An eBay scam victim who paid £450 for a photo of an Xbox One finally got his hands on the prized console - after a sympathetic games shop gave him one for free.

Peter Clatworthy, 19, became an online sensation last week when it emerged he had paid the huge sum for what turned out to be a grainy A4 picture of the must-have console.



The dad-of-one, who hoped to give the new Microsoft super-console to son McKenzie, four, for Christmas, was stunned when the 'item' arrived in the post, with 'thank you for your purchase' written on the back of the picture.



But after realising he had been duped and sheepishly claiming a refund, the naive gamer has since been gifted a free XBox One by a local games store.



The original misleading ad, listed under the 'video games and consoles' category, stated the item as 'XBox One Fifa Day One Edition, Photo Brand New UK 2012' next to an image of the console.













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Bosses at eBay refunded his cash but Peter feared McKenzie would miss out on the console after it sold out across the UK.



But after his story caught the attention of millions, including Radio 1 DJ Greg James, a local computer games shop took pity on Peter and gifted him with his own Xbox One.





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Peter, from Bilborough, Nottingham, said he had been stunned by the response to the story and thanked the shop for their kindness.



He said: "I'm just overwhelmed by the reaction to the story.



"All I wanted was a refund, which I did receive from eBay after my story was published.



"Now I cannot believe this. I'm so grateful.

"This shows there are some nice, kind people out there and it's really overwhelming. I can't thank them enough.



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