Baby offered on eBay

[MUff1N]

May 24, 2008 5:18 PM PDT
Posted by Leslie Katz

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.

I thought this was pretty funny myself!!! LOL

[chrisbard]

What a bad joke I am sure they are regreting a lot !!!

[ccperf721p]

Looks like they got a better deal this way, now they don't have to ship the baby, or deal with a possible chargeback..

[PorPorMe]

Price doesn't matter? Oh contrair! At that age, they arn't worth a Euro.($1.57) So that proves they are nuts and should have the kid taken away.

[Daniel ~]

I "Think" I head this from "Metamora" a fragment from my recollection:

"Today is the day they give babies away with
half a pound of tea,
so if you know any ladies who want any babies
just send them round to me."

A' new mothers" lullaby sung to their sleeping infants. My friends this be a very old sentiment and we mostly must assume it griped our own dear mothers a time or two! ":O}

I feel it should be pointed out that Historically speaking, the market in babies has never been brisk, most mothers remain condemed to rase us themselves and pretented we were a "Blessing"...but which of us were!!?? LOL

[PorPorMe]

Mark Twain had a child rearing philosiphy I can get behind. It's something like this:
On the day of the childs birth, you place them inside a wooden whiskey barrel. You feed them through the bung and on their 18th birthday you look into the barrel and decide to open it--or drive in the bung.
He was a great man.

[danrok]

Was reading that it now costs about £187,000 ($300,000) to raise a child in the U.K., on average.

[Daniel ~]

And that "just" the cost in dolllars amd pounds! ":O}

[Necorum]

dont forget the grey hair cost and stress :P