Grandma gets $3,200 bid on eBay

CLACTON, England, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A British girl who put her grandmother up for auction on eBay said the 61-year-old fetched bids of $3,200 before the Web site pulled the listing.

Zoe Pemberton, 10, of Clacton, England, said she listed her grandmother, Marion Goodall, for auction on the site because she was "annoying," the Daily Mail reported Wednesday.

Pemberton described Goodall in the listing as "rare and annoying and moaning a lot" as well as "very cuddly and loves word searches."

The girl said her grandmother quickly became involved in writing her own listing.

"She was moaning at me when I wrote down that her favorite food was curry -- she said could I change it to Chinese," she said. "Apart from that she didn't seem to mind."

Jenny Thomas, an eBay spokeswoman, said the auction violated eBay policy.

"While no doubt Mrs. Goodall would have fetched a princely sum, eBay does not allow the listing of any human being on the site," she said. "Mind you we were impressed to see a total of 27 bids for the lady in question!"