Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned – especially when she has access to eBay.

At least that appears to be the motto of an Australian woman who is seeking revenge on her cheating husband by selling an empty condom wrapper – “size small” – and a photo of his lover’s underwear on the internet auction site.

“Empty Ansell condom packet (size small) and a photo of The Tart’s black lacy knickers (size humongous)” reads the ad, placed by ‘Annastella’ who says she discovered the items in the bed she shared with her husband of 22 years.

Anna, who also plans to auction her ex-husband’s Harley Hog motorcycle - “his pride and joy” for 99c (46p) - originally had the actual knickers up for sale but was asked by eBay to take them down due to the website’s policy against selling second-hand underwear.

“Personally, I did think 99c was a bit ambitious,” she writes of the bloomers on eBay

“But, as they are so huge, I thought they may make someone a nice shawl or ever better, something for Halloween perhaps”.

Explaining in some detail why she is selling her rival's knickers, Anna says she caught her husband out when he accidentally sent her a text meant to be for his lover, apparently named Kylie, and how she returned home from work early to find him watching a DVD and discouraging her from entering the bedroom.

She describes how she found the condom wrapper under her husband’s pillow and ‘The Tart’s’ knickers at the end of the bed, and explains in detail his rather comical explanations for how a condom and underwear which was not hers appeared in their marital bed.

She said her husband claimed he used the condom to fish his mobile phone out of the toilet and that the knickers were his because he was a closet transvestite.

“10 out of 10 for trying buddy but your (sic) out of here…” Anna wrote on eBay.

Since the ad was placed on August 7, 47 people have placed bids for the items, with the top bid currently standing at £71 ($US132.50). The auction finishes on Sunday.

EBay, which is full of odd items up for sale, is becoming revenge site for the broken hearted selling off bad memories.

In March, Canadian political pundit Rachel Marsden used the auction site to sell the dirty laundry of her ex, Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales, who had broken up with her via his blog.

And earlier this year an Australian man, wanting a fresh start after separating from his wife, auctioned off his entire life and belongings for just over £186,000 ($AU400,000).

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