An 18-year-old Swiss teen has put her virginity up for sale via an online advert where she also offers to remain as the girlfriend of the man for a year, for a price tag of GBP 397,000.

The teenager, identified only as ‘Eclosia’, has caused a stir online after she posted an advert claiming her virginity was for sale to anyone willing to cough up CHF 500,000 (GBP 397,000).

Eclosia’s advert claims that she is 1.65 metres (5.4 feet) tall, blonde, slim with blue eyes and has a very open mind.

German media organisation RTL report that the advert has been verified by the online site operator which runs the site that is normally used for services such as massages and escorts.

Her profile states: “18 years old, Swiss woman with a literary background who is shy but not too introverted.”

It goes on: “I’ve always wanted to be a prostitute because I was fascinated by the world of courtesans, who gained freedom, financial fulfilment and social comfort through seduction and sex.”

She concluded the advert by saying that for this reason, she is offering up her virginity and possibly one or two years of ‘partnership’ for CHF 500,000 (GBP 397,000).

She said specifically she can be “taken for one year of escorting”, and added that this meant what she described as: “Life as a couple, sharing, sensuality and love.”

Bradley Charvet, the co-founder of the website, told the local news site GHI: “I’ve never seen anything like it in ten years.”

Bradley had his team chase up the advert, and claims they confirmed that it is completely legitimate.

Eclosia told RTL that she has already been contacted 108 times but she is only considering four of the offers as the others were not “serious enough”.

She wanted to remind potential customers that the price is not negotiable and that she plans to donate a part of the money to charity.