The man who shared his story about his on-line auction frustrations filled me in on a the outcome of events. He finally decided he should log off his computer from a jewlery auction site. He had apparently had more than enough.
You may recall I shared his story about bidding on engagement rings for the woman he hopes to marry. When he was first referred to one auction bidding site, it was to search out technical equipment. At that point, he spent lots of time but didn’t find what he wanted. He decided on-line auctions were a waste of time. Remember how everything that happens is actually preparing us for things we don’t foresee?
When the same man discovered the jewlery auction, he was intrigued yet, had a hard time. He placed a few bids, but felt nervous. He doubted his chances so he forgot to follow up before those auctions closed. Later, he encountered aggressive bidders who would raise prices midstream or last minute to win. His visions of bidding wars seemed to invite them in, and caused him to feel like he wasn’t meant to get what he wanted.
I encouraged him to rethink the power of intention inside himself. He proceeded to reach in and find those hidden sources of determination, and self-confidence that renewed his sense of a purpose-driven life. He went to sleep and told himself the next day would be a new day. Indeed it was.
The next morning, when he checked the bids on three rings he was following, the prices had increased. He opted not to rebid on two and decided to wait on the third. After all, it was his partner’s second preference. Through watching how people bid, he learned if a competing bidder was watching multiple bids, then that person would pay attention to the periodically changing prices and be less likely to notice bids changing last minute. In a nutshell, he decided not to start a bidding war early because this draws attention and raises prices quickly. Engagement ring bidding can be fierce. The man learned first-hand.
This in mind, he waited until there were 16 seconds left on the bid for the key ring and he raised his bid 25$. The clock resets at 15 seconds. Miraculously, after 42 bids had been placed, the man won the auction and obtained the ring for less than 10% of its retail value. Apparently, both he and his partner are in a state of shock. The man redefined ‘where there’s a will, there’s a way.’ Last I heard, the couple was planning where the real engagement will take place. Perhaps angels already have a Higher plan?
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