A woman was 'mortified' when she realised she'd accidentally packed her sex toy into an old games console she was selling for her son.
Keen to bring in a little extra money in the run-up to Christmas, Sara Foggo, 34, was cleaning out her kids' bedrooms when she came across her son's old Sega Mega Drive.
The mum-of-three, from Mirfield, West Yorks, placed the retro games console on Facebook marketplace for £25 but was let down by a couple of sellers.
Fortunately, gaming fan Shane Trotter spotted the item and agreed to pay the asking price, later asking mutual friend James Bishop to pick it up for him.
However, less than 24 hours later after James collected the parcel, a hungover Sara was more than confused when she received a message from him saying his friend was happy with the console but 'there was a rabbit jumping about in a sock' in the box.
Baffled, Sara asked what he meant and was left gobsmacked when he sent over a picture of the offending sex toy.
Lying on the carpet underneath the Mega Drive was a purple vibrator sticking out of a polka-dot sock.
Sara said: "I was absolutely mortified but I couldn't stop laughing. Stuff like this only happens to me.
"I was confused when he first messaged me, but when that picture came through I just thought 'oh my God'.
"I put the console on Marketplace and I had a few people that messaged but they messed me about.
"I've known James for a few years and he asked if he could come and get it for Shane on Saturday, which worked great for me.
"It was my birthday a few days earlier so I was having a few drinks to celebrate so I went and grabbed the console from my son's bedroom and put it next to the door ready for James.
"When I grabbed the box I thought it was especially heavy but I just thought it was the manuals.
"James came that afternoon and I handed it over to him. It wasn't until he messaged me on Sunday saying about the rabbit hopping that I heard anything else.
"I just couldn't work out what he meant. When he said a 'rampant' one and sent me the picture over, I could have died.
"I wouldn't have minded but the Rabbit was worth more than what I sold the Sega for. I won it in a competition a few years back but it normally costs £45. I only sold the Mega Drive for £25.
"He's got a right bargain. I had asked him for it back but I think he thought I was joking. I'm not sure I want it now though.
"I don't know Shane but it was lucky it was for him and not a child. Imagine if a kid had opened this Sega box on Christmas Day hoping to play Sonic and there's a big 10-inch Rampant Rabbit with its tail spinning.
"I joked that I should set up a GoFundMe for a replacement as it's going to be lonely this Christmas."
Even worse for Sara, the sock holding the Rampant Rabbit was not hers but instead belonged to her mum.
Sara said: "It was in a sock, I don't know why, and when I uploaded the exchange to Facebook, my mum messaged me saying it was hers. I couldn't believe it.
"She's had a laugh about it which is good. I'm even more out of pocket though, I'm going to have to buy her a new pair now.
"I can't remember why I put the Rabbit in that box. People have asked why it was in a children's console box and I honestly have no idea."
Sara uploaded the messages between her and James to Facebook, where it has been shared more than 200 times.
Mobile DJ James, 32, said: "Shane asked me to pick it up for him as a favour and when he sent me the profile, I realised I knew it was Sara.
"He thought I was playing a prank on him but I didn't know anything about it. He video called me saying 'you're funny you, you're winding me up' and showed me the sock and Rabbit. We couldn't stop laughing.
"I wasn't sure whether to tell her or not but I know she's up for a laugh, so I did. It's a good job Sara's so easy going and can joke about it."
