"Does anyone want a banana that's had my lips around it?" So asked Kate Garraway from GMTV.
Yes, said online insurance broker Screentrade, and backed it up with a bid of £1,650 for the half-eaten fruit. The company bought the fleshy morsel from online auction site eBay.
Why they would do it, Backchat has no idea.
The broker says: "We thought it might generate a bit more fun around the office."
Kate Garraway says: "It's brilliant, if not a little weird."
Backchat says: "You decide."
