As Lin Yang took a sip from his cup, he almost spit out his tea when he heard the price.
A bead as plain as a rock, selling for 280,000?
Seeing his expression, Mr. Xia thought the price he offered didn't meet Lin's expectation, so with a pleasing tone, he added, "Lin Xiao You, your item is indeed rare, but the condition of this bead is really poor. There are only a handful of collectors, I can only add twenty thousand to round it up. Any more would exceed my budget, and what I've offered already surpasses what many collectors would consider, you see..."
On hearing the price of 300,000, Lin found it far exceeded his expectations.
He hadn't held much hope for making this deal when he arrived, considering the item was barely more than a decent-looking rock to him, and to get such an unexpectedly high price was surprising.
After all, this item was merely a quirky indulgence; to most people it was just a rock, but to a select few, it was a treasure.