Take that, photo! Peter Clatworthy gets his hands on the real deal (Picture: SWNS)

A teenager who was scammed into buying a photo of an Xbox One on eBay for £450 has been given the real thing by an electronics store.

Peter Clatworthy, 19, was planning to surprise his four-year-old son with the newly released Microsoft console but received a picture of one instead.

The teenager, from Bilborough, Nottinghamshire, was given a full refund by eBay but still lamented that Christmas wasn’t going to be Christmas without an Xbox One.

But now a CEX outlet in Nottingham has stepped in and gifted him the video games system, which is sold out in the UK.


Absolutely gutted: Peter Clatworthy was sold a picture of an Xbox One instead of the real thing (Picture: SWNS)

‘I’m just overwhelmed by the reaction to the story,’ Mr Clatworthy said.



‘All I wanted was a refund. I cannot believe this.’

David Draycott, assistant manager at the electronics shop, said he was pleased to offer the Xbox One console to the teenager.

He added: ‘We as a company are always looking to do a good thing for somebody. Hopefully Peter and his son will both be able to enjoy this together.’