Baby offered on eBay now in state custody

Anyone who trolls eBay with regularity has probably gotten used to seeing the odd object up for sale now and again. But the Saturday story of a German pair offering their 8-month-old for purchase on the site may end up topping more than a few creepiest-ever-on-eBay lists.

A police spokesperson in the Bavarian town of Krumbach said law enforcement is investigating the couple for possible child trafficking, even though the 23-year-old woman of the duo insists the post was a joke. Authorities, not appreciating the parents' apparently twisted sense of humor, have also put the unnamed baby into state custody.

According to Reuters, a number of people contacted German authorities after spotting the offer on eBay. "Baby--collection only," the post read. "Offering my nearly new baby for sale because it cries too much. Male, 70 cm long and can be used either in a baby carrier or a stroller." Not that the price matters one way or the other, but the parents offered to sell the child for one euro ($1.57).

No one bid on the baby in the two or so hours the post was up, police said. eBay has since taken the listing down.

[Composer_1777]

LMFAO that is funny

[Composer_1777]

LOL

[Luigi Semenzato]

The German authorities need both a stronger case and a better sense of humor.

[Lerianis]

Your right, on both counts. You should see what they are posting on AOL.com about this case: in the poll they are running, a good 54% think the baby should have been taken away........ I call those people stupid and braindead who voted that way.

[JM_Brazil]

Just saying "German sense of humor" is funny in its own right. Even better - Bavaria!

[terminalblue]

i lol'd

[theonlybuster]

reminds me of the 1 time I offered a slightly used soul... I got about 50 messages from church groups condemning me to hell

[forbore]

Thats a good one! Lol!

[JM_Brazil]

What are church groups doing on e-bay?

[fiadamom]

An 8 month old baby being removed from its parents takes the "L" out of the LOL for me.

[sextondmd]

I agree, that's hilarious . . . I can almost see the fight and frustration on the parents face, then them laughing as they put their son on ebay. Problem is we live in a society where there are people that would really do something like that. In the US, I remember when I was 12, we would "joke" about blowing up the school when our teachers would **** us off. That obviously wouldn't come off so funny to "authorities" now a' days either. :/

[Lerianis]

Well, I don't get what is so 'wrong' about selling a child in the first place. As long as you are selling it to a family who is going to love the child.... where is the problem?
I know that they are worried about pedosexuals (they shouldn't be, most pedosexuals are NICER than other people), but most of them find the children they have (usually consensual) sex with from inside their own families or from families they hang around with.
It isn't like most are going to buy a kid off the internet and have sex with them.... too easy and obvious for the police to track.

[xhable]

Funny idea... What a backfire!

Definitely did that in the wrong country.

[Lerianis]

The parents, once they get their child back, should immediately file a lawsuit against the German Authorities and get a LARGE settlement.

[paul.saulnier]

Come on, these guys need to get a sense of humour. Don't those police have anything better to do? How are they going to keep a straight face when they accuse this couple of child trafficking from a 1 Euro posting?

[Lerianis]

They aren't, and any SMART judge (there haven't been too many in Germany lately, what with some of the rulings coming out of there) would immediately throw the case out.

[solrosenberg]

"Authorities, not appreciating the parents' apparently twisted sense of humor, have also put the unnamed baby into state custody."

The Nazi instinct is alive and well in Germany.

[thedreaming]

People need to laugh but alot of people have lost their sense of humor. On top of that, there are limits as to what qualifies as "Humorous".

[Harrison912]

I agree that is sound a bit funny but I would have to err on the side of caution. I think the authorities are right to check the situation out. A crying fussy baby can bring out the worst in even the most loving parent and sometimes children are at risk. I hope it is all just a prank and this child is loved and wanted by the parents.
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