Did I Get Scammed by DKOldies AGAIN?

[@GundamGokuTV]

The price of Gameboys being that high is utterly ridiculous. Take me back to 2019 when Gameboys were like 10 dollars

[@michaelwalsh3474]

I think that's the only place changing that much for one.

[@Dynamit008]

The worst part is that as people on KZbin talks about old devices on new videos the demand for them goes up so the price goes up also.

[@MrMarrok657]

I found a Gameboy Advance agb-001 at a goodwill not too long ago for $5, they said it wouldn't turn on and the terminals needed cleaning. she's in a new shell, new lcd screen and plays beautifully.

[@Bob_Smith19]

A PowKiddy V90is $40 and plays everything up to PS1. There are more powerful handhelds for retro gaming if you want to pay more. There is zero reason to play any of the old handhelds on original hardware. You aren’t giving anything up w/ emulation.

[@JoenHarlver]

but but "1 year warranty" 🤡 - also as we now know from dkoldies all other 3rd party sites selling counterfit & broken games

[@Corrado-Junior-Soprano]

For that price range, giving you third-party accessories is insane.

[@HerecomestheCalavera]

I don't understand what kind of people are buying from DKOldies. You'd think anyone who would be interested in a retro console would know their prices are insane and they can get the same thing elsewhere for much cheaper. Who are paying these crazy prices and why?

[@alomon7738]

@@HerecomestheCalavera it's crazy, there are even people defending them

[@MrAlpaca19]

​@@alomon7738 well it's demand and supply. If people are interested and buying off them it means there is probably a lot of casual gamers wanting to revisit and buying off a company that (sort of) guarantees them a good quality used product and their marketing is spot on to provide this sense of "security"

[@BigBear_91]

@@HerecomestheCalavera they’re paying for the one year warranty duh. No one else offers that. They’re a big shop with a huge inventory and a lot of employees. Other small shops charge less because they have less overhead. It’s simple mathematics if you can think for yourself

[@HerecomestheCalavera]

@@BigBear_91 Has anyone had any experience with their warranty? Has anyone had a console stop working after 6 months and actually got them to replace it?

[@BangHJL]

Even with the 1-year warranty, none of those products should cost anywhere near those prices.

[@Nonya_Concern]

Exactly. I got my og xbox in great shape with a 1 year warranty from a mom and pop retro game shop near me for only $80

[@Vergilsmom874]

Ungrateful ahhs

[@epic_errors]

​@Nonya_Concern well that clearly is a very one-off shop. I mean, I should would price houses the same way. I got a killer deal on my house at 250k. It was evaluated at 400k.

[@SakuraAvalon]

@@epic_errors You "should would" indeed.

[@EbianBun]

Well anyone can always buy products elsewhere maybe you want to do that but a lot don’t

[@EvEnMoR]

I got a GBA, GBA SP, and GBC...ordered new shells, buttons, glass screen lens, and ips displays for all 3... and each one was still less than what DK Oldies charges. They're priced egregiously and engage in shady business practices. Don't give your $$ to them.

[@snoopyalien24]

Where did you get them?

[@sonicmoth8340]

on their social media, they mis-ID'ed a rare gameboy as fake, and broke it in a video. they're scalpers that don't understand what they sell.

[@EvEnMoR]

@@sonicmoth8340 🤣 I forgot about that whole debacle... That was the owner of DK Oldies who did that too! He smashed it in the street on video! 🤦... Also, as someone who has a deep knowledge and love for the hobby of handheld gaming and Game Boy mods, I take a great deal of care whenever doing any mod. I really respect each unit as a piece of gaming history. I'd NEVER voluntarily and willingly smash any Game Boy for any reason, regardless of it's rarity. And I think anyone who knows their stuff would likely feel the same way. So DK Oldies are definitely just scalpers and nothing else. They only care about it turning a profit, yet they present themselves as a passion driven operation. It's all transparent BS.

[@lightshadow3683]

@@EvEnMoR It's made even worse by the fact they made a "how to spot fake gameboy SPs" video at some point and pointed out only a few things on the shell to look for. Then fast forward to today, and they're selling non-OEM reshelled SPs with shoddy hinges and aftermarket accessories that don't even work half the time. Reshelling can a good thing if it's disclosed and in an actually good shell, but they're so incredibly hypocritical with their bad practices. DKoldies will happily upcharge customers to get official replacement parts and accessories, but supposedly "takes a stand" against fake products at the same time. The simplest way to describe their business is that it's wrong if it isn't them, but if they sold the product then it's passable and works so why are you complaining?

[@MrSolidBlakeGaming]

The fact that they can afford that 20% tells you everything you need to know. I really hope they go under. And they don't ship proper restored material, the warranty thing? Yeah, they just don't want you to open the consoles so you can't see they DID NOT do the job. they're basically scammers. I'm sorry for the workers. But the owners are just greedy assholes.

[@ramiking745]

Some of those prices are absurd for some of these consoles, even the sale prices are a bit criminal.

[@realdaa]

Honestly, the price is relative to the quality of the product (consoles in this case). So your state is correct, but if it's fully refurbished, really clean, works well, it's kinda worth it.

[@realdaa]

I know we can find cheaper, but cheaper may hide something shady. These consoles are really old too, so the price will derail with the quality

[@albertscomputer5041]

​@realdaa "fully refurbished" "really clean" that's one of the main problem people had with DK oldies. They claim to refurbished them but once taken apart you can see they didn’t touch it or refurbished it or clean it. For such high prices the "quality" should match the price. For the high price they don't even come with the original controller. You have to pay extra for it. People are better off buying stuff stuff from eBay where the prices are WAYYYYY cheaper and you can see what you're getting and can choose to return it with a refund. DK oldies have ruin the retro game market by selling their stuff at a high prices. People see how high they sell their products and adjust their products based off DK oldies prices. I've seen DK oldies sell games at a higher price than in Amazon where, despite the game being old, they still sell them brand new. A USED kingdom hearts 2 is the same price as a brand new kingdom hearts 2 on Amazon. In conclusion, DK oldies don't clean, refurbish, or touch, their products despite claiming and making videos of them doing so. There's been several people AND videos that have come out exposing DK oldies. The fact that they're still running after about a year of controversy is surprising (I'm assuming the lawsuit went nowhere). They are not worth the price and you are better off buying from other places.

[@chaim5397]

@@realdaarather save half the price and test my luck on eBay, bought a gameboy for $50 that works fine, just needed cleaning

[@TheCommanderTaco]

Agree, but as realdaa stated it is also relative to the current market. It's a shame that so many outside influences have shaped the retro market to be the mess it is now. With DkOldies you at least know you have a warranty with them. Having followed the saga with JacobR their prices beforehand were ludicrous lol. The prices now at least seem a bit more reasonable with the knowledge of having a warranty. Still seems scummy when the law has been changed to allow consumers to open up products that they put their stickers on the screws to block people from opening the consoles, and would probably still try to claim to the unknowing consumer that they can't take back consoles that the customer themselves have opened.

[@Ice_2192]

For $85 I basically got a new GBC on ebay that came with 2 games and a carrying case. The seller told me his wife only played with that Gameboy no more than 10 times. Thing is basically mint.

[@michaelcooper8013]

@@DSBOY33bros bidding at goodwill oh no

[@Skyx5m50]

For This Christmas I got all the kids in my immediate family (6) Nintendo Switch Lites from some deals I found on offerup. I paid $90 for 2 still unopened ones and 4 other ones I paid $100 each brand new condition because a local shop was closing down. They are going to be so excited.

[@thefirecrew705]

@@michaelcooper8013 nah some thfrift stores have fr auctions for some of theyre more expensive items i assume thats what he means

[@OMYcrack]

I have the atomic purple one and they offer 45? This good deal?

[@kanbaroonie]

@pauliewalnuts6977 my best find (and only find) has been a 5 dollar gamecube in mint shape with the gba reader and disk, insane luck considering I never look around at thrift stores and seek this stuff out haha

[@Bluesykk]

There's a pin-hole right next to the original xbox tray, if you press into that pin-hole while you press the eject button, the tray will eject every time. It's a manual way to open the xbox tray

[@EXG21]

Works with all disk drives. I've had to do it with DVD, CD, and Blu-ray drives also.

[@cwhitley.sawlabs]

Some older disc drives were slot-based where you'd need a pen to move the actual component.

[@Folsomdsf2]

that's not an xbox thing, any tray loading cd/dvd drive were like that on pc too. it's a standard feature for 5 1/4 drives. In fact you can replace the xbox hard drive with a pretty large variety of standard old pc disc drives.

[@ReverseKlondikeBar]

You have to replace the drive belt, it's cheap and easy to do.

[@entryofemotion12]

@@ReverseKlondikeBar It's too bad they didn't do that with the refurbished console they sold someone.

[@theeyeplaylists]

The fact is: it IS a scam again. For 2x the prices of normal purchasing, the issues - though small - are still 100% unacceptable. You can’t send a faulty disc drive, a bad charger, a bad screen lens, a secondary market battery door, etc when you’re charging luxury prices for this kind of stuff.

[@bababooey1239]

exactly, if you got any of this from ebay it would be a refund lol

[@Hellraiser988]

Ironically it's actually illegal as it would fall under deceptive practices

[@sharptoothtrex4486]

That is why I am better off going to Flea Markets and thrift stores instead.

[@theeyeplaylists]

@@sharptoothtrex4486 yup. Get the same quality as dkoldies but without the luxury price tag lol

[@Connor_Dev_]

in early 2022 i purchased black ops 2 for xbox 360 and still hasnt come to this day 💀

[@Daniel-nn5sr]

I feel ur pain I bought mw2 and 3 for the ps3 in early 2023 but it hasent came

[@epzo]

i bought 4 wiis IN 2022 AND STILL HAVENT GOT THEM

[@stevenbrisson343]

I bought 10 ps4 5 years ago still haven’t received 😢

[@DanialDEcool]

@@stevenbrisson343no u didn’t.

[@Terrencepng]

if i ordered any of that stuff for those prices, I would be pissed for what I got

[@JoenHarlver]

somehow people are VERY happy, but 99% of those people buy the cheap games that are priced same as the local / auction sites

[@Terrencepng]

@@JoenHarlver yeah if I got a system with scratches on the screen I’d be livid lol

[@redeye780]

Lmaoo you’re fucked. Those consoles looked great

[@SweatySheets]

Not if you're a KZbinr with money who can then make a video and earn that money back instantly. To these people, they're basically spending what we would on an actual refurbished consoles from Cex or somewhere better. KZbinrs are keeping Dkoldies in business

[@lightshadow3683]

@@JoenHarlver Most of the people buying from them are just people who don't know better. The retro market is a tad small, so if you go out looking for refurbished older systems and don't know what to look for, DKoldies is usually the first result. Those are also the people who don't actually know how to check the system for quality of purchase, so they tend to give it a good rating on delivery without knowing they're getting something subpar at an exorbitant price.

[@CricketEngland]

You would think they would check the charger as part of the referb process to make sure it works before shipping

[@JoenHarlver]

nah dkoldies would still say: fake unboxing youtubers -> all just haters. everyone loves us!

[@MoonlightBelladonna]

At least it was the charger, not defending them but I had the same thing happen from Amazon once. Got a Ds lite in reasonable condition but the charger port wouldn't work so the ds couldn't charge. Got it replaced but it was really annoying.

[@sjacqVO21]

i got a cib gba clear colorway for 100$.

[@BrandonFlint-ro2ns]

@@MoonlightBelladonna Had the same thing happen to me before. That's when I stopped buying game consoles from Amazon.

[@Morboeatspeople]

When people order multiple components at my job, we test them all together to make sure they play nice with each other. Every. Time.

[@s1laz2425]

I'm curious if DK oldies actually changed the thermal paste, that got to be one of the most important parts of a console refurbish.

[@hiRyan329329]

So if I'm reading the beginning statement right, they no longer claim that they open the consoles, its only when the system is non-functioning. Its only opened when repairs are necessary and I imagine then they do all the internal bits and bobs and hopefully repaste

[@s1laz2425]

@@hiRyan329329 If true that's a horrible policy, thermal paste is only good 3 to 5 years. Pisses me off how this company continues to rob people. The owner of DK oldies has such a punchable face, I would love to lay him the hell out.

[@elbeetlebeasto]

I mean, on the OG Xbox it's not that big of a deal because they didn't generate a whole lot of heat (but if you've already got it opened up, might as well do it). But anything after, especially the 360, you def want to repaste. The biggest thing you need to watch for on the original Xbox is the clock capacitor, because those were all made during the capacitor plague of the early 2000's and all of them WILL eventually swell and leak and corrode your motherboard (if they haven't already). Any refurbishing outfit who is concerned with quality will spend the 5 minutes of time it takes to desolder that capacitor and replace it with a new solid state cap that they can buy in bulk for around 50 cents each or less

[@hiRyan329329]

@elbeetlebeasto Shoot yeah with the OG Xbox apart from the launch build they didn't even put a fan on the cpu heatsink. Just a nice aluminum block and a single case fan

[@s1laz2425]

@@elbeetlebeasto Yeah I was hoping we would get a look at the xbox capacitors because even if they look good, they should be changed out because they are ticking time bomb, and like you said it's a cheap fix. Between pricing and quality I'll never order anything from DK oldies.

[@NorfolkAnd]

I think what DK oldies is doing here is fixing the item to where it's "useable" so if you have a Wii that doesn't turn on, they'll probably fix that. They'll probably not clean it and leave everything like a disk tray that makes a clicking noise every once and a while the same because it still works.

[@michaelgil4458]

My old Xbox had the same problem with the disktray, a small tap on the top was all it needed for it to pop out. Only problem it had in 10 years. Loved that console man

[@AceJackWagon885]

my xbox has a disc drive problem too; without a game the disc drive opens automatically all the time so getting it to shut is a nightmare

[@Hellraiser988]

​@@AceJackWagon885could be a sensor gone bad

[@Hellraiser988]

Michael your case was the drive belt went bad I could have fixed that for free

[@Dynamit008]

Ken was right that is a old known way to get Xbox CD-tray to open up.

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

I’m honestly surprised DK Oldies didn’t spend the $5 to get a pack of drive belts to replace the old one.

[@huansohn]

they cut costs on everything just a bunch of gay bozos

[@LeftvsReich]

​@@EvilTurkeySlicesSeriously

[@MaximNightFury]

Same thing works up to the Falcon v1 360s as well. I was so used to doing it before I swapped over to a Trinity Slim

[@ileox4170]

It‘s not only the belt. The Magnet in the dvd Drives Case is pulling in the spindle. If the Drive Case is to much bend the magnet is stronger than the Motor pulling the spindle down. If a Disk is Inside, the magnetic Force is not that Strong on the spindle. Just give the top dvd case a little Push up where the Magnet is and with a new belt also you fixed it. Also grease all the rails 🤓

[@boltshot6450]

Austin: Is DK oldies still scamming people? The whole internet: ...yes, yes it does

[@Wyfiman]

And he keeps giving them money lmao

[@moe504]

I mean some of these were pretty good. that Gameboy advance and Pokemon game were actually really good deals. They were well refirbed and came with a year warranty for 20 bucks extra. Guaranteed genuine copy is hard to find on ebay for pokemon games, lots of fakes out there and a lot of them def don't have a fresh battery.

[@LunarShift]

They're at least working to improve their processes... But those prices are obscene.

[@KingVulpes]

Nah, half the internet defends them

[@fiercelypolygons3696]

​@@KingVulpesyou mean 10%. Because on every dkoldies short and video 90% of the comments call them out lol

[@Nova2127U]

3:05 They cannot void your warranty if you live in the United States based on a tamper sticker, the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act makes this illegal. These are likely not for warranty (although they could potentially be a reason.) but rather for the repair technicians to know that somebody has been in it, which if they find out you damaged something, they can refuse a warranty, but these stickers can be easily taken off if you have any kind of alcohol based solvent as well, so, take that info with what you will.

[@super8bitvideos]

Its insane that, not only, do they see a giant order like this and don't take the extra time to actually refurbish and test these consoles, but they don't immediately assume its a review youtuber and try to go the extra mile. They just don't care. You can also get a backlit modded GBA or GB for less than $150, completely refurbished

[@ExV1rUS]

4:08 The technical "tap" xD And also they can enforce that warranty: When buying from a store or seller (including a business online), consumers have the same legal refund rights with second-hand items as they would with a new item. However, they cannot claim a refund for problems that: the store or seller told them about. they should have noticed when examining the item.

[@RenegadePandaZ]

I'm surprised Austin didn't know about the patented 'Fonz' method of owning an Xbox with a faulty disc tray. It's just a rubber band that needs to be cleaned or replaced, making it even more egregious that it shipped that way.

[@AceJackWagon885]

I hope this is what's wrong with mine

[@JordanGenesis]

Idea for an Austin Evans video -buy another box of "refurbished" DK Oldies consoles. -buy the same box of game consoles from a reliable local game store (i.e. pink gorilla or the closest game store) -compare between the two and see which has done the better job. Done!

[@FlipFlopGod]

No reason to do that. Every time a video like Austin is made, they’re giving them money and publicity. Stop giving money to scammers and they will go out of business

[@Rossbrian1]

You can take the sticker off there's nothing they can do about it.. they have to honor the 1 year Warranty with or without it... as long as you prove you bought it from them

[@thunderarch5951]

Yeah, seal of warranty does not apply on refurbished items

[@Bob_Smith19]

@@thunderarch5951It doesn’t apply in the US period.

[@Fetidaf]

@@thunderarch5951it doesn’t apply at all

[@ram89572]

How much you want to bet they wouldn't honor their warranty without the sticker in place and undamaged though. I'd be willing to bet their response would be, "sticker damaged/removed. no warranty" even though that would not be legal. They are most likely going to bet that you aren't going to be willing to spend the money to actually take them to court over it.

[@Artimidorus]

@@ram89572I'd bet a lot, their entire companies net worth, in fact, that they'd honor the warranty even if you opened it. Especially if you opened it on video. Not saying they wouldn't try it, but it only needs to get push back one time before it's highly publicized.

[@idekanymore1152]

$200 og Xbox is absolutely insane

[@BeanTheBarbarian]

I guess their prices are elevated to "cover" the cost of a warranty. But how much is that warranty really worth

[@entryofemotion12]

Considering half of this video would've been sent back for warranty, assuming they actual dealt with the problems it could be worth a lot.

[@10191927]

Plus it only cover one year, so I can’t fathom it being that much, unless they’re just flat out ripping people off(they are).

[@ChuckDAquatics]

I would just assume that their warranty is sending you another unit in the same condition, and considering that they don't pay much for these systems, they'll still make a profit and likely send a console in the same condition, then take the returned system, and flip it onto another online order.

[@snowontheweb]

That’s actually very common for the disc tray to not open up on the original Xbox. You just have to clean the little black rubber band on the inside of the disc tray and it’ll work every time after that.

[@kyle1758]

You'd think that would be included in the refurbishment process.

[@animeloveer97]

Nah they need replacement ones they stretch out over time like the same thing happens in all belt driven things

[@foxxo6963]

I can say from experience, if you take apart the ps3 super slim improperly, it is nearly impossible to get those side panels to stay secured.

[@sleepzy3816]

The worst part about the gaming industry is how company's can get away with just straight up scamming people

[@PandaFG]

The subscribe button started glowing when he said to subscribe 18:57

[@Kingelfdemondevourer]

the only thing i can say about the PSP is.. make sure you dont mix up the screws.. i knew a kid in highschool who took his apart to paint it gold and he didnt keep track of the screws.. put one that was too long in the bottom of the PSP logo and ended up being long enough to ruin the screen.. back then new screens were around the 50$ mark for a decent one or one from a parts only console.

[@NinjaX2009]

No shit i never understand the point to even paint your PSP and gameboys in the old days. People sometimes were successful in the first try but most of the time they end up breaking something for me i was too afraid to break something so never tried color swapping and whats the point? after 2 days you would be bored of that color

[@swampfox1732]

Who in their right mind would pay these exorbitant prices?

[@DG-mi2mc]

Exactly. It is because of stupid people that shady bussines like this exist

[@THEKLEVER187]

I’ve seen comments where people say DK is preying on soccer type moms that don’t know any better and just want a one stop shop with no hassles . But they don’t know they are getting played , i wouldn’t call them stupid people maybe just uninformed about other ways to purchase these items

[@DG-mi2mc]

@@THEKLEVER187 i understand, but can't we say that not informing yourself is just stupid?

[@PlushRushInc]

me

[@Living-gnu-64]

The og Xbox is notorious for the drive not popping out to the point where they have a little hole that’s about the width of a paper clip that will force the disk drive open, it has to do with the cheap rubber band they used as a gear belt that would slip on the gears and if you replace that (or sometimes just clean it) it will resolve the issue until you need to do it again

[@sergeserenkov4733]

You do know that regular cd drives had this manual eject hole waaaaaaay before any xbox?

[@bobothn]

Yep it is an extremly common issue you can replace the band with out opening the xbox and a new one cost less the 25 cents. Why DKOldies didn't replace it seems liek pure lazy ness.

[@stoneymahoney9106]

You do know the Xbox uses a completely standard 5.25in PC drive, right? And that hole is completely normal on every single one so you can open them when the power's out if you need to, right?

[@hiRyan329329]

If you put the rubber band in hot water it'll normally rejuvenate it enough to work for quite a while. Also as stated above, most the components in the OG xbox are standard PC components

[@jediguy634]

My OG xbox drive does the same thing. I've learned over the years where a very gently tap on the top of the box opens her right up.

[@SakuraAvalon]

I must have gotten really lucky. I got my used DS this year from a Pawnshop, at 40 dollars. With the stylus. But it was missing the little GBA slot cover, other than that, it was in good condition. (So I bought a 5 dollar GBA game and used that as the replacement)

[@IowaRetroGamerDad]

I still pop these videos out every once and a while comparing their prices to other places and how much WAY more they are. Check out prices for PSP and stuff. Its freaking crazy

[@xyster6504]

Honestly, quality wise wasn't a scam given what was replaced/cleaned. As for the PRICE, definitely a scam. The LGS I used to work at had GBAs priced no higher than 100 depending on the color (because some were harder to find).

[@Kkmzji]

Yes! for the $150 price I’d expect something like a SpongeBob gba sp or the Pokémon gbc. Never would I pay that much for a basic green gbc, even with their new refurbishing routine. It sucks that most people wouldn’t know any better and would pay those prices for “nostalgia”.

[@redwidow1358]

Everything shown was overpriced by a hilarious margin. $175 for a Wii U? Mine was $80, even during the pandemic when the retro market was going crazy thanks to increased demand and idiots like WATA and Heritage driving prices through the roof. I can't imagine spending over $100 for a GBA that doesn't even have a matching battery cover. I don't know if the new lenses they applied to the GBC and GBA were glass, but if they weren't, that's not cool. They'll just end up scratched beyond what's reasonable soon enough. I can't say for sure if they are, but still, over $100 is too much for either of those handhelds whether the lens is glass or not. Ultimately, the increased cost is most likely *just* to give the consumer peace of mind, which is kind of funny when you consider how ugly and dirty the internals of the hardware they sell tends to be.

[@DrummerLocnar]

the prices are nuts, but that broken battery clip on the original GBA was very common, im still rocking a functional, perfect screen GBA...... with a broken battery clip that snapped within MONTHS of owning it back in the day

[@travit666]

I was gonna say even with a diff battery clip it's still good condition that shit looks mint other than that one thing that doesn't make a difference when using the system.

[@PackaPoonch]

Imagine being that guy who caused that one specific piece of damage on a console just to watch it years later be trashed by Austin 😂

[@devanworkman8745]

In no universe should someone pay less than 50$ at most for a gameboy or original DS. DKScammers really needs to go out of business at this point.

[@FaintAcrobat]

I think all the consoles were fine(in that they fit the condition described). But the prices are utterly ridiculous. I recently sold my DS to a friend. Works fine, doesn't look all that great with scuffs and scratches on the shell. Screens are perfectly fine. So I decided to mess with him a bit. He asked me how much I wanted and I said like $120 or something like that. He was shocked I wanted so much and called me crazy. I told him that that's cheaper than what they sell on our eBay equivalent. So we looked it up and I was right. He was seriously bummed out and apologised and said he'll pay it. I just told him that I was fucking with him. I honestly couldn't in good conscience ask for that much. I haven't used it for a decade or so and I much rather see it being used so I asked him for $40 and that he buys burgers the next time we go out. Honestly. A Gameboy Advanced shouldn't cost more than $20-30. A DS around $50. 3DS/2DS shouldn't be more than $100/$60, tops. None of those handhelds are hard to find. They sold so many of those that the prices they go for are completely unjustifiable imo. The collectors have ruined the second hand gaming market. Consoles are incredibly overpriced and games are just unspeakably overpriced. If you ask for more then the game costs new and you yourself have actually played the copy, you're an actual scumbag.

[@nicolasalcala8318]

4:10 My brothers Xbox had that same issue and we used to solve it exactly the way that Ken did it 😂😂😂

[@_SYDGAMING_]

The fonz style will always work lol 😂

[@bulldog8080]

​@DontReadMyProfilePicture.185stop your not funny

[@John_1920]

04:10 To be fair, it's been a long, long time since the days of physical abuse on electronics fixing things, so I'm not too surprised that Austin forgot that sometimes you just gotta give these things some physical discipline for them to work.

[@kevincorbat7084]

Yup, there was definitely a time where a little concussive maintenance was necessary from time to time

[@animeloveer97]

I remember having to put mine on a diagonal to get it to work 🤣

[@jtnachos16]

It really hasn't been though. Anything with mechanical parts that can get bound up is still potentially benefitted by the old redneck reset, although you should use a much softer touch on newer tech. Sometimes it's as simple as a single-finger tap to the side of the housing of the disc tray to jar the motor and displace a tiny bit of dust, that takes it from stuck to fully functional. It's just that more often than not these days, the electronics fail long before any mechanical aspect of the machine. They don't build them to last anymore. I had a wii that used to throw disc read errors and occasionally even hard crash, mint out of box way back in the day. Because it had been bought via a layaway program and nearly a year prior to me getting it, there was no real warranty, so it was on me to deal with it. Pretty sure one of the 'guides' for the laser/disc tray wasn't in it's home properly. Solid whack (Not hard, but firm and without letting it bounce in response) to the top of the machine 'bounced' it back into it's track properly, placing back in place for the laser to work properly. Never had another unexplained disc error or crash after that.

[@poundlandspeedwagonrequiem]

It’s like how there was once upon a time people right click refreshed their desktop on startup

[@Thailerr]

​@@kevincorbat7084"Concussive maintenance" 😂 I'm using that one

[@marcustmusic]

I’ve some of those consoles at thrift stores for less than $70. There was a Gameboy Color for $50, an original PS1 for $5, Xboxes go for almost nothing bc a lot of them break, and so on

[@fizdog]

I got my og Xbox recently for the price of free... As a trash man I found it complete in box. Outside in was completely clean. Only issue was it couldn't read discs. Not sure how the inside wasn't dusty as you could tell it never was opened until I got it

[@NyaNymphali]

What’s funny is I went to a collectors show about a year ago, got a DS Lite for 70, good condition, a GB Color for 60, reshell, and a GBA for 90 with backlight mod. Like bruh these prices are ridiculous compared to what’s out there

[@nintendolover114]

The fact they charge you extra for the first party controller that originally came with the console is insane

[@ellaquin]

That GBA screen protector looks original, as in, this was an original screen lens that never had the film pealed off it. I managed to buy a silver GBA with it's screen film still on it, and I instantly regretted removing the film, as the mint condition screen lens became scuffed almost instantly

[@elbeetlebeasto]

This is why i've made it a point to never ever remove a screen protector from anything until you have a replacement in your hand ready to apply. I learned the hard way lol

[@Doofy-v7i]

No, they didn't come with the film on it, it's a new IPS replacement, that's why the screen looks too small for it.

[@austinkoeppen6122]

​@user-pv2yq9xy5l That was not an IPS screen, it was just a new lense.

[@Doofy-v7i]

@@austinkoeppen6122 Yes... a lens for an IPS screen, thus it was a replacement lens...

[@Abiechip123]

Is it just me or who else loves watching Austin spend all his money for content 😂😂

[@advanced4945]

he wanted to spend his money so bad

[@moe504]

I don't think you understand how much money he makes if you think he's spending "all his money"

[@syedmakbul8414]

AKA Investment

[@Abiechip123]

@@moe504 I know that I’m not that dumb. I didn’t mean to say all of his money lmao. I’m just saying that I like watching him spend money whilst being scammed so then we don’t buy products from these websites and we don’t get scammed

[@DavidNPS]

I miss seeing his 2 Friends throw packages at Austin from off camera . 🥳

[@TheArtofKAS]

The Scream I let out when that Xbox disk tray came out turned me back into a child again. 😂😂😂😭. Wild

[@WeAreClaves]

You know you can break that sticker right? They have to honor the warranty, busted sticker or not. If you have reason to believe the product you've been sold, (at a premium price because of so called warranty) You are within your right to determine if the condition is met. Which is why these stickers are not legally binding in both the US and Canada. Especially if they're so called "refurbished".

[@GamerDownUnder69]

if you notice on the website they only show the highest reviews and have anything other then that hidden

[@DavidNPS]

After seeing the device , near the end, come apart with with rusted screws I literally lolled . I wonder where DKOldies gets their refurbished items from ? Several years ago I worked in Restorations and another group in our area worked on electronic recovery items (after water,fire,electrical damage) . The item may have water damage. The nice smell @AustinEvans mentioned on some refurbished devices might be a mitigation cleaning chemical used for electronics. I rememo' really liking the smell of one of the mitigation sprays the 'tronics guys used .

[@fizdog]

I assumed they got their consoles from people like us who sell it to them for 100x less then they are gonna sell it for.

[@ChuckDAquatics]

They buy from sellers on eBay, or take trades just like Gamestop. They also know that most people who are desperate enough to pay ridiculous sums of money for retro gaming will settle for the poor quality they receive because they're too ignorant to look for bargain deals at second hand stores or eBay.

[@mr.g-sez]

the fact that they are still in business is crazy

[@italjahcorntrashroller]

Joey says no.

[@pokemon9631]

I once found a working lime game boy color in my grandmas garage and the only problem was that the screen was scratched up

[@BenWaddington-Law]

I know playing on the original hardware is the best way to play but emulation is way cheaper and better

[@damian9303]

I remember even at my local videogame place before prices became out there, they made me pay extra to have an official controller with the console but it was free to have the knockoff. Those used to always break, and I remember for the original Xbox particularly the official alternative would be the Duke controller.

[@allthingscapitol7107]

On my original Xbox I used to have to do the same HIT on the top to get it to open. 😂

[@doz3r943]

they ALL do that after about 8 years there is a rubber band that gets bad

[@hiRyan329329]

If you can open it, either buy a drive belt for it online (they are cheap as chips) or take the belt out and drop it into a cup of hot water for a few minutes. The hot water activates the rubber memory and tightens it up a bit

[@VAGGY8TH]

A modded Wii U is super underrated. Playing GBA/NGC emulation from the gamepad is fantastic.

[@chidbro23]

the wii u natively runs wii u, wii, and gamecube games and it’s able to emulate pretty much anything older, not to mention the gamepad has a second screen making ds games really nice to play

[@masonthompson6397]

Drive belt failures are so common on OG Xboxes that I would've overlooked it

[@KingNexusMOCs]

It's an origonal Xbox. If you can't get that for $50 then it's definitely not worth buying.

[@mikeg5039]

I love that dko is like oh we always respect customers warranties while they didnt do that at all unless you were a youtuber blasting their bs.

[@Nostalgic64]

Or when they post on social media how they clean only 1 console and do actual refurbishment, then claim they do it for all the console. When we all know it's only that one console they used for social media

[@supertuesday600]

Is DKOldies a scam?? ........................ Yes.

[@oliverkloezoph69]

I always find myself wishing i had a friend like matt, he seems like a genuinely awesome dude

[@Hugh_Jainus]

That "wear" you kept noting was from magic eraser. They tear up the plastic to expedite their cleaning process.

[@colebert100]

I think if you buy from DK Oldies at this point, you’re scamming yourself.

[@docxen]

would love to see you sell them back the stuff and see what they offer vs what you just paid them.

[@elbeetlebeasto]

well, they're a for-profit business, so you'd only get a fraction of what you paid for it. They'd treat it like any other item they buy

[@escapefromlife2402]

I was gonna sell them my 3ds,2ds xl, and my Super Nintendo and they offered me like $50 for all of it lol sold it on Facebook marketplace all to the same dude for like $250

[@docxen]

@@elbeetlebeasto true but there is for-profit make a reasonable amount then there is for-profit ripping ppl off.

[@mitchellazevedo6637]

To be fair and accurate, the disc door is probably sticking due to the case torx screws being just a bit tight. Whenevery opening an OG Xbox you have to be carefull of how tight you torque the torx screws ajacent to the CD disc door. By the way, if you keep pushing the disc tray in by hand you're bound to have issues eventually. Don't do that!

[@Ristofec]

No idea how they’re even still in business. A class action lawsuit needs to happen asap

[@hardkore360]

One HUGE factor to consider when refurbishing consoles, especially handhelds are to replace the electrolytic capacitors. A true refurb job should replace them all so that they don't leak onto the motherboards and potentially damage the traces or other components.

[@Drog2099]

Speaking from someone that just got and modded a Wii U. I got one from Japan for like... $90 all together. Didn't come with a sensor bar or charger for the gamepad. Turns out sensor bars are like $5 on Amazon and the gamepad can be charged via a USB charger.

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

Whats wild to me is back in 2018 the best deal I got on a used console was from gamestop online. For $100 I got a gamecube with 2 oem controllers and a copy of melee. This was right after smash ultimate came out and you could not find oem gamecube controllers anywhere for under $70 The fact this came with 2 of them was worth it alone. Sure the controllers were fairly used but I enjoy controller modding so I got them cleaned up easily. They took the deal down not long after I ordered it. But I still can't believe it was real.

[@munchingskittles8382]

That’s impossible today ;(

[@lumi_project]

i think the reason dkoldies prices are a bit higher than sellers on amazon or ebay is because dkoldies is a corporate business, they have employees, they have office so probably the upcharge that they offer is to pay those employees and office but that doesnt excuse their practice of giving third party controllers and sometimes dirty and barely working game systems/games

[@PAPAEMU]

From what I’ve read in others comments they are also offering close to ebay prices when you sell them your console which if they’re actually refurbished and warrantied justify the price. They just need to do better refurbing and making clear what each condition means. Good for most refurb electronics means light signs of use including scratches visible from more than 8 inches away. Excellent usually means you can still have a scratch only visible from within 8 inches. There are a lot of inconsistencies but if you go looking hard enough you’ll find something wrong with anything, especially when you’re biased.

[@DokiMin]

I love how dkoldies fell off after everyone publicly exposed them

[@sotkajarvi]

They haven't fallen off and it was Jacob R trying wage a war against DK Oldies....he still is.

[@BIastProcX]

Unfortunately people still buy from them so they haven't really fell off

[@SwiftSmashGamingZone]

If everything comes with a 1-year warranty, can't you just play it for up to around the one-year mark and then send it back for a full refund?

[@MeatPuppet7861]

That light tap on the empty disk tray for the og Xbox was gold…. So much nostalgia, mine had the exact same issue. lol.

[@NoWannaLol]

It's the fact that they charge a premium and claim EVERY console is tested, opened and refurbished when they clearly aren't is what makes them a total scam.

[@theshadowspider97]

I wonder if these guys ever plan to start a repair service cuz' I know all of us trust them and they can seemingly repair anything on this channel. Austin, start a repair service for us. Repair our broken shit. We trust u.

[@BobTheUmpaLoompa]

The fact that all these KZbin channels are literally feeding this scummy company thousands of dollars boggles my mind. DKOldies has already been proven time and time again to be a shady business and what do people like this do? Buy more garbage consoles from them knowing damn well what the outcome will be and essentially keeping them afloat. Great job guys 👏. You really showed them with the $500+ you shelled out to show that once again that they’ll send you a less than desirable retro console. But hey, at least you got your video made to get views right??

[@foamy_brawl9903]

You just can't help it can you. I love your content ❤

[@bulldog8080]

​@DontReadMyProfilePicture.185stop your not funny

[@FRANK_AZAR]

​​@DontReadMyProfilePicture.185 cringe bot

[@L0st_Sensei]

I dont care what it came with, an OG xbox for 168 is absurdly high

[@Spydee2207]

I think what should have been done the first video from way back when before doing any videos on DKOdies, was to order with the name of the company and Austin's name, see if they cherry pick the best of the best for you, then do a 2nd video or order a 2nd box concurrently as anonymously as possible and see if there is a difference. But now it'll be difficult since this is the 2nd video? If they see your name, it wouldn't be a fair comparison

[@nixaku6511]

Ah sh!t here we go again

[@Manbaby24]

0:14 Velma?

[@drip1orddior]

WiiU has identical graphics to the switch, Nintendo really doesn’t improve their products at all

[@CarltonSmith45]

0:50 Sometimes a long warranty period isn't good. It can mean they don't trust their own work. I once worked a construction job for a small outfit, where we raised sunken concrete. The owner touted his year and a half warranty and promised that if it sank in that time, he'd basically extend the warranty. He did honor it, but nearly half the jobs I did were warranty calls.

[@SiNKarnage]

6:27 Thats what she said

[@anthonyalexander5607]

"can i peel this 20 year old foam off" immediately cuts to a butchered foam removal

[@shortyboio]

The reason the screen lens was too small and showed the borders of the original screen is because the replacement they got was for an ips modded screen. The ips screens are slightly larger than the originals were.

[@tohomaster4664]

I’m seriously starting to think that the people who order from them are the true fools in all this. If you got scammed before, why the hell are they still ordering from them

[@chaaseisstupid2036]

with my experience of og xboxs the disk drive always likes failing if there's no disc but if u leave a disc it more consistently opens

[@DAONEVAPOREON]

Y’all are lucky I opened up my 3ds and there was just a cocharoch

[@shiranu-li]

20:07 reminds me of "Jingle all the way" movie when Arnold finally got the Turboman action figure and it broke and the Con-Men tell him "Well some assembly is required." 😂

[@blackstanmarsh]

"I did not want to make this video" - person who made this video

[@marky3609]

Ok so as someone who has experience with Xbox you didn't actually fix the drive. You see the problem with Xbox disc drives is the rubber band used for the opening and closing mechanism becomes dirty which is what caused the disc tray to jam like that and tapping the console right above the drive is a sure fire way to get it open so that's why when he hit it it opened up. Thing is if you leave a disc inside and then close when you go to open it up it won't get stuck it'll open perfectly every time so long as a disc is inside it so that's why it opened up with no issues. To actually fix the issues you have to take out the rubber band and clean it and lube it up.

[@HamesAlwaysWins]

I've sold some of these things on eBay and seeing the prices you're paying for each one is absolutely unreal. Double, Triple, or even more on some of those.

[@justingayman1704]

That original DS looked like it had its shell replaced

[@ks30512]

Something like the PS3 should not be allowed to be marked "good" condition. To me, good condition is something that has the usual wear and tear expected, but not the dent from what was likely a drop.

[@aveighht1007]

Here 10 months late to say for no reason, that xbox tray not opening and needing to be hit to open was the proper way to open them back in the day so everything seems right to me on that one.

[@My_Navigator]

i like that its mostly not edited here for when they do these things and that i really love this video and the mistakes make this seem real which what others i have seen doesnt really do

[@MeachPango]

Hitting the xbox to open the disck tray brought back so many memories. I had to do that on my xbox AND xbox 360, after about 3 years of ownership each.

[@NicoRiaz]

I will say this, if a device is NON-FUNCTIONING then it would not be "refurbished". That would have to fall under remanufactured/rebuilt. Refurbish implies wear/age components. Aging fans, thermal paste, etc. Any actual board failures or replacements would be too in-depth to be "refurbish". It sounds like they don't know the technical meanings behind names and terms.