BERLIN (Reuters) — German police are investigating a couple after their 8-month-old son appeared for sale on the auction Web site eBay.
Renee Beck, a police spokesman in the Bavarian town of Krumbach, west of Munich, said Saturday that the boy’s mother, 23, said the auction listing had only been a joke. But he said the baby had been put in state custody while the police were investigating.
A number of people called authorities across Germany after seeing the offer on eBay that read: “Baby — collection only. Offer my nearly new baby for sale because it cries too much. Male, 70 cm long.”
The opening bid was one euro, $1.58. There were no bidders during the two hours before the offer was removed, the police said.
The mother was quoted in the Bild newspaper as saying: “It was only a joke. I just wanted to see if someone would make an offer. They’ve taken my son to a hospital and I’ve got to take psychiatric tests next week.”
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