Purchase Lion - App Store Says Already Installed

Ok, my nephew, who knows better, downloaded Lion OSX from a sharing site. Said he wanted to "try" it before he bought it. Now, he wants to buy it since his mom found out what he did. So, we went to the App Store and it says Lion is already installed. How can he buy it so his machine is legitimate? Is there a way for him to remove the downloaded copy he has and then do it the right the way through the App Store?
Thanks for the help.

I think, but I'm not sure, the only way to uninstall the version of Lion already on that computer is to wipe/erase the drive and reinstall Snow Leopard on it. Apple does not have a method of reverting to the previous OS once the new one is installed.
You could also buy Lion on USB thumb drive for about double the price of the downloaded version and then take the cost of it out of the young fellows allowance and or make him work it off.

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