I Bought a Suspiciously Cheap Xbox Series X from eBay...

[@jrob0021]

Use code JACOBR50 to get 50% off your first Factor box at bit.ly/3mmjnaD! What do you think about this console? I feel like the eBay seller is a bit suspicious here... considering they gave 0 details in the listing about what issues the console has.

[@EMGGShadow]

You can probably send it to TheCod3r and he may be able to figure out what is wrong with it. I'm not sure how much it would cost to send it to him or if it would even be worth it, but he is the first person I thought about when you couldn't get it to turn on and stay on.

[@martystocks1984]

He definitely should have disclosed more info about the issues

[@JohnRobinsonAuthor1]

Wow, can't you get a refund, seeing as it doesn't work?!

[@crimsondragon9937]

Dont get scammed, scammers suck!

[@CoreysHarmonyHub]

No, he doesn't deserve a refund because he knew it was broken when he bought it. He already stated it was listed for parts. If he suspected it was a working console after knowing it was a parts listing then the video is just pointless nonsense.

[@jsmedina1]

I would make sure the pins from the broken connector are not touching each other. If they are it may cause a short that does not allow the console to boot.

[@DeepSouthSimulations]

Instead of moving components one by one into the broken one, I would try moving one component at a time from the broken one into the working one until it stops working. Also keep in mind that it's possible more than one component could have problems.

[@dominus8939]

Right

[@steve9094]

There's something weirdly beautiful about how Microsoft managed to fit all that stuff in such a small form factor. I love the way everything interlocks to fit. Also, it sounds like the process of swapping out the main SSD in the Series X is very similar to what it took for me to swap out a defective disc drive on my Xbox 360 years ago and replace it with a more dependable Lite On model from my prior 360 that had RROD. The process of flashing the proper keys to the new drive was surprisingly easy back in the day, plus I played extensively on Xbox Live without Microsoft ever detecting anything wonky with the drive's firmware, so it's good to know that consumers have that option when the Series X SSDs finally start dying in half a decade or whenever.

[@shanez1215]

The 360 OS actually had a serial number whitelist of specific hard drives, I believe they were the same drives used in the official 360 hard drives. If your drive isn't on that list, it wouldn't boot. The 360 actually CAN support 2TB internal drives, but MS never released an official drive over 500GB. RGH'ing the 360 let's you use any drive up to 2TB, and there's even patches to use up to 16TB. With the Xbox One you could use any drive, but it would only support as much capacity as the official releases (500GB, 1TB, 2TB). If you put a larger drive in, it would only use the closest official capacity. Initially with the Xbox One, you had to use various scripts, but now you just put the drive in and install the OSU. You may need to hook the drive up to a PC when it's done to manually move the boot animations. For whatever reason, only some OS updates have them. If you forget like I did, eventually an update comes out that has them and it installs them for you. The Series S/X is unfortunately completely locked down which blows

[@zlatto]

There are many small form factor powerful PCs, some even have a RTX 3070 and are just a third of the size of the Series X.

[@xBINARYGODx]

@@zlatto a third? no - that would make those pc's roughly the size of a GameCube. Are there cases that size in general? sure - but not with a 3070 unless you mean something someone used the M/laptop version of, but that's rather niche and not something anyone is generally building themselves. You can get a case that is nearly the same size as the PS5 and build your own, and there are series x like cases but wider/ticker.

[@why_oh_elle]

@@zlatto you forgot one detail, the price of that RTX alone is that of the entire xbox

[@IMDYT420]

You CANNOT replace a series ssd as the have a 1gb partition on the drive that the console looks for. Basically the ssd is paired to the drive unless you can get a perfect clone of the drive you might be able to get it work, but it’s looking impossible to just swap an ssd in and it work.

[@gabrielglad2331]

You should have TronicsFix give it a go. Seems like something is shorting on the boards would be my guess.

[@cryogenicyuki5680]

I second this, TronicsFix knows his way around a board.

[@akillercat64]

That would be awesome content

[@fcknkllr]

@northridgefix I know he could figure it out.

[@jrob0021]

I’ll throw him a curveball and send the wrong SSD

[@Ebolachicken]

@@fcknkllr He fixes paid items more than entertainment purposed.

[@blackheartev5861]

I just scored a series s a couple weeks ago under warranty for 110.00 off of ebay. It was super clean but, a gamble but microsoft did fix it. It made my step kids easter. Thanks for staying honest Jacob. Love all your vids

[@amira.ismail8004]

Do you play video games?

[@blackheartev5861]

@Amir A.Ismail ofcourse , why do you ask?

[@jrob0021]

That's awesome. Might be a long time before you hit another deal like that lol

[@blackheartev5861]

@@jrob0021 I know I couldn't believe it worked. Thanks for the reply. Never miss a video.

[@amira.ismail8004]

@@blackheartev5861 just a question 😅

[@Sevenigma777]

Sucks you couldnt get it fixed but u have to shout-out whoever engineered that because the way everything fits in such a small package is amazing and they dont get enough love lol

[@Rhudvdmdir]

The series s too

[@DarkEva096]

the next gen consoles really are well made i imagine the ones in 2028 or whenever are gonna be "little" beasts as well

[@overheatedeskim054]

It's not suspicious or bad if they knew it was in an unfixable state it was sold for parts.

[@mariosmith8456]

Finally somebody with common sense, the ad literally said broken.

[@OnBrandRP]

Sounds like the SSD that console was shipped to you with might not of even been the original SSD considering you swapped the keys from it to your new drive and get the same issue. My guess is the seller bought the console from second hand, got scammed, decided to resell it as parts for a cut down price to get back some of their money.

[@95Comics]

This video seems totally natural, you would never know the food place sponsored you!😂

[@jrob0021]

It worked out, I was legitimately very hungry so we went with it 😂

[@novafan237]

Amazing in depth food run very interesting I’m sold !!

[@infernoic3]

​@@novafan237 😅😅

[@motomami1853]

Probably a faulty chip, that would explain different outcomes with the same things plugged in.

[@DaddyFrosty]

Yep unfortunately it seems so

[@Bigmcd3]

These videos are addicting. I love unboxings!!!Jacob, keep unboxing brotha!! Lol. As for that Xbox, yikes.

[@jrob0021]

Thanks for watching!

[@mariosmith8456]

The eBay ad was very specific that it was broken and was to be used for parts. You usually don't go to the junkyard and buy a car you want to put back on the road. You go to the junkyard to get parts to fix a car.

[@DaGoofyJester]

Hey Jacob! Just wanted to say thanks for the amazing videos! One of your videos from a few days ago inspired me to try to fix my old xbox 360. I got it back to working condition !

[@jrob0021]

Awesome!

[@train_go_boom2065]

Play left 4 dead for me

[@NoCluYT]

It's "for parts" meaning it's already a dead system with parts that you can take out and use for other stuff

[@alex548554]

Considering the multiple listings, I wonder if seller stuck the wrong ssd into this xbox and now you got the wrong keys you're cloning.

[@jrob0021]

Honestly seems like a very real possibility at this point

[@polar-star64]

Genuinely not a bad hypothesis, if I were a betting man, I'd say it's a pretty likely chance it's that

[@Jskarekr0wT]

If I were to guess, I would say the secret partition on the original drive is corrupted and copying that over to any drive would always result in the same issue.

[@RavMotorsport]

You should ask The Cod3r, he fixes these type of issues in daily basis

[@johnDingoFoxVelocity]

It's a layer board fault it's garbage. Let me explain the xbox series X is a Layered board. When the layers short they automatically burn out components and that's why you can't power it up.

[@Alexbk007]

11:33 imagine the power supply sending ac ripples to the good xbox lmao what a way to diagnose 😂

[@hawksfb42]

More than likely it’s a short with one of those black chips near the x clamp. You’d have to remove each one by one and test the power port near the ribbon cable to see which chip or chips are shorted. The give away is that it does power up and sends power but once it reaches second board and goes to be distributed it shorts and turns off

[@ForTheRock]

This is basically how my day 1 series x from Amazon arrived (granted it was in the new box of course.) But that box was inside a similar sized outerbox with no packing so it slid around. I was pretty worried about it but thankfully i havnt had any issues with it since launch and other than the occasional glitch booting back to the dashboard.

[@peterparker346]

Why don’t you just buy every Xbox series X console that’s in stock waste of money

[@dinanars2857]

Fake Jecob get over here so I can teach you how to make love ❤️

[@manalanil]

Hi scalpers

[@jus__gra]

But that would be pointless, he isn’t trying to buy all that are available, just the cheapest that isn’t in pieces. It’s for content, like what he did for the cheapest ps5.

[@ashray-go4bx]

Content

[@aaronm04]

I'm not an expert or something, but i've seen a couple of videos with xbox's that shut down within seconds after pressing the power button. In those video's it was a shorted mosfet on the 12v power line.

[@konamiscode8727]

That food doesn't look appetizing dawg 🙄🤣

[@0rnin]

best looking meal in birmingham:

[@marcusupshaw829]

Dude heres the thing: you box that bad larry up and send it to Tronics fix. That kat does a real comprehensive investigation by using the meter to test chips and tracing circuits and all. The culprit is too subtle to be identified or otherwise isolated by swapping parts and substitution based deductions. I think you need to be able to test the motherboard itself. Or if not that something real fundamental that requires a real thorough, exhaustive understanding of the system in question and diagnostics that go with all of it. I respect your hustle. All love there

[@thagerdorn2009]

Probably a capacitor on the 12v rail. Thats what happened to mine. Mine is in perfect shape, not a morsel of dust or anything. Wasnt used too much, yet one day i fired up gta 5 and played for 3 minutes and it shut off and wouldn't turn on. Tried a new power supply. Wasnt the issue. Took it to my buddies game store and he had it diagnosed and fixed in less than an hour. Just a micro capacitor on tbe 12v power rail.

[@rm4213]

Start poking around with a volt meter to try and see if there is a short somewhere. Also another KZbinr I watch called "Northridge fix" uses a thermal camera and turns the console or GPU on then sees what gets hot on the board in which most likely is bad component

[@erikamick9810]

Jacob, you certainly are talented!! I can’t tear anything apart. The best I could do was put a SDHC card in my New 3DS XL. I don’t trust me with anything else. You are very lucky and really resourceful!!

[@Alex-n021]

You can't buy a "parts" unit and expect the issue to be simple. I wouldn't call the seller sketchy because there's clearly good parts in there. It's like you bought a parts car and expect it to have a bad battery!!

[@ChrisMaxCisneros]

Exactly. This guy was on drugs or something during this video. Literally he said it was on sale for just parts and crys he couldn't fix it and calls the seller sketchy.

[@martystocks1984]

The R15 series chips are notorious for shorting out,you have to test each of them to find the culprit

[@vryan4071]

Reason why is because Xbox series X always goes into sleep mode the only way to fully turn it off is by shutting it down from the settings menu, people turn it off the regular/easy way and think it’s off when it’s actually in sleep mode and then unplug it from the wall which eventually causes a short in the power supply or worse it frys a chip in the motherboard , that’s why there’s so many broken series X I learned the hard way always power off from settings!

[@AlucardRL0]

Time for a tronixfix collab lol need a group repairers for this one

[@ToxcynTV]

Like you said it could be power delivery. Would have to check the voltage with a meter. Could be capacitors not holding a charge long enough to stay on.

[@josephbartholomew]

not sure why they never used a meter in the first place.

[@LurnWell]

"I guess they listed for parts". Everyone knows anything listed like that doesn't work. 🙄

[@TheBeatlesFan86]

If Jacob can’t fix this, then it’s TOAST. He’s practically the best chance this Xbox had at a new life. At least it wasn’t super expensive 😅

[@jasonrichardson1999]

More like tronicsfix

[@DTS214]

Seeing as he didn’t check for shorts, totally wrong lol

[@InsanePickle24]

If tronicsfix or TheCod3r can't fix it then its toast. Jacob R doesn't really specialize in repairing consoles.

[@AlexanderHall2540]

That specific seller is on my do not buy list already, there are some that sell these and other consoles and accessories that are just totally unrepairable, I look for sellers selling a one off, and have had luck avoiding these sellers that seem to have these consoles or accessories in bulk.

[@jrob0021]

That’s definitely the best way to go

[@bigphilly08]

If the seller had multiple consoles, they may have put the wrong SSD in that console so copying the partition to a new SSD would do nothing at all to help your problem

[@CoreysHarmonyHub]

Since you mentioned it was listed for parts wouldn't you expect it to not work?

[@marvmin1]

boards like this that require a complicated amount of spots of power are better being abandoned only because fixing the electrical paths manually by testing the voltage on a "map" of how the voltage runs causes the point you originally made which is that the things like the power supply or disc drive is the only thing you paid for

[@jpcjoinery6345]

awful packaging, how can anyone send a piece of tech in an oversized box and think "that will do"

[@Morgohrr]

''I don't know if it's working'' Literally says in the listing, For parts or not working. Bro

[@ChrisMaxCisneros]

Dude was on something this video. Straight out making it seem like he was scammed lol

[@luciregelt2813]

Im confused on why you call those Ebay sellers scatchy if they cleary stated that the Xbox is sold ''for parts''? Weird conclusion.

[@Tronxl]

No way I clicked on a video of an xbox and got a mini mukbang

[@CoolStoryUMADBRO]

The SSD is dead, needs to be replaced, and you need the dump iso from the OG ssd also.

[@notilia]

He did try that

[@CoolStoryUMADBRO]

@@notilia right but it needs to be from the original SSD, if somebody else replaced the SSD than the original dump file will never be found. Thats why I said OG SSD

[@jrob0021]

I did try that. It didn’t work. Tried it on a different Xbox series x also, and it worked fine, so I know it’s not an issue with my cloning process

[@CoolStoryUMADBRO]

@@jrob0021 i dont think your cloning process is the problem, what I am saying is, if the ssd drive that came in the xbox when you bought it is “already not the original ssd” then its unfixable. Like say someone else already replaced the drive

[@DJ_Sycottic]

​@@CoolStoryUMADBRO I think you're right, it's a shame that a lot of these newer consoles are just ending up as e-waste. So much for these huge tech companies saying they want to be green.

[@josephroberts6027]

So, You use the case to make a complete one out of the parts you have, and sell the individual parts left as parts, and recoup some of the money. Nothing lost really. You end up with a working series X, and all the parts to sell will help fix who knows how many broken consoles.

[@thadoggma]

That's not suspiciously cheap. In fact, you paid about $250 too much!

[@95Comics]

You should start with the cardboard Xbox and transfer every single component over wanted a time to see if any changes happen and eventually you’ll either find a problem I’ll be left with a bear motherboard then you’ll know it’s the motherboard and then you can start to check the capacitors and stuff like that

[@95Comics]

Start with the Cardboard Xbox working then piece by piece swap every component to the cardboard Xbox checking to see for failure if at the end you’ve transferred everything over and it still works then you know it’s the board and then that makes it easy because you can find either a burnt trace or bad capacitor or whatever the problem is

[@VictorRamirez214]

bear?

[@plan7a]

@@VictorRamirez214 It must be a Yogi special! (Or simply just a Boo-Boo!). (LOL).😋

[@erikcrawshaw2079]

Yes!!! Completely agreed 💯!!!!

[@erikcrawshaw2079]

Take the good one and just keep replacing parts till you find out what is wrong

[@pacbabysmilk]

Mine was free, I traded a switch I was gifted with a guy on FB Marketplace and it was brand new wrapped in the box, my switch I had since launch. Felt good

[@Chronically_JBoo]

How do people seriously let their consoles get THIS BAD?

[@albertwesker2k24]

Right? My 10 year old Xbox One S looks like a new one. Meanwhile some people scratch it and demolish it in one week.

[@plan7a]

Wow, they sent you a new cardboard case for the cardboard XBox! (LOL).📦

[@MisterPatel]

That food looks disgusting. Had better on an airplane 😂

[@trentonking764]

You didn't even try it

[@HedgeRooster]

odds are the fan died, and caused the circuit bird to overheat, either a chip went bad or the solder flowed and some stuff doesn’t work right… got a xbox one x that was doing same thing. swapping parts revealed fan was bad. and the issue of turning off shortly after turning on, is usually due to overheating you could try to reflow the solder and see if that fixes it. some have suggested using a hair dryer on the console put together for a bit and then turn it on…. (never tried it, so do it at your own risk)

[@SkullHandy]

14:15 Is it a bit sketchy if like You said in the begining the console was listed as for parts ?

[@shanez1215]

Imo eBay really needs two split that option into "Broken" and "For Parts" Because sometimes you buy a console and it doesn't work because a repair shop scavenged parts from it.

[@ComeAtMe]

I always recommend plugging your consoles and other electronics into a power strip that has surge protection instead of directly into a plug in

[@kurtwithaj6634]

The ssd is married. I had all the Same issues I formatted mine because I thought it was corrupt and lost my partition that was required

[@leszz]

I saw one for $250 back in sept 2022 and recently one for $300. I saved the listings and yk how mad I am at myself for being broke. They both worked good

[@SamuraiAxil]

If it’s listed for parts, its not suspicious….

[@ChrisMaxCisneros]

Ikr right this guy is on Crack this video.

[@halfbakedproductions7887]

I had this symptom on my old gaming rig, i.e. it would power on and stay on, but not POST, or boot, or do anything. There was an obscure problem with certain combinations of RAM in certain slots on the motherboard. Tricky to figure out.

[@Flegz1]

Love the eBay videos you make. They are more interesting than DKOldies videos, because ebay is a wild card compared to DKOldies.

[@windowstips1430]

I definitely like your different styles of brands that sponsor you

[@Enjoymentboy]

It's times like this that I like to say "If at first you don't succeed...get a bigger hammer".

[@leorelic]

i recommend sending it to Cod3r the KZbinr , he is great with fixing these.

[@deekaym836]

Why is the $250 ebay parts console still cleaner than anything outta dKoldies lol

[@HypesGoonly]

Crazy that I was recommended this video days after purchasing a Series X for $200 (although on Facebook Marketplace) it's fully functioning with no issues.

[@R3TROBON3]

250$ is crazy I got mine for 600$

[@MrMonkeyJimm]

Wel his doesn’t work so it’s not that crazy

[@NurembergSwampWater]

900 but was with Xbox all access. Couldn't get my hands on the console in the stores and had to go through Xbox all access to get my series X. Got two years no interest to pay off. Can pay off as fast as I want. Only have 300 left.

[@emadstarns291]

Must of been broken or Microsoft bricked that console to why it was so cheap

[@JohnDoe-el5ir]

Nowadays you have almost 100% chance that broken console gonna be really broken for good.

[@yamikanilikongwe1109]

Spending on tools you can still use in the future will never be a waste

[@Schellz]

My guess would be that maybe the CMOS needs reset if able. If the SATA connector has broken pins, then maybe this Xbox and others were used in crypto mining, or perhaps it was just a failed mod. The XBOX might be trying to boot from a nonexistent SSD. I’ve never messed with an XBOX, but I’d assume there is some sort of BIOS to change the boot order.

[@deepfriedsiren3437]

350 bucks at our local Walmart I know this video was more than half a year ago but it's insane to see the prices drop on these powerful consoles

[@mariosmith8456]

I just bought mine for $350, had a series s that I ended up selling for 200

[@joshsavage1706]

It's acting like a bad processor or ram. Almost as if a part of the board touched metal--example- just like putting a PC together and screwing the motherboard to the case without the risers... Components ground out, and ram/processor will give the same problems when this happens.. I honestly think u need to replace the processor.

[@christiantodd4727]

Bro I’m loving that setup. So clean!

[@KIMMO307]

I would love to watch you fix consoles!! You did a great job on this even though you didn't fix it. It also looked like you had a little fun with it. Please do another video like this!!

[@evan5935]

On occasion, if you know how to fix common problems, you can get these bad boys cheap when the psu goes or something similar! I got a few ps3's for cheap back when they were current because i knew many issues from having them myself and not being able to afford a new one or even repairs

[@TalliSaab]

Man reviewed the food more than Xbox itself 😂😂

[@iStaySoSick]

It kinda sounds like the ssd was corrupt. You then copied the corrupt image to your new ssd. But I assume you already tried to do a clean reinstall of the OS?

[@patrickholt8782]

This guy must have to use fake accounts to buy stuff anymore. He’s out for blood at this point.

[@frankurmom8741]

I saw a ps5 listed like this on ebay. It was banned.

[@izhanshafiq324]

Main APU board, ssd and disc drive are married, not the sub board

[@Techridr]

It says: "For parts or not working." How's that considered "suspiciously cheap?"

[@scottsmall9898]

I hope you are able to get this console working. I've got the same kinda problem going on with mine.

[@MRgrimlock84]

I picked one up locally in working condition with the cables and a "Stellar Shift" controller for $260.

[@richardmcgowan1651]

If the listing doesnt say "broken" or "for parts only" then its a scam and should be reported.

[@patricaomas8750]

The seller did say parts didn't they?

[@aaronpresta6192]

In another words he got a 15 to 20 dollar system for 250 , of course you got screwed ' not only people do it, but companies do it to knowing it's way worse than you think.

[@Hbk1998G]

When I wanna clone a disk with an operating system on it, i use minitool partition wizard and choose the migrate os function. Macrium reflect has this option too

[@shanez1215]

Wonder if you bought a console from a repair shop that they used as parts consoles and didn't disclose it. There may be a few components missing from the board.

[@anantasilna1480]

Maybe its the new RROD

[@PCJesus0]

I need an explanation on the image behind you

[@jmangames5562]

How do systems get so messed up are they playing football with them?? For connections to break on motherboard’s is some crazy impact or when they were trying to fix the fan themselves? I’ve have no problems with my series x or ps5’s

[@JamieLikesGames]

As soon as you said you'd be right back, you were hungry I knew what was coming next 😂

[@alminbilalovic1167]

Recently found out about your channel from ReviewTechUSA. Love the videos man, keep it up!

[@KingStr0ng]

They couldn't at least put the thing *INSIDE* the bubble mailer?? Bruh. 💀

[@jakejugg1189]

fresh never frozen but you get them frozen LMAOOO

[@CallumDixon22169]

When you see it’s been opened before, you know you ain’t gonna fix it

[@INFAMOUSKAI-jx7rb]

"as you see it does turn off here, but at least I got my microwave meal" 😂😂😂😂

[@benzos5704]

Would have been way funnier if you decided to announce you were getting food simply because you’re hungry.

[@jasond2831]

if the ssd is shot then the console is shot. I believe they are married.

[@limpbiskit66]

The 250 dollar xbox series x = 5 dollar windows 98 pc