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.
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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.
Definitely did that in the wrong country.
The Nazi instinct is alive and well in Germany.
- by Harrison912 May 28, 2008 12:32 AM PDT
- 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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