Krumbach police spokesman Peter Hieber said baby Merlin has been put in care of youth services in the southwestern Allgaeu region and was doing well on Saturday.
Authorities have launched an investigation into possible child trafficking against the parents.
Hieber said the mother told police she had only intended the Internet ad as a joke. No offers were made for the child in the two hours and 30 minutes the ad was posted. Ebay deleted the posting afterward.
Several people who saw the ad alerted the police.
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Was there a 'Buy It Now' option? And did the buyer have to pay for shipping?
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- Scott_Bromley
- 8 months ago
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If my mom tried to sell me at that age I would hope she would value me more then $1.57
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- fauxsherrrr
- 8 months ago
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Shameful.
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- atommccree
- 8 months ago
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What the heck were these people thinking? Some joke tell the poor kidd that when he's old enough to undestand. now theres your example of people with small mind's. good luck baby Merlin...
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Damn. So much for starting my baby farm.
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i think it was a joke
you can sell a baby for way more than that
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- jade_azul16
- 8 months ago
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^ I totally looked that one up.
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- fauxsherrrr
- 8 months ago
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Another case on an unwanted child. Just imagine... here in America, they are wanting to take abortion and birth control away! Can you start to even think about how many scandals like this would start popping up on the 5 o'clock news?
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- nikki185usa
- 8 months ago
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Or fantastic game shows in prime time, nikki185usa!
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- Scott_Bromley
- 8 months ago
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wow what did the baby do to you. i thought my parents hated me when i was a baby but not as much as this maybe because there was no eBay when i was a little one?
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It's people like this that don't deserve to have...reproductive organs...
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- Konstantino
- 8 months ago
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I heard they sell African slaves through eBay:
http://blog.searchanyway.com/2007/04/ebay_still_selling_slaves_msn.html
but damn....babies?, thats not right.
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I bet they got some major negative feedback on their accounts. It's a cryin shame.
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- chelemelly
- 8 months ago
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IF A HOLLYWOOD CELEB WOULD HAVE READ THE AD --- THEY WOULD HAVE PROBABLY ORDERED 5.... :)
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- JesseSanchez
- 8 months ago
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Why would anyone buy a baby? A baby is nothing but a financial burden. You'd have to pay me before I'd take your baby.
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Its classic for our society to get rid of things we don't want.... no mater how many gruesome and dumb things you have to do.
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My goodness what has the world come to that parents are now selling their kids for 1.57 oh well thats people for you
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Oh well I must admit that was a semi-funny joke
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College women get paid thousands for their eggs...I guess an actual baby sale is a no-no. But a potential baby is worth a lot.
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- Julie_Soller
- 8 months ago
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Baby air mail!
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- KaityGirl214
- 8 months ago
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In my own life, my own parents don't care much about me. Sometimes, it occurred to me like they don't want me to come and see them.
I am not in any mood, not to believe this story. There is no love now. It is just selfishness.
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Thats not cool
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- Fuzzy_Chaos
- 8 months ago
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I just don't believe that. I am sorry.
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Crazy, what people think passes as a joke. And they took the child from the home..think of the process that will entail for them to get the baby back. Now that is the screw that turns.
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Authorities in southern Germany said Saturday that they have taken custody of a 7-month-old boy after his parents posted an ad on eBay offering to sell him for one euro, the equivalent of $1.57.
Peter Hieber, a spokesman for police in the Bavarian town of Krumbach, said the baby was placed in the care of youth services in the southwestern Allgaeu region, although the child's 23-year-old mother insisted that the ad was only a joke.
Authorities have launched an investigation into possible child trafficking against the baby's mother and 24-year-old father, neither of whom was identified.
"Offering my nearly new baby for sale, as it has gotten too loud. It is a male baby, nearly 28 inches (70 cm) long and can be used either in a baby carrier or a stroller," police quoted the ad as reading.
No offers were made for the child in the two hours and 30 minutes the ad was posted on Tuesday. EBay later deleted the posting but assisted police in tracking down the parents.
Several people who saw the ad alerted police.
