Chinese boy sells kidney to buy an iPad 2

By on Jun 2, 2011 at 9:09 AM
Tablets June 2, 2011

Here at BGR, we’re constantly amazed at how long people are willing to wait in line on launch day for new Apple products. As it turns out, some people are willing to go even further for their iFix… a lot further. A 17-year-old Chinese boy living in the Anhui province in China sold his kidney for 22,000 yuan, or about $3,400, just so he could purchase an iPad 2. “I wanted to buy an iPad 2 but could not afford it,” the unnamed boy told Shanghai Daily. “A broker contacted me on the Internet and said he could help me sell one kidney for 20,000 yuan.” The child and broker arranged the procedure without his parents knowing, and he underwent surgery at a Chenzhou hospital. When his parents found out, they notified the police immediately but they have been unable to locate the broker, according to the report. What’s more, the hospital at which the surgery took place was not qualified to perform the procedure, but the administration claims it was not aware of what was happening because the department that performed the surgery was contracted to a Fujian businessman. The child now says he regrets his decision.

[Via Business Insider]

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  • Anonymous

    Man is he gonna be upset when he realizes he just sold a body part for an overpriced piece of mediocre tech…

  • dslrjunky

    the only regret he had was going for the wi-fi version only… either way, it would have cost him another kidney or parts of his liver if he got the 3G anyways…

  • Anonymous

    Ah so ! Me velly solly!!!

  • Anonymous

    Proof that Apple fanboys are not the most intelligent human beings *facepalm*

  • Dvintin69

    i thought chinamen were supposed to be smart

  • http://twitter.com/andreharry Andre Harry

    What a sad story… I hope Apple at least give him his money back.

    • Pelepus

      What? I dont understand, rewarding stupidity with cash, thats how BGR stays afloat. END THE CYCLE!

  • Rafi

    yes it is not the first case…many cases happen like this one through out the world every day…nothing amazing  dude.

  • http://twitter.com/wttern wtrn

    i call it iMad, its a complicated mental disorder…..

  • jjq224

    Wow – he should have at least waited until a working “jailbreak” was released.  n00b.

  • Anonymous

    That’s just fucking insane. why would you give up one of your kidneys for that money? just for an Ipad? if all that money their could easily buy a brand new car. than wast my money on a 499 Ipad.

  • sikicipanpa

    zaa xd aq

  • Chill22carlax

    what’s the problem with him ??? he sell his kidney for the piece of junk ?!! 

  • Droid Does

    I lol’d

  • http://twitter.com/InfamousTeryn Sabrina Martinez

    To the person who wrote they will sell there kidney for the new call of duty game. That game isn’t even worth the poop that comes out my butt. 

    • Sweetvine

      Maybe you suck at it ?

  • RP

    Crazy – How about getting a cheaper Android or a Netbook
    Heard that now the guy regrets this…

  • jezza

    really ?  for an ipad  ?

  • http://profiles.google.com/kingofdaydreaming Vu Luu

    it’s a sad story, the boy’s only 17, still a little bit naive and carefree, just like some teenage girls go crazy for Justin Bieber…. the brokers are evil…  sure evil.. tsk, tsk..  
     but then the iPad is not worth it: light bleeding, overprice piece of hardware, boring UI (yeah large iPhone/iPod touch) , unsatisfying web experience (no flash, stupid safari), too little RAM (512MB for iPad 2 and 256MB for iPad 1).. on and on and on… and on…

  • http://zulkbo.blogspot.com/ zulkbo

    how i pad 2 influence
    people around the world?

  • Azsas

    This said, this is evolution in action. Hopefully he will not breed…

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_T7JJBJYITW2SJ2XWUDXWRLTLQM caspy

    the boy should be VERY BLESSED that they only took his kidney

  • http://profiles.google.com/ctoomer Courtney Toomer

    well, if you got one to spare, sell it!

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