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sscotty727 · 26th September 2006, 19:25

Just saw this funny story on yahoo news.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060926/...life_boy1_dc_1

Three-year-old buys pink convertible on Internet Tue Sep 26, 7:31 AM ET

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/2..._life_boy1.jpg

LONDON (Reuters) - Jack Neal briefly became the proud owner of a pink convertible car after he managed to buy it for 9,000 pounds ($17,000) on the Internet despite being only three years old.

Jack's mother told the BBC she had left her password for the eBay auction site in her computer and her son used the "buy it now" option to complete the purchase.

"Jack's a whizz on the PC and just pressed all the right buttons," Rachel Neal said.

The seller of the second-hand car, a dealer from Worcestershire, central England, was amused by the bid and agreed not to force the sale through.

"Luckily he saw the funny side and said he would re-advertise," Neal said.

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sscotty727 I'm a Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Washington DC Area Posts: 1,501 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Rep Power: 21	Another reason to be careful with passwords Just saw this funny story on yahoo news. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060926/...life_boy1_dc_1 Three-year-old buys pink convertible on Internet Tue Sep 26, 7:31 AM ET http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/2..._life_boy1.jpg LONDON (Reuters) - Jack Neal briefly became the proud owner of a pink convertible car after he managed to buy it for 9,000 pounds ($17,000) on the Internet despite being only three years old. Jack's mother told the BBC she had left her password for the eBay auction site in her computer and her son used the "buy it now" option to complete the purchase. "Jack's a whizz on the PC and just pressed all the right buttons," Rachel Neal said. The seller of the second-hand car, a dealer from Worcestershire, central England, was amused by the bid and agreed not to force the sale through. "Luckily he saw the funny side and said he would re-advertise," Neal said.