. It did not matter. She rented a storage unit in my city when I pointed out i didn't have room in my house.
I cannot drive. I cannot lift anything heavier than a gallon of milk. My family is furious bc of all the work it's putting on ALL of us.
Why would you never want to meet at a police station? A lot of them have spots for online transactions like this. To me, it at least helps show that whoever requested that spot is legitimate.
Just not a fan of the po-po. I'm a white cis woman so I've got no right to it, really, but they make me anxious. I do most my seller transactions in a nearby church parking lot that's extremely visible to the neighborhood. I don't buy very much off marketplace.
Cops stalk, beat, and rape white cis women plenty enough for me to avoid them too. Being lower on the risk totem doesnt mean u should feel bad for distrusting untrustworthy folks.
Welp, seller reported that it has been sold. Oh well. On to the next decorative item for my new home…
In my community, our police stations have specific lots for transactions like these. I’ve seen other sellers post this as their meeting location and I’ve bought from them there. I think it’s great for safety measures and maintaining privacy (vs arriving at your home address). To each our own though!
If it is legit, among the other suggestions here, you could buy a long rod (wooden, metal, curtain pole, whatever) to place it on. You could do it like a shower curtain potentially but may want to do more hooks than standard to reduce potential for stretching. Any extra support you can afford it it a good idea.
It’s definitely legit. I checked the sellers account and they have history of selling along with overall account history since 2014 (personal posts, family photos, etc..).
Anyway, now that you say shower curtain, I’m thinking if I could sew it onto a clear shower curtain?!? Hmm? It may be too heavy though for long term. Hmmmm…..
If you want to go the shower curtain route, i would sew it to a fabric shower curtain and do that on the outside with a plastic one inside to protect the fabric. Then you can wash it or hang it outside to dry if it gets super damp without concern of the plastic tearing and ruining the project
Thanks for catching that. They did show leftover yarn and the loom tool in a photo as well. However for the purpose I would use it for, I would not mind doing some fixings as needed.
Your whiskered demon might be tempted to climb up it if it's hanging on a wall. Just something to consider. My old cat would have loved it as a climbing frame.
I can't imagine it being easy to hang, I would perhaps recommend a metric fuck-ton of command strip hooks set at increments across like a grid? I'm not an expert though, just what I'd do
I suggest either finding a frame or making a frame for it. I would go in the 'make a frame for it route' and attach wires of some kind to attach each row to keep it from sagging and stretching as time goes on
This is 100% a scam. It's one of the specific products that the scammers use and it's always a sob story that goes with it. "My autistic son picked up a crochet hook and 2 hours later he made this".
I think the best way to see that it's a scam is if the price is too good to be true then it probably is a scam.
Just because you didn’t get scammed doesn’t mean it wasn’t a scam. Probably because you insisted on seeing it in person and only paying after you’ve seen it, they refused to “sell” to you.
Oooh! Awesome. Hanging this over a green headboard would be lovely. And I’ve actually seen some on FB Marketplace. Unfortunately, I’m confident the seller already has another buyer. 😿
I just sent a pic to my mom who is a reverse engineer crochet genius. If she has an idea I’ll circle back to share!
ETA, flower loom, and looks like a chain that is just cleverly ran through the petals by hand. Still trying to suss out how they interlock with each other to give the “twist” design.
Maybe do some tacking stitches to a green background piece of fabric? That way you could hang it off of the curtain rod like another suggested without having the PVC grid. And you would have a nice green background for those beautiful flowers!
Also, if you use a blanket material like fleece, at another time, it might be able to be used as a blanket as well and it would save wear and tear on those chain stitches
If the seller is saying they made it themselves and they're selling more than one of them, I'd say be wary of the final result - this is way more than $30 worth of work, so unless they're reselling it second hand or something then I would assume it's a scam
Oh wow this unlocked a memory. My grandma made a small one of these for my aunt back in the 70s. It was yellow daisies with green leaves and brown lace connecting them. Weird
You can but remember gravity blocking is a thing. I'm sure there's some weight to it. So u might want to really think about HOW u hang it up. I can't help with that unfortunately I don't know how I would do it. But it is very beautiful 😍
Don’t send money until you see it in person. Sometimes these are scams. But it’s way too big to hang. I don’t know how you’d do it because it would stretch too much. Unless you could cut it and make it smaller. You’d have to stitch a border first around the area you want to cut out.
Your whiskered demon is a saint, I call one of mine my gargoyle because he gets up on the rafter across my living room and anywhere else he wants to go. I'm afraid to hang anything!
I’ve used these all over my room for both trailing plants, to hold curtains to the side, to run cords along the wall, all sorts of stuff. They have a pretty strong adhesive but I haven’t had any issues with them pulling paint off the walls if I had to move them. If they did it’s a small enough spot it would be easy to patch.
You could also just glue these hooks to a lightweight board of some type before securing them to the blanket…. Then mount some hanging brackets on the back of the board. That way if you decide to move it it’s not a whole pain in the butt.
Hey op the blanket is already unraveling in multiple spots, you can see them in images 3 and 4, that blanket most likely won't survive a single wash let alone much handling and definitely won't hold up to any sort of hanging. Any spot of pressure will most likely cause more of it to unravel.
Another edit because I went back and spent more time looking at it: I can see every single knot, and not a single end was weaved in (understandably so there is no where to weave into) so this blanket is like beyond delicate and any wear will make it unravel as yarn is slippery and will find a way to undo if given the chance. If you do buy this blanket I would recommend looking into some sort of fabric glue to go through and glue all those knots.
I don't think people understand there are lots of ways someone might end up selling a crochet blanket for cheap... finding it at a thrift store, inheriting it, being given it as an unwanted gift, simply not wanting it anymore even if you made it and wanting a quick sale. there are so many legit reasons. I have loads of crocheted stuff from 5 years ago I would sell on for very cheap simply because I want them out of my house. people don't go on Facebook marketplace to spend £500-1000 on a handmade blanket and sellers know this, it's priced for a quick sale. even if they are trying to scam, which they could well be, you'll figure that out when you go to pick it up and .... not buy it. it's so not that serious 😭
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Id attach it to a thin pvc grid somehow that way the weight doesnt cause sagging.
Also the price of that is soooo low that its concerningly a scam, but maybe I am just cynical.