When the Olympics hosted by Beijing ended, a collector snapped up the 5,000 condoms left over from the 100,000 distributed free to athletes.
The collection has now been put up for a one-off auction, with a starting price of one yuan ($0.15; £0.08) each.
Each condom wrapper carries the motto of the Beijing Games - faster, higher, stronger - in English and Chinese.
The sale will also feature other Olympics memorabilia, the China Daily newspaper reported.
Shy bidders
The entire lot of 5,000 must be purchased by one buyer at the Exceptional Auction of China Sport Collection on 29 November.
"The move is to grab more attention from the public to promote the awareness of safe sex and the prevention of HIV/Aids," said Guo Lei of the Sport Collection of China Collector Association, the auction's host
The collection has now been put up for a one-off auction, with a starting price of one yuan ($0.15; £0.08) each.
Each condom wrapper carries the motto of the Beijing Games - faster, higher, stronger - in English and Chinese.
The sale will also feature other Olympics memorabilia, the China Daily newspaper reported.
Shy bidders
The entire lot of 5,000 must be purchased by one buyer at the Exceptional Auction of China Sport Collection on 29 November.
"The move is to grab more attention from the public to promote the awareness of safe sex and the prevention of HIV/Aids," said Guo Lei of the Sport Collection of China Collector Association, the auction's host
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I'll get one! lol...
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Whatever it takes to promote safe sex, I am with you!
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