By sunset, Silas had sold every tire in the shop. He had enough to outbid the developers, but more importantly, the screeching of bad brakes and the "thump-thump" of blown treads had vanished from Oakhaven’s hills.
That changed the day Silas found himself in a bidding war for the old Miller estate. He needed cash fast to buy the lot next door before a generic mega-corp turned it into a car wash. Desperate, Silas dragged a chalkboard out to the curb and wrote three words that made the town stop in its tracks: By noon, the line of cars stretched past the town square. buy 1 get 1 tires
Then came "Speedy" Pete, the local pizza delivery kid whose tires had less grip than a pat of butter. He stared at the sign, then at his empty wallet. "I can only afford one, Mr. Vane. Does the deal still work?" By sunset, Silas had sold every tire in the shop