We’ve all heard stories about children who spends hundreds — sometimes even thousands — of dollars in the App Store when their parents have their backs turned. But that’s not the only place they can spend money on your iOS device.
Paul Stoute of Oregon learned that the hard way when his 14-month-old daughter purchased a vintage car on eBay using his iPhone.
Stoute had been looking at vintage cars in need of repair himself using the eBay app on his iPhone, but when he handed over the device to his daughter, he didn’t think twice about signing out of the eBay app — after all, who would?
But a short while later, Stoute received an email to say he’d won a classic 1962 Austin Healy Sprite in need of some serious attention. The car, which was nicknamed “Frankensprite” by its previous owner due to the mashup of old parts that were fitted to it, cost $225 with delivery.
The purchase didn’t exactly break the bank, then, but nevertheless, a $225 spend you knew nothing about is always going to come as a nasty surprise. But after some careful consideration, Stoute has decided to go ahead with the purchase.
He’s going to fix up the car — pictured above — then give it to his daughter on her 16th birthday. Isn’t that sweet?
Source: CTV News
Via: Macworld
Killian Bell is a freelance writer based in the U.K. He has an interest in all things tech and also covers Android over at CultofAndroid.com. You can follow him on Twitter via @killianbell.
2 responses to “Toddler Buys Vintage Car On eBay Using Dad’s iPhone”
Silly rabbit, iPhones aren’t for kids. That’s why I got mine his own iTouch, with purchase feature locked down. He needs permission to purchase from the App Store.
Yeah sure right. Fix up a totaled car. He’s not too bright to please his 14 month old daughter. That car needs at least $20,000 worth of parts.
– The engine doesn’t look too bad on CTV News, but umm why is it painted? Something tells me there’s going to be a total writeoff on the engine if there’s paint inside the mechanics.
– No headlights, taillights, missing body parts, and a few other things.
– Only $5,000 being asked for? Not sure it’ll cost just as small as that given the parts are rare.