A teenager from the United Kingdom snapped up the mother of all bargains earlier this year on eBay, after he shelled out £95 ($195 / €141) for a PlayStation 2 console and two games. Oh, and €65,400 ($90,300 / £44,000) in hard, cold cash. The Norfolk-based teenager received his PS2 from a mystery buyer on the auction site on March 20, reports the BBC, only to open the box and find his new console buried in banknotes.

His parents immediately contacted the police to inform them of the wads of inexplicable currency, and the money has been since held by the authorities under the Proceeds of Crime Act. The family’s honesty may yet pay off, however - if the money is still unclaimed come September, then they could apply to keep the cash, using the Police Property Act.

"We have until 22 September before we have to go back to court to apply for a further order if necessary," said a spokesperson from Norfolk Police. eBay, which has described the contents of the parcel as "somewhat unusual" (!), has offered to help police in their inquiries.

So, precisely what could £44,000 get you?

• 60 days of Peter Moore’s time
• 382 copies of rare Saturn shooter Panzer Dragoon Saga
• 103 PlayStation 3 consoles (in the UK, at least)
• 118,918 Mars bars
• 1,842 USB Mirror Webcams
• 293 of SNK’s Neo Geo AES Consoles
• 0.024% of developer Rare (2002 prices)
• 476 years and 10 months worth of World of Warcraft subscriptions (again, in the UK)