When listing an item on eBay, it is imperative that a seller must provide a clear, honest, and accurate description about the item up for auction. That's exactly what ten-year-old Zoe Pemberton did when she put her grandmother up for auction, along with a frankly honest description of her faults. The selling points of 61-year-old Marian Goodall were that she was very cuddly and 'loves word searches' but she tended to be 'annoying and moaning a lot'. For those of you reading this and considering putting the mother-in-law up for a cheap buy-it-now, the auction was shut down by EBay for breaching 'strict sales policies'. In other words, granny trafficking. The auction was meant as a cheeky joke, but that didn't deter the throng of bidders offering more than £20,000 for Granny Goodall. The auction came about when granny returned home from hospital after knee surgery and was a little grouchy. Her dad Thomas, who cares for Mrs Goodall at their home in Essex, said: "I could hear Zoe asking mum lots of questions about her favourite drinks, food and height but I had no idea what she was doing. She called me over, pressed the confirm button, and said, "I've put Nan on eBay". I couldn't believe it. I had no idea she knew how to do it. She had even got a picture of my mum." I'm sure being bought by someone who would actually appreciate a snugly, puzzle-loving Grandma is better than being shipped off to a nursing home, though I'm guessing Little Miss Pemberton has been blacklisted from Granny's will...
When listing an item on eBay, it is imperative that a seller must provide a clear, honest, and accurate description about the item up for auction. That's exactly what ten-year-old Zoe Pemberton did when she put her grandmother up for auction, along with a frankly honest description of her faults. The selling points of 61-year-old Marian Goodall were that she was very cuddly and 'loves word searches' but she tended to be 'annoying and moaning a lot'. For those of you reading this and considering putting the mother-in-law up for a cheap buy-it-now, the auction was shut down by EBay for breaching 'strict sales policies'. In other words, granny trafficking. The auction was meant as a cheeky joke, but that didn't deter the throng of bidders offering more than £20,000 for Granny Goodall. The auction came about when granny returned home from hospital after knee surgery and was a little grouchy. Her dad Thomas, who cares for Mrs Goodall at their home in Essex, said: "I could hear Zoe asking mum lots of questions about her favourite drinks, food and height but I had no idea what she was doing. She called me over, pressed the confirm button, and said, "I've put Nan on eBay". I couldn't believe it. I had no idea she knew how to do it. She had even got a picture of my mum." I'm sure being bought by someone who would actually appreciate a snugly, puzzle-loving Grandma is better than being shipped off to a nursing home, though I'm guessing Little Miss Pemberton has been blacklisted from Granny's will...