Fans of China's Taobao have long maintained you can find almost anything on the EBay-like shopping site. They might not be far off.

Not content hocking oatmeal soap and skin-whitening cream, a Taobao cosmetics store is now offering up one of its male staff as a 'Christmas boyfriend' and he's not just any schlub.

'A bit of a shock for Christmas,' reads the pitch, pasted over a black-and-white glamour shot of Raymond Li, the founder and CEO of cosmetics site Jilituan.com. Interested bidders who click on the 'more information' link will find this:

* Product Details: 175 cm/70 kg

* Product Country of Origin: Made in China

* Product Description: The product is designed to save beautiful single girls from a lonely and miserable Christmas night. Beating, scolding, kicking and striking even steaming, stewing, scrambling and braising are welcomed