Boy (3) 'buys' pink convertible car on Ebay

A three year-old English boy briefly became the proud owner of a pink convertible car after he managed to buy it for £9,000 on…

A three year-old English boy briefly became the proud owner of a pink convertible car after he managed to buy it for £9,000 on the Internet.

The boy, named as Jack Neal, used his mother's password for the Ebay auction site that she had left on her computer and used the "buy it now" option to complete the purchase.

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

The seller of the second-hand car, a dealer from Worcestershire, England, agreed not to force the sale through.

"Luckily he saw the funny side and said he would readvertise," Ms Neal said.

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