The couple was reported by an Internet user in their home town of Rennerod, Bavaria who saw the auction and reported it to the police.

Bidding for the little girl started at €1 ($1.19). and by the time eBay removed the auction, bidding had risen to €25.50 ($30.25).

In Taiwan, an eBay seller with a one-day-old membership offered three Vietnamese women to the highest bidder. The Taiwanese user, opened the bidding at $5392.

The auction gave no indication as to what 'goods' were on offer, stating only that they were made in Vietnam and would be "shipped to Taiwan only". The only indication as to what was being offered were a series of five pictures of three young women, two of whom may be minors.

eBay canceled both the auction and the seller's membership, although that does little good. It's quite easy to get new memberships, after all.

The parent of the little girl claimed this was all a joke. The would-be seller of the three women has no such comment. How are we to take these auctions? Are they truly attempts to be funny or are they horrific uses of the world's most popular online auction site?

Of course, there's nothing new about selling people and body parts. Two of eBay's most famous auctions occurred back in the 1990's when a young boy offered his virginity for sale, while another seller attempted to auction a kidney.

eBay definitely has rules against such auctions, whether serious or not:

“Humans, the human body, or any human body parts may not be listed on eBay. Examples of prohibited items include, but are not limited to: organs, bone, blood, waste, sperm, and eggs. You may not include such items as a gift, prize, or giveaway in connection with an item listed on eBay. Items that contain human hair (such as lockets) as well as skulls and skeletons that are used for medical purposes may be listed on eBay.

eBay does not permit the sale of Native American skulls, bones or other Native American grave related items, as the sale of such items may violate federal law.”

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/remains.html