I Bought a “Refurbished” PS3 from DKOldies… it's NASTY!!

I decided to try my luck at another refurbished console from DKOldies... and this might be the worst one yet. Check out this refurbished backwards compatible playstation 3 console from dk oldies, and let me know what you think. Was this backwards compatible PS3 from DKOldies worth $400?
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[@jrob0021]

Gotta be the worst refurbishment I’ve seen so far. 1/10. Gotta be better for $400. Smh **does my caption at the beginning say rerurbished 😬 yikes

[@cloudedjudgement_4472]

What makes this funny is the fact DKO had a post up on KZbin about getting quality clean, consoles from them. But then this video popped up in my feed.😂 what are they doing over there?

[@jrob0021]

And honestly, the price isn’t even the worst part. It’s just the fact that they are calling consoles “cleaned and refurbished” when they clearly aren’t doing either of those. Just disappointing

[@marcvdehorta3060]

Can you buy a Xbox 360 slim I’m thinking about buying one

[@Residentevil1998racooncity]

I even see some on mercari for way less then 400 bucks from dk oldies !

[@Teprox]

@@jrob0021 exactly bro there are less on so many sites and in irl like i got for free just i mean i have no word

[@thebencommandments1286]

$400 for this quality of PS3 is criminal. That amount of dirt genuinely shocked me.

[@TheUnsureFox]

Right there with you. When he simply took off that shiny cover and exposed the inner case, that was enough for me to know they didn’t do anything. There would have at least been fingerprints to show they’d been in there! There’s no way you can touch something that dirty and there’s not be evidence in the dirt!

[@Malyt538]

Same this website is a goddamn scam you could’ve gotten a ps3 for half the price on eBay and I bet it would’ve been In way better condition then whatever the hell this ps3 was

[@noahboat580]

There were clumps of dust on the fan, $400 💀

[@guntherhuemer1767]

maybe a brand new, unopened ps3 was worth 400$

[@MultiTurbospeed]

PS3 I can buy them all day for $50-$75. $400 I could get a PS3 and like 200 games for that price

[@ThatAnimatronicPerson]

The only reason they are still in business at this point is because of their youtube channel and tiktok

[@sk1zlet]

True

[@Bittamin]

It’s as if their clientele that they do have is people with tons of disposable income that I guess don’t care much about price and quality. People making 7 figures annually show up after winning big at the casino that week or just haven’t bought every video game imaginable to set up their ManCave yet and just come in and drop like 40k and get 5 games and a dusty ps3 lol

[@retro_mogo2667]

And that they have been around for over 20 years

[@Legiey]

and just for that I'm throwing in a fReE donkey kOnG keychAin

[@masonhunt4941]

Ps2 is worth 50-100 at most not 400 bucks come on😂

[@robaustin3258]

Those prices from DKOldies are insane. Over $400 for a PS3? You can almost get an Xbox Series X for that price.

[@AlgaeEater09]

And they don't even give you an actual controller lol

[@lapplandkun9273]

Amazon has them at about over $500 right now. DKOldies is a scam

[@qunt100]

Seriously. That was my problem with dkoldies from the beginning.

[@bryanwelch6209]

Guys I have an idea don't pay the high prices then.

[@Laverraa_]

heck, save 200$ more and you'll get a brand new ps5

[@trevorbraun2574]

I paid $40 for one in similar condition off Craigslist… spent a few days tearing it down and thoroughly cleaning it. Works fine… 10x that cost is wild.

[@Handlebrake2]

Ikr, I see ps4s going for $200

[@dawnofthewalkers4915]

I like how they “marked it down” from $599 to $400.

[@KonaKonaKaabisteru]

With that kinda price you could buy a Steam Deck on top of a much cheaper used PS3...

[@legoclayface]

For $599 you could literally buy a PS5!

[@fiercelypolygons3696]

@@legoclayface and have $99 saved to get a Super Slim, jailbreak it and then you can play PS2 and PS1 games just like the launch PS3 without worrying about the CPU failing on you(orange light of death)

[@kyco1]

yea you can literally get a steam deck for 400 and play almost anything you want lmao

[@CastlevaniaDXC]

Yeah they were so generous enough lmao

[@KagatoAsuka]

This looks like the sort of thing I'd get from a Goodwill for $75 not $400

[@ta_elf]

My friend gifted me a used one and it was way better 🤣

[@Lynxan]

I did, it was 120 after shipping, less everything but the console. Worked good, opened up for a quick clean and was nowhere near as bad. Do want ro replace the thermal soon though.

[@Handlebrake2]

I got a broken one I repaired for $25

[@ta_elf]

@aux I also got a PS2 for less than 100 with GTA 3

[@DuckandBalls]

I got a pristine PS3 slim at goodwill for 50 bucks a year ago. Best $50 ever spent

[@Mikebritt43]

How they haven't been hit with a lawsuit yet is amazing to me. They're basically lying to their customers and stealing money for services not rendered.

[@brandonlewis7611]

Back in the day, the 3rd party controller was affectionately called the "Guest Controller" in my house

[@JustinGone]

The fact that they put their own warranty sticker is CRAZY lol

[@POPCULTURETUBEX]

And illegal. Only the offical companies are authorized by law to do so.

[@stephencohen6337]

@@POPCULTURETUBEX it's not illegal but it's definitely not enforceable even by Sony.

[@POPCULTURETUBEX]

@@stephencohen6337 ok

[@jorge9238]

@@POPCULTURETUBEXbro left speechless after that correction no recovering from that bud 😭

[@NathanBomin8187]

@@jorge9238 not sure what there is to recover from. He made a wrong statement and accepted he was wrong.

[@vancedvanced2374]

That is absolutely shocking. How embarrassing for that company to sell that as "refurbashed" and "cleaned". Completely unacceptable.

[@YeOldeGeezer]

That’s DKoldies for you! They screw their customers over!

[@ethantoysandgames9168]

They claim to clean but really don’t because I bet 99% of people who buy from them don’t open up their console to check if it’s clean

[@YeOldeGeezer]

@@ethantoysandgames9168 I bought a “refurbished” psp 2000 from them. I opened it up and you should have seen all the dead skin cells fall out.

[@tavy6168]

Ngl their shorts videos entertaining tho

[@Aaronhouston33]

He was forced to open his system to void the warranty

[@phonecenter6737]

People like Dkoldies give refurbishers like me such a hard time with customers, because they think refurbished means "trash pulled but working".... I hate seeing stuff like that

[@damienhansen7553]

This was one of my fav consoles of all time, it just had issues of the thermal compound thining & sauter displacing causing it to overheat then turn off. Fixed mine myself multiple times but it was like that old car you love that just always broke down.

[@obsoleteobsession]

Giving the entire 3rd party repair industry a bad name. "Embarrassed" doesn't even begin to describe how they should feel about this.

[@genericjosh96]

Especially because fake DualShock 3 controllers that are functionally identical and feel oem are like $8 a controller on Ali express. I have used them before and it worked fine for over a year. The ones they look like that are shockingly cheap. If they buy in bulk that controller probably cost less than $5

[@Handlebrake2]

This guy embarrassed himself for paying $400 for a ps3

[@rhinox3474]

Only thing they cleaned was the money from you're wallet. That was disgusting

[@bryanobrien2726]

And the only thing they "refurbed" was his sphincter .

[@josephyepez877]

Lol

[@josereyes2181]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@drywater2228]

*your

[@LeChucklas]

I've refurbished and resold a few on eBay. I usually pay around $90-$110 for one in that condition then sell it on afterwards for around $220-$250. Refurbished means a complete teardown/rebuild and it only takes me a couple hours work to: - Strip down and rebuild the PSU/fan/Blu-ray (cleaned & re-greased) whilst the heat sinks and case parts go in the bath! The rest (fan/card reader/HDD) only needs a wipe/air-clean. - Brush/Isoprop clean the motherboard - De-lid CPU/GPU, clean and apply some MX5 - Polish up the case = minty fresh! In my book a CECHA/B/C/D or E that hasn't been de-lidded hasn't actually been refurbished, the thermals on that dye will be 17 years old and such a system will only last a matter of weeks with regular use before RLOD kicks in. The de-lidding of these systems is vital, they're dying in droves now and a simple clean just won't do. The thermal paste underneath the heat spreader of every single one I've de-lidded to date has turned to powder, with the dye being basically naked and receiving no cooling.

[@StraightWhiteMaleNews]

I saw your short and had to check if you had a full video about this because I couldn't believe it !!

[@brucew7339]

The nerve to put a seal of approval on it. Cant be more of a scam than that. This company is its own worst enemy.

[@CJay884]

amen, and thankfully i know who to stay away from forever. screw that guy. fr

[@kevincampbell989]

The worst part is they do a great job at marketing on YT. So people are gonna get scammed 😭

[@shaun2463]

Not enough people are using the word "scam" for them and they should be. You can't sell something in this filthy state as cleaned and refurbished, regardless of the price

[@Dante199006]

They can’t even put a warranty sticker like that. They can’t tell you you can’t open it. Lol

[@rawbmar1166]

@@Dante199006 Warranty stickers have been deemed illegal a long time ago. Companies still do it because people don't know the law and it works lol

[@wmv8996]

$400?! I bought a white fat ps3 from Japan and it was great condition with the original controller. It was $160 and shipping was free. Wow

[@rickyrosay33977]

That’s a steal I bought a Sega Saturn bundle from Japan for only $60 worked perfectly

[@billyc2493]

Japanese take good care of their electronics.

[@alvexas5510]

@@billyc2493 not completely true but they do take a lot of pride in their businesses so they make sure they’re selling good products. I’ve seen some real beat up japanese consoles that weren’t for sale lol

[@BigOnAnime94]

I imagine it came with the original box too? Way more common to see stuff come with the original box when it's sold from Japan.

[@BigOnAnime94]

@@billyc2493 Indeed. US eBay "Good" condition often is actually "Acceptable" while Japanese marketplace "Good" condition is "Like New". Prices are also generally way lower.

[@droidchevere]

One thing I have not seen you guys do is to do the dust/fan clean with holding the eject button and connecting the power . I just got a used ps3 for less than dk oldies pricing say 35 dollars at the local thrift shop . The ps3 blew a cloud of dust .definitely recommend doing it every so often to lessen dust inside .

[@sophie-b]

man thanks for informing us! i am so glad i didn't spend my extra cash on this place.. my best experiences purchasing used games and consoles is ebay and mercari, everything for the most part is priced decently!

[@psychotropictraveler514]

Mom and pop shops are great as well. I'd rather give them my money than these assholes

[@dimes305]

Why not purchase from dk oldies eBay account? 😂

[@phenry5083]

I love how they put their own warranty sticker on everything even though they have ZERO legal ground to stand on to enforce it.

[@mat99rich]

Weirdly enough if DKoldies offers third party warranty they can do that. I am not saying I trust they would hold up their 90 day guarantee but they do offer it so technically they can put a sticker to have some kind of check to see if someone opened the system and messed with something. It would be nice if they actually opened up the system and cleaned it but I guess that is asking too much.(also what they offer is technically not a warranty it is more of a money back guarantee but they avertise it as a warranty)

[@phenry5083]

@@mat99rich even then the sticker doesn’t mean anything. The magnuson moss warranty act protects the buyer

[@mat99rich]

@@phenry5083 He lays out what the warrantee covers and the conditions of said warrantee on the website. Technically he is in the clear on that. What I was saying is the Sticker acts as a check for tampering, which is perfectly legal. A company can refuse to uphold a warrantee if they feel the device is tampered with in any way. (which is outlined in section 2304 subsection C which a tamper proof sticker is the way that section can be inforced) That is the whole point of why companies add those tamper-proof stickers on devices. He might not sell what I would consider refurbished devices but he does at least have a rebust third-party warrantee even if it is for store credit and not for a replacement device. The only thing that would get DKoldies on this was the fact the device was already in a poor state when the consumer purchased the device and since Jacob R. has video proof of opening the package and then opening the console it is reasonable to assume he was not the one that neglected the device. So if DKoldie tried to refuse their warrentee because of lack of maintenance (which is outlined in 2304 subsection B) Jacob R has proof he received the item in subpar condition.(which is outlined in 2304 subsection A) and all of those references are with the amendments to the warrentees act that were added with the Magnuson moss warrentees act.

[@adobetube5558]

That’s not true they can enforce their own warranty considering they refurbished it….

[@phenry5083]

@@adobetube5558 Nope. Google is free, try again.

[@TisboreArt]

Sorry dude, they really screwed you over. Could you make a video letting us know if they allowed you to return it after you took their warranty sticker off? Also, their response to how dirty it was.

[@mcnuggatron2129]

A lil company (Small compared to much larger companies) like dk oldies would actually be easy to sue. Be funny if he brings them to small claims court if they won't let him return it lmao

[@SoulforSale]

They will take it back. They will send you a postage label and return the money within 4 or 5 days.

[@Evovledspice]

here in the US warranty stickers don't mean jack thanks to the right to repair act

[@oscaralvarez247]

No one deserved this punishment

[@Nonya_Concern]

@@Evovledspice exactly

[@dylancoulbeck7483]

Don't forget that jailbreaking it can help, the default syscon is terrible. Using webman you can add a custom consistent temperature where the RSX chip can maintain a consistent 65c instead of the default 85 with syscon It'll help keep the nektokin capacities stay cooler too.

[@mrkiplingman]

CECHE01 80GB model excludes the PlayStation 2 "Emotion Engine" CPU chip with it being replaced by an emulated version via the Cell Broadband Engine. However, it retains the "Graphics Synthesizer" GPU resulting in a hybrid hardware and software emulation.

[@paincalledliving]

I've been refurbishing older consoles as a hobby for almost a year now and selling or trading them locally. I can't believe that PS3 worked as well as it did in that condition.

[@VaporeonEnjoyer1]

Do you make a decent profit on that? Seems like it could be a fun little side gig.

[@paincalledliving]

@@VaporeonEnjoyer1 For the amount of time I put into refurbishing them, no. I do it as a hobby and I do make a modest profit. The cool thing is that I'm meeting people that want to do trades. Just recently I traded a PS2 Fat with hook up cords for a working SNES with hook ups and a controller. 12 games, and an easily fixable PS2 slim. And then I traded the Slim for an Xbox 360 Slim.

[@paincalledliving]

@@VaporeonEnjoyer1 And I sold the SNES and 2 games for $120.

[@DoctorDanieI]

Electronics have the amazing ability to work until they are disturbed. The console probably would have died very shortly if her put it back together exactly how it came.

[@tolemem]

So, they gave you a controller that is not compatible after stating it would come with a compatible controller? 10/10 service

[@cyphaborg6598]

tbh most vendors probably still to this day don't know.

[@InuyashaDogDemon]

@@cyphaborg6598 no or dont you cant adjust that for let alone 300 DOLLARSS? BUT 400???

[@DatHombre]

@@InuyashaDogDemon had a stroke reading that

[@InuyashaDogDemon]

@@DatHombre learn to read 📚

[@dotcom9601]

Waste of time even looking ps3 up if it's not ps5 compatible LoL

[@leepopey]

I had to buy an expensive adapter to get other controllers to work with my ps3 (for the backwards compatibility) as every ps3 controller I bought has slowly broken. Plus, i learned the hard way third-party stuff doesn't work. Also, there's no guarantee that when you get another ps3 controller, it will last. The last one i bought lasted two months before the analogue stick got busted.

[@iseeyou5710]

$400… for that first version ps3. Is absolutely crazy. I’ve seen the price less than half of that with the console being actually refurbished and in great condition. This is criminal.

[@pugsforever5837]

This is very very embarrassing for a company. But unfortunately casuals and people who want a silly name callout with a “free” keychain will still continue to buy into their silly TikTok’s and pay insane over market pricing because they don’t know any better. Your videos are just simply the first step in the right direction and for that you have earned a subscriber.

[@skyelorspacex]

I literally ALMOST brought some games from them but I’m so glad I didn’t

[@GlamityJean]

so I know nothing about DKOldies, but you mentioning tiktok makes me wonder, could you explain to me what they do? and is it the same person that does does ridiculously bad consoles and game swaps?

[@highpineapple]

What the hell is a casual? Are you referring to casual players? Because I know for a fact that even casual players don't wanna spend $400 dollars on something this gross.

[@TheCycloneHunter]

@@highpineapple again, a lot of people don't know any better. Their main audience is people who are too scared to buy stuff off eBay, and they may not know that they can get these same consoles in better condition for a far lower price. They just see a company that they can trust to actually deliver the product in a working condition, and that's why they pay the insane prices

[@crustjunkie]

I bought a backwards compatible PS3 at a pawn shop for literally $15 bucks back in 2019. It didn't come with any controllers or cables, so they had no way of testing it, so I took the gamble and it worked perfectly. I also picked up an official Dualshock 3 for $15 bucks on sale at Walmart that same day. For $30 bucks I had a better, quieter, and cleaner system than this...

[@KrGsMrNKusinagi0]

ahh the good ole days when i picked up 3 ps TV bundles at at walmart with the dualshock 3 for only 29.99 each on clearance still have them to this day boxed and seald.. Bought like 20 8gb vita memory cards for like 3 bucks each on clearance

[@donniedarko4954]

Brother, last visit at a good retro store, I got an Xbox. 2 controllers, 8 games and paid 167. And it was opened. Looks new. A friend of mine just bought one from a thrift store for 12 bucks. And it works.

[@handheldnintendofan]

Still able to buy a new PS3 controller in 2019?

[@ismaeltorres3219]

@@donniedarko4954 og Xbox or 360? I found many local listings of Xbox 360s for like under $50, after I spent $100 on the first one I bought. I even found an original xenon model in working order for like 20 bucks and a full set of controllers

[@donniedarko4954]

@@ismaeltorres3219 original. I wanted to relive some glory days. But my purchase was well justified considering the games I got.

[@JessicaFEREM]

that's clearly just scrubbed off with a magic eraser (melamine pad) which would cause the cloudiness, since magic erasers are basically a very light sand paper. for $400 I would expect them to actually polish the plastic so it looks brand new

[@SmirkyMushroom8]

This is probably the nail in the coffin for DKOldies, this is unacceptable

[@EAGLEVISION666]

He should post that picture and send it to Dk oldies, and anywhere else... 400 dollar console full of dust

[@dollors1]

Not if idiots keep funding it to "prove" it's a scam

[@pentexsucks43]

As long as casuals exist and do no research, DKoldies will not be affected sadly.

[@BigOnAnime94]

One would like to think after this and ReviewTechUSA's $300 NES from them too, but they keep getting enough people from the TikTok and KZbin shorts that never bother to look elsewhere.

[@humanpr0ject1]

This will not affect their sales at all. The people who buy stuff from DKoldies don't watch channels like this

[@ataahmadi]

This man single handedly saves DKoldies from bankruptcy

[@darthevobrown]

Its fact

[@genraldat3596]

they only need to sell 2 things to turn over a profit for the next decade with how high they price things

[@Residentevil1998racooncity]

Hahahahahahaha

[@Para_topic]

That’s the problem tbf

[@jrob0021]

I know this is a joke, but fyi to anyone who thinks I’m actually doing any part in keeping them in business, these guys do millions in revenue per year 😂 I’m just a drop in the bucket

[@legendslaboratory6820]

The first impressions of them on KZbin gave me good vibes… I was sooo wrong

[@devonwilliams5738]

I'm amazed the console even works with that much dust inside.

[@niezyje8922]

love how dkoldies is basically a running gag in the gaming community

[@theunholinesswithin70]

Mine was actually worse-I'm about to replace the laser, I've just washed the inside of the cover. I'll see about further disassembly to clean it more.

[@AWMrocks]

Final fantasy 13 😮 takes me back! I remember playing it on the PS3 for the first time and though it did have its flaws, I found it to be an amazing game. I replayed it on the PC port last year, and it held up pretty well.

[@crayzcubing]

I don't see how DK oldies stays in business. They overprice everything and the 3rd party controllers being unspecified has to be annoying. They also don't completely "refurbish" everything in my opinion. Refurbished should be from "very good" to "like new" condition and have the inside cleaned out, otherwise it's just used but cleaned. Just my opinion, of course.

[@Systemsquirrel]

They don't refurbish anything they're lying to justify pricing above market value. External cleaning doesn't count as a refurbishment as any reputable seller would do that regardless.

[@Fizggig]

because there are tons of people that do not pay any attention to research and just watch their tiktok videos and press buy now and would never even try to open that up.

[@Drilbit]

It's mostly just zoomers who buy from them. Nostalgia is extremely powerful when you got presentation on your side.

[@davehouston6528]

They're social media marketing is good.

[@phobosmonolith4863]

It's basically for people who think big bang theory is funny. They have Reddit Karma in mind, not the price or even quality of the product

[@josephchavez8968]

Never thought a company can do worse then game stop

[@paxlux5288]

DKOldies makes GameStop look like a Saint lmao. A PS3 like this at GameStop would've been $200 max, not $400-$500.

[@Malyt538]

@@paxlux5288probably would’ve been way cleaner to I bet from GameStop 💀

[@royfarris5889]

Game stop is hardly a game store now it’s all toys now the store I went to the other day had 2 shelves of used games one was a ps4 shelf the other a Xbox and they were small as hell

[@hacker-in5wf]

I got a ps4 from games top and it is in was better condition its very dusty but not as bad as that

[@crumblingphilosophy9323]

@@royfarris5889 I have to agree, at my gamestop they dedicate a whole wall to funko pops/nintendo merchandise, the switch section is very small, The Playstation section is a bit bigger with new and classic titles, But I don't own a Playstation so I'm left with the xbox one section which is a joke! No good games and cheap titles.

[@themchannel853]

I barely noticed I've always called it reverse compatible, no idea where the hell I got that from either.

[@derpydashdjblazekin]

I remember buying an 80 gb from GameStop a few years back and it looked that bad just as Dusty I had to pay someone else to get that cleaned with new thermal paste

[@dcapjunk]

Since they obviously didn’t refurbish it and the listing says it is does that mean you could sue for false advertising?

[@MrJcoupe96]

OOF, this would be awesome. If you're gonna charge those prices, the least you can do is the job you're saying you're actually doing. SMDH

[@leonhawkins1955]

they should let him keep it and get another one for free like the ps2 controller with cut cord

[@dright24]

it also said flawed, so they are covered

[@MrJcoupe96]

@@leonhawkins1955 That video was nothing more than a response to these videos and to tell potential customers that watch these videos that “sometimes things fall through the cracks” to cover themselves. Funnily enough, just about all these videos have been showing how much truly “falls through the cracks”. They were just covering their butts, was all.

[@aceplays1081]

@@dright24 no. They said COSMETICALLY flawed. The description still says the consoles are cleaned and tested, hence the “refurbished”. So yes, they lied and it’s false advertising

[@NovaQuinzel]

I literally couldn’t stop my jaw from hanging open when you opened that up. I am truly appalled! I wish I saw these videos before I ever purchased from them

[@hurricane7727]

Get stuff from Ebay. My Ps3 Slim That I got From Ebay was in Way Better Condotion than Dkoldies

[@TerraverseCo]

I can't even look at that without an extreme urge to clean it myself. Let alone take it back. But probably should. But at the same time, I'd trust you to save that console more than where it came from.

[@Wanton110]

They put a warranty sticker on it without opening it up, to stop you opening it up

[@RetroTechUSA]

Dk Oldies is the Used Car Salesman of the retro world.

[@ojwi3892]

😂😂

[@Malyt538]

💀

[@jonhickman3013]

I got my PS3 from eBay couple years ago and works perfectly but it sometimes won't spit my disk back out and I have to reset the PS3 in order to get it out

[@anythingandeverything_cuisine]

Got one in shipping as I write this for £75 including shipping, and it's back compatible model. Admittedly it is a good price but they are normally around £120 here in the UK. I'm totally SHOCKED....

[@AshrielBackup]

It just never stops, they only made that response video just because they got backlash. DkOldies should be ashamed of themselves.

[@crobiyt3346]

Where’s the respond video

[@TheUnsureFox]

@@crobiyt3346 I’d like to see this response video too.

[@rickyrosay33977]

@@crobiyt3346 they posted shorts for them cleaning consoles the day after reviewtechusa review an nes he bought from them

[@ya-ba-daba-dooya-ba-daba-d8067]

@@crobiyt3346 it was the video of them talking about refurbishing. came out relatively after his 360 video so it was def a response to it

[@AshrielBackup]

Anyone who is telling them about the videos. Thanks, KZbin kept deleting my comments for some reason.

[@SeanOMatic]

I saw a PS3 from a reputable seller at the flea market who has a permanent booth. Had six decent games, two controllers, all OEM and was clean. $120... DK Oldies is straight up gassing.

[@adamthiry868]

Was it a back compay system? Not defending dk oldies as 400 for that was a ripoff, but the backcompats do hold more value

[@SeanOMatic]

@@adamthiry868 You know, that's a fair point and I didn't check. I am sure it sold, the guy sells combos for pretty cheap. (San Jose flea market)

[@patrickm2912]

Guy at my flea market in late 2020 had a backwards compatible PS3 complete in box pristine for $200. I picked one up refurbished that looked better than this for $300 from my local game store

[@PATRIOTSFANINPA1]

@@SeanOMatic backwards compatible PS3 systems ALL have 4 USB ports in the front and the door above that opens up to reveal SD card ports...if you see that then you have a compatible PS3 without a doubt.

[@WalrusStu]

Tip for anyone who has a BC PS3 with 3rd party controllers. To use 3rd party controllers in PS2 mode, you need to rapidly press the PS button on the controller as you're plugging it in. It may not work first try, so you need to keep doing it until it works.

[@bekutama]

All the local places near me sell consoles like this for maybe $150ish for a PS3, and it comes with all the original cables and OEM controller. It’s crazy that DKoldies does this, and maddening that they trick so many people

[@Handlebrake2]

All the locals around ne sell ps4s for 200

[@DK-BayBay]

The price and condition for this is shocking. My local retro game store, legit cleans everything inside and out. Even cleans up cases for games and wraps them all in protective wrap when on the floor to sell. Plus if there is ever an issue they will fix it. Service this expensive and poor is embarrassing.

[@fireblaster5228]

They have prop consoles and “packages them up” off to customers

[@3min3mplaza]

Absolutely insane that you can get this exact console on eBay for under $100… and here is DKOldies charging $400-$500

[@justinmacchiaverna4028]

This is crazy. I got a fat PS3 for half of the cost of what you paid on DKOldies on eBay, and it’s a night and day difference. The seller mentioned he thoroughly got the dust out, and that the only issue was the disc drive not being able to eject immediately after rebooting. Keep up the exposees though, this company will get its fair share this year, I feel it.

[@rickyrosay33977]

The seller I bought mine from also messaged me ahead of time that the console was cleaned and he even replaced the disc drive and I payed $180 less than half of what dkoldies is charging

[@royfarris5889]

He coulda bought a ps5 for that price

[@MXTT2001]

How long until Joey makes another PR response video implementing more “checks”?

[@henkestenke]

Need to file a report and start a criminal investigation, because this is more than unacceptable. This is downright ridiculous.

[@otsonurmi5363]

I gotta say that, cooling is doing what its supposed to do if the air coming out is hot.

[@samsmith8415]

On sale from 600 which was retail when it launched in 2006. That's absolutely wild for tech

[@Demonshyde]

I find it funny how Jacob R always ejects the drive to see if there's a disk in there, even though it came from DKOldies

[@jrob0021]

You never know 😂

[@AD3SPG]

Yup could fine a good old Jeremy Rogers DVD 📀 never know

[@HistoryandReviews]

@@AD3SPG Ron Jeremy

[@bruthamann5697]

@History and Reviews 😅😅😅 Betta wash your hands if you touch one of those....

[@AD3SPG]

@@HistoryandReviews Bru 😂

[@sp00kykidd212]

It’s these sort of shady business practices that mess up the retro gaming economy in the long run for enthusiasts. If they think this is acceptable for $400 then imagine what sellers on eBay are gonna start pricing their fat ps3s that aren’t this dirty… they’ve single handedly destroyed the market they try to market their products to

[@kevinschwez31]

At this point just get a Steam Deck, lol

[@mizurazu]

So it seems they added an option now to add an OEM controller at an extra charge.

[@shadyshady7150]

I’ve allways wondered why they have prices so high and then they give you knock controllers and cables and crap lol

[@papasqueep]

I wonder if it's possible to file a class action lawsuit against them for false advertising. They claim to refurbish the consoles but they clearly don't.

[@benjyharris1244]

Yes! however people need to give them a chance to correct the problem (In no way am I defending DKscams) if they fail in correcting the problem and refuse a refund then you can enforce a lawsuit.. The false advertising is a nail in the coffing..

[@BigOnAnime94]

I like how it's discounted from its full launch MSRP of $600, which was so high it caused the system to struggle against the much cheaper Xbox 360 until the slim launched 3 years later.

[@josereyes2181]

for $500 u can buy a brand new ps5

[@daisje]

@@josereyes2181 used but yea

[@nonyabizz3533]

@@daisje No bro. Brand new ps5

[@lulu_TheWitchBoy]

@@daisje brand ps5 are like $500 lol, well in the U.S

[@scarface51393]

If they even tried to referbished the system with thermal paste they would probably have to reball everything cause it’s probably gonna give you the yellow light but even that might not even work cause you know intergrated graphics

[@Handlebrake2]

Reball?

[@scarface51393]

@@Handlebrake2 yes reball they used soder balls on the gpu/cpu and when they get hot they turn to liquid when they cold they go back to balls over time of heat cycling they crack and when enough of them crack it cause the yellow light of death

[@Handlebrake2]

@@scarface51393 thx, i never heard the term. I thought it was some kind of soft/firm ware that prevented someone from tinkering with it by bricking it.

[@rcruze3278]

Reminds me of the "refurbished" Xbox I bought last year. When I fired it up, it was noisy and the power light flashed orange.

[@kpw33]

Please keep the DKOldies videos coming!!

[@BPoked]

This is just outrageous! Please do a follow up video to show what they do about this!

[@demonpride1975]

if this is what i got, and i didn't know how to take apart one and clean it, i would be mad as hell.

[@CanadianChick811]

Not me playing Power Wash Simulator as I watch this like "I wanna clean that". 🤭

[@skim7728]

In terms of Ps3 Controller, I had this almost exact same thing happened to me, where I brought ps3 from reseller website and I got not an OEM controller (only noticed it when I got home, i paid ~45$ for whole thing). The reason you can't play some ps2 and ps3 games is due to the fact that non-OEM controller lack certain Dualshock 2 and 3 features (like sixaxis and most importantly, sensitive pressure buttons). This will break a lot, if not most of PS3 library, For example,it might break certain features of the game like it breaks yakuza 5 driving minigame or it might break whole game like MGS HD collection or GTA 5 just wont respond at all. Nowadays , it's extremely difficult (atleast here in europe) to find a working ps3 controller. I bought 3 used controllers and 2 of them developed random button pressing issues due to foam connecting the controller board getting old and needing replacement (I tried fixing one of them myself but the freaking controllers built in such a way that putting them back together is a nightmare) I managed to get 1 that works but the best part is 1 OEM controller can run anywhere from 40 to 60$ and again, good luck getting one without that fault. That's why in my opinion, the biggest scam here is not an OEM controller (and obviously the price) TBH it pisses me off when people try to sell it without OEM because it might as well be nothing. Throw it straight into the trash

[@larssawatzki1538]

Received my twentieth OEM controller couple days ago. Paid less than 5€ each. Some of them have had the issue you described but it was easy to "repair" them. Guess I was very lucky. 😁

[@yeto30003]

There are like 3 diferent builds of controller, I had to see 3 videos to find my controller build.

[@TheUnsureFox]

I’m normally not one to comment on videos like these, but there is absolutely no way that this console was taken apart. There would be fingerprints in all of that dust! Incredible! Do update us on whether they give you a hard time or not when you return it. Subscribed to find out more in this saga!

[@ghostgamimg1]

He’s just doing it views

[@MadZprod23]

We need a follow up video my man 👌

[@georgestephenopolous5508]

Does it work though (for actually playing like 6-8 hours)? Most of the fat PS3's ended up having bad parts or needed reballing. If they actually tested that it works that's worth the cost even if they didn't wipe the dirt off.

[@amy-295]

What $400 for a ps3.. dude i can sell it for $100 or maybe less

[@nicolebrown1874]

Here's the thing: If I ever WERE to part with any of my consoles, I would try my best to open it up and clean it, whether it be recapping, cleaning out the dust, or replacing any parts, ESPECIALLY if I were to sell something for close to this kind of price. DKOldies pricing is absolutely RIDICULOUS. I want to apologize to the pricing at my local retro shop, because while some prices are...questionable, they're a LOT more fair than DKOldies. (I bought a Wii U at the shop for $130, while DKO's price was over $200 for the same exact model. jesus christ)

[@Groglor]

they should change from refurbished to. wiped down with some water/windex and then blew the dirt further inside the console.

[@IpodAppsEverywhere]

They updated their website, now you can choose the controller and substitute for an OEM. They also updated the copy to say the included controller is a “replica”😂

[@retroparadise3122]

Dude for the price I'd expect a sealed a01 lololol with 50 games and 8 controllers

[@Evixyn]

This has GameStop beat as I watched a couple of GameStop refurbished videos and this is beyond insanity. eBay is where I would always go to purchases my products as I had been doing so for a decade now, ha ha.

[@royalkilljoy]

The issue with retro gaming is there’s always gonna be someone to overprice the market thus having others follow the psvita use to cost $150 or so now it’s up to $300

[@dingus1230]

Can someone count how many times dust is mentioned?

[@f7or1n]

with 400 u can find a good ps5 deal

[@immortallix]

Think you could do tutorial vids on refurbishing each of the ps3 models? My slim and super slim are getting kinda loud

[@jodamacotube]

You voided the guarantee sticker, did they take it back?

[@gdn86]

I ordered two consoles from them, and had no issues. N64 and Sega Genesis were both in good shape and pretty clean for the age. I'm surprised they shipped this system. They likely do not have a ton of the BC models, but at least clean the system...

[@AstuteObservations]

These kind of businesses need to be held accountable for this kind of stuff on a legal level. Obviously they can price it however they want, but marking up the price to a ridiculous amount and then having it on a permanent "sale" at a lower still ludicrous price is illegal. Not to mention the straight up lies about the condition/pictures showing a dualshock controller you obviously wont receive. I will always support small/local businesses before the big tycoons, but companies like DKoldies ruin the credibility for retro gaming stores. So many people will avoid all of these types of stores and just buy on ebay due to the scummy practices of DKoldies. But, until people wise up and stop supporting this thievery they will continue getting away with this.

[@danwyan]

That amount of dust almost looks like it's intentional. Somebody had to dump dirt in it or mainly played it outside during a dust storm.

[@nororengo286]

At first, I was like "thats not that much dust, but the he flipped it. :O.

[@MR.Coffeelobby]

They really put a warranty sticker on there too like …🤯

[@VentusXtm]

Since you didn't get picked to be filmed you get a third party controller and extra dust!

[@RabbitAndBush]

That is absolutely disgusting customer service, an absolute con from DKoldies, You need to give us an update on this in the future.

[@zolltain1]

The fact that they have your name and address from previous purchases, and can expect their products to be viewed by thousands, and don’t put in the effort to clean them shows a lot.

[@Goblinhandler]

You can clean a console like that in an hour if you know what you’re doing, then probably got it from EBay or something, semi cleaned the outside to make it somewhat presentable, and boxed it up with a 5 dollar controller and whatever game they had laying around

[@Zorro_Christ]

Had no idea these held any value. Left mine behind the last time I moved.

[@LuxuryWax]

I like the videos DKOldies makes because it’s nostalgic, but their price point is ridiculous. This is the second video I’ve seen by you where they give you a 3rd party controller after paying a higher price than when the consoles were originally released, let alone years after their release and multiple newer generation consoles being released. You can buy an Xbox series S or the digital PS5 at that price and they would be brand new with backwards compatibility. I have not purchased anything from DKOldies but every review I’ve seen is always less than satisfactory. Thank you for the content 🙏🏼🙏🏼