A mother sells her forehead as advertising space on eBay in order to pay for her son's education.

Goldenpalace.com, an Internet gambling company in the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawake, Canada, met Smith's $10,000 asking price.

For the $10,000, Kari Smith, 30, had her forehead tattooed with the Web address, "GOLDENPALACE.COM."

"For the all the sacrifices everyone makes, this is a very small one," she said. "It's a small sacrifice to build a better future for my son." The money will fund a private education for her 11-year-old son. "To everyone else, it seems like a stupid thing to do. To me, $10,000 is like $1 million. I only live once, and I'm doing it for my son."

Tattoo artist Don Brouse said he and his staff spent nearly seven hours Wednesday trying to talk Smith out of putting "GOLDENPALACE.COM" above her face. When he did go through with it, he kept the inch-tall letters close to her hairline, where bangs or a hat could provide some cover.

Smith's eBay auction attracted more than 27,000 hits and 1,000 watchers - bidding reached $999.99 before the gambling site met Smith's $10,000 asking price.