I Bought a REFURBISHED PS5 from eBay... (not what I expected)

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I've been wanting to buy a Refurbished PS5 from somewhere... so I did it. I found a refurbished PS5 console on eBay, and made the purchase. It came from a very large seller, so it seemed reputable, but the listing was only generic pictures, which is a little suspect. And then we find out that the PS5 has issues... make sure to watch the whole video to see what happens...
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00:00 Details about the PS5
00:21 Unboxing
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05:08 Inspecting the console
06:53 Inspecting the accessories
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10:27 Testing games
12:08 Weird problems...
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17:14 Problems resolved...?
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[@jrob0021]

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[@bourkekarl6328]

lol

[@officialnotoriousjohnwick6335]

lol lol lol lol

[@jrob0021]

@@officialnotoriousjohnwick6335 lol lol lololol

[@SgtReaper22]

Other channel's have mentioned it's artifacting from a dying gpu and they can't be repaired.

[@Black_Revue]

Any chance you could Send it to Sony for Repair?

[@lleriedzcammar5470]

My Brother bought me a Brand New PS5 for $450 back in June because he works at a Retail Store here in Alaska and got a discount for it. Best BDAY present. 🥳

[@beesolow25]

That's awesome. Congrats man! I'm in ny and still can't get one at retail.

[@ispeakfacts6989]

good for you i dont think anyone asked

[@ispeakfacts6989]

@Slick Rick mind your own buisness

[@elsewayy]

Nice

[@dessierror7444]

@@ispeakfacts6989 🤡🤡

[@stopplzs]

This is why I was so hesitant to buy from scalpers. I didn’t mind paying over retail, but paying more for a defective product sucks.

[@MechaGodAnri]

Shouldn't even trust buying refurbished or pre owned consoles from retail either. A friend of mine had a PS4 that had a HDD failing on him so he took it to Gamestop and got full trade in value for it. It took about 10-15 minutes for it to start acting up but they tested it for like 5 minutes on the menu and said it was good lol. Granted I told him he could just easily replace the drive but I guess he needed the money that bad but at least it's something easily fixed for the next person to own it if they chose to do so I guess.

[@alexfond2540]

Good!!! that happened to you. you just helped a scalper get what they wanted so i really dgaf 😆

[@MechaGodAnri]

@@alexfond2540 Talking to me or him? Because no one here outright said they bought anything from a scalper and you obviously cared enough to comment either way, sad life it must be to get your kicks off.

[@colonian83]

@@MechaGodAnri f to whoever bought that ps4 lol, i'd be sad if i had to take it back to the shop

[@nemesisencounter2060]

I'm not defending them but usually they sell new stuff new ps5s

[@Zetsumei88]

Haha defective APU go brrrrrr. Probably was a return for the same issue and they just turned it on and said, "It works!".

[@jrob0021]

That's 100% what probably happened lol

[@dreamworldtony]

@@jrob0021 What was their reply?

[@jrob0021]

@@dreamworldtony I sent it back and got a refund

[@DinkWhit]

That exact same static error happened on my old ps4. It would only happen to the newer games at the time. It's good to see they migrated that issue over to the 5.

[@redthemarauder]

Wait wut

[@erock_6177]

How’s that good? Tf

[@wmskslspsk]

It’s sarcasm

[@ChillbotTeam]

Lol

[@DinkWhit]

@@erock_6177 I was being sarcastic 🤌

[@timdgsr]

Artifacts from APU/GPU, like everyone else said. Could be a bad connection to the heatsink causing this issue, overheating can definitely cause artifacts.

[@Kinsanth_]

i bet they put thermal paste in it instead of liquid metal and maybe messed something else up internally whilst refurbishing. it was also a bad sign at the start, when the console has to repair stuff after being shut off improperly. just disgusting

[@MultiTurbospeed]

I personally think if you break the console you can't take it back and are not refunding. If I was the tester I would of sent it off to be scrapped

[@RobVee.]

Thats artifacting caused by a faulty GPU, possibly damaged by overheating or possibly because its overheating at the time of recording

[@kaileyselin8453]

I’m starting to learn don’t trust anything sellers say off eBay. It’s terrible how poor condition this is.

[@jrob0021]

eBay is definitely a gamble. Their return policy is pretty good though so you're usually covered

[@kaileyselin8453]

@@jrob0021 That’s good at least. It’s definitely a huge gamble. It’s amazing people are allowed to get away with selling this crap to a consumer. Facebook Marketplace probably isn’t any better hey?

[@BlueYT1107]

@@kaileyselin8453 I’ve seen scammers on the marketplace scam and delete their accounts so they can’t get reported

[@Owen01]

I’d definitely send it back. It looks like a GPU related issue

[@geekzer713]

yup I have same suspicions

[@SgtReaper22]

Yes it is GPU is dead or dying. those black spots are a result.

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

The silicon on these things are dying left and right.

[@anthonyv1971]

@@SgtReaper22 consoles only a year old and already getting a fried gpu...

[@johnDingoFoxVelocity]

@@anthonyv1971 No anthony actually what happened was due to the processor shortage Sony accidentally sent out a batch of PlayStation five console that hadn’t finished testing they will repair them because they actually have a faulty GPU in them

[@jamexman]

That static happens when the GPU is bad. Pretty common and well known in the PC space. Commonly known as GPU artifacting. Your PS5s GPU is toast.

[@s_aku]

Yikes scammed

[@darwood2]

Never happened to me

[@MacaqueStinx]

@@darwood2 Good for you bro.

[@BlueStarVisuals]

Our guy jacob got scammed

[@MrChucklesGaming]

Yep, as soon as he showed the static, I was like, that’s definitely a GPU issue.

[@articeon8559]

This issue seems to be the GPU starting to fail. I've seen similar issues with other consoles, and that's the case with those.

[@dericjames2018]

Can it be fixed or not

[@jrob0021]

I did some reading online and that's what I found as well. Make sense, at least considering the whole "static" thing I was seeing on the screen and crashing

[@dericjames2018]

@@WaterLex thanks for the info I was going to buy a used one but now I rather have a new one because I don't this to happen to me.

[@dericjames2018]

@@WaterLex Sure and I will but Gamestop may do in store drop during Thanksgiving so I may give it a go.

[@oluwatobiogundele8812]

@@dericjames2018 you can just get a free warranty fix if its less than a year old

[@c.l.7525]

I saw the static the first time but wasn't sure it was a problem since I've never seen Astro Playroom before.

[@angelozicarelli541]

This is why I always buy all my consoles new. I know you can't buy a new sealed play station 5 but if it were me I would just wait for them to be in stock, hopefully next year they will be. I waited four years to get my switch OLED.

[@indo3052]

They are brand new all over on fb. U gotta drop 7-800 though

[@angelozicarelli541]

@@indo3052 F that, it's definitely not worth anywhere near that amount

[@indo3052]

@@angelozicarelli541 sure is. At 12 TFLOPs, the GPU inside the Xbox Series X is a tad faster than Nvidia's GeForce RTX 2080 Super, and just a bit behind a 2080 Ti, The 2080 super is 1500$$$. So its def worth 750$

[@JoshSRios]

You could get lucky with the Best Buy restocks or the PlayStation direct Email invite

[@RadialNoah]

@@indo3052 lmfao, they are more similar to the capabilities of a 2060 with heavily optimized games. They are not performing the same as a 2080 super or a 2080 ti, what are you smoking?

[@nuadacube]

This is why I don't trust buying a used PS5 off someone. It's too new of a console plus super hard to find especially with Sony halting production and the chip shortage. Hope you can get a refund. 👍

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

ebay are great with refunds

[@LonghornsLegend]

You can't trust anyone for used anything lol this isn't just related to a new PS5

[@anthonyv1971]

@@LonghornsLegend idk I bought a used Xbox one off Amazon in 2016 for $230, the only thing I'm waiting to replace is the power brick when it gets here

[@LonghornsLegend]

@@anthonyv1971 i buy used too, I just don't trust it lol you're literally rolling the dice. One used console could have been wiped off every day and hardly touched, another used console has collected dust everyday for 4 years and was dropped twice, but that's why you can't trust buying used electronics more than most things. As long as you have some sort of 30 day refund it's worth a gamble tho

[@derealized797]

Years ago i had this original backwards compatible PS3, and i was out of work, needed money. So i sold it to a friend of mine who i thought would take care of it as well as possibly sell it back to me later on... well things,just didn't turn out like that. Where he was living at, at the time, there was electrical problems i kept trying to point out. He ignored me. I noticed it and i knew it wasn't a good thing because i saw the way the lights flickered whenever someone turned something on in another room. Anyway. Couple weeks later and he's telling everyone that i "ripped him off". He was saying that it started getting loud and that i only sold it because i knew it was about to break. You learn as you go through life. No matter if you have good intentions, everything is a gamble either way. That's why i stick to myself a lot these days.

[@psychochasm]

Its definitely the hardware problem. Actually graphics artifacts in game is the sign of video memory or video chip problem

[@SevenNumber7]

It might have a bad APU which causes glitches on the screen. Similar to the Xbox 360 red ring of death. Sometimes the screen glitches out and u get RROD

[@DuckMan77]

XBOX 360 RROD wasnt a bad APU but due to thermal stresses of the poor cooler mounting/thermal design. The PS5 cooler does not have this poor design and this is likely not the issue.

[@DOverton252]

The artifacting that you were experiencing with this console was either VRAM, or Memory Controller related. Whoever "refurbed" it more than likely did a factory reset and tested it by leaving it at the main menu, or they baked it and tested it with the same methodolgy. It could also be that the apu is overheating, and as a result the memory controller was malfunctioning (this is built into the APU). If that's the case, someone may have opened it and either did not replace the liquid metal, or they replaced the liquid metal with thermal paste. Regardless of the reason, that artifacting is 1000% data corruption

[@XBX1MASTER]

This is a know vram thermal issue. See Gamers Nexus for more info.

[@GLx4k]

No buddy lmao stop putting big words together you don’t know what they mean plus they don’t even correspond🤣🤣🤣. PS5 IS SIMPLY NON EXISTENT COMPARED TO THE XBOX SX xDDD

[@lolimrob]

@@GLx4k lmaowut

[@monke5198]

@@lolimrob he has trolling in his name

[@nz9544]

Nice

[@XeonProductions]

The memory modules are either toasted, or overheating because they didn't put the thermal pads on when reassembling it.

[@waynnewilliams5588]

or its the one sony didn't cover with the cooler!!!!

[@jeddediajohnson9179]

The gpu seems to have been overheated at some point. I had a video card that did similar graphical defects to what was seen on Astros play room

[@edgardoreyes2425]

Definitely a gpu issue. Unfortunate man.

[@thisfeatureisbad]

APU*, not GPU

[@edgardoreyes2425]

@@thisfeatureisbad whatever it is, still unfortunate

[@N_0_I_Z_E]

This solder balls holding the APU onto the motherboard may be cracked and separating if you find a good repair shop with the necessary equipment they could Reflow the Apu back onto the motherboard and it would completely fixed but first I'd recommend getting the HDMI decoding chip checked

[@andypandy4607]

it seems mad to think that it's only a year after its release and you could get faulty machines from sites like ebay

[@deongeel]

This is what i been wondering now after seeing this video, like is there something we dont know about the manufacturing, because on ebay i saw a bundle of 8 Ps5 listed as broken for almost next to nothing, but apparently major issues with HDMI, begs the question is it worth buying and attempting to fix myself and then own one and perhaps sell what else could be repaired, because from south africa, and Ps5's are super rare, vast majority of people here all going xbox, like i dont even remeber the ps4 being a thing this side

[@deongeel]

Like i still have my first generation Ps1 without any games of course but its a beast and still functions, at some point ill have to get games off ebay

[@jolkzy2344]

@@deongeel its not even you just have to be quick with the restocks

[@davekirk2291]

I agree considering how new these consoles are and I still have a 20 year old Xbox original that's runs perfectly fine and it's hardmodded really shows that we are moving too fast with technology

[@leafs900]

@@jolkzy2344 your in South Africa are ya 🤡 pretty sure it wouldnt be like getting one here in North America lol 🤦

[@WolfieGirlSheena]

I wouldn't loop all referbished PS5's on ebay together. If anything, it's a mixed bag. I bought mine referbished from ebay and it was like brand new. Haven't had any issues at all

[@thenman23]

ok furry

[@WolfieGirlSheena]

@@thenman23

[@MultiTurbospeed]

@@thenman23 don't like it then don't comment. Furries out number humans billion to 1

[@leafs900]

Yet *

[@WolfieGirlSheena]

@@leafs900 still no issue. Had it since April or May.

[@CFC_44]

My GF got me one for Xmas(Brand new), cost her 700 euros and it lasted 8 mins before the power cable started to buzz and smell like smoke! Good times!

[@kjfreeman1931]

16:10 yeah you did a pretty good job of covering the $799 price tag at 0:07 Good job bro

[@austinkos]

That was a hell of bad time I saw how much you paid and I would get my money back too and report the seller man that was some shoddy shit they did to you good luck tho bro

[@jrob0021]

Yeah I'm sending it back for a refund

[@apollyonkatastrefia1586]

I had a similar issue with my first ps5 but mine wouldn't even read the disc. I kept getting a message that the disc needs to be cleaned but ot was a brand new demons souls disc that id bought that day for that system.

[@abelreiscarvalho7143]

So many faulty ps5 being sold out there 😲. I guess you should return it to the shop where you got it and being reimbursed dude .

[@GUCFan]

Really hope you got your money back on this, refurb or not, GPU issues like that cannot be fixed.

[@redscorpion9325]

Yes it can,all he needs is a Hammer 😂

[@cjbht19minaret]

If you had a spare GPU and a rework station you could most definitely repair this

[@ducklabsgaming4676]

@@cjbht19minaret That's likely :)

[@chickenfkeryay]

Your issue sounds very similar to my ps5. I had to get my console fixed because all ps5 games caused my system to hard crash. I would play cold war zombies and about 5 mins in the console would turn off and not reboot until power cord was unplugged and plugged back in. Every ps5 game ended up crashing my console. Ps4 games ran just fine for the majority of the time. Before getting my system fixed i recieved 2 warnings stating to turn off console because it is over heating. I sent my console out and got it back in about 2 weeks. Sony said it was a same console repair.

[@Hakeem597]

thank you for this video...I learned not to buy a PS5 from Ebay...I already knew this, but this video cements my sentiment.

[@gregoryosbun4141]

That's why I'd rather stick with the new and stay away from refurbished and used. Also to avoid something like this I'd also rather stick with the main retail stores(best buy, Walmart,etc ) so I don't get scammed when I do purchases from Amazon, ebay, etc..

[@wyterabitt2149]

Refurbished is fine if you get it from the right place. I wouldn't trust random Ebay sellers/companies as a general rule - not unless they were very well established for some time doing it, had substantial feedback, and a full warranty program for what you buy.

[@Malabus73]

New always, agree.

[@leafs900]

Amen refurbished is garbage lol

[@tittiesinmyface-cv1iv]

I bought a brand new one on eBay

[@dreamshakegaming]

You can get refurbished but not right now with the ps5 still very high in demand. You can’t trust people right now to do their due diligence.

[@thisfeatureisbad]

I had similar problems on my Xbox One S when playing Fortnite (Season 4/5), I had really weird artifacts. My fix was relatively easy, I just had to open the Console and change the thermal paste after realizing I had the 2017 model 😭 (Worse cooler, pure aluminum one, no heat pipes)

[@jrob0021]

Ohh interesting. I guess in reality it could happen to any console

[@darkallyrecordings4931]

It seems you need an APU/GPU reflow. Should fix it rightup if there isnt a short in the processor itself.

[@extortin]

Yeah temporarily..

[@Fogolol]

@@extortin wait really? it goes bad again? F for everyone who did this and thought their consoles were fixed... How long does it last anyway?

[@ubaidimran3876]

I have already ordered my ps5 directly from a Sony store but after watching some videos of getting scammed how can I be sure if my ps5 will be a new one and not a refurbished one? Is there aby way to get checked?

[@face76]

Yea. It’s the gpu. It seemed like once the gpu was put to work with games it would stop working. Could be overheating or just on its way out.

[@iLiKeGAmes117]

Had to return my Day 1 PS5 for a replacement, after discovering all my wifi related issues in game was due to a faulty wifi chip. Didn’t play much multiplayer on it, but when I did I was going from 30 ping to 800 ping within 1 second

[@valentds]

man... play with ethernet cable, wifi is always like that (maybe not this huge, but still)

[@iLiKeGAmes117]

@@valentds I tried to do that as well, but my connection would still be jumpy in multiplayer. Spent a few days doing at home fixes with different methods. All failed and spent a few more trying to talk to a human at Sony haha

[@Logan_Barnes43]

Hello I was wondering how you got your ps5 because I have been trying for a while but they keep selling out

[@mynameisrits]

It’s either a corrupted ssd or something wrong with the cooling on the apu. They probably didn’t put it back together properly after taking it apart.

[@Fogolol]

yeah and whiever "repaired" it probably only checked if the main menu worked without testing a game... scumbags

[@Cruz1214.]

the fact he actually got the system is shocking, even though it does not function right

[@KirbyEnthusiast]

Don’t think I’ll be buying a refurbished ps5 , great video thanks for sharing . Hope you got your money back

[@hectortorres4571]

Hi question how does this problem specifically happen and how can I avoid it ? Thanks in advance your input would be appreciated

[@sherm_Z]

The battery label on the box is from it being put on a pallet and shipped on a truck, likely a return pallet a reseller purchased

[@sadikovicarmin]

May still be under warranty? Granted the seals were not broken but good luck on getting it resolved.

[@ron6505]

would not try sending it back to sony, since he bought it off a reseller they’ll just say “your consoles broken , and since you dont have original receipt we cant help you”

[@dest151]

I bought a "referb" ps4 and I opened it to find out they did nothing to freaking clean it .

[@Niuka112]

Man, as soon as you was going to power it on and said 1,2,3, boom, cut to an ad. Perfect timing lol

[@joman66]

Great viideo. Out of curiosity, did you check to see what software version the PS5 was on before you updated it? Thanks.

[@mikej4537]

I got a refurbished Series X ordered from a Microsoft employee/ family member. I couldn't have asked for a better experience. Other than the box which said it was a refurbished console it was like every brand new unboxing I've seen on KZbin. Oh yeah, and it was 423 dollars.😃 SUCK IT SCALPERS!!

[@TheBeastsHere]

I just won a brand new one for £7.50. I was looking at getting one for about £450, so i got lucky lol.

[@irishbomber]

@@TheBeastsHere how

[@TheBeastsHere]

@@irishbomber Entered a raffle competition with tickets and my name popped up as the winner, So obviously super happy lol as it just saved me a chunk of cash.

[@hector4375]

if its from a microsoft employee obv it works fine as a refurbished one

[@mikej4537]

@@hector4375 No guarantees with refurbished electronics. I'll admit I wasn't that worried this time but only because I Knew if there was an issue with missing or defective parts the person who got it for me would take care of it. I've had (and heard of) more than a few refurb experiences that went sideways.

[@ninjaviking70]

That's the problem with new consoles they need to iron out the problems we all remember the 360 nightmare (took me 4 xbox 360s before I got one that worked properly)

[@jrob0021]

The 360 problems were on a different level haha

[@THEPOWER99FM]

Were the ps5 you brought from wish were that video huh LOL.

[@Drayton226]

I've gotten on eBay and I found Nintendo DS lite and it said refurbished but the screens are broken I think what they mean sometimes is that you need refurbish it.

[@chocholatecutie]

Thank you for your video. I bought my boyfriend a PS5 on December 13 from the Playstation Invite I received. Scored on it we was both excited. Arrived December 15. We tried to hook it up and it would not start. We went through all the steps to reboot it started up went through the steps of setting up and then it crashed and will turn on but not stay on. We tried everything rebooting, hooking up the PS5 cables everything possible. I end up calling support and I went through the steps as well with support. I had to send it back. Waiting for the box from fed ex on December 20 to arrive. I been reading on bligs, youtube videos snd even twitter of other people Playstation crashing and even never working out of the box. I was one of the lucky ones I see. 🤣😂😫.

[@elitehadock69420]

I had this exact problem happening to my pc, I haven't trusted second hand pc parts ever since, and with my tiny budget taken into count and way to much time and effort wasted on fixing my pc I started investing in consoles.

[@Lourdinn]

I'm a console gamer myself but I have a pc for other stuff that I keep running. Don't give up in pc's over that, there's a learning curve but you can get quality parts for cheap that aren't second hand if you look around.

[@MultiTurbospeed]

Some times it's cheaper to buy a new PC vs getting it repaired. That's why people buy new ones every 2-3 years plus it all depends on the usage

[@elitehadock69420]

@@Lourdinn i'm obviously still using a pc and such and it can still run quite a few games at good settings but if it ain't broke than i won't fix it, plus collecting pc games i kinda undewhelming. You just get it on steam.

[@elitehadock69420]

@@MultiTurbospeed I guess you are kinda right, my setup was,(and still is as it hasnt changes at all ever since) pretty janky and frakensteined to beggin with so trying to add better parts than try to figure whats wrong blah blah, it was a pain, but frankly i just didn't have to budget to fix it at all id rather buy a cheaper system than have to wait to have enough money to get a better pc, plus im kind of a power user so it be hard to find a pc to my likeing and building one custom is just not a budget friendly option these days.

[@FoxCunt]

"Hmm yes this is a video about a console malfunctioning, this is why consoles are better than PCs and I switched to console" ????????????

[@Bobby8451]

Power cord smelling like smoke is a big giveaway. RETURN. LOL

[@ShinwaLotus]

This man really bought a broken PS5 for $800 smh🤦🏾‍♂️

[@friendlyfire2374]

The state of PS5 Is so hard to come by Km not blaming him or mad at him. Let’s support him and hopefully he gets one.

[@jolkzy2344]

@@friendlyfire2374 he already has one did you not watch the video

[@friendlyfire2374]

@@jolkzy2344 ok I was replying to the comment without a second thought thank you for reminding me

[@jolkzy2344]

@@friendlyfire2374 its alright 👍

[@RetroReviewYT]

Enjoy your content as always. Keep it up man!

[@jrob0021]

Thank you

[@beastmotoz]

@@jrob0021 bruh how much did it cost ? Between 400 to 450 ?

[@sheridanoleary3017]

@@beastmotoz it said $799 on the video if you watch it real quick. Poor guy but luckily he got his money back 🙏🏼

[@deanlee3534]

I got an used PS5 (owned for 3 months) about 8-9 months ago, in extremely well condition (no technical issue at all) besides a minor scratch on top at the glossy part. It comes with 2 controllers and 7 games which I sold 5 of which I don’t play for €80. So all in all I paid €630 for the console, second controller, Spider-Man Miles Morales and Assasin creed’s Valhalla. I thought it was a good deal, no?

[@alexfrancis9278]

Sell me one?

[@deanlee3534]

@@alexfrancis9278 sell you one what? PS5? I only have one…

[@malachibadillo9967]

Extremely good deal w games 4 the ps5 .... my ps4 overheats alot these days and basically just a tv box now I only use for Hulu n Netflix, seriously contemplating paying 600 for a new ps4 cuz even those are scarce rn

[@zzoinks]

Clean the dust out of it, may fix it

[@zzoinks]

I saw somebody selling a used dualsense controller with a scuff on top for $20 at flea market. I decided not to buy because I don't have ps5, even though it works with ps3 apparently.

[@Turniplord]

The internal SSD is borked. I had Sony replace 2 consoles for me with the same issue

[@mathiasdark1654]

If you're having trouble software wise try rebuilding the database of the system. That has worked for me on my ps4 never had ps5 issues

[@richallenxbox1976]

This is why I never buy hardware on eBay, even if it turns out to be legit, sending it back for any problems is a nightmare.

[@ChrisCovers78]

Those graphical artifacts aren’t a good sign.. something is going to go bad with the APU

[@Sonic171K]

I was so happy (still am) that my sister got me the PS5 console on Christmas Day. Also happy that it was brand new and not the wtf digital version I unboxed.

[@teddym2808]

Where's the link for the stand in description? That looks good

[@oliverwilliam6931]

And that's why you should never buy from scalpers even if they say it's new,,,So you paid $840 after tax for broken ps5 that's not good at all

[@jonathanrositano2899]

Yo, everyone’s saying it’s a issue with the GPU, but considering you had to repair the system when you booted it up, maybe that’s a issue with the SSD being corrupted or something?? I’m watching now and you’ve just booted into safe mode, but you can actually wipe the SSD and re install the operating system. Might not work but worth a shot...

[@Startrance85]

Probably a reason the box looked like it looked, the previous owner probably dropped it or something.

[@arenavisionTV]

The game system bricked and isn't functioning right. That happened during launch last year with rest mode

[@peterparker346]

Then what you go and return it back to the sellers your playing with fire 🔥 this isn’t GameStop buy a console then you get your refund in 7 days on used consoles

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Is telegram a female or a male I’ll marry telegram if it’s a male have him give me a kiss 💋

[@rosehopper6560]

The KZbinr TronicsFix has videos of fixing some PS5's and one of the consoles he had had this same issue. Unfortunately, it is unfixable as you stated at the end so I hope you did get your money back!

[@Charlie0106]

Which video?

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

It’s not unfixable, but would probably require replacing the APU(which isn’t easy without expensive equipment)

[@rosehopper6560]

@@Charlie0106 If memory serves me correct, was the one where he did a bunch of PS5’s at once (there’s only one video on his channel right now where he did a bunch of PS5’s in one video). It’s been a while since I’ve watched it but I do remember him running into this issue on one of the consoles and he stated he couldn’t fix it.

[@Charlie0106]

@@rosehopper6560 ahh okay I found it yeah

[@darkallyrecordings4931]

Its not unfixable. Low chance of fixing but not unfixable. You could try a reflow and that doesnnt work, reball the processor and reflow again. Probably better to go straight for the reball to prevent board warping.

[@NickBarto.]

I had the same issue with my ps4 pro bought used. I resolved changing the HDD with a new one.

[@1234Jaytay]

Your SOC has a short. Most likely due to water damage or when a roach corrodes the main board or power supply.

[@SuperMarioJakub_YT]

Never buying refurbished PS5’s on eBay

[@LonghornsLegend]

Bruh if you buy any electronics used off ebay you'll be in the same boat lol

[@ribbanes2466]

Always leave a negative review on ebay with a slight explanation to warn others it doesn't matter if the seller has a million items or positive reviews its common courtesy to other buyers on rip u off bay!

[@m7floyd]

It could be an honest mistake, seller needs to apologize, compensate you including return shipping cost, also check his reputation. Then use your judgment whether to leave negative or not.

[@deongeel]

Lol rip you off bay, i just hope i get my processor that i ordered the tracking hasnt been updated yet, and i ordered my item on the 18th, my first experience on ebay wasnt bad how ever i waited almost 2 months for my package, even with priority shipping to africa, which was crazy expensive

[@alixxworkshop846]

That's a hardware issue for sure. Seen that on PS3,PS4,PS4 Slim. Here's how I was fixing this... Factory soldering wasn't good enough,maybe the temperature was incorrect,the speed of the console leaving hot air chaber was to fast or just too little solder on MB... And this is a result -black dots,lines,crashing,freezing,etc. APU makes mistakes when calculating and comunicating with ROM and RAM. It's fixable but I can't belive this happens on PS5 also. The production technology improved since PS3 but still It can happen. Thanks for sharing this video with us ;)

[@SpreadAU]

Watching those gif broken consoles vids, this is super common. I got a Day 1, as long as I only start ps5 with controller I’m good. If I use start button on console it will freeze. Front ports are dead aswell

[@ando_wrld296]

Do y'all keep the console boxes?

[@jrob0021]

Yes

[@Hijynx87]

Apparently it wasn't refurbished.

[@head1973]

Had same problem with a brand new one…contacted Sony and had to send it back and the receipt of sale… Sent a new one but it took weeks.

[@marcharris7721]

This happened to me with a new Xbox out the box a couple years back. Sad :/

[@snakeize25]

Personally I had plenty of bad experiences on ebay, and I don't recommend dealing with em period.

[@MikeeVee]

Well, that's a let down. I'd definitely return it and get your money back.

[@meljenkins1016]

I got my PS 5 from Sony Direct. When I opened the package, the white box it came in had a sealed clear tape and a Sony hologram sticker also. Definitely right out from the factory and it works great and it cost me only $500 retail price. I finally got it after 15 months of waiting to get one.

[@DigitalEndeavors]

The "static" in Astro's Playroom is a bad GPU. Pretty obvious for a hardware tech of my experience.. which is a lot.

[@unequalgaming]

800 for a refub is absolutely insane.......

[@BlazVlogs]

He paid $799 for it, you can see it at the start of the video

[@BlazVlogs]

@Junior tech reviews at the end of the vid he says he’s not gonna say the price

[@samharris103]

U cant see how much it was dont matter i bet it was a rip of

[@BlazVlogs]

@@samharris103 0:08 keep looking at the price

[@samharris103]

Don't kown where u r looking mate he even says I not going to say how much it was coz it was a rip of

[@saya7568]

There’s this weird black screen static that started the first time you were playing Astros play room

[@edwardjones1482]

I’m not even getting a ps5 right now most of the games aren’t even out yet I’m getting the series s for Christmas since my Xbox one broke

[@Old_Man_Pete]

eBay, such a trustworthy selling/buying platform 🤣 I hope you get your money back and I hope the seller didn't put "returns not accepted" in the small print.

[@FaderFlosser]

It actually is. He will get his money back or like ive had happen to me, Ebay will refund themselves and let him keep item. Happened to me twice in the last five years of ordering hundreds of flawless items. Ya grump lol

[@adrianquinonez6667]

@@FaderFlosser eBay needs to ban people who do this when it says refurbished that means it should still be working in great condition eBay needs to start being more strict with people who do this ether ban them from eBay or sue them for falsely selling an item that doesn’t work or isn’t what is suppose to be.

[@DoctorSess]

@@adrianquinonez6667 “sue them” lol are you 12 years old or something?

[@threepac]

@Every Woman Jobs To The Wall Exactly… It’s right there front and center in eBay’s policies. Even if the seller tries to skip out on it or not communicate; eBay will refund your money.

[@xalzor740]

@@adrianquinonez6667 Not necessarily the sellers fault if hes only reselling them too and if he didnt know it was faulty... And it shouldnt be a common issue if its a reputable seller

[@jessewarren9177]

I read the other comments but why wouldn't Sony honor the 1 year warranty on this ? Also not every person that sells used or refurbished things is the same as the seller you bought from. I just don't see it as fair when anyone blankets all of the refurbishers or used consoles because of one experience.

[@taym510Oak]

Facts I bought a few refurbished consoles and I had no problems out of them 💯

[@leafs900]

Each their own eh lol

[@ron6505]

sony will just keep the console and either email you or send you a letter saying you can’t get console back because its “broken” but real reason is because they were bought off resellers, i just happened to see a video last night where it happened to someone on youtube

[@srofl_]

90% That blsck dots show up when graphic is overheating, console/pc fall and the chip pin pop up from socket or maybe it can be fried

[@michaelboswell4318]

I would have left the boxing critic thing alone. Boxes get damaged. Minor scratches on the unit are normal if you are buying refurbished. They probably did a system software reset and called it good without doing anything else. It is obvious, there is a graphics hardware issue with the unit. Although I might have tried a new HDMI cable in your troubleshooting process. I am not sure how much you were saving, but it could be worth it.

[@blaket1841]

Box condition is actually kind of a good indication of how someone treats their stuff. If they tear it apart they're more likely to manhandle a system and damage it, such as connectors and hdmi ports.

[@drivenrc]

Just picked up a ps5 and so far so good. Got mine new though

[@1Techoner1]

Call me a pessimist but I believe that someone was seeing if they could pull it off knowing that it still not functioning properly hoping you wouldn't bother returning it or had trouble getting a full refund.

[@Jakxx-mp3bj]

Possibly hoping it would be a Christmas present and wouldn't be opened for a while and the return window would be closed by then. You see that a lot around the holidays.

[@darksoul6767]

i still havent been able to find one anywhere for retail i've had the money set back for a year sucks

[@1BRAINCELLL]

Same. I even have 2 games I can't play because I thought I'd get it within a few months I'd lose money if I sold them and got ps4 version of them so ...

[@darksoul6767]

@@1BRAINCELLL i just got lucky and a friend got me one for retail

[@bassred7065]

Make sure you give the ebay seller a negative review, so nobody else falls victim.

[@jrob0021]

Tbh I don't think a negative will do anything for this seller, they are huge and have 10s of thousands of ratings

[@hazy33]

@@jrob0021 Yeah that's the spirit, why bother even trying to warn others. What a pathetic response.

[@o_KingOfKings_o]

@@jrob0021 doesn’t matter bro you could help 1 guy

[@kyreejames6073]

@@hazy33 cry

[@hazy33]

@@kyreejames6073 are you ok?

[@jasonredmon4598]

Well we know how Sonny reached 13 million. Selling broken PS5's

[@jrob0021]

Hahaha

[@arnie7975]

Hahaaa! That's very funny sonny.

[@FakeJake5843]

Lol

[@mercynotfakebutvhs]

sonny???

[@FiniteRich]

wait is that the packaging sony use!? lmao

[@hab9514]

Wow, didnt know there could be so much issues, dang that sucks

[@jrob0021]

So... What do you guys think about this experience? 😂

[@LennyQUMFIF]

RIP people (like me) who want a PS5/Series X/Oled Switch but cant get it because the Shortage and Scalpers :(

[@TimDespairBear11]

I think flickering means gpu failure

[@valentds]

people should stop to play videogames at all and lend companies a clear message. this would never happens, play games is like drugs