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From £45.00 · 1977 – early 2000s. From wood-grain Atari to the curvy plastic of the PlayStation 2 — the back wall is two decades of living-room machines, every one switched on and run before it earns its price tag.

Home consoles at the Loot Lad counter in Margate
The big shelf
What's on this shelf

The short version

From wood-grain Atari to the curvy plastic of the PlayStation 2 — the back wall is two decades of living-room machines, every one switched on and run before it earns its price tag. Where a console needs a recap or a new laser to behave, it gets the work on the bench first.

  • 8, 16, 32 and 64-bit, PAL and switchable
  • Recaps, RGB mods and region work done in-house
  • Sold with a tested pad, the right PSU and a lead
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How we sell it

A console only goes on this shelf once it has run on the bench for a good stretch — long enough to catch the faults a quick power-on hides. Picture wobble, dim sound, a save battery on its way out: that lot gets sorted before the price label goes on. If a machine can't be made right for sensible money it goes in the spares drawer instead, because there is nothing worse than carrying a dud home on the train.

Buying one

There's no card terminal on the website. Tell the counter what you're after through the enquiry form or ring +44 1843 226 470; we confirm the price and postage, then email payment instructions. Posted UK-wide by Royal Mail Tracked 48 from £4.40, free over £60.00, and you're welcome to try it in the shop first at 11 Marine Drive.

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