DKOldies Blocked Me On Twitter. So Let's Review Their Xbox 'Player Pack'

[@ReviewTechUSA]

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[@carlostookmeayeartogetthis6023]

1st

[@Faithless2023]

squaaaaaakkk

[@arielrojas287]

Squackkkk

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

Ah yes, scentbird... I got all the Mercedes Benz colognes.. good stuff

[@jcnba28]

Why haven't you covered the Limited Run Games story where they unfairly find a female employee for being conservative?

[@evillecaston]

There are two things I have learned from this saga: 1. DKoldies is a scam 2. Rich looks older than his dad

[@PhilipMarcYT]

His dad looks healthier than him.

[@nonyabizz3533]

He really does too. Dad is in great shape

[@evilrollo]

Of course Rich's dad looks younger, he didn't have to deal with the scammers and bad actors at DKOldies like Rich did.

[@Ferrislilly]

Lol

[@bogymanthedark]

@philipmarc9635 not surprising, he's not living in social media like his son.

[@csmiller1182]

I love how I haven't watched rich in a few years and I come back for this DKOldies arc and its like watching a man descend into madness with all these prop animals Love it rich never change it kills me every time

[@tangyorange6509]

Agreed, I skibidybodumbodum bum every once and awhile randomly since 2014

[@ramrodbldm9876]

@@tangyorange6509 you cornball

[@MonkeGamingTips]

PRAISE THE BIRDS

[@datachu]

@@tangyorange6509 Haha, same. Haven't been around the channel in quite some time but recently started watching again

[@pokebacon911]

same

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

When a company blocks you on social media for giving your honest opinion then you know they're shady AF

[@SergeantBeanz]

@@griimroseyou are either incredibly slow or just not old enough to think logically about the situation, you’re also about 7 months too late bud

[@ThirdEye-47]

​@@griimroseimagine white knighting over a company that sees you as nothing but a paypig, pathetic.

[@GORILLA_PIMP]

​@@griimroseYou a real good 🐑 never let anyone tell you differently

[@RoninRose541]

@@SergeantBeanzit was 7mo but you still chose to reply 🤡

[@g-mancollections5264]

IDK man, there's a difference in giving an opinion and outright calling your business a scam. That can ruin your business. Of all the places I've gotten retro stuff for games, they have been the most consistently reliable place to get them. Everything I've gotten from them works well. That's a lot more than I can say for the stuff I've found on eBay. The pricing is pretty competitive as well. I don't see that as a scam. I see it as a small business doing what they can the best they can.

[@kbhasi]

(2:31) Them blocking your social media accounts is to me a sign that they might be aware that they're scammers.

[@Smodlee]

Absolutely they blocked me from their Facebook, Twitter

[@j2simpso]

Name just one thing wrong with DKOldies. Can’t be done!

[@jakesnussbuster3565]

@@j2simpso good one

[@Smodlee]

@@j2simpso the one thing wrong is that they don’t hold up to their standards of professionalism about how they treat their systems and then send them out to the customer who bought them. They only show what they want to show the public to make them think they are doing the right things but they’re not.

[@carlsagan2607]

@@Smodleehe was being sarcastic

[@onemadgamer8064]

Thanks for taking the hit for us Rich, now we know not to look towards DKScam for old consoles and games

[@videogamemadness88]

Well said

[@deusprogrammer_thekingofspace]

I prefer DKMoldies =P. But DKScam works too.

[@nizzy33K]

DKScam sounds great for them.

[@zroreaper]

man with their prices i wouldn't have bought anything from anyways

[@ramrodbldm9876]

@@thedoomslayer108_YT no kidboy not that 🤡

[@GalathNox]

It was the crumb. Once you removed the Pepperidge Farm cookie crumb it threw the entire balance of the console off. Not only does Pepperidge Farm remember, but it's the glue that holds vintage consoles together.

[@GSSMAV]

- DKoldies

[@KingStr0ng]

I would pay to see a movie based on this

[@ReviewTechUSA]

A MAN RETURNS, A SON WATCHES, A MAN OPENS THE XBOX

[@cloutfisher7714]

You’re the King of Birds

[@LennyQUMFIF]

1:04 "try a new frame rate every month"

[@adrianelizondo2903]

A very intelligent brain 🧠

[@carlostookmeayeartogetthis6023]

A king returns

[@arielrojas287]

Quack

[@jedstanaland2897]

I worked with a legacy/retro video game refurbishment company a few years ago and we would open the consoles up prior to attempting to power the console. In addition checking as many mechanical components as possible prior to attempting to power it on. This is just good conduct for refurbishment and functionality testing.

[@Hip.Username]

Maybe drop the name of that reputable company 👀

[@Slumpycinematics]

@@Hip.UsernameDkoldies

[@rossm.80]

@@Slumpycinematics🤡

[@Wes_Trippy4life]

@@Slumpycinematics Who's paying you? 😂 💀 💀 💀

[@Slumpycinematics]

@@Wes_Trippy4life no payment just a free keychain cos my order got picked to be filmed

[@kristopherwilliams6625]

The fact that DK Oldies clearly didn't test this system with a few games prior to sending it out to you is probably all you need to know about their quality control. Sad that people are getting ripped off this way.

[@kristopherwilliams6625]

@user-iq7bf2ig9w Anyone getting ripped off makes me sad. It doesn't bother you?

[@DavidJohnson-zu4or]

​@@kristopherwilliams6625 Just return the fucking system until you get a working one simple as fucking that, YOU GET A YEAR LONG WARRANTY FOR A REASON

[@TheWhiteBamba]

@@kristopherwilliams6625 I think what makes him sad is that fact that a boat load of people are starving from hunger, others are political prisoners and rotting in jail, while others are being abused. You not getting a cleaned system is nothing in comparison to the above.

[@kristopherwilliams6625]

@mades3 While you're not wrong, what does that have to do with my comment? Yes there are worse situations in the world. It still doesn't justify people being ripped off.

[@TheWhiteBamba]

@@kristopherwilliams6625 I meant to reply to @c h not you. It was a reply to his question, not to you.

[@PeteSaJut6499]

Man i love your dad, seeing him come up and isntantly know the state of the coponents is amazin. You can tell hes a super smart man, and watching him help his son with this, brings back memories.

[@NorthSwede97]

@@Gaslighter893 Bruh.. Joey is that you???

[@ghostcat8244]

@@Gaslighter893 dang must be a fake account trying to lick there shoes.

[@Blackhomeking12]

@@Gaslighter893 aAh yesthe classic don't like it don't buy it. Instead of addressing the actual problem. How those boots taste?

[@rometherevenant8749]

@@Gaslighter893 whoa. Shill or alternate DKoldies account?

[@perrycoffey5410]

@@Gaslighter893 people don't like it because it's too fucking expensive it's not that simple stop being ignorant

[@BlakeHenke77]

The "dad opening an Xbox while his son watches" part of this video is life-changing. Thank you

[@leecroft7311]

🇺🇸🦅 moment if there ever was one (and i'm British)

[@banner7310]

I loved it too. Shows rich loves his dad. always respect and love your dad after you become a man.

[@mexiwolf009]

And rich singing the halo theme.

[@CraziiDago]

The chewing manners drive me crazy tho.

[@markB0SS]

That was actually emotional

[@jaybradbury597]

Lost my dad a yr ago and seeing you with your dad just made me smile brought back alot of memories of bonding thank you for that.

[@Rishiyisus]

Hope you're doing okay homie

[@Drewski909Ti]

Me too man, through thick and thin he was always there.

[@jaybradbury597]

@@Drewski909Ti always there for you for sure. You miss just picking up the phone a d giving him a call

[@eggplantunleashed4740]

I lost my dad a few years ago. I'm sorry for your loss brother. This video also brought a smile back to my face too. 🤗

[@glazermafiaGamingTV]

I'm sorry for your loss. Hope you're okay.

[@atom_zero5413]

Making bank by exposing scams is eerily cathartic. Love this.

[@Gaslighter893]

DK Oldies does not need to take accountability when adult crybabies keep buying from them! All their stuff is real and no fakes. Don’t like it then stop buying it. I bet his dad wishes his son was actually active rather than crying about dkoldies the entire day.

[@cyanosil3059]

@@Gaslighter893 Are you genuinely upset that someone is calling out a company for falsely advertising the quality of their products?

[@GGA007Gaming]

@@Gaslighter893 sounds like someone is getting paid to defend liars and scam artists. I mean they literally fit the definition of scam artists man your fighting a losing battle here. 🤣🤣🤣

[@jamiehalfkin5813]

@@Gaslighter893 you definitely work at DKoldies, stay butthurt your business will crash and burn little man bahahaah😂👍💯

[@thatonerotom8999]

@@Gaslighter893 🐑

[@askingshoe2]

The clicking of the disc and power buttons immediately put me back in my room circa 2005

[@TheKotor2309]

Same 🍻

[@benjaminmattson4663]

Seeing the old Xbox loading screen and the Bungie Logo brings me back.

[@megacide84]

I wish I never traded in my OG Xbox toward a 360 back in '05. If I were aware of the modding scene back then. I would have kept that system.

[@askingshoe2]

@@megacide84 wouldn't recommend it. Granted I was only 12-14 during the time and I tried modding mine myself and bricked it. Got the software installed but was deleting game saves and stuff to make room in the drive and completely wiped the OS 💀

[@megacide84]

@@askingshoe2 Back in the early to mid 2000s. There were a few locally owned game shops that were soldering mod chips for PlayStation 1&2 systems to play import games. I'm almost sure one of them also modded OG Xbox units as well. As I didn't have internet or the necessary hardware back then. I would have paid them to do it for me.

[@MarioDSLife]

It’s always so wholesome to see Richard and his dad take apart electronics. A father and son bond at adulthood is so heartwarming!

[@ekanata]

Rich can’t build a pc without his dads help

[@why712]

his dad looks younger then him lmao

[@jaymonster81]

I love how Joey's face keeps flying past the screen lol

[@389OpiE]

Is DKOldies a scam? No

[@Coolouie]

Am I Batman? No. -bruce wayne

[@repairtactics]

Been doing my repair business and refurbishes for a few years now but it's slow going! Hard to grow when there's people like this giving it a bad name. Thanks for exposing them and showing the shady side! So unfortunate that this happens from such a well known company 😔

[@CollynPlayz]

whats your site

[@leftypirate]

is yourt @ your company name? link your site

[@PR-mo5ch]

I don't know why more people don't do this, but if I were to have my machine repaired or cleaned, I would love to see actual photos of my console opened with a before and after so I can see what was done. Just a suggestion.

[@repairtactics]

Repair Tactics is my company. I've been running a local word of mouth business this whole time. I didn't expect responses or so many likes. I'll create a website then and try to grow more!! Thanks guys. You can find me on Facebook and Google 😊

[@leftypirate]

@@repairtactics good luck man. good work=good business :)

[@Faber0k]

I ALMOST bought from dk oldies a couple years ago. Even though they had what i wanted, their insane prices kept me from ever placing an order. Thank goodness because I most likely would have been disappointed to triple over pay for a damaged game.

[@MYSTIK4L33]

I'm never buying a single thing from them. Thank you for exposing these liars.

[@pixelatedsethtube1271]

Just buy something and return it if it's not good. It will cost them money and if they are shipping this much garbage they'll go out of business eventually

[@chimrichalds81]

Consoles, I'm not risking it. However, some of their games are stupid cheap and ship very fast. Even then, they come in flimsy bubble mailers. I'd like to see them improve and Joey to do a few pushups.

[@pixelatedsethtube1271]

@@chimrichalds81 everyone needs a little strength training in their lives!

[@KobayashiBrynhild]

There's a game store that my roommate is friends with the owner of. I bought a refurbished ps4 from him about six months ago. It works like a charm. My point is: when it comes to older consoles, buy locally. More often than not, what you get will be in very good shape.

[@imselfaware419]

@@pixelatedsethtube1271 Still overpriced

[@epblu]

What DKO should really be doing with these systems in particular is replacing the cheap capacitors that MS used to build the OGXB so that they don't explode and melt through the Mobo. If they aren't, that alone is a huge red flag. Your dad is spot on. Also thanks to you and some other creators for sounding the alarm on these guys, I really had no idea what they were like until recently.

[@irontobias]

It wasn't that they cheaped out with the caps, but rather a result of the great capacitor plague that involved botched industrial subterfuge that resulted in millions of devices from consoles to TVs to PCs all having caps fail.

[@almightysamwhich4203]

And if it fails it can stop any games playing no matter if it's leaked onto the mobo or not

[@epblu]

@@irontobias It sorta depends on the console. Obviously it's not a bad idea to replace on pretty much anything if it's old enough, but caps are a major issue for Xbox and Game Gear in particular for different reasons because they both had low quality components on the board.

[@NSHG]

@@irontobias Actually, you're slightly off. Nichicon was and is a good brand - the issue with the ones used on the OG Xbox' CPU filtering were a bad batch that ran from 2001 to 2005. I know this as I have a whole bag of them from various Pentium 3 and 4 mainboards of the era. Not defending DKOldies (they can go suck DK's fat gorilla dong honestly) but just wanted to say this as a interesting fact. It's mostly version 1.2 and newer that suffered from this, and only the units that used Nichicons. I have two 1.4s and they both had United Chemicon caps on the places where the DKOldies Xbox had Nichicons.

[@stuffs8802]

Just so everyone knows, Joey is not the owner of DKOldies he is the social media manager. He doesn't make the decisions for DKOldies, the owner does, the owner basically controls what Joey says in the videos.

[@fredvasquez4201]

He still the face of the company and He needs to be held accountable

[@IsaacAutumn]

@@fredvasquez4201 only a little bit, its just his job to manage the social media aspect. Be angry at his unreasonable boss.

[@koushuu]

@@IsaacAutumn He knew what he got into, yet he continued to become the face of a scummy company (for the money), he needs to be held accountable

[@JorgeCarvalho_web_dev]

@@koushuu no. He is just trying to pay the rent and bills

[@joeyjo-joshabadu9636]

​@@JorgeCarvalho_web_dev so he chooses to lend his services to an unethical employer?

[@Lord_Of_Eggs]

They aren't trying to deflect the criticism they're probably blocking everyone who makes vids about them and calling it a day

[@StormsparkPegasus]

They just want normal people who don't know anything about this stuff to pay the premium and just not know they got scammed. They don't want people knowedgeable about hardware buying their crap. I'm surprised they don't have enough self awareness to send good products to known KZbinrs though.

[@Blackhomeking12]

I got blocked on twitter for asking them about it, others have been blocked for even saying anything they dont agree with. They are also hiding any comments that critque them or link to videos that do

[@everythingpony]

That's deflecting criticism with extra steps

[@kogzombie1093]

The block on Twitter just screams guilt even more lmao.

[@xenos_n.]

Yeah if they were innocent they'd reach out and try to resolve the issue.

[@waynecarrjr.1187]

@@Gaslighter893 gr8 b8 m8

[@pooolish334]

It's astonishing how Rich's Dad looks younger than him, big concern there imo

[@lightningfarronxp8899]

10:26 something easy to miss but if the console is asking for a time and date, the CMOS battery is dead. They charge double the value of the console, claim to refurbish it but didn't want to spend an extra 2 bucks and take the extra few seconds to replace the CMOS?

[@CivEtzio]

Unless they reset it but yeah that’s ridiculous

[@lightningfarronxp8899]

@@thomasandrews9355 yeah just remembered that. It's still pretty foolish to sell OG xbox's and not remove that thing. I recall hearing that thing is a ticking time bomb and if it leaks it'll break the console.

[@ashleythegamer8552]

Unfortunately, there is no way to say for sure from this video. IF the original owner or DKO factory reset the console; then it will ask for the date and time settings when being booted up for the first time. If the clock capacitor is dead; it would ask for the date and time settings every single time you turn on the console... I wish that Rich would've powered down the console and let it sit for 10 minutes so that we could see if the disc drive stopped working again AND if the date and time settings came back up!! I'm pretty sure there's a 99% chance the capacitor is not working because it obviously wasn't refurbished in any way whatsoever..... BUT since Rich didn't turn the console off and start it again; we can't say for sure :( I really hope someone takes DKO to court over this "refurbished" crap they are doing... I know that refurbished is a very broad term and it would be hard to win a court case over the term "refurbished" since there is no solid list of things that need to be done in order to call it refurbished.... BUT since DKO literally does NOTHING to the inside of the consoles; I'm sure someone can take them to court and win since they don't touch the consoles at all...

[@Viper-jr4sp]

@@lightningfarronxp8899 it is a ticking time bomb my brother bought me a used original xbox bundle from ebay for 120$ CAD with 2 controllers and 8 games including halo ce and halo 2 and found out about the capacitor so when i got it it was super dusty dust bunnies everywhere cleaned it out took out the Capacitor which was JUST starting to slowly leak so i cleaned it up dusted it out looks almost brand new closed it up and bam other than it closing on its own once before a put a disc in it works absolutley fine now another note is if its a Version 1.6 then theres no worry about the Clock capacitor anything before 1.6 yes you should take it out

[@oOignignoktOo1]

The OG xbox doesn't use a standard CMOS battery it uses a clock capacitor board revisions 1.0-1.5 do not require the cap to be installed for the console to function but they used a a really low quality aerogel capacitor that was prone to leaking so most people remove them. the 1.6 boards require the clock capacitor and it uses a gold nichicon capacitor stock without the cap 1.6 boards will not boot but if the capacitor goes bad it's only 50.60 cents for a replacement much cheaper than a battery.

[@salgonzalez908]

The one thing I have to comment on… is the awesome relationship you have with your father. I think it’ is amazing you two are on video doing things you both love. It reminds me of my father and our bond when it comes to working on older trucks or even modding our current vehicles. Rock on duds.

[@juliereaka5709]

@@Gaslighter893 did they pay you to vouch for them? 😂

[@AloneRaptor5332]

@@Gaslighter893 and yet here you are crying ab people making Videos ab DKScammies... Lol Ok

[@Gonkers20XX]

Why did you call him a dud? :c

[@horrorking1000]

We live In a world where people think blocking you on Twitter will actually do anything which is really really sad considering twittet itself is and always has been a big joke

[@juventusfc0520]

The third party controllers they keep sending you drive me crazy

[@cesariojpn]

They probably can't secure enough at a price point they want. Or units they buy from the public are devoid of them and they have to compensate.

[@PhilipMarcYT]

@@cesariojpn Haha, what? They sell everything at a ripoff price and you're trying to defend them.

[@EndlessFunctionality]

@@soggyandroid Ypu. Ebay and Amazon both have controllers that look just like the original, and feel pretty close to OEM. Them sending a mad catz tier controller is just further insulting.

[@raijuko]

As quickly as your old man got to work on that console, I would wager he has worked on more electronics than DK Oldies ever will. Would be awesome to see a video of just him working on a console and replacing parts, just to see him speed through it.

[@lazer3982]

Why couldn’t rich just open it?

[@origintrackz5235]

@@lazer3982 Sometime you gotta give your old man something to do. when my pops was still around i used to hype him up and get him started on lil projects all the time just so he could stay busy...

[@Blackhomeking12]

@@lazer3982 his did is an engineer so he would notice problems instantly.

[@44.caliberbrainsurgery63]

I came here to see if they 1. Gave you and OEM controller 2. Gave you OEM AV cables 3. Addressed the clock capacitor if it's one of the revisions with the cheap aerogel caps 4. Inspected the xbox for any bulging caps. The fact that it didn't read discs tells me some of the caps have gone bad or they couldn't be bothered to clean and inspect the disc drive. For 260 bucks, you can buy a fucking modded xbox off someone. Which has been taken apart, has had the clock capacitor removed or replaced and even comes with a new fucking harddrive. I knew they didn't even bother replacing the bad caps and I guarantee they left the leaky clock capacitor as is.

[@zerofide]

your dkoldies content is great. also helps bring awareness to a scam, and a company that seemingly avoids acknowledging the legitimate criticism of their business practices.

[@cdula26]

The internet has a VERY short attention span. They could send a bomb to someone in the mail, that person make a video about it and they would continue to get as many customers because of their reach and A+ marketing on all social media platforms. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@WangHavy930]

Your dad dismantling old tech needs to be a sub series in your channel ❤ A Man & His Son Expose Tech USA

[@Darth001]

Definitely would get a sub from me

[@ReceptiveRaptor]

DadviewtechUSA

[@T4SelNiNO]

Why tf his dad look younger than him. Was he adopted as an adult or something?

[@vintagecapgunsatyourmomshouse]

Yup

[@bolt3879]

9:43 The moment I saw the disc tray I knew it wouldn’t read games,since it’s a Thomson dvd drive,which are known to be faulty

[@linkXness]

Is that the one known to scratch the discs, but somehow is the best xbox drive to speedrun some games for reasons i dont understand

[@MrMementoMori]

Oh this is gonna be great. I wonder how Joey is gonna damage control this??

[@GhoulSolo___]

Idk, but I remember seeing a comment by them acknowledging the high prices but nothing else

[@Puggy42069]

“Is DKOldies a scam? No.”

[@UnclePhil1112]

He will explain how they’re a family owned company, and throw in a free keychain

[@cesariojpn]

After the NES video by RTU, there was a shorts on KZbin where Joey "read a customer letter" praising DKOldies over clean products.

[@TandJgaming]

He’s not, he’s just gonna ignore it and hope it goes away and delete any comments on his videos about it

[@MindsMouth]

Me and Many others have been screaming at the top of our lungs that DK oldies is the WORST reseller is history. My poor mom watching KZbin, bought over $600 worth of retro games for my dad as an anniversary gift with the new man cave addition to our little house. We set EVERYTHING up perfectly just to have the SNES burn out after only an hour of gaming and half of the PlayStation 1 discs where readable, but would crash or hang about a 30 minutes into the actual game play.... We where confused and my mom was sad.... We got a full refund after two months of legal threats from my parents lawyer..... The most crooked business owner is that rat looking business owner himself.

[@Killertamagotchi]

The fact that the sticker under which one of the screws was still intact shows that the console had never been opened before

[@jinx20001]

while that is highly likely true, the console absolutely can be opened without puncturing that sticker and somebody that prides themselves in doing a good restoration would not pierce the sticker, its fairly easy to remove the sticker partially thus preserving it. Its not like the paper type stickers used in many other products its very much preservable. If these guys knew as much as they think they knew they would know the heatsink they were trying to get off but couldn't absolutely can be taken off and it would expose the huge GPU underneath. Ive taken apart roughly 7 or so of these and its very common to see the thermal paste exactly as it was in this video and the console still work just fine.

[@eosal60]

I unfortunately was one of those people who believed all their videos and even respected them for it. Now thanks to you Rich i'll never have to worry about them scamming me cause im not ever ordering stuff from there.

[@GlassMaster_Jae]

What I do when I get a used console is I'll do what I call a "stress test" by letting it run for an hour or 2 with a disc in and see how it holds up to your average gaming session. Sadly this poor xbox couldn't even make it through loading a disc. Love the transparency in your videos. Been watching your stuff for years but this DKOldies stuff is by far the best stuff. Keep up the great work.

[@TooBokoo]

Those 3 caps on the power rail, near the CPU are always bulging and are usually the first to go. They're 6.3 volts, but if you replace them, I'd highly recommend getting higher voltage caps, like 10volts or higher, 25volts would be better. They'll last another 20 years if you get higher rated caps. Those caps, along with the PSU caps should be changed at a minimum, especially if you're calling the system refurbished. The system will fail sooner rather than later if those mentioned caps aren't replaced.

[@HoneySoakedSeagull]

It's not the rating that causes them to bulge, it's the placement next to the heatsinks which causes the electrolyte to boil inside of them. It's a design placement thing. 6.3vs are completely fine.

[@TooBokoo]

6.3 is adequate, which is why Microsoft used them, but most pro modders all recommend higher voltage caps in those spots. All other specs being equal, higher voltage caps almost always result in longer life. Those specific caps get hammered way more than the others on the PCB, and it's not simply because they're close to the heatsinks.

[@Hellraiser988]

Seagull the thing is this was during the capacitor plauge so 98% of capacitors on the market were faulty

[@HoneySoakedSeagull]

It's more so the higher value ones that are the worst. Such as the 1F clock cap known for eating it's way out of the cases on these. The lower value stuff the chemistry isn't too destructive on and they function fine enough. What causes these to fail though is heat and whilst increasing the rating may make them last a tiny bit longer out of their own workload, the heat is still going to give them a premature death.

[@TooBokoo]

@@HoneySoakedSeagull correct but considering nice Caps or so cheap, may as well go higher where available

[@hathawaynoa2953]

Whats really funny to me is I watched their videos, got really nostalgic for the Game Boy, saw their priced and ended up getting an IPS GBA SP for the price of one of their stock units, and started buying games from other places at cheaper prices.

[@thefallofranny]

I recently got an ips gba too! That screen is beautiful!

[@HearMeLearn]

I wasn't nostalgic for it but I recently bought a used vita from ebay for a really reasonable price. God bless people who don't sell their stuff to resellers!

[@Gatorsurfer1887]

Same here on the first part. Their videos are fun but oh man when I looked at their prices

[@ulisesruiz8976]

Where can I order one of those GBA? I really want one but I don't know, pls help!

[@teambringit92]

What’s an ips game boy?

[@sebastien7758]

DK Oldies is a joke they were asking over 600.00 for a ps3 lol

[@ElfenCried]

Lol

[@rawzombie2696]

Rich its gonna sound so stupid but I think its badass you bring your dad on the videos to help you. My dad was never very present in my life so I think its awesome the relationship you guys have and that you bring him on the videos to help.

[@grawman67]

Same here. It's really nice to see. It would be cool to see his dad appear in more videos

[@MrCinosargo]

Not stupid at all bro. As someone who had an absentee father I envy that connection. Just a wholesome family experience. Wish all of us had that.

[@grawman67]

@@MrCinosargo Same here. Seeing people with great relationships with their dad is so nice to see. It really hurts to not really have a parent there.

[@gazmodius]

I agree I hate seeing TV shows and such where everyone hates each other. It's such a nice breath of fresh air to see a good relationship.

[@jamespotter3334]

One of the easiest ways to see if an original Xbox has been opened is if the stickers on the bottom are intact. You have to destroy two to get to remove two screws. Also look for the dreaded clock capacitor.

[@A-HOTIE]

That's the first thing I looked for when he took it out of the box & you can see that the stickers are intact.

[@vjuarez8068]

You can actually remove the sticker without damaging it at all. I do it all the time to clean my consoles new and old

[@jamespotter3334]

@@vjuarez8068 not on the original Xbox you can't. You either poke a hole in the sticker or if you remove it, it leaves void behind on the console.

[@vjuarez8068]

@@jamespotter3334 you are correct. Mines in storage and been awhile 🤣 my bad

[@jamespotter3334]

@@vjuarez8068 not a problem 😂. Love the original Xbox, they really got something right when they made them. Never had one when they were new (had a PS2 instead) got into them quite late and regretted not buying one when they first came out

[@AB21]

The reason the discs weren't being read properly was 100% the capacitors. Once they got warmed up from the machine being on they started to work but they will fail and should have been replaced.

[@BRIANOCONNOR2003]

Also the Thompson drive is a terrible DVD drive

[@I_Am_DK_]

I remember I emailed DKoldies awhile back before this whole non refurbished console thing going on. I asked if they cleaned the inside of consoles and asked if they put new thermal paste on. I was expecting an answer the next day at the least. Never got an answer 😂.

[@TheAnnoyingVulture]

@@Gaslighter893 Is that you, Joey?

[@I_Am_DK_]

@@TheAnnoyingVulture 😂😂😂 that's definitely Joey. He doesn't understand fake advertising 😂

[@dragumkirisute1998]

@@Gaslighter893 imagine being the biggest DKOldies simp ever. Your comment doesn't excuse them for selling broken consoles. They need to be held accountable for this.

[@630majic]

@@I_Am_DK_ The first DKoldies video about getting scammed that I see from Rich is 4 weeks ago as of now. This Miles account is 1 month old with no profile pic and no engagement other than the DK scam videos. I don't think whichever possible employee behind the account understands subtlety.

[@rijjhb9467]

@@630majic how do you see the engagement of a random account with other channels? I thought you could see only other comments posted in this channel.

[@vincenthernandez2242]

I'm glad Rich has been doing these videos because I've gotten Walmart ads showing ridiculously priced retro consoles from DKO and I was very skeptical but wasn't in the market for retro stuff anyway so I just ignored it

[@Gaslighter893]

DK Oldies does not need to take accountability when adult crybabies keep buying from them! All their stuff is real and no fakes. Don’t like it then stop buying it.

[@Jtboy50]

@@Gaslighter893 have you SEEN the quality of their “refurbished” products? Multiple channels have bought them, most prominently that I’ve seen being Jacob R and of course Rich, and it’s been dreadful for the prices.

[@vincenthernandez2242]

@@Gaslighter893 You sound like a DKO employee using a sock puppet account to try to be a stan for the company or something 😂

[@finalroxas4731]

If I do retro games i use emulators

[@Jactional]

@@Gaslighter893 someone buys from them 💀

[@spdrmn34]

Sadly DKOldies is also raising the market value of the items they sell. It’s almost impossible to find vintage consoles for less than a 200% markup.

[@Trobott]

What's really messed up with this is the best case scenario was they have no idea what refurbishment actually means. Because every other alternative means they are an active scam lmao

[@DarkDevero]

After months of criticism and seeing what people expect out of refurbishments, it’s no excuse, they know or intentionally pretend they don’t

[@bigbird6286]

Bro refurbished means they fix the inside that’s it nothing more nothing less

[@dhgmrz17]

They absolutely know what refurbishment means considering they actually record themselves performing refurbishments on a select few consoles.

[@randybobandy9828]

They have videos of them refurbishing consoles, they know what it means.

[@randybobandy9828]

​@@bennyblunto97310x..🤨

[@madcat789]

I work at a retro game shop and I was going to grab something from DKOldies since we didn't have it, but after the rigamarol that you've been through? I think i'll wait.

[@morrison22]

Wait? There’s nothing worth waiting for with DK oldies. Just shop somewhere else. Anything you get elsewhere would be better - just about guaranteed.

[@alexs7670]

@@morrison22 I think he meant he'd wait till it came in at his shop

[@gamerstimes127]

try Double Jump Video Games

[@madcat789]

@@morrison22 I was just being impatient and hoping they would have Ace Combat III. Last I saw, they did. But after everything thats going on? Think I'll wait for it to stop by.

[@zachyontosh7587]

Report them to BBB

[@mr.smart75]

This is getting more insane every video 😂 let's go reviewtechusa!

[@DaveGX]

It really is quite sad, really. All he knows for “news” is consistently attacking/bullying everybody for clicks that has wronged him. Half his news stories are nothing huge lie IGN, TechRadar, The Verge, etc, all have big news to report on. The long and short is he’s a clickbaiter who only ever has *negative* media news stories to cry about. He did the same garbage to Quantum over 1 stupid review and for I don’t know how many month went on a freaking vendetta attacking everything he could and eventually got told by Google to knock it off. He was almost going to scrap his ch, he considered twice on different instances, I think.

[@AnthonyMolinary]

I’m more mad that joeys face isn’t behind you during these lol . Thanks for taking the time out and of course money loss for these vids . The dedication is impeccable.

[@DoingNothingKing]

Sending a “secret packaged” to the same town you live is almost guarantee/suspicious it was you again lol especially them knowing you want to make a video on them.

[@sonicexereaper6814]

I think I see the real meaning now with their “refurbishing process” vid. Basically, by “refurbishing”, they meant ONLY cleaning inside out, but not repairing their consoles or replacing outdated components. Man, just imagine sending them your drifting controllers for repair and rather than replacing parts like the sticks, they just clean it. 😂

[@KingLulzington]

highway robbery at this point, they need to be stopped

[@stellarkym]

Daylight robbers, indeed.

[@ChewyThomson]

They don't even really clean the insides. Other KZbinrs have bought their consoles multiple times and they are always filthy inside.

[@some-replies]

Dude brought an engineer to debunk DKoldies. Man did the work and showed it too

[@BloodPlusPwn]

At this point they're 100% liable for a lawsuit as soon as someone is willing to pursue one.

[@R8ERN8TION52]

I believe it’s called bait and switch

[@PeterPostsRandomThings]

I am taking them to court.

[@alexs.818]

This has been happening for a long time now, and creators have been calling them out for over a year now. Where is the class action lawsuit?

[@BloodPlusPwn]

@@alexs.818 Someone who's suffered from their fraud or is a lawyer has to pursue it. If no one does then nothing will happen.

[@MrWickked]

The fact that you have to show people that you're doing everything legitly is sad. Thank you for bringing this to light. I'll spend my money else where. 👍🏼

[@poncho828]

I mean, you can't believe everything on the internet. That's how WWII got started.

[@Chaotic818]

@@poncho828 to be skeptical of a known scammer from multiple sources? yea no, its easy to tell if someone spliced something or edited the video these days dude stop defending scammers

[@rijjhb9467]

@@Chaotic818 You should always be skeptical, not just of known scammers but also of unknown, potential ones. Just because DKO are scammers doesn't mean that someone can't make a fake accusatory videos for views.

[@blasphemedheretic]

@@poncho828 simp

[@NexusNine]

@@Chaotic818 no it's not. Rick's videos are easily cut up enough that he can tell the narrative he wants without being entirely truthful. And the shipping box was clearly opened and resealed prior to shooting the video. Not saying he did anything, but he could have theoretically tampered with this product prior to rolling camera, or switched out a working Xbox with a non-working unit between cuts. Again, not saying he did any of that (though I personally think he isn't being entirely truthful because these DK Oldies videos are popular for him and controversy sells), I'm just more trying to make a point in this response about the editing process. Today, more than ever, it's simple to fake things on the internet.

[@deadmetalbr]

Keep spreading the good word, folks. Rich ain't the only one opening DKOldies 'refurbs' on KZbin, and boyyyy are the results telling!

[@pukalo]

I saw when you unpacked the xbox that the system had never been opened, because one of the stickers that covers one of the screws was intact and wasn't torn or anything, meaning all they did was see if the system powered on and booted to the main menu, and called it "refurbished". They even left the infamously leaking clock capacitor intact.

[@John-Doe-Yo]

I've seen vids of people managing to remove those stickers showing people how to do so and put them back without leaving a trace. But DKoldies certainly didnt put in that amount of effort.

[@Ryan-31]

The bit with you stood behind your dad reminded me of all the times when I was a kid and I would break something and be impatiently looking over my dads shoulder waiting and hoping he could fix it.😆

[@mikejones2389]

Just a quick shout out to all the fathers who take the time to check out whatever their kids are into 👍🍺

[@JoystickDivision]

Please also be aware of the clock capacitor, if it's earlier than a 1.6 model. Those capacitors need to be replaced as soon as possible. They are notoriously leaky and destroy traces. I found this out the hard way, but thankfully, my skills improved since then so I was able to repair the damaged traces that connected to the power button.

[@TexasHollowEarth]

Pre-v1.6, you can just remove the clock cap.... no need to replace it. It just keeps the system time when unplugged. V1.6 and 1.6b revision both REQUIRE the cap, but M$ switched to a better cap due to the leakage issue.

[@LBenn302]

I love these videos. It’s always great seeing a super hero vs tyrannical company story arc unfold.

[@bawb244]

I bought a broken og Xbox off eBay for 40 bucks. Swapped out old hdd and the broken DVD player and added a 400gb hdd and softmodded it. Best console I've ever owned. I bought another broken Xbox for 20 bucks, swapped out the mb and og hdd for an additional 40 and now I have an og and a modded Xbox for 100 bucks.

[@007spudman]

Buying an already Modded Original Xbox is probably cheaper than what DKoldies sell for their "not so Refurbished" Consoles which aren't Modded at all.

[@4kcris293]

The smile Joey has in the Dk oldies videos is the same smile he had while he plowed Beat Em ups.

[@4kcris293]

Joey is his new Green card.

[@Nunnyahbizhen]

So many emotions in one video. I laughed at the beginning, shook my head in disbelief, and stood in awe as we watched a man open the Xbox.👍🏿

[@pidera7486]

This is doing what one of mine did as the disc drive was beginning to fail. My first gen one. The originals seemed to have hyper-sensitive drives in them, like the most minor scratches would stop it. Always with someone elses games, mine were usually in pretty good shape.

[@kpw33]

I hope you keep the DKOldies series going!

[@Gaslighter893]

DK Oldies does not need to take accountability when adult crybabies keep buying from them! All their stuff is real and no fakes. Don’t like it then stop buying it. I bet his dad wishes his son was actually active rather than crying about dkoldies the entire day.

[@zepenance9571]

@Miles Olsen lol i like how you just comment on everything even if it doesn't fit the criteria

[@kenrickeason]

@@Wario1382 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@almightysamwhich4203]

@@Gaslighter893 yeah except when you know they are straight up lying to their customers and shipping 3rd party crap while advertising 1st party accessories and still charging too much for what they're worth, if they were in mint condition and had been completely refurbished then it's a really fair price but they're just not doing that

[@blasphemedheretic]

@@Gaslighter893 simp 😂

[@kamyvabam123]

Rich thank you for all that you have done for us to send the message to viewers to never buy from DKOldies. You have sacrificed so much to give us viewers the truth of the scam artists. I was so close to buy a retro ps2 and because of you I saved a lot of money and headaches. Can’t thank you enough. And your dad is an amazing man ❤

[@clintperez8874]

Could get a PS2 w all the cords and controllers for under 100 don't pay dk lmao

[@mustangmckraken1150]

I got a SNES for 50 and a Genesis model 1 for 30 without controllers lol wtf are these prices

[@originalityisdead.9513]

You can buy used consoles from many different places, why pay extra.

[@ryland5838]

Crazy how people abuse vintage video games prices😤

[@eduardobrandi1318]

Donkey Kong would be ashame if he found out DKoldies was scamming gamers everywhere

[@Spiritoid]

lmfaooooo

[@GiSWiG]

A few things you got wrong on the insides of the XBOX: - The bad caps are not what is affecting the DVD reading issues (but they should be replaced). That is a Thomson drive (I can tell by the tray), basically the worse of the main three options, Samsung, Philips and Thomson. There were some Hitachi toward the end of the OG XBOX I believe. The Thomson drives get finicky toward their end. Clean the laser and try again. Otherwise, replace it or mod it. OG XBOX DVD drives are interchangeable unlike it's younger brother, the 360. - The GPU thermal paste is a thermal adhesive. Remove the clip, get the heatsink hot (play a game, heatgun, etc.), then remove the hot heatsink CAREFULLY! I did rip a GPU off once. Luckily, the board was bad. - That clock capacitor needs removed or replaced (I replace mine). Nothing wrong there, just something to do on non-1.6v motherboards. TIP: If the clock cap is black and says 'Aerogel' Remove it. If it is gold and black, it should be safe. That is what is on 1.6 motherboards which is actually near the IDE port. I have a 1.4v motherboard with the same black/gold clock cap which I kept on and another 1.4v I had replaced its Aerogel cap.

[@yoshubrown8132]

Agreed! I've taken apart a few of these and realized that there were three main Disc Drives being Hitachi, Samsung and Thompson and by far Thompson is the worse and usually are the first ones to fail. Add on top of the fact that these systems go through mail and take hits will cause it to fail faster and add on top of that age, as these are over 20 year old disc drives which no matter how well you keep them they will eventually fail. Caps that old need to be replaced. Every xbox I've opened has had Cap explosions and I've gone through about three or more. I regret selling my OG Xbox with Hitachi Disc Drive as the two I have left are Thompson. One of them has died already just waiting for the other to go.

[@Xgp_15A2]

This comment is actually very informative, now i know what to look for and what they are called since i wanted to do a repare job on my old xbox

[@GiSWiG]

@@Xgp_15A2 I would recommend checking out videos from Justin Case, PENCE PC, MrMario2011, ModsvilleUSA, Macho Nacho. There are obviously way more than that. They do focus on modding too, which is something you might want to do anyway. I think you need to to use the community created XBOX Live! I think MVG did a quick overview of that not too long ago.

[@etflu]

my man out here should be running dkoldies

[@GiSWiG]

@@etflu NOPE! Damage is done. Sinking ship!

[@antr123456789]

I was debating on ordering stuff form DK oldies since they have some of the games that I’m looking for but this is literally the second video that just randomly appeared on my fyp. Taking this as a sign and won’t be ordering from them. Thanks for the info.

[@grawman67]

You've been killing it lately, Rich! And the editing keeps getting even better, Jay. Keep up the awesome work

[@unfeelingss5178]

Beautiful to see a son and dad bonding 🥲

[@kgonepostl]

Btw, the capacitor issue on the OG Xbox is a VERY common failure point. They should know better. I don't repair old consoles, and even I know that.

[@dstiverson19]

Love watching your videos, but I’ve got to say, your dad is a freaking gem. Love that guy and when he is on. Smart man!

[@Hellraiser988]

I honestly love taking the Xbox apart but it seems scary at first

[@kevincarter3707]

Rich's dad looks 20 years younger than him.

[@Gaslighter893]

I bet his dad wishes his son was actually active rather than crying about dkoldies the entire day.

[@kevincarter3707]

@@Gaslighter893 "My worthless son just eats weed gummies and licks bird statues in my basement all day and can't even open the consoles he whines and makes videos about. Where did I go wrong?"

[@jigsaw_00]

In my opinion DKoldies needs to be shut down

[@M-Batman]

You can tell that Rich really loves his old man! Love the father-son cameos!

[@claimhsolais3466]

Leaking capacitors are a Hazzard and by having purchased a bogus refurbished Xbox is a fraudulent advertisement. You should take legal action against them. Also, I used to like NesPunk back on the day, but after the cheetahmen happening, I realized he's merely a puppet for various companies and businesses. That's why his channel is on the brick of extinction

[@vkhelldog]

It's the capacitors in all of it. Even in the dvd drive. Needs full recap

[@byron7583]

Damn, starting seeing all these videos about DKOldies after I had already bought from them. My experience was overall positive, but I would have never given them my business had I known all this. Live and learn I guess

[@byron7583]

@UnjustifiedRecs I fell into the trap of thinking, hey they actually clean and refurbish their consoles, that's why it's more expensive. And was willing to pay more if that was the case, rather than getting from someone on eBay and it being junk. Obviously wasn't informed in that moment, which is on me, should've did my homework first. But the system they sent me was in good shape and worked, so I didn't think anything of it. Like a week later I started seeing these types of videos about them. I'm just upset I gave them business

[@grawman67]

@@byron7583 It can be easy to be fooled or to even just be too lazy to do research. We're all guilty of it. I used to think DK Oldies might be a decent option if they were actually refurbishing stuff too

[@ethanstrawder6989]

Bruh that's so petty they really said let's just block people outing our horrible practices

[@bdhale34]

I've had discs that were easily 10x as scratched as those read perfectly fine in OG xboxes when the disc drive was functional and clean.

[@evilrollo]

You see Rich, what DKOldies does is as soon as they get the customers money they go to the cheapest second-hand supplier they can (not a flea market cause the people at flea markets actually put effort into what their selling) and they just put stickers on them and send them out for as little money as they can so they can maximize their profits.

[@Gaslighter893]

DK Oldies does not need to take accountability when adult crybabies keep buying from them! All their stuff is real and no fakes. Don’t like it then stop buying it. I bet his dad wishes his son was actually active rather than crying about dkoldies the entire day.

[@operationbs7610]

@@Gaslighter893 Joey? Is that you?

[@evilrollo]

@@operationbs7610 said it before I could

[@LostClowder]

@@Gaslighter893 You're argument is incredibly flawed. You're saying they don't need to take accountability for scamming people, because people fall for their scam? Great! I guess that means I can short change registers now! I'll just tell the police who try to arrest me that it was they're fault for falling for it! You see how stupid you sound? I bet your dad wishes his kid actually finished 2nd grade.

[@grawman67]

@@Gaslighter893 I bet your dad wishes you didn't shill for a lying company all day but we can't always get what we want. Can we, Joey?

[@chriswagner328]

It's ironic the only capacitor that wasn't bad in it was the clock capacitor. And I've worked on a lot of those. The heatsink for the GPU takes quite a bit of force to get off. But I guarantee it looks as dry as the CPU.

[@diablocls55]

5:10 Holy crap! $260 for a "refurbished" original Xbox that is packaged with a 3rd party controller? That's highway robbery! Back in Christmas 2011, my Mom picked me up an original Xbox that was still sealed in original packaging, never once opened or used, came with original controller needless to say as well as the first Forza Motorsport (awesome game btw, held up very well in 2012), and she only paid about $120 for it from a retro video game store. $260 for that refurbished heap of junk is easily a scam. Boycott DKOldies

[@oliverlind6596]

They also haven't replaced the clock capacitor. That's why it keeps asking for time and date. If those things vent (they eventually all do) if its not caught in time it destroys the motherboard really quickly, making for a difficult repair.

[@Jeremy.C8]

Two hundred plus dollars is far too much money to pay for this system when I got 2 original Xbox systems from two separate pawn shops for 30 and 35 each. Both are playing my ninja gaiden perfectly well. This was 2 weeks ago. Still going strong!

[@Therealstoob]

Is it still playing good?

[@Jeremy.C8]

​@@Therealstoob yep. I had to have someone replace a rubber band part on one of them since it was having difficulty with the tray opening and closing.

[@Nosurrender72]

I kinda felt sorry for him the dk oldies guy but if hes selling faulty stuff thats just horrible taking peoples hard earned money.

[@LeonKennedy42069]

Like joey says in my short "Thank you for shopping at DK Scammies suckers!"

[@davidcameron648]

Yep, knew it. Once those discs started working on the second try, figured it was bad caps starting to sorta function after warming up a bit.

[@Vadermods]

Rich exposing DKo for the joke they are, is one of the few things that makes me have feelings again!

[@aT-kd5ve]

I have dk oldies figured out, without getting too much into detail, i believe their flow of business revolves around cutting corners with minimal work done to consoles and passing off as much sub pair products as they can. Not everyone will notice or take the time to open their consoles. If the console survives within a warranty period without complaint they win. If they get busted then game over and they make a return and do their best to cover it up as an honest mistake.

[@azrim19]

It's good to see that you brought your dad to open the Xbox up and prove that it wasn't refurbished since he got the knowledge, this 100% proves they're scammers

[@declangaming24]

His dad is good he is a good engineer if he knows what he's on about

[@gamerX-wk7ct]

dad opens xbox, and the son watches brought memories back when I would watch my dad work on my consoles / electronics . wish he was still here .

[@stephenn504]

Dry or lack of tp could b causing the cpu to throttle and ramp the fan at a higher rpm to try to compensate. Also feel as the throttling cpu could cause the stuttering and a issue with reading the discs as the mainboard could be going into some form of limp mode. I’m not too familiar with tech from back then but at least cleaning the old paste and applying new is a must on old consoles and hardware.