BEIJING, July 7 -- A student in Auckland, New Zealand, has had an online auction removed after he tried to sell naked photographs of his mother.

    Michael, 18, started an auction titled "five naked photos of my mum" after an argument with 44-year-old Jennifer, who had told him to clear the garage and sell off unwanted items.

    The sale was withdrawn by Trade Me, but Michael then tried to sell another series of "glamour shots", this time with his mother's approval, the New Zealand Herald reports.

    Michael said: "I did it a bit sneakily but she found out. At first she was was pretty shocked, but then she went along with it. I just wanted a bit of extra cash, we're not rich or anything."

    Jennifer said: "He was quite naughty. I thought, 'You cheeky little git', but at least he'd been a bit creative about it."

    Regarding the second set, she added: "I insisted Michael show me first, the little bugger. They are quite artistic. There is nothing dodgy about them. They were taken by a family friend about eight years ago.

    "I wanted 50% of the sale, but more than that, I miss the nice comments."

    Trade Me spokesman Jon Macdonald said: "We don't really want to be the place where people list photos of their mums in their underwear."

    (Source: chinadaily.com.cn/Agencies)