Becks' dirt dished on Trade Me

MAARTEN HOLL/Dominion Post

BECKHAM BIDS: Football star's used cutlery and bits of meal are up for auction on TradeMe.

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A fleet-footed Wellington girl is dining out on David Beckham's dirty dishes.

A mystery customer swiped the football star's cutlery moments after he had finished his meal at Nando's restaurant in Courtenay Place.

The entire haul - including a half-eaten corn cob, a knife and fork with pieces of food still on them, a glass, and a half-filled Coke bottle - have now been listed on online auction site Trade Me.

But Dinesh Patel, manager of the restaurant, had no problem with the girl helping herself to the items.

He even has his fingers crossed she can make some money.

"Cutlery is cheap enough so we can replace the items easily, and as for taking the corn cob, well, what can I say?

"I think it is brilliant that someone would go to those lengths to make some money.

"I don't know who the person was, but I wish them luck."

The starting price for each of the items swiped from the restaurant on Friday night is $50 - except for the corn, which is $100. No bids had been placed by late yesterday.

Mr Patel said Beckham, who also dined at the restaurant the day after his LA Galaxy side brushed aside the Wellington Phoenix, was extremely friendly and accommodating to the other diners.

"Once he finished his meal he was more than happy to sign some autographs. His security guard, though, was a bit grumpy, but I shouted him a few drinks."

Another punter is also looking to cash in on the Beckham gravy train, selling a signed copy of the star's boarding pass from his Sydney-to-Wellington flight.

However, there is one catch - the seller wants to keep the original version and is offering a photocopy.

Also up for sale is a fried chip, which Beckham supposedly dropped while sampling the capital's nightlife after Saturday night's game.

The seller, p0pit, says: "It's a bit random, but here it is ... for anyone that actually cares about David Beckham."

The seller hopes Beckham's wife does not discover the footballer's apparent fast-food fetish: "Posh would kill him if she knew he put on an extra 200 grams."

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