I got SCAMMED by Pawn Shop Tech

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Chapter Titles:
0:00 Intro
0:32 Dreamcast Unboxing
1:57 Playing the Dreamcast
2:57 ThinkPad X1 Carbon
4:35 Inside the ThinkPad
5:37 Switch Lite
6:48 Fake Beats
8:33 "AirPods Max"
10:10 Does the Switch Work?
11:01 Xbox One X
12:22 This Works, Right?
13:27 Xbox Elite Series 2 Core
15:14 Sony Digital Camera
17:18 Mac Mini

[@ramskin64]

I don't know if Austin ever owned a Dreamcast but they were never quiet by any means

[@southernpanda33]

The only thing louder than the Dreamcast I’ve owned is the PS4 Pro.

[@BulletproofKuloodporny]

​@@southernpanda33no the normal PS4 sounds like a jet engine

[@mariokartfan8784]

@@BulletproofKuloodporny fr ✈️💨

[@Newbieprod]

​@BulletproofKuloodporny the pro is stupid loud as well... if anything my vanilla ps4 is quieter

[@TheHighNerd]

If you're PS4 pro is clean the PS4 sounds the lowest then Dreamcast then PS4 pro.

[@christophermorin9036]

2:06 Actually Dreamcasts were generally quite loud. It was one of the biggest complaints about the system, sounding like it was trying to take flight off of a gravel road. Personally I didn't mind. If I can hear it, it means it's working lol. Still my favorite system of all time.

[@SpookiexDookie]

I was about to comment this then I saw your comment lol yes very loud, there’s a noctua mod you can do to make it run quiet a lot of guys in the Dreamcast homebrew community do.

[@christophermorin9036]

@@SpookiexDookie yeah, I've seen videos on that. Doesn't help the noise of the cd drive though lol. Those always sound a bit crunchy.

[@Theunicorn2012]

2:06 Actually Dreamcasts were generally quite loud. It was one of the biggest complaints about the system, sounding like it was trying to take flight off of a gravel road. Personally I didn't mind. If I can hear it, it means it's working lol. Still my favorite system of all time.

[@mimivrc4148]

yeah, was shocked he said that! I have never heard one that didn't sound terrible my entire life!

[@5nak_music]

The Dreamcast is known to be loud when reading disks

[@Theunicorn2012]

The Dreamcast is known to be loud when reading disks

[@PatSmashYT]

The dreamcast is known to be loud

[@ianvillie3262]

when reading disks

[@randomchannel9331]

The

[@thekangaroo1880]

Dreamcast

[@FGB69]

The Dream Cast is still cleaner than Something from DK Oldies

[@Drayton226]

Lol

[@SneakyGreninja]

true

[@Theunicorn2012]

The Dream Cast is still cleaner than Something from DK Oldies

[@R3AL-AIM]

Anybody in the Midwest could have told you this. You'll pay market value for an Xbox 360 with no thumb stick grips, AV cables and a Cheeto stuck in the fan grill.

[@Deja117]

Free Cheeto!?

[@farminator2]

False the cheetoh would make it a premium value

[@adamalarcon4973]

It's really amazing how different everyone's experiences are with used consoles. In the west, they're practically throwing piles of them everyday. $20-$30 are what I usually see them for.

[@Theunicorn2012]

Anybody in the Midwest could have told you this. You'll pay market valve for an Xbox 360 with no thumbs stick grips, AV cables and a Cheeto stuck in the fan grill.

[@coinboy_coin]

@@Theunicorn2012 bot

[@GreasyGarbageGoblinGames]

Even brand-spanking new Dreamcasts still sounded like a lawnmower, they were never known for being quiet.

[@Theunicorn2012]

Even brand-spanking new Dreamcasts still sounded like a lawnmower, they were never known for being quiet.

[@RussellSenpai]

To answer Austins question @ 1:40, yes, you can still go online using the Dreamcast, and with the broadband adapter you can play Quake III, and Phantasy Star Online over the internet. Granted, the latter is only through private servers.

[@theFrizzleFry]

and if you just have the modem version, there's a Raspberry Pi Project called DreamPi

[@Alexander_Bahgheera]

@@theFrizzleFryoh MY GOODNESS, I will take any and all info you have on this please. I’m buying another pi 4B for funnies and this would be perfect!💪🤓

[@Theunicorn2012]

To answer Austins question @ 1:40, yes, you can still go online using your Dreamcast, and with the broadband adapter you can play Quake III, and Phantasy Star Online over the internet. Granted, the latter is only through private servers.

[@Alexander_Bahgheera]

@@Theunicorn2012 😆 did you literally just copy and paste?

[@Alexander_Bahgheera]

@@Theunicorn2012 @RussellSenpai ^

[@kylechaytor9146]

I got scammed by Austin Evans

[@leothecat2834]

Lol

[@leothecat2834]

@Michaelmarc-xz5fy you’re not funny

[@jooei2810]

And I loved it!

[@braydenhowell6832]

True

[@The_Uzi_Doorman.]

​@Michaelmarc-xz5fystfu

[@UrAvgConsumer]

Dude, what TV did you play the Dreamcast on? I NEED that lol

[@austinevans]

It's an old Panasonic plasma we bought for a video a while ago hah so good for retro games

[@DigitalEkho]

@@austinevans yeah but what is it called...

[@melble5]

@@DigitalEkho i believe its the TH-42PX50

[@DigitalEkho]

@@melble5 thank you!

[@andrewsadach3194]

​@@austinevansmost XBox 360 games are not backwards compatible with the XBox One. For example WET.

[@namelessxsilent]

Dreamcasts always sounded like it was eating the CDs

[@TrippinDrago]

Dreamcasts are actually loud af so that sounds pretty normal

[@CyclonX]

"Dreamcasts where actually very quiet" Austin your dry humor is getting really good

[@kruger2878]

Ugh that kills me when I saw a boxed dreamcast I was like $104! for a boxed one! Then you opened it and it was certainly an "in box" Dreamcast lmao. What model was it?

[@amazincrackmonkey7176]

Jawn shoulda Been labeled with box.

[@Hhh-j8o]

What's hilarious is that you can buy a dreamcast here in aus for around $150-$170 usd, complete with games, controllers etc, or a Japanese one for half that. But people are selling the boxes alone for $100+ 😂

[@jimmymyers]

That digital camera's photos look surprisingly well.

[@backprints]

please please please need a behind the scenes, would absolutely love to see you actually visting the shops honestly

[@IsaiahBrooks]

This really felt like an older like 2019 austin evens video with the music choice and just fun energetic teck commentery.

[@IsaiahBrooks]

@austinevans1... Scam Alert /\

[@eckboi8536]

Bro I low key grew up watching you you brought so much happiness to a lot of people man. My friends back in 3rd grade showed me some amnesia video and watching you now it just shows me exactly where I want to be and what I hope to do in life. I wish you the best of luck and all the love to you and Marcia from me my man ♥️

[@jolteon345]

I wouldn't say you got "scammed" outside of the Switch and fake headphones. Yes some items weren't in good shape but really you got the pawn shop experience. Pawn Shops function off the foundation of usually overcharging by $10+ for the convenience of getting it immediately. They're literally the convenience stores of eBay/Amazon.

[@Skillzs.]

Love this man vids fr fr

[@thearousedeunuch]

16:44 Those shots are great, especially given how old the camera is. Old Sony cameras were quite good, and hold up relatively well to this day. It's no brand new iPhone when it comes to photo quality, but still good enough for non-photographers.

[@Theunicorn2012]

16:44 Those shots are great, especially given how old the camera is. Old Sony cameras were quite good, and hold up relatively well to this day. It's no brand new iPhone when it comes to photo quality, but still good enough for non-photographers.

[@drunkitf0x]

Most Pawn Shops have a return policy, since your buying used consoles. The one in my town gives you 48 hours to return something if it doesnt work.

[@ChilleUK]

its not a 30+ GB update, but you are actually downloading the digital version of the xbox360 game, see the console isnt truely BW in the normal sense. But when you put the disc in it downloads an updated version of the game with an emulator wrapper so that the console can play it.

[@johnczlonka4184]

Great video, Austin! May I suggest creating some "thrifting tech" episodes? Not the Goodwill online store; that's too easy! In person from different shops in different socioeconomic areas just to see what treasures can be found for next to nothing. Keep up the great work!

[@mikcnmvedmsfonoteka]

LGR does Goodwill and DankPods Cashies but I wouldn't mind Austin doing Goodwill Too!

[@Fetidaf]

Do they still sell tech in goodwill stores? I’ve only been to 2-3 within the last 4-5 years and they’ve had literally nothing. I figured they sold all the tech online

[@johnczlonka4184]

@@FetidafOnce in a while I’ve found some real treasure: an old 286 “laptop” a few Mac 512/Pluses, iMacs upon iMacs, an LCII, even an ancient Apple ][ +. There’s always tonnes of Wiis, Xbox 360s, PS2 & 3s and even the occasional N64. This is in Vancouver BC, but I expect Los Angeles to have considerably more!

[@Theunicorn2012]

Great video, Austin! May I suggest creating some "thrifting tech" episodes? Not the Goodwill online store; that's too easy! In person from different shops in different socioeconomic areas just to see what treasures can be found for next to nothing. Keep up the great work!

[@N8-TH3-GR8]

I love this series so much. Please don't stop😅

[@childofGod999]

It’s been a while since I’ve watched Austin, I’m glad to be back lol

[@HCoRE8]

Austin’s uploads are on fire lately

[@manic_misfit9722]

I'm going to assume Austin has never played on a Dreamcast before, otherwise he'd know the Dreamcast ALWAYS sounded like it was about to take off.

[@andrewsadach3194]

This is also why everyone nowadays "mods" their Dreamcasts by replacing the fan with a Noctua.

[@andrewsadach3194]

Not really much of a mod though because it fits in directly without modding anything. You just have to replace the fan with a quieter fan, and that's it. Unlike the PHAT PS2, and GameCube where you need brackets to fit the fan in the case.

[@rig85]

@@andrewsadach3194It is still a MODification to the system.

[@Theunicorn2012]

I'm going to assume Austin has never played on a Dreamcast before, otherwise he'd know the Dreamcast ALWAYS sounded like it was about to take off.

[@coreykirkpatrick4392]

As a owner of a Dreamcast since it first came out, and still running, they are not quiet, both the gd-rom and fan are quite noticeable. They also do yellow quite a bit.

[@thomasdatrain5762]

You should take all the broken stuff back and get your money back. Cause if you don’t these pawn shops are gonna continue selling the junk to good people.

[@jaimeizreal8810]

I own that exact model of camera lol. The only issue I had with it, is that the lens mechanism can malfunction and then it renders the entire camera useless. This happens when sand, dirt or grit gets inside the lens mechanism. It's not a camera design flaw, as this issue can be easily avoided by always keeping the camera in its case when not in use. Great video Austin. Keep it up!!

[@AndyMitchellUK26]

I have one tucked away in one of my living room units. It's not a bad little camera for quick shots with a decent optical zoom. Mobile phones have definitely made a lot of the smaller pocket cameras like this obsolete though because even with a digital zoom, the fact that most phones are 3-4 times the pixel count more than makes up for that.

[@comma_man]

12:42 “Started from will the Xbox work and now we here” strut 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TechDove]

Now I'm nervous... because I just bought a mint condition one X on eBay for $200 him saying 180 is a suspicious doesn't make me feel good Here's the cherry on top the one I bought... is a project Scorpio edition

[@kylehoffmann2307]

one fun fact about that laptop's touch bar, if you do any windows updates it breaks it completely

[@avengence]

I find so many good things at pawn shops. Lots of cameras, gaming stuff, electronics, etc. Just got an Xbox Series X for 200 and a Macbook Pro M1 for 250 (they messed up the OS and couldnt get it working, i just cleared it and re-loaded the OS and sold for 700)

[@nbrowser]

Austin's frustration level rising in some areas of this video were funny and relatable.

[@crodoutdoors]

I got a free mac mini from work. I believe it is a 2014 model. Had some issues with the os and it wouldnt reinstall so i ended up putting windows 10 on it to run emulators for my kiddos. It runs pretty good considering.

[@david3199]

Austin Evans, keeping Temu, Wish, Alibaba, and Pawn Shops in business!

[@Houze968]

That Dreamcast reminded me of one of the best deals I have ever gotten... I worked in electronics at Sears, they were throwing out the display for our Dreamcast and I was able to get a functioning Dreamcast (w/out the modem...online gaming was still years away from being a big thing for consoles so I was like "meh, who cares") with controller for the low low price of TWENTY BUCKS. This was when the Dreamcast was still doing well on the market too, they were just doing away with the playable displays for consoles. I got so many good deals on electronics while I worked there

[@thearousedeunuch]

What was the quirkiest thing you bought? Do you use any of them to this day?

[@Houze968]

@@thearousedeunuch Matt would like this one.... a laser disc player. It was what they used to use for the video shit that played on all the TVs, there'd be a monthly or bimonthly disc we'd get but we did have a few movies in the back we'd put on when we got tired of them. This was before DVD was big enough. Oh and no I don't still use any of the stuff :(

[@Omlethead]

Back in the early 2000s I got a boxed Dreamcast with games and extra controllers from a flea market for $10. When he showed the listings I wish I kept the box. Sears must have been fun to work at.

[@fonivri]

Why does the cheap 2000s camera look better than modern day laptop webcams?

[@DJSekuHusky]

15:32 lol, I got a Sony A57 DSLR for $20 from a pawn shop, complete with lens. They lost the charger and it was sold "as-is", and when I popped the battery out I noticed it was a modified InfoLithium M pack, and on a hunch I bought it because I still have my Digital 8 HandyCam that charges those packs. Using the HandyCam as a battery charger, I confirmed the A57 works flawlessly, and it now supplements the $150 Nikon D5100 I got maybe six years ago as "broken", when it really had a convincing counterfeit battery installed. Installed a genuine Nikon battery and the camera worked brilliantly. Just 2 years prior to scoring the D5100, my dad bought a D3100 kit new for $550, so I considered myself rather lucky. My camera had a decently low shutter count once it powered on, likely due to the bad battery. It otherwise looked brand new, which is mostly why I got it.

[@MagnaRyuuDesigns]

That movie you got in the mini is a classic one. So many great actors in it.

[@stevegonzales527]

16:44 the MySpace picture quality uploads 😂😂

[@EricWool]

5:38 That transition though!

[@magaz]

Dreamcasts used to have an issue where they would randomly reset (something to do with the solder on the PSU being jenky I think) when I worked for Gamestation if anyone was trading one in we had to play it for fifteen minutes continuously to check if it had the issue. One weekend the main warehouse was all “yeah send that store every Dreamcast we’ve got in stock for the lols) I was tasked with sitting behind the counter with a little portable TV and a stack of dreamcasts and playing each one for 15-20 minutes to ensure it was suitable to sell. That weekend was great. I remember a dude going ape shit at the manager because it was busy and he’d been in the queue for ages and one of the staff was just sat playing games instead of helping him. The manager said “yeah, that’s his job.” The guy was shocked and asked how he could get paid to play video games. Sometimes I do miss that place!

[@von186]

austin's frustration over updates is the realest

[@devilincarnage1770]

Man I'm going through kidney stones pain at the moment and your videos calm me down!

[@austinfiregaming9740]

I had to turn my *brightness* up for this one

[@LUV3R_B0Y]

Dreamcast's are NEVER quiet.

[@stephens9772]

That camera feed was way better than I expected lol

[@templetonpeck1084]

When he said that Dreamcasts were quiet, I almost laughed out loud.

[@Theunicorn2012]

When he said that Dreamcasts were quiet, I almost laughed out loud.

[@GazGaryGazza]

Surely if things don’t work they can be returned so not technically scammed? In the UK you’d most certainly be able to return non working items to a pawn shop 👍🏻

[@skeletonoutthecloset9235]

In the USA, many items in pawn shops are sold "as-is" without the guarantee of them functioning as expected.

[@xLoki_]

Also, most pawn shops will test the items in front of you to verify they do work. I guess not so much for those sealed beats haha

[@greendro6410]

You definitely gotta do some deep cleaning on some these products especially the Dreamcast

[@adrian09166]

0:18 I recognize that pawn shop lol it's always strange to see local areas pop up

[@randomken]

Love the channel! Did anyone ever tell you " dude be looking like Gilbert Godfrey!!" 8:15 fake Beats Clip

[@HeyCoachTV]

Uhh Dreamcasts were not known to be quiet when reading the disc.

[@juancanik1]

Ah man you make me fell some kind of nostalgia of those 2001 2010 ish items!

[@mistermacgray]

Some games are still playable online for the Dreamcast via the Broadband Adapter through private servers, such as Phantasy Star Online, Toy Racer, and Quake III Arena.

[@BruhHowDidIGetHere]

All the Pawn Shops in my area have ZERO returns lol

[@jaxxonvideogameresale]

I usually shop at goodwill and usually never have any issues

[@yoshums7970]

You say audio has gotten better over the years...but the best audio I've ever had on a laptop is the Toshiba Qosmio back in the Core2Duo days. Had projected surround sound with a built-in HK system, it sounded INCREDIBLE and the projected surround was flawless.

[@gutsnblood1376]

16:25 Prepared Hero Alex For protecting Austin from a potential fire

[@dlang6487]

Haha Dreamcasrs were NEVER quiet! The GD-Rom Drive was always so noisy! It gives my nostalgia listening to it, honestly.

[@that_friendly_giant]

Cal Poly Pomonaaaaa. Noticed it on the laptop screen, had to rep my alma mater lol

[@Pin_official95]

I like to think that whoever sold the Mac Mini just went “oh THAT’S where my excalibur DVD went” 🤣

[@DonaldBaysII]

fun video, found some steals myself at pawn shops last year inc. an RTX3050ti Victus 16 for $200 and an M1 Macbook Air for the same price. sometimes you can get lucky.

[@Theunicorn2012]

fun video, found some steals myself at pawn shops last year inc. an RTX3050ti Victus 16 for $200 and an M1 Macbook Air for the same price. sometimes you can get lucky.

[@PatSmashYT]

I remember getting a PS3 from a pawn shop and when I tested it, the console had YLOD. When I returned it, I told the guy it had YLOD and he thought I was out of my mind because he didn't know what a YLOD meant, the guy then tested it and I heard the 3 beeps from YLOD and he had a good 2 cracks at starting it up. Then he told me it worked in order to convince me that the YLOD was a coincidence. He still accepted the return thankfully.

[@keithfulkerson]

It probably went right back on the shelf after you left.

[@McGriddle69]

You already know the people at the shops that sold the headphones told their boss that they actually sold those headphones.

[@explodingpotato6448]

Skyrim isn't backwards compatible because they wanted you to buy the special edition, which is why even after Xbox bought Bethesda it still isn't backwards compatible. I believe most of the 360 games that aren't backwards compatible are mostly due to that, in other words they were rereleased/remastered/Xbox one version was released from the start or there might be licensing issues.

[@ceeb420]

My high school rented us the 2011 version of that Lenovo laptop in our senior year of high school. Spent so many classes playing SNES and GBA games on it lol

[@grahambretman4010]

That reminded me why I sold my Series X and went back to a 360. Installing a game and then having to update when you don't have a lot of time to play is annoying

[@Lola__Cola]

The Dreamcast has both the loudest disk drive in existence and the best analogue sticks ever (hall effect)

[@ParryTh1sCasual]

Excalibur is one hell of a movie, I’m surprised Austin doesn’t know about it

[@kremlinfuize]

We literally got 4 Sony Cybershots out of a storage box in the computer room for the kids to play around with. They're having a great time and the cameras suprisingly hold up pretty well.

[@wolfandspice]

The only electronic stuff I ever find at pawn shops around here are things like phones or monitors from 20+ years ago. No matter how many I've been to, I never find any cool stuff, not even broken versions of cool stuff.

[@clydefrosch]

Who'd ever take a switch out of a store without demanding a button test

[@clydefrosch]

At least triggers and bumpers are moderately easy to repair

[@kdmc12]

I would be inclined to agree. I bought my last three generations of consoles at pawn shops, I never buy one without testing it thoroughly in the shop first.

[@QuicknSnappy]

What happens to all this stuff after you’re done with the video? Does it just sit in the studio gathering dust?

[@pandabytes4991]

So, I first started exploring photography with a pocket camera very similar to that Sony camera and that is how I got hooked on the hobby.

[@crowdaddy6472]

you should try doing this in Charity shops see what you can find and they always need the cash

[@nathanwoodside2309]

Liked this episode. Enjoy seeing used, gross questionable stuff to see how it holds up on the sketch market.

[@RavagHer]

when ppl see austin walk into their store. they see a all day sucker. a big bag of money walking in

[@JoshBattin]

00:50 Those aren't sold listings, they're still active (as of the video production). You have to look at sold listings because anyone can start them at a high bid and still not sell them.

[@Hufman]

I still rock the same 2nd Gen X1 Carbon as my Daily. If you get one of the higher specced models with an i7, at least 8GB and a 1080p or better screen. This thing still puts most other laptops to shame when it comes to weight and usability. Performance is limited (since its only a dual core) but if all you do is browsing and MS office, this thing still rocks. And all that while being thin & light and exceptionally well built.

[@voltare2amstereo]

the mac mini would make a great web/shoutcast server or even jsut a bridge from older firewire stuff

[@mxss115]

I bought my latest laptop at a pawn shop. Is a HP envy 15” convertible laptop. Originally, they were asking for $400. I offered $300, they shot back $350. Said nah, walked to the truck and right as I was shifting into reverse to back out, the guy came out and said they would take $300. Not a bad deal for a Ryzen 5 4500u laptop I’m pretty good condition.

[@bgjck]

There is actually a project some enthusiast started that uses a Raspberry Pi that I think is called Dream Pi that allows your Sega Dream Cast to online

[@Worldlyy]

with the cybershot video mode it looks exactly like a jerry springer set.

[@ImALombax]

Alittle over a month ago I actually found a newer windows laptop for only 80$ I've been using it to play steam games and it runs alot of older games really well with an Intel UHD 620

[@hanner18ify]

Dreamcast are loud just a FYI, especially on boot up

[@jaxxson5557]

Is that a gamesphere on the back shelf? Its spherical SPHERICAL!

[@andercheney6785]

I hit the like button and an ad comes up. Austin was this you?

[@jasonmccann8023]

I remember I had the black 2kSports Edition Dreamcast in Middle School man you couldn't tell me anything 😂 😂

[@beyondwisdom5880]

Lol 😂Dreamcast being quiet 😂I spit my coffee out all over my PS5

[@AdamVP]

the lenovo x1's and T series are by far one of the best laptop lines Ive dealt with. They just work, surprisingly well designed if needed to be opened and worked on or upgraded, and design might not be flashy but just looks good.

[@Theunicorn2012]

the lenovo x1's and T series are by far one of the best laptop lines Ive dealt with. They just work, surprisingly well designed if needed to be opended and worked on or upgraded, and design might not be flashy but just looks good.

[@sycorangemen87]

I cant believe he said dreamcasts are know to quiet. 😂

[@ghostxdad]

My hometown!!! Pomona represent! Ajs pawnshop🔥

[@shattercross]

As an owner of a Sega Dreamcast that was bought brand new, it has always sounded like an aircraft carrier.

[@Averagedude-mi3fl]

On the Xbox one x vs series s, some of the games starting to come out as mainly series versions. So you may not be able to play all the latest games.

[@AhhSamboi]

This makes me wish I still had my dreamcast. I had power stone 1 and 2 with their original cases books and plastic. Came with everything for $20

[@lunardata8080]

Remember, kids, don't be Austin And actually test the things you're gonna buy.

[@rig85]

2:09. Hahahaha. That’s a no, little dude.