And Finally... Ten-year-old girl puts 'moaner' granny up for sale on eBay - and gets £20k bid

By James Shepherd on Oct 1, 09 09:37 AM in News

An enterprising girl of 10 put her "moaning" gran up for sale on eBay - and was offered £20,000.

Zoe Pemberton received dozens of bids for Marian Goodall, 61, on the internet auction site.

The primary schoolgirl described the disabled pensioner as being "rare and annoying and moaning a lot" but also "very cuddly and loves word searches".

Zoe, of Clacton in Essex, initially hoped to get just 99p.

She said: "She was annoying me.

I was sitting down watching TV and she kept asking me to do things like make her a drink. I was on the laptop and suddenly thought I'd put her on eBay."

Widow Marian, who is registered disabled because of back trouble, said: "I went along with it." Zoe's dad, Thomas, 31, said: "We had loads of inquiries asking if mum comes with a guarantee or an MoT."

He added that the pair "love each other" and Zoe was trying to cheer her gran up when she returned home "down in the dumps" after hospital treatment on a hurt knee.

The auction was due to close on Friday but eBay ended it because it broke human trafficking laws.

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