Short Take: eBay pulls auction of user's unborn baby

By CNET News.com Staff
Staff Writer, CNET News

eBay removed an auction for an unborn baby from the site over the weekend after user bids reached six figures. Officials believe the auction was a hoax--such as last week's attempted auction of a human kidney, an item which was quickly pulled from the site.

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