Blockbuster offered me £130 for the 360 alone
I wouldn't like to be the snotty-nosed, gap-year part-time employee who bought the console from you for that price, approaching his manager with the good news.
"Boss," says the young upstart, after twenty minutes of adjusting his namebadge to look more professional. "I think I just got us a great bargain."
Inquisitively, Mr. Manager turns his attention away from the small staff television in the back room, after hitting the pause button in the centre of his control-pad.
"What's that, son?"
"I just bought a used third-generation console from this guy out front, in perfect condition! I tested all the games, they all work. Look, the controllers vibrate on impa..."
"I'm going to have to stop you there, junior. Please, have a seat."
The youth, still proud of his achievement, does not refuse the upturned lager crate that acts as the seat of Player 2 on the daytime shift when there's always an opportunity to sneak out back for a quick game.
This is it, thinks he to himself, I've made it to the promised land. Never before had his manager invited him in for a game. Never before had he experienced the button-bashing thrill of the internal-staff championships.
Offering him the dual-shade grey control-pad, the manager resumes play.
"Where's the trigger button?" inquired the child.
A knowing glance from the more experienced, cultured gamer was all that was required to send tingles down the spine of the newcomer. He knew, right there and then, that this was his moment of truth.
This was gaming.
This was Super Nintendo.
As I say, £50. With all the games. PM for details.