3-year-old accidentally buys car on Ebay auction site
LONDON (GP) - A 3 year old Jack Neal loves cars more than his other toys so much so that while his mother wasn't looking he accessed Ebay on her computer and after searching for what he thought to be a cool car, settled on a bright pink colored Nissan Figaro. It was bought by Jack for around C$18,000.
"I had just come off the computer and I thought I had logged off, I came out of eBay," his mother Rachel told the British Broadcasting Corp. on Monday.
"Jack jumped on the chair, (went) straight in, found the page and bought the car." Unable to read, the youngster likely used the "buy it now" option to make the purchase.
The first time the Neals, from Sleaford in eastern England, knew of the sale was when they received an invoice and congratulary email from auto dealer David Jones, the eBay seller who thought he had made his first Internet sale.
Jones, from Worcestershire in central England, saw the funny side and said he will not hold the Neals to their purchase as long as eBay drops his listing fees (around $40). The car will be relisted again and or sold to the next highest bidder. Jones did not know at that time what the next highest bid amount was or their identity.
"I've got a 2 1/2-year-old son myself and I don't think he would be able to do this, although he's bright," he said.
Jack denied all culpability and decided he likes trains now.
Asked if he had made the purchase, he simply squirmed and muttered, "No, I want my mommy"
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Far too advanced, my three year is very smart but I dont think with her computer savy at her age she could do it.
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Ebay is onthe way out. Too many scammers and frauds. Don't ever buy electronic components and TV's through there as you will always have problems. Amazon.com and Overstocked.com are much better and shipping is much, much more reasonable. Basically, I have ordered a lot of items through Ebay and every time I order something from Ebay there is something wrong with it (item doesn't work, wrong item, fraud, etc...) Then you have to deal with sellers that generally have bad service. Why waste your time with Ebay? Go to Overstocked.com, Amazon.com and if you are looking for books use cheapbooks.com. Cheapbooks will actually compare Ebay, Amazon, Overstocked and others and give you the best prices. It also has a link to Amazon for each book so you can see its individual ratings and reviews. Ebay is almost never the cheapest price when you include the outrageous shipping charges their sellers use. I no longer use Ebay and don't regret that decision at all.
Manbss
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That was inspiring,
LOL
Thats is pretty funny as it goes..
Thanks
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