China: Teenager Sells Kidney for IPad 2

[woo me with science]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13639934

China: Teenager 'sells kidney for iPad'
By Martin Patience BBC News, Beijing

A teenager in China has sold one of his kidneys in order to buy an iPad 2, Chinese media report.
The 17-year-old, identified only as Little Zheng, told a local TV station he had arranged the sale of the kidney over the internet.
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The case highlights China's black market in organ trafficking. A scarcity of organ donors has led to a flourishing trade.
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When his mother noticed the computers and the deep red scar on his body, which was caused by the surgery, Little Zheng confessed.

In 2007, Chinese authorities banned organ trafficking and have introduced a voluntary donor scheme to try to combat the trade.

[WatsonT]

1. I think he got ripped off

and he may come to regret this decision when, in six months or so the ipad3 comes out and his becomes obsolete.