Baby for sale - “It was only a joke”

May 24, 2008

This post was written in May 2008; specific information contained within it may be out of date.

“It was only a joke” is the excuse of a 23 year old German woman, when her 8 month old baby was taken into care after she offered him for sale on eBay.

With a starting price of just €1.00, the listing read “Baby — collection only. Offer my nearly new baby for sale because it cries too much. Male, 70 cm long.”

Saying it was a joke and that she “just wanted to see if someone would make an offer” didn’t stop several people alerting the authorities, and the auction was pulled about 2½ hours after it was posted. The woman is now to undergo psychiatric tests.

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 4 Comments