I Bought a “Refurbished” Xbox 360 from DKOldies… the WORST model!

[@jrob0021]

Check out aura.com/jrob and see if your gamertag has been exposed on the dark web 😳 Also let me know what you would rate this console 1-10...

[@TDX275]

To be honest, I'm surprised it was only 120.

[@ellaquin]

Under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, it is illegal to void a warrenty SIMPLY for opening a console, meening that if your console gets a red ring of death during its warrenty period, you can still send it back to them under warrenty and I belive it is illegal for them to deny the warrenty simply because you broke their little seal.

[@PlayitagainVHS]

I rate it a 0

[@antbobtyler2381]

how do they manage to be worse than Gamestop 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@harleyjackson3708]

They have a KZbin channel. We all need to confront them at the same time or their bullshit's never gonna end because they've been scalping folks on their garbage since the late 2000s.

[@oliverclothesoff8604]

Gamestop: We're the most hated game store. DKoldies: Hold our dirty controller.

[@ihavenoclue572]

Hold our 3rd party controller*

[@goldensperm7182]

@@ihavenoclue572 *3rd party dirty controller.

[@stevenbacon-cheddar9914]

Or hold our Thermal Paste😂

[@shadedproductions4956]

Hold our HDMI cables

[@miilodude_8529]

@@shadedproductions4956 *Hold our nonexistent HDMI cables

[@chronoslayercs]

Jacob, if you're planning on doing more DKOldies orders then make sure to have a relative or friend order it for you. If you order to the same address they'll start "wising up" and send you their best looking / refurbished consoles in order to avoid further backlash. Expose them for the terrible, mediocre and shady company they really are.

[@DxrinENT]

That’s actually really smart advice

[@imnotbenavery9220]

Gamers nexus was the first I’ve heard of this strategy, e-mails phone numbers etc to make sure they were getting a real customer experience on pre built gaming pcs

[@fatfurie]

@@DxrinENT he already does this.

[@AlexBell1991]

Rich at ReviewTechUSA has done this for the OG Xbox

[@wezletbullock7424]

​@@AlexBell1991 just saw that video. The 3rd time he ordered from them he used a different address and it was still very clear that they lied about their product and didn't clean/refurbish the Xbox

[@Shiroishi_Hajime]

Any non-jasper 360 that is prone to RROD should be sold for less than $50

[@jrob0021]

Yup

[@edgii]

ive seen jaspers being sold for under 50 bucks lmao, generally slims go for about the 50-60 dollar mark

[@phat-kid]

@@edgii true but those never include the power brick which is another 40 bucks. i just refurbished one a year ago.

[@edgii]

@@phat-kid still better than buying the worst 360 for 120 dollars with a non-oem power brick and knockoff controller

[@phat-kid]

@@edgii agreed. that dvd drive is going to give out within a month too.

[@S0nyToprano]

The worst thing is that if you go to their channel, a good chunk of their people being positive and supportive. Goes to show just how strong the power of nostalgia glasses are.

[@jrob0021]

It’s because they delete every negative comment

[@Nopers_]

What he said, but to add to it, a lot of people I’m sure just don’t have a standard that’s anywhere near as high. The videos are nice to watch but yeah it’s crazy that the basic stuff isn’t covered and they gamble their warranty on these consoles lol just screams incompetent

[@lumibean7494]

Like Jacob said either they are filtering comments or you have a bunch of new people buying due to the power nostalgia and have no idea they are getting up charged.

[@jasonag619]

Ice put in a positive comment in hopes of them, actually giving me a prize because they usually do that

[@kevlarvest7375]

I was positive until I found out about all this; bought from them a few times a long while ago, no problems and actually decent price (with discount codes and sales), but this is unacceptable. I no longer stick up for them.

[@Flegz1]

No way. They gave you the oldest and the worst xbox 360 console

[@ramrodbldm9876]

Multiple comments on every video. 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 He doesn't like or reply to your a kissing beta comments

[@bryancampbell4604]

Hold your tongue. The Xenon was a great... Okay yeah it's pretty bad.

[@LITTLE1994]

No kidding

[@theshield1613]

Still have the og 360 never got the red rings

[@Dreadpirateflappy]

@@theshield1613 50% failure rate on the 360, mostly because of this model. you are very lucky.

[@br0ly874]

The biggest cosmetic flaw was that it didn't come with an HDMI port.

[@another3997]

I hadn't realised HDMI ports were a just cosmetic addition. I shall glue HDMI ports to my furniture, walls and ceiling to make everything look better. 😁

[@ThaMizphit74]

@@another3997 Yeah, for looks only. Not function. lol

[@crestofhonor2349]

Well at least you can still get HD out using VGA or Component cables. Still they need to specify these things before selling.

[@bobrob1825]

Lol!

[@goldiefox7128]

I opened mines like that, just to see what the heck is going on cause I was getting rrod xD I have a slim version now

[@mattdavis5596]

My man is going to keep buying consoles from DKOldies until he gets an actual refurbished one.

[@jrob0021]

That’s legitimately the plan lol. I might be buying for a while

[@tristanraine]

@@jrob0021 make sure you change your name on the package every once in a while, see so you dont have the special treatment for calling them out

[@afuturehobo]

​@@tristanraine yeah either that or get someone you know to buy it for you to avoid something like that

[@ramrodbldm9876]

@@afuturehobo Boy I done told you

[@LITTLE1994]

That's unlikely

[@richwillis8]

i really hope your returning these... at this rate your supporting them more then they deserve

[@sethjalen]

Was just about to comment the same thing!

[@xbrandon2252]

It’s his own fault

[@elliecinnamonroll]

@@xbrandon2252 hes buying these consoles to warn people about Dkoldies being a scam, he chooses to do this, besides it his money, he can do whatever he wants with it

[@OldOneShoe]

I'm wondering how it can be returned if the warranty seal has been broken

[@pugsforever5837]

LordFalconX if you haven’t noticed they’re both profiting off of each other so this point.

[@LowcastleTech]

Even worse than "HDMI Cable" it looked like the listing actually said "HDMI Hookup" which would imply it has an HDMI port on the device... which it didn't.

[@OreoHT]

My thoughts, exactly!

[@panthastaa34]

My first thought was it came with an av to hdmi conversion cord lol

[@Pineappleparty]

That's what I thought it refered too as well, but you would think if it did have and HDMI, they would toss in a cable.

[@ismaeltorres3219]

I didn't notice it in the video, but did they not at least include a set of component cables?!

[@pcphoenix123]

@@ismaeltorres3219 There was an AV cable included

[@erick131980]

The warranty seal is to make you think it’s been refurbished and to avoid the customer checking to make sure it was.

[@erick131980]

Be careful. Scam alert don’t fall for it

[@JustTooManyPuppies]

warrenty void stickers are also quite literally illegal. not to mention they slap them onto products they didnt even make lol

[@asrr62]

that model xbox is a ticking time bomb be4 it stops working.

[@JaykishanGohil-y7g]

And when the customers do actually check it and realise that nothing has been done, they cannot do anything as they have apparently "voided the warranty" for a console that was not refurbished.

[@MadnessMan13]

Fun fact: The 3 exclusive Burger King games aka Big Bumpin’, Sneak King & Pocket Bike Racer all have 2 versions of the game on each disc. Depending whether you put the disc into an OG Xbox or an Xbox 360 the console will boot the version for its respected console it’s being played on.

[@Claugustus]

I knew this for Sneak King because it says so on the box but wasn't aware for the other two. We use all 3 as test games for the 360 at my local game store lol.

[@jrob0021]

I need a Taco Bell game

[@dakko3509]

Man the pocket bike was so fun

[@pepsidude8919]

I still have those three Burger King games too and they're also playable on my original Xbox and Xbox 360 systems that I have!

[@imthem]

​@@dakko3509 nostalgic and fun 😍

[@snooz221]

The only thing DKoldies sells is sadness and disappointment

[@coldnessinmyheart.]

And high prices covered by nostalgia

[@nicksmith-rz2dl]

Not really my gf bought multiple things from them and had zero problems and I plan on ordering from them it's a used store and I don't like GameStop. And there like 45 min away from me so I can just drive there.

[@theafchefstable8284]

That's cool but this is like video number 100 showing you exactly the s*** boxes they're selling you so if you want to continue shilling for them because of what your girlfriend got good for you..

[@ticktock1624]

@@nicksmith-rz2dl This Comment Was Sponsored By DK Oldies

[@Rellz2497]

@nick smith same. Ive bought multiple things from them with 0 issues.

[@aegonthedragon7303]

120 bucks for a model I have found being thrown out like 4 times now, and those were actually newer ones.

[@sn0w_le0pard]

for real, I've literally picked up one from the curb not to long ago, it was working and even had the oem power cable and Fallout 3 in the disc tray

[@xbrandon2252]

@@sn0w_le0pard so since you found a game console on the side of the gutter that means that they shouldn’t charge for them?

[@cttommy73]

@@xbrandon2252 OR, here's a thought, they should do what they advertised if they want to charge people an arm and a leg for the consoles and games. How about that for a thought?

[@sn0w_le0pard]

@@xbrandon2252 what I’m saying is that maybe they shouldn’t charge so much for what some people literally throw out

[@lizardgerkko477]

I remember selling my xbox360 with oem controller and power brick for 120$. That was 2008.

[@millennialthatplaysfortnit4608]

DK’s Response: (pulls out fake bullshit mail from cardboard mailbox) “Uh oh…so it looks like someone was a little upset about their xbox…” (walks over to a random burnt out and underpaid associate) “so Hannah, what can we do to make sure that this doesn’t happen again?” (Hides whip from behind his back)

[@CastlevaniaDXC]

He probably should get whipped himself for being so deceptive with that big grin lmao

[@rosalinamacarita01]

@@CastlevaniaDXC agreed, that guy is just so annoying

[@anw3997]

@@rosalinamacarita01 And because your order got picked to be filmed I'm throwing in myself!

[@CastlevaniaDXC]

@@anw3997 lmao

[@millennialthatplaysfortnit4608]

@@CastlevaniaDXC ageed lol

[@Flegz1]

No HDMI? bruh 💀💀

[@davidl9952]

I think the biggest issue is it said HDMI on the website

[@jrob0021]

100%

[@vagamer522]

My refurb non wifi xbox 360 I got at Gamestop has an HDMI support and is not loud at all and is better is this. So I am surprised they decided to sell this

[@gfpaperboy]

Be very careful with those 3rd party 360 power supplies. At the store I worked at, the cheap ones often wouldn’t have a fan or on the 360 slim bricks would have the same mold as official but the vent holes were filled in instead of being punched out. Had several come back melted and refused to order them when I became manager.

[@thejking]

I work in a games store and we bearly even sell 2006 360's anymore because they are so prone to fail, we have a storage unit full of them. It's actually quite impressive dkoldies even found a 2006 model that still works as they've been coming in less and less because they all break eventually.

[@matttherrien9608]

My 2007 Microsoft refurbished Arcade works fine for less than 30 clams.

[@rp71284]

I'm tempted to put something weird like a message taped inside a console and see if somebody ends up with the message inside their console (since we know DKOldies doesn't open these). More like DKCrappies.

[@excaliburblaze3258]

Dk scammie oldies

[@amagumoquinn]

DKdonkeys

[@odeefromdawic]

I’d be tempted but I love all my hardware too much to sell it to these fools for next to nothing, only for them to sell it at a 500% markup to come poor chap.

[@immortallix]

If you want an actually refurbished console you have to ask Joey to film the order 😂 I'm all for keeping dk oldies in business if it means more vids like this. That ps3 vid will be hard to top tho

[@jrob0021]

That one was crazy lol

[@joshuaguytheproducer316]

I honestly won't be surprised if Dkoldies got sued from false advertising

[@CoolGorillaGoAnimate7000]

They will. Eventually enough will have proof of their consoles not being cleaned and overpriced and someone out there will sue them. It's more of when it happens. Not if.

[@joshuaguytheproducer316]

@@CoolGorillaGoAnimate7000 True

[@thealien_ali3382]

I hope they get shafted raw

[@another3997]

You would have to find a legal definition of "refurbished" in relation to items like this. Cleaning the outside case, testing it works, putting in a new power brick, a controller, a game might well be considered refurbishment. It's a broad term. Exactly how far do you have to go to "refurbish" one? Take the DVD drive apart and clean inside? Replace all the old capacitors? Replace thermal paste?

[@joshuaguytheproducer316]

@@another3997 I'm referring to them cleaning not only the outside but the inside as well.Also them replacing anything that can go bad in a couple of years.

[@deathberryblast]

I'm pretty mindblown at the comments talking about how he's supporting them more than he should lmao. He's 100% making more money through ads than he is spending, and 100% even if only a few people decide to not spend money with DKoldies after these videos, it will level out or more.

[@kannabi]

Exactly, and just calling them out once wouldn't do anything. If they have any sense as a company they will vastly improve, meaning everyday customers that come across them won't be getting scammed (well, maybe still a little overcharged - but they will get what was advertised lol)

[@jrob0021]

I’m glad someone understands 😂

[@Sire235]

This comment section is full of dkoldies bot accounts and soyboy fans

[@tbu_drachenkater5397]

Just 120$? Was black friday or something?

[@jrob0021]

😂

[@GarrettCrespo]

I used to do repairs and custom paint jobs for 360’s in high school and those x-clamps were always BRUTAL to remove. There’s a reason I stopped! True pain!

[@fordxbgtfalcon]

I just bought an Xbox 360 Slim, 250GB. It’s immaculate. It was only $60 on eBay. Came with HDMI cable and power supply with a genuine first party controller. Never buy a 360 from DKoldies. But I understand you bought it for a video purpose.

[@qunt100]

To be honest, I think it is lucky for most of us because, I keep seeing stuff on dkoldies, and quite frankly, I am not spending that much money on any of the stuff they sell on there. When I can get it for like 10 times cheaper elsewhere. But now, especially knowing that they false advertise their products, it is double true to not pay dkoldies a dime for their products. Like why buy a used PS3 that comes in looking the way this dudes PS3 looked in the other video. The description stated on the dkoldies website stated it was cleaned. Like I have never seen a console period that has looked that shitty. In my life. And if you are paying 400 dollars plus, there is absolutely no excuse. None at all.

[@Afgrahamistan]

I think it was pretty well established from the PS3 you bought a month ago (and all the other channels that have covered this) that DKOldies really doesn't put much (or any) effort in refurbishing their consoles despite charging egregious prices.... so why the hell would you honestly buy four more consoles from them? Sure the bad press may be hurting them...but you're still giving them money in the end aren't you? :/ If my system showed up in that state I would've written them off after the first time and never look back.

[@kannabi]

The goal is for them to improve so that customers buying from them get what they deserve, just buying one and letting it go wouldn't do that. Large youtubers making multiple videos will cause DKOldies to either A) Improve and regain consumer confidence (let's hope) B) Lose a lot of business, with consumers that buy from them still getting awful products.

[@TheKayliedGamerChannel-YouTube]

..views 😉

[@abysswalker3267]

It's for the content obv

[@dwest84]

I see it as him taking the bullet for others. He buys one, shows what you get on KZbin, multiple others now know DKO is not worth giving business to.

[@rp71284]

Content, but also they deserve to get dragged through the mud. If they refuse to change their practices, make it so DKOldies pops up on KZbin with these videos. Word of mouth is a powerful tool, and the more people ask "is DKOldies a scam" just like they do with Ebay, the more the masses will start to push back too.

[@thedragonlee76]

Damm,no HDMI port? This must have been sent from Fred Flintstone from the Jurassic era...

[@Larry]

My local dump literally gives the pre-HDMI Xbox 360's away for Free! For $230 you can buy a developer debug 360 off eBay.

[@obsoleteobsession]

Hey Jacob, now that they know your number/address/name, I suggest changing this info around for orders going forward if you plan to continue these (which I hope you do). My guess is their next move will be identifying and flagging orders from content creators, and making sure those orders are immaculate to try and save face while neglecting "normal" orders.

[@baldpipesmoker1]

It's mind boggling that they charge $120 for an early version 360. I'm sure they go for half that on ebay.

[@matttherrien9608]

I grabbed a 2007 Zephyr model refurbished June 2009 for < 30. It'll be fun to literally play it to death. I want a Trinity Slim for a backup.

[@Agumon5]

Someone's got to sue this company. At this point they are blatantly lying to customers and taking advantage of folks who don't know better. I bet a class action lawsuit against DK Oldies could actually stick.

[@notmyrealname1526]

There's been a bunch of re-released XBOX games that were 360 compatible and got 360 style cases. Came pretty late in the 360's life cycle and wasn't really notable.

[@HM-qp4rt]

Love the DKoldies videos😆

[@Teyz1989]

Stop supporting this company don't buy anything from them plz

[@WindowsXPlover-zu4xn]

I Agree

[@bubbachubba3600]

Send a message to DKOldies next time asking it to be filmed :)

[@Storm29182]

Lol

[@Duskets]

By this point, DKOldies gets an order from Jacob and Joey immediately chubs up.

[@bikobab]

I dare you to send them something broken. They legit have a trade-in service where you can send them in your stuff (and eventually overprice it)

[@Thejennonanator]

Good idea he should 🤣 they would probably take it for free and sell it

[@morzik12345]

Sending the worst version of the console was low key spite

[@matttherrien9608]

It's called due diligence. Buyer beware

[@GUCFan]

How are they even allowed to send this stuff out the door with no refurbishment whatsoever?

[@ghostspectre1861]

Probably because the term "refurbished" has no legal merit. It means as much as the vendor wants it to mean.

[@matttherrien9608]

Make sure you find yourself a genuine "Microsoft refurbished" console. A few weeks ago, I bought a 2007 Zephyr that was serviced in 2009 as indicated by the replacement "Service sticker". Going by the serial number, it didn't last two years before it was sent back. They will also have a paper warranty seal behind the faceplate if it hasn't been tampered with since the refurbishment. I'm looking forward to winter to see how the older, refurbished hardware holds up. If it ends up overheating, I'll clean it and replace the thermal paste right away.

[@therealyoku]

ReviewTechUSA Jacob R Retro Game Guy Renix Pesale, the mount rushmore of bringing DKOldies to justice

[@joseperez-no9tv]

To be fair, you did order a 20 gig xbox 360. The xbox 360's that came with a 20 gig hdd were the launch models from 05 and 06.

[@thall6594]

Mid/late 2007 is when hdmi output was added, and mid/late 2008 is when the 20gb was replaced by the 60gb pro. So they absolutely should have specified exactly which revision they would send you.

[@another3997]

@@thall6594 Why? It's up to the CUSTOMER to specify what they want. If you're not sure about something, then you should ask. Either way, he got a working Xbox 360 with a 20Gb HDD... exactly what he ordered.

[@jrob0021]

So how do you explain the fact that they advertised hdmi?

[@GiuseppeGaetanoSabatelli]

They can always snap a 20 gig bulk replacement or aftermarket drive onto a newer revision of the classic model.

[@BOTHaven]

@@another3997 I think you seem to miss the point. The reason why it's a problem is because a lot of the models from 05-07 have rrod which kills the console permanently. So it's an absolute problem. It also advertised HDMI Hookup which means it would have an HDMI port which it didn't. So it also did false advertise

[@DuffBeer2nd]

Step 1: Buy overpriced stuff from shady company, for the 100th time. Step 2: Act surprised and/or disappointed. Step 3: ??? Step 4: Profit.

[@aking1591]

Got my Xbox 360 off eBay for $60, came with hdmi port official controller and original power cord. It’s still kicking 5 years later too. So just go for eBay if u want to nostalgia trip I guess 🤷‍♂️

[@matttherrien9608]

I grabbed a 2007 Arcade refurbished 2009. It was less than 30 bucks though. It came with a 30 gb HDD, power brick and official controller. I plan on grabbing a second as a backup. Probably a Trinity Slim. But I'll grab anything newer than 2008 for the right price.

[@vintagenetwork4154]

They blocked me on tiktok after confronting them about this vid

[@Dsoliz826]

They have been deleting comments referencing your videos, just thought I would let you know. So sketchy man…

[@jrob0021]

Yeh they’ve been doing that for about a month now unfortunately

[@SlaughteredDecay]

@David Mozingo why would anyone in their right mind critique the comments?

[@PandaWaffleHD]

And since your order got picked to be filmed, here is a picture of an hdmi cable since we didn't give you the hdmi model LUL

[@8bitnation419]

With these earlier revisions Xbox besides the GPU Chip going bad, the caps are also known to go bad in these early 360’s. And it is recommended to replace those early model heatsinks. They underperform, get a hold of some later model heatsinks that will do a better job with cooling along with some new thermal paste. Installing some little heatsinks on the ram chips can help too with preserving these early revisions of the 360. I highly recommend to avoid the screw in method or any of those early nonsense fixes. I took the screws out of my refurbed 360 and put the XClamps back in.

[@jrob0021]

Tbh I think anyone who is trying to prolong a xenon, rather than just upgrading to a jasper or slim, is doing it wrong

[@8bitnation419]

@@jrob0021 Xenons are becoming rare and collectable compared to Jaspers and Slims. It’s very easy to get a hold of a Jasper. And it is easier to get a hold of a Slim/E. With the Xenon it can be downgraded to the earliest Blades Dash. Where as with the Jasper, the Blades dash was gone by the time they were released. I have a 2005 Xenon which i plan on JTagging.

[@matttherrien9608]

​@@jrob0021A few weeks ago, I bought a Microsoft refurbished Zephyr for 30 bucks that that I'd like use as my main system this winter. A week later, I bought a 2011 slim that I'm worried about the 4gb nand dying on me. Last week I found a loose fat black Elite v2 Jasper Kronos/Tonasket in the wild at a thrift shop for under 20. I bought an official Microsoft Falcon psu for it for just a few bucks. All in all, I have three complete consoles and two official controllers for under 100. Should I be okay putting my faith in the old console? What's the worst that could happen?

[@Qwepzy]

I bought a used but fully boxed 360 from ebay for under 70 bucks shipped

[@cisco20211]

Man this brings back memories! I remember having to do the towel trick to get the solder to reflow and make the console work again. I remember having to take it apart and do the penny trick under the X clamps. Crazy that they didn’t even bother opening up a jasper

[@Cpt-Pugwash14]

I worked at DKoldies for a short period. basically the mentality here was we get paid nothing so in return are pretty relaxed with our effort in refurbishing, normally the new employees are the most diligent but after about a week they end up like the rest. normally we just gave it a quick wipe down and that was it... plus if we ever damaged a console accidentally while doing a proper refurbishment it would be deducted from our pay so we would avoid taking the console apart in depth. minimum pay = minimum effort.

[@Shutupayou]

how they have not found your channel and not been embarrassed by there work is baffling

[@retropcs88]

The kicker is they found his channel and actually called him, and yet they sent him another crap console

[@TheLautaro98]

So where would it be trusty to purchase old consoles like these? I want a 360 :(

[@matttherrien9608]

Find a refurbished one at a thrift shop would be your best bet. Craigslist.

[@itznazz3137]

I got the same model with no hdmi but it has the 2010 NXE dashboard only reason I'm keeping it lol. Bought a av to HDTV converter works great.

[@jrob0021]

Nxe dashboard is the goat

[@itznazz3137]

@@jrob0021 hell yeah

[@CoolGorillaGoAnimate7000]

@@itznazz3137 I have one with the Blades dashboard and another with an NXE. Both are 2006 models. The Blades 360 works great. NXE has some trouble reading discs but it just needs a laser cleaning.

[@itznazz3137]

@CoolGorillaGoAnimate7000 blades looks awesome but the NXE is what I grew up with and sadly it can't play any games after 2010 lol. What happens if I plug in a ethernet cable to it?

[@CoolGorillaGoAnimate7000]

@@itznazz3137 it will ask you to update if you try to connect to Xbox Live. I don't know if that applies to Media Center though.

[@eliasskopelitis4886]

'Thermal paste is squeezed out'. Thats fairly normal for all computers.

[@carebears9010]

Wait a second you paid 120 bucks 😳 wow I would of sold you one with HDMI for 20 bucks

[@Monhamd1000]

Joey is getting a huge worse reputation as well.

[@orlandocolom]

My nephew had an xbox 360 with no hdmi port, but the component cable was capable of outputting 1080p and it looked great, just like an hdmi. But of course, the red rign of death killed it.

[@JolliAllGenGamer]

How does DKoldies save face or respond to all of these videos that discredits them as a good seller of retro games?

[@Douggyization]

At this point I find it funny that you’ve ordered with them so much that they should be catching on by now.

[@ThatwasaSTRIKE]

He’s probably going to milk it for a while. He was one of the first creators who made vids exposing dk oldies. It’s only recently that dk has been getting called out by everyone and people are eating it up. You’ll prob see a couple more dk oldies videos from Jacob

[@qunt100]

I would love if he ordered a console from them and there is like an ant farm secretly hidden inside the console somehow. Thriving lol. That would be hilarious.

[@adomingo2]

So, official Xbox 360 controllers can be bought used on eBay for $20. DKOLDIES is selling them for $50, WHICH MEANS THEY HAVE THEM. They are saving these official controllers that are traded in with these systems and then selling them for $50 and giving people who end up buying the systems the knock off controllers. So scummy.

[@kpw33]

Loving these DKOldies videos! Please keep ‘em coming!

[@Monsuco]

It is worth noting that prior to Jasper, the Falcon and Opus units weren't too prone to the RROD. With fresh thermal paste, a good cleaning and good airflow they should be able to run for many years to come, albeit not quite as reliably as a Jasper.

[@PackBrewBadgeWI4]

I'm witnessing an increased amount of Falcon models succumb to hardware failures (including ones manufactured in mid to late 2008) so I'd say proceed with caution for the Falcon/Opus models. Definitely Jasper models from 2009 to 2010 are the most reliable 360 models due to their lowest hardware failure rates. If I have to rank the 360 models (original, S, and E models) from most reliable to least reliable, my rankings would look like this: Jasper, Trinity, Corona, Winchester, Falcon/Opus, Zephyr, Xenon

[@matttherrien9608]

​@@PackBrewBadgeWI4do you come across many "Microsoft refurbished" Zephyrs that fail? What patterns have you seen with early refurbished models? I've heard that the later refurbished Zephyrs ended up being nearly as reliable as Falcons after they improved the hardware. I just bought my Zephyr the other week. I bought a black Jasper Tonasket a week ago but I'd like to use the refurbished console primarily this winter.

[@PackBrewBadgeWI4]

@@matttherrien9608 let's put it this way: non-refurbished zephyrs originally manufactured in 2007 have red ringed or will red ring any given day because of their numerous flaws with their design. Refurbished zephyrs are more reliable but are mostly a hit or miss in terms of reliability like the Falcon models (generally more reliable than earlier iterations) but lately, I've seen refurbished Zephyr models red ring again and run into disk drive issues.

[@98-SR5]

You would think seeing as they called you, they’d know to send you their best. Obviously not. Also, just bought an elite from eBay, original box, all books and accessories in original bags, flawless cosmetic condition like brand new, works perfect for $90.

[@matttherrien9608]

I bought my first three this month. Microsoft refurbished Zephyr (psu and controller) under 30 2009 v2 Jasper(loose) under 20 (bought an official Microsoft Falcon psu for a few dollars) 2011 slim Corona(controller but missing hard-drive) under 30 as well. I'm more worried about using the slim than I am the refurbished Zephyr as I've heard bad things about the 4gb onboard memory failing. I would really like to use the older console and see how well it works since it was repaired by Microsoft themselves. This winter will provide me with adequate time to really stretch it's legs.

[@max48069]

As a gamer, an a actual rational person,I would not sell this boundle more than 40 bucks faulty power brick third party controller ,worst version of xbox, and with no thermal protection, I could understand double that of a company but at least fix some basic things, Dk oldies they treat as like garbage, it s like retro should be a privilege to play premium prices for systems that are ready stop working any time, especially with theirs refubished bullcrap , the thing is if a normal person priced somthing similar nobody whould buy at such outrageous prices,but people are buying from them cause they have that supposed trustworthy company ,we can see how trustworthy they are

[@messithegoatofc]

This man singlehandedly saved the company from bankruptcy.

[@blackreign673]

or caused their downward spiral haha. probably not, but i wish these guys would do better

[@busterscrugs]

Wow, that's the oldest of the xenons without the updated heatsink and glue around the chips. Amazed it's still running. Then again, it froze on you, which is the precursor to RROD!

[@aetheralmeowstic2392]

The word _refurbished_ REEEEEEALLY needs to recieve a strict legal definition.

[@bipobuilt]

I think its funny that they put warranty seals on a console that they can't enforce lol

[@sixtyninelol]

Huh? They can though lol

[@bipobuilt]

@@sixtyninelol warranty stickers aren't enforceable in the United States, look it up lol

[@EndlessFunctionality]

When you send orders back, you should print out the definition of 'Refurbished' and slip it in the box. "A refurbished item is a pre-owned product that's been evaluated, cleaned, repaired, upgraded (in some cases), and then resold. For computers and mobile devices, these products also have their data wiped and drives restored to the factory settings."

[@matttherrien9608]

I've got a 17 year-old Zephyr Microsoft refurbished in 2009. At least it's not "refurbished" by these folks or Gamestop. I bought it three weeks ago for under 30 with power supply and one controller. Last week I bought a loose black v2 Jasper and a spare official Falcon psu for about 20 bucks. I feel somewhat complete now that I'm i possession of a fat Tonasket Jasper. This will be my first time diving into the 360. I want to use the older refurbished Zephyr as my main console for the winter months. If it overheats, I'll clean and repaste it right away.

[@davidbeenjammin]

Pretty soon, you're gonna have to start ordering through an alias or a friend or neighbor. Otherwise they're gonna start cherry picking your orders to make sure they look nice, but still neglect every other customer.

[@busterscrugs]

The 360's disc drive was always that loud. I always found it egregious, especially compared to the PS3's Blu-Ray drive which is inaudible.

[@Loukisi90]

You are doing an amazing work with these videos. Unfortunately their marketing campaign is very good and a huge chunk of people fall right into their trap. Hope they realise what is going on through your videos

[@crash3168]

What trap a lot of people has gotten a lot of good things from there

[@Milkman-007]

@@crash3168u watch the video?

[@MrSolidBlakeGaming]

“ThEy’Re OnLy HuMaNs”

[@310_Latchkey_kid]

Isn't false advertising what they're doing?

[@ShowdownGamerz]

Funny how people roast them but still buy their products

[@VinnyGreeley]

Why would they open consoles when they can just use X-ray vision and see if the console needs refurbishing

[@Clubnewcasino]

I stop buying from DkOldies bc I was told if I slept with him or one of his employees I’ll get a 50% discount which was freaking capped!

[@TheGlitchyMario]

When I attempted to fix my red ring, I HATED the x clamps. I even destroyed a capacitor trying to remove it.

[@brettsadler4211]

They are scammers. Don't buy from them.

[@IntheBay85]

Of course they don't include batteries..

[@Twilight.Princess]

I bought a refurbished PSP and they sent me a pipe bomb 😢

[@niclasneziru1854]

Bro that sponsor transition was the opposite of smooth, spiky and rough

[@travissaldana8647]

Don’t buy notting from dk oldies

[@ualk]

Bro this is off topic to the video but the transition to the sponsor was one of the best I’ve seen

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

If your not satisfied with the console, contact dk oldies if you do on a console that had a defect they will send a replacement free of charge and you do not even need to send the defective one back

[@chainz983]

3rd party controller, 3rd party power brick... I'm surprised they didn't send u a 3rd party 360 with NES and Atari games in it

[@MasterGoku21]

They probably do this intentionally because they know who you are and the things you've said about them. But dang the 360 was a rip off

[@Chowder908]

When you can trust GameStop more for retro games ur business shouldn't exist

[@hqgirl567]

I’m surprised it’s clean inside! Great video Jacob

[@MidniqhtGaming]

Idk anything about Xbox consoles that much, but the disc drive should NOT be that loud, at least in my personal experience. I think I own a Jasper one as it is one with an HDMI port and hasn't RROD ever. I have first party everything, execpt for the controller, probably. Haven't played in like a year and a half, but I plan on checking to see if it works sometime this week. I'll probably buy a can of compressed air and get the tools to take it apart to clean it out.

[@Crystar500]

That segway into Aura was smooth and I respect it

[@fxn09here]

2:35 thank you, now I know I got a Falcon

[@NIghthorseGrows]

Dang... It's the unit everyone had when i was in high school... I can't believe any of those are still working. Ring machines.

[@KevinCasasola2006]

I still remember buying a non HDMI 360 from a flea market and I got scammed 😂 but at least I "only" paid 35...

[@matttherrien9608]

It wasn't a scam if you didn't remove it from the box and look at it.

[@worldofretrogameplay6963]

DKOldies - Selling you junk at high prices!

[@MemoriiCard]

It’s gotta be illegal to call something refurbished with no actual work done to it no? Like that seems like a false advertising suit waiting to happen

[@RedDragon91]

I have an og xbox and miraculously have never gotten the ring of death. She still plays fine. Absolutely sounds like a jet fighter taking off when I turn it on but she doesn't have problems working and playing games. It has no storage space on it. I'd have to buy that hard drive piece addition. I've always wondered what they were thinking when the sold these with zero storage. I use a USB stick for it's storage lol. Wish it was that easy and cheap to get more storage for modern consoles. I did have to replace its original power block and I have absolutely no idea if the controller is original. I simply can't remember. I've never opened her so I'm sure she's dusty after all these years but I also have zero knowledge about any kind of electronics and I don't want to mess anything up with it. I was super lucky that she never got the red ring of death and the fact she still works fine.

[@eddyrivera7287]

Has no one tagged or sent DKoldies these videos of them being exposed?

[@ryanpackard621]

I’m starting to think you and review tech are lying on DK oldies. You guys keep dropping videos of them to bash them. Enough is enough