two dollar goods: grandma's ugly chair

this past sunday i picked up this chair at my church's Oktoberfest white elephant sale for $2.00. yes. that's right. t-w-o d-o-l-l-a-r-s. originally, i liked it because it has cushions that are easy to remove and recover and it wouldn't require re-upholstery. but after i got it home and looked it over i began to think that this "ugly" two dollar chair might be something a little more special and possibly mid-century. i proceeded to find the exact same one on ebay. the ebay listing calls this chair a "danish mid-century modern lounge chair". i also found out that the "baumritter" furniture company was bought out by ethan allen in the 70's. i guess grandma's old ugly chair is making a come back...these types of chairs are all over ebay. sets of them (nicer than this one) are selling for $500-$800 per pair. the only thing better than paying $2.00 for one would be to inherit one from your actual grandma.