{"id":103839,"date":"2021-05-22T04:01:49","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T20:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mediaintel.asia\/?p=386423"},"modified":"2021-05-22T04:01:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T20:01:49","slug":"clueless-man-tries-to-sell-live-wwii-nazi-bomb-on-ebay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinalegalblog.com\/en\/2021\/05\/22\/clueless-man-tries-to-sell-live-wwii-nazi-bomb-on-ebay\/","title":{"rendered":"Clueless man tries to sell live WWII Nazi bomb on eBay"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Home \u00bb Lifestyle \u00bb Clueless man tries to sell live WWII Nazi bomb on eBay Clueless man tries to sell live WWII Nazi bomb on eBay May 21, 2021
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\nResidents of Swaythling, UK, were forced to evacuate their homes Tuesday over reports of a weapons enthusiast selling a live World War II-era explosive on eBay.
\n\u201cWe were made aware of the bomb after it was reported as being advertised for sale on eBay,\u201d a spokesman for the Hampshire Police, who had responded to the nail-biting scene, told the Daily Mail.
\nThe 80-year-old incendiary device was reportedly being sold for around $20 by history buff Mark Williams. He described it on the auction site as a \u201cWWII German incendiary bomb \u2013 genuine, authentic Southampton Blitz.\u201d
\nWilliams had reportedly discovered the footlong weapon \u2014 which the Nazi Luftwaffe used to drop on Southhampton throughout WWII \u2014 while scouring the grass flats of the town with a metal detector.
\n\u201cHe said he found the device buried about 6-inches underground, dug it up and took it into his flat,\u201d said a neighbor, who had observed Williams in action. He had reportedly shown the combustible new trinket to his neighbors before taking it to his flat and hawking it online.
\nThankfully, the bombastic listing caught the eye of Ralf Sherwin, a security consultant and lifelong collector of war memorabilia, who knew \u201chow dangerous these things are,\u201d he said.
\nThe Dorset native immediately messaged Williams \u2014 who goes by \u201cStick4186\u201d on eBay \u2014 warning him, \u201cMate, do you realise that\u2019s not de-activated \u2014 it\u2019s live!\u201d
\nWhen the nostalgic munitions monger asked how he knew, Sherwin explained that \u201cyou could see the iron oxide seeping out of the air holes.\u201d
\n\u201cIn the nose there\u2019s a detonator, and once that dries out, it will go off, and I told him he wouldn\u2019t be able to put it out,\u201d the weapons expert cautioned.
\nUnfortunately, Sherwin\u2019s warning fell on deaf ears as \u201cthe idiot completely ignored me and carried on selling it,\u201d he claimed.
\nAfter not receiving a reply for a half hour, the Samaritan alerted the police, who promptly raided the house and arrested Williams. They then cordoned off the area and evacuated residents, so the bomb squad could take the the 2-pound device away and dispose of it in a controlled explosion.
\n\u201cWe worked closely with Hampshire Police to quickly identify and locate this seller, aiding the successful and safe disposal of the item,\u201d an eBay spokesperson told the Daily Mail. They also made sure to remind the public that \u201cdangerous weapons such as unexploded bombs are not allowed to be listed on eBay.\u201d
\nDespite potentially causing a retroactive boom, Williams has since \u201cbeen released and no further action will be taken against him,\u201d according to the Hampshire police.
\nSherwin, for one, is relieved he was able to alert authorities to the bomb\u2019s presence.
\n\u201cI\u2019d never have forgiven myself if I\u2019d done nothing and then read about a family being wiped out in a house fire,\u201d he said.
\nThis isn\u2019t the first time old school ordnance has almost resulted in a bang.
\nThis past December, German authorities were forced to disarm an unexploded 1,100-pound World War II explosive that turned up at a construction site in a trendy Frankfurt neighborhood. Share this article:<\/p>\n

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