Sam's father had agreed to buy him a car, but only on the condition that he got four A's in school and saved up a "car fund" himself.
So Sam put the barely antique nautical instruments and personal belongings left behind by his great-great-great-grandfather up for auction on eBay.
But so far, he had not sold a single thing!
After school that day, Sam went home and, as usual, immediately turned on his computer and logged into his eBay account.
The auction was about to end. He hoped it would not go unsold again this time!
"God bless me. Please let it sell, even if it's just one item!"
Sam muttered expectantly.
As soon as the page loaded, Sam immediately spotted the conspicuous notification in the message bar.
"Someone finally likes my stuff?"
Excited, Sam hurriedly clicked it open and was delighted to discover that someone had finally placed a bid on the glasses!
Before this, the bidding record had always been zero!
But now that someone had placed a bid, even if no one else became interested in the glasses, he could still sell them at the reserve price he had set!
And that reserve price was a full 250 dollars!
"That's awesome!"
Sam could not help clenching his fists in excitement!
After so long without any interest and with so many failed auctions, Sam's expectations had dropped again and again. If someone had truly been willing to buy them, he would have accepted even fifty dollars. But his unwillingness to give in had kept him from changing the price, and now, he had finally found someone who appreciated their value!
With only a few minutes left before the auction ended, Sam stared unblinkingly at the computer screen, hoping someone would keep bidding. Better yet, he hoped for a