All I Got was a Lump of Coal... Friday Dec. 9: Alec is at it again. The 12 year-old West Covina boy is out selling lumps of coal.

Last year, Alec grabbed international media attention by selling coal for Christmas, 50 cents a bag -- and he made some $600. He's keeping his prices the same this year and he'll be out there on the weekends through Christmas, near his home in the 400 block of North Neil Street, just off Rowland Avenue, selling his small bags of coal.

How sales will go this year? The Traweek Middle School seventh-grader isn't sure, but he's made an investment, noting "I spent $100 on getting coal."