Man Tried to Sell His Son on Craigslist for $5,000
A Spokane man identifying himself as Rick Obelophy is the subject of a police investigation after he tried to sell his son on Craigslist for $5,000.
The Spokane Review reports that last month a woman spotted a Craigslist ad offering a boy named Gavin for $5,000. The advertisement said that the 4-year-old was a great kid but that the poster, apparently the boy's father, could not afford to keep him.
Gavin's mother is out of the picture, Obelophy said, adding that he hasn't talked to his parents since his son was born. "He always has a smile on his face," the ad assured.
Going on to say Gavin loves basketball, football and soccer but doesn’t play with cars, Rick said his son refuses to eat vegetables and can scream for hours at a time.
"It is going to kill me to do this but as I stated before I cannot afford to keep him. His Mother is out of the picture and my parents no longer talk to me since I’ve had Gavin," the ad said, according to the Spokane Review. "So I don’t know what else to do other than find a good family with kids or a couple that wants a son."
The posting does say that the author won't hand his son over to anyone willing to pay. Obelophy says he would have to meet the couple to ensure they're fit parents. Concerned by the posting, the woman who came across the post contacted authorities. An investigation has been launched and the police are currently trying to uncover the identity of the poster as they cannot find any record of a "Rick Obelophy."
Read the entire story here.
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Was probably a joke just like a lot of other FB ads and some politically correct soccer mom say it and freaked. Bravo.
i don't know if i should cry or laugh...
Was probably a joke just like a lot of other craigslist ads and some "politcally correct" soccer mom saw it and freaked. Craigslist even has a category for funny ads such as this... Bravo.
I doubt that it was a joke, but its just wrong either way to post anything like this. Humans aren't commodities to buy and sell.
chicken shit bastard~ scared of being a man and raise his kid ! what a fucken lame.
He could have gotten a better price on ebay.
sigh... what is this world coming to
sigh... what is this world coming to
to the end, of course.
Haven't you heard? 2012?
I agree that if this is legit that the guy should man up and do it what it takes to care for his son. However, I can't blame him for not wanting to put his kid in a foster program. Foster programs here in the US are a joke. They are expensive and not affective. I do not condone his actions but I suppose I can understand them.
lol...my goodness i guess it's better than to just leave him the corner of the street...but only 5,000? I would charge 5 billion
lol...my goodness i guess it's better than to just leave him the corner of the street...but only 5,000? I would charge 5 billion
He's looks for a sale here, not a ransom
yes you gonna surely get a good price
lot of options bidding, but it now,reserve price........... and buyer pays no tax!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
does paypal offers buyer protection for this product
can i get bing cash back with this purchase, microsoft do u cover this item under bing
am talking about ebay
Hmm...solid plan there, asshole. Good job.
whats next ?? .... living organ donors!? ... hey i wana sell my childrens organs ... they are alive now .. but that can be arranged ...
If this is not a joke, I truly wish he could find a "buyer" this way, even if it's not how this matter should be handled, as he's clearly an unfit parent...
Good for you for being inventive and having the couage to pusue your ideas in these times of hardship. Shame on you for not having a heart or morals.
Well, this brought a lot of attention to his son, which will probably get him an adoptive family... in the meantime the father will probably just get a few months in county jail, which he's probably in and out of anyway. *shrugs* in a way, his plan might turn out to be a success.
Selling your son is just plain stupid. I mean, who else is gonna mow the lawn?
but does he play Crysis?
Put him up for adoption
Wow what a piece of work.....should get thrown in jail.
If he wants to sell his son, what's the big deal? It's the same thing as adoption, just cutting out the middleman.
The title was pretty epic.
but does he play Crysis?
No, but I'm pretty sure that the seller of the child will definitely spend half the money on a gaming rig and play crisis.
Umm you guys are talking about selling his kid...where does it say that he's selling his kid? It says that he wouldn't deal with people who wanted to pay...
You misread rajaton. He said he wouldn't deal with just anybody willing to pay.
A lot of people are making this guy seem unreasonable. Yet, don't know him only know of this. If this guy truly can't support his kid, but wants to actually find fit parents. I see nothing wrong with this. As it's probably better then sending his kid into foster homes anyways. Not to mention asking for 5 grand may seem greedy as hell, but it could also be an easy way of seeing if the people have enough financial wealth to take care of his kid better then what he could do.
Now of course if he is in it strictly for the money then he deserves more then jail time, but we don't know him well enough to make that decision from a little article.
If he is looking to give his son a better life money in his pocket shouldn't factor in! There are other factors here if his parents have stopped talking to him even after the mother was out of the picture!
People pay parents all the time to adopt their kids. It's not even illegal. They do it by paying for the hospital bills, etc. when a pregnant mother doesn't want her child but wants to give birth. Frequently, there is a side payment as well...
Please explain how this is different. Is it because the child has already been born? Or because there are no medical bills to pay?
If was not just another joke...
While I agree that a craigslist ad wasn't the brightest idea and that the foster child programs are a joke... This might just work out for the child. Desperate times sometimes call for desperate measures. Who is to say that his wife didn't rack up 100k in credit card debt in his name and then leave? Things are not always in black and white.
If he loves his son cannot afford to keep him (as he claimed) why would he ask for money in return?