July 3, 2008
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Baby for Sale – $1.59

A young couple in Germany placed their newborn for sale on eBay in May, 2008. The ad read: “Offering my nearly new baby for sale, as it has gotten too loud. It is a male baby, nearly 28 inches long and can be used either in a baby carrier or a stroller.”

The starting price was one euro [$1.59 U.S. at time of event]. The auction ran for just two hours before eBay removed it – no bids were made. The 23 and 24-year-old parents claimed it was a joke. The baby was removed for several days during an investigation, and returned by social services who were conducting home checks.   

Photo by Lori Hill Photography

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Judge Tom is the founder and moderator of AsktheJudge.info. He is a retired juvenile judge and spent 23 years on the bench. He has written several books for lawyers and judges as well as teens and parents including 'Teen Cyberbullying Investigated' (Free Spirit Publishing) and 'Every Vote Matters: the Power of Your Voice, from Student Elections to the Supreme Court' (Free Spirit Publishing). In 2020, the American Bar Association published "Cyberbullying Law," the nation's first case-law book written for lawyers, judges and law students. When he's not answering teens' questions, Judge Tom volunteers with the American Red Cross and can be found hiking, traveling and reading.

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