I can't believe this Goodwill Tech...

[@millerc364]

Haters are wrong. The OG’s love these types of videos keep them coming.

[@kingofkoolable]

As a former Goodwill employee let me share some fun facts!!!! So depending on the goodwill you go to the items will vary not just depending on the type of community but because of the managers (and staff slightly) as the managers tell the staff what items they want to sell, so if a goodwill has no games and only clothing thats the reason! Also YES staff hides the good stuff in the back! They will set aside things that they like and it wont make it to the floor! ANYTHING they think is worth alot WILL GO ONLINE not instore!!!! so any good jewelry or tech or games will go there!!! ANYTHING they didnt sort gets sent to a whole sale center!!! So if you think youll see that stuff you donated on the floor theres a low-medium chance (more on the low side) SO in short you want tech go online, you looking for specific types of items then go to a goodwill with that type of community and be careful what you donate as well!

[@cazmodder]

where i live there are a few goodwills but it seems like only one of them ever has any computers or tech stuff. I always wondered if they just consolidated all the tech at that one store. But the weird thing is its not in a good part of town. Its not the biggest or nicest goodwill in town. But its the only one ive ever found any good tech at. I got super lucky one time and picked up a dell optiplex 9020 for like 10 dollars with the cpu and ram (they always seem to take the ram out before they put it on the floor). Then i found like 6 original xboxs in "not working" for like 6 dollars apiece. I only bought two of them because i wanted someone else to get a deal too but man i should have gotten all of them because the 2 i tested work fine except for a malfunctioning disc tray on one, but i plan to softmod it so the disk tray wont be a problem anyway.

[@matta1899]

I asked the staff at my local drop-off location about the "good" stuff, and was basically told anything of value is put in a bin to be sent to their online distribution center to be sold there.... So no Goodwill finds will ever be found in my area.

[@blah936]

All items should make it out to the floor per corporate policy and you will get in trouble for keeping items for yourself. However you are allowed to buy an item on the floor during an unpaid break.

[@strayiggytv]

At that point your better off buying lightly used tech from people second hand in eBay or Mercari. Goodwill's site prices are worse, they don't thoroughly test the tech and it's frequently dirty and broken AND they overcharge for shipping.

[@PolyesterMoustache]

my favorite thing is when they separate out the power and accessory cables from electronics and scatter them across every Goodwill in the kingdom like crystal shards or some sht from a 1990s JRPG

[@AndrewStonerock]

Sometimes you have to tap the 360 repeatedly above the drive to get them to work. Those old 360's all have that issue. I've had two that worked like that. Just tap it a few times and the drive opens right up. They don't like standing up either. They are temperamental little beasts.

[@joeschmoe5009]

Its all xbox consoles with a tray. my og xbox also does that

[@lolcat]

the drive belt usually needs replacing

[@adamholmes91]

@@joeschmoe5009 Agreed, my OG 1.0 used to open perfectly but died. I replaced it with a drive from a 1.2 and i have to give it an encouragement tap lol.

[@azenyr]

10:30 - yes, older LCDs didn't use LEDs for the backlight, they used CCFL that did, in fact, need some minutes to warm up and get into full brightness. Old laptops always booted up very dim but got bright after 5 minutes

[@PolyesterMoustache]

dude I was confused as hell when I opened up a Sega Gamegear to see a fluorescent tube hiding inside

[@Travisdud]

My old dells laptop screen is red when first turned on

[@thagerdorn2009]

Being born in 90, I got to experience the OG windows and man was it fun. Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista. All the free AOL CDs you'd get from the grocery store. All the AIM messages you knew you'd get if you walked away to take a shit. Playing Solitaire on the 95 PC. We always had Dell growing up. I remember my dad bringing home a brand new Dell PC in 97 when we lived in texas and it was in like 6 big boxes. Also, CD audio can't be beat, even to this day. I have 750 plus CDs and counting. I still use my CD player in my car

[@heyjustj]

I feel so old. Up until last year when I finally bought a Nintendo Switch for my wife my latest consoles were PS2 and Dreamcast. Both purchased when they were at end of life. I guess I did get an Xbox 360 for a bit for my roommates in college. I also owned that EXACT Dell computer and had it upgraded like crazy to do video editing. It was my last PC before I switched to exclusively Mac’s for my professional work. Gave it to my nephew to play around with all the junk I had on it. Running XP of course… the last Windows OS I ever really used.

[@docxen]

dude i also got a dreamcast when they were going mad cheap. Loved that thing crazy taxi 4 life lol.

[@heyjustj]

@@docxen I kick myself for selling all my retro gaming stuff about 10 years ago. I had SO much brand new in box items that just weren’t hot yet for collecting like they are now. NIB N64 and Dreamcast controllers, VMU’s. I had two copies of Samba de Amigo US version NIB. And a bunch of obscure PS1 and PS2 games. Zelda OoT gold cart opened but in pristine condition in box with everything. I was ocd with all my gaming stuff so I kept receipts, all inserts, plastic, twist ties, and used an exacto knife to open the shrink wrap on my games and then put them back when not playing them. Oh also had two OG NES used but complete in box with receipt. Power pad, and a bunch of games with boxes, etc. Today my collection would be easily worth 10X what I sold it for… my wife HATEs every time I look up prices on things I owned and sold too soon. It hurts but what can you do but laugh and cry a little inside haha.

[@nappa0582]

Austin struggling to open the MacBook reminds me of a Far Side comic where a kid is pushing on a door to open it but it's a pull to open door. Someone so tech savvy defeated by a simple piece of tape.

[@Saix_XIII]

80GB PS3 had hybrid backwards compatibility in that it didn't have the "emotion" chip and instead emulated it but it has some hardware based emulation. Only the 20 and 60GB models were pure hardware emulation

[@Dan-TechAndMusic]

Yeah, it still has the Graphics Synthesizer GPU from the PS2, where the older models had a chip with both the Emotion Engine CPU die, and the Graphics Synthesizer GPU die. That combo chip was also found in late model PS2 Slims.

[@shobber]

Why he pay $250 for a ps3

[@hasnainsoofi8088]

I was playing my OG 60gb ps3 yesterday for about 10 minutes and the yellow light of death showed up. I’ve had this ps3 for 3-4 years, I’ve never had any problems with it until now and this is the first time it’s shown up. Is it a major or minor problem?

[@mareksinister]

​@@hasnainsoofi8088 That is a major problem. Your RSX is dead, which is the GPU.

[@hasnainsoofi8088]

@@mareksinister ok thanks for letting me know, hopefully I can get it fixed this week

[@jackshattuck7024]

I used to work in the e-commerce department for goodwill, I will say they don't test pretty much anything save for if it turn on. We also didn't clean anything at all, and actually got in trouble if we did start to clean some electronics because it took too long.

[@NotAnotherArtVideo]

You mean you worked for the e-commerce department at a Goodwill organization. They all have different rules and policies (all 155 different organizations in North America). I used to be a store employee, and I refused to send anything dirty to online sales (or out on the sales floor). I cleaned and packed everything going to online sales, even cleaned the shipping containers the items went in. People started to complain about the time I took, until the sales reports came back. I did make someone mad when I started taking items off the shelves in the store for cleaning.

[@bigfellabalebjr4381]

Thank you for being truthful about the company. Anyone who's talking shit was 100% an awful employee who couldn't give 2 shits about the real cause of goodwill. There's way too many comments talking trash on the company while there's, as you mentioned over 150 different factions of it. Some will care, some won't. It just sucks that those who don't are the stronger opinion

[@xeneomorph]

Hey on the goodwill finds, mention that to look for console with disc drives that don't open even cheaper. $25 I paid for one with that and all I had to do was forcefully open by hitting the disc drive until it was opened clean the rubber on the button and now it works perfectly.

[@brianheskin1654]

Replacement lasers for the 360s were like $15 back in the day. I used to replace them when they'd go bad. If you're willing to spend an extra half hour working on your 360 you could easily fix it up

[@DerrickRG]

You should never be surprised by an old 360 disk drive not opening. Every single one I've come across has to be knocked on or lying flat to open. The rubber bands are 15+ years old.

[@ChristmasMorning1995]

I bought a stereo system from the goodwill California ebay page a few years ago. Worked perfectly. I still have it. And they had it priced way cheaper than other ebay sellers and it was in perfect condition

[@esponrru]

The macbook at 9:59 is a certified austin evans classic

[@Hermes-hy6hg]

Facts!

[@georged7627]

I love these sorts of videos especially when it involves gaming stuff

[@jqwright28]

I love Goodwill, they are keeping the tech out of landfills and the bubble wrap in!

[@sali-ali]

The original xbox 360's (white ones) are widely available here for as low as $15, do you think I should buy 80-100pcs to keep, do you think the price will go higher?

[@markman278]

Goodwill sometimes has deals in person too. I just got a Roomba S9 for $25 minus the dock but was perfectly clean as if it was never used. Bought the dock and it’s been working perfectly and cleaning up a lot of dirt.

[@TedFegal]

I just discovered your channel yesterday. I've binge watched so much, you and the gang produce some high quality content. Thank you Austin!

[@DJSekuHusky]

Hey Austin, try that Xbox on a more modern display over HDMI. I distinctly recall having a similar issue getting my 360 to talk to my roommate's early projection LCD, but if I used a analog->digital converter box it would work over HDMI, but it would still force 480i up to 720P out the converter. Those early revision HDMI units were finicky.

[@ForeverShadow0]

hell yeah! more goodwill tech!

[@MajoraEXP]

I have been binge watching your videos while I'm sick. Great content, thank you!

[@tiffuhkneejeannine]

lmao the way I had a handy boy with my Gameboy Back In The Day (TM) and (thankfully) the STD/handyboy innuendo went over my head (as it should have, as a 5-8 year old lmao)

[@Jobocan.]

Hey I remember that Mac display. Specifically, in college, our good Macs in the classroom (Power Mac G5) were using that display

[@AlexismisaelPerezdonis]

0:24 if you were wondering, those copies of wii fit are from plainrock 124

[@argosy666]

The Xbox disc drive did close on it's own when left open for too long. Considering the console does start OK all you probably need is a new disc drive which could either be sourced as a spare or repaired using a drive with a different fault (broken tray ones are perfect for this)

[@FakedDolphin]

Yay, another goodwill video!

[@SpeedCafeGarage]

Its 1AM here in Sydney and Im watching a New Austin Evans video instead of sleeping. Priorities 😌

[@TanzmitTransmit]

Ha, same.

[@kaboommusicmixer8149]

Good

[@micahrlusk]

optical drive issues are very common and very cheaply and easily repaired on those old Xbox 360's. you had to smack the console to get the tray to open on ours, and it started not reading discs very well. replaced the optical drive and belt for the tray, works flawlessly now. i think it only cost like $20-30 or something

[@Ssilent]

I was literally watching the other GoodWill video 😅

[@Morecreativemind]

Perfect timing ay?

[@DaveYouTube-qr8ct]

the sticky dualshock 3 thumbsticks is more common than you think. i might be wrong but i think the rubber is just degrading over time and the additives leach out

[@DeeW112]

Did you open the wireless mouse? The dongle was often put into the mouse - right where the batteries go.

[@andrewbranch5900]

44 for those games is an absolute steal, nostalgia was having a moment in my brain.

[@garrisonfjord]

I would go to CompUSA back in the day just to stare at the cinema display, it was the prettiest thing I had ever seen at that point in my life. It might still be.

[@Chris-techgamesfood]

I still love these videos, they’re really good fun!

[@JDCarnin]

11:35 I love the fact, that you guys actually bought the domain

[@SAMarcus]

That XBox issue is just the track being slightly off. Easy fix. Needs taken apart for cleaning and new thermals anyway.

[@crosenblum]

I'd love to see a cross over with either a repair guy like TronicsFix or a video game repair/modder Macho Nacho. That would be cool to see you buy it, test it, and they fix and/or mod them. That would be very cool.

[@activeentropy]

I still have my broken xbox 360, it will read disks but the cd tray won't open anymore without forcing it open. My old skyrim disk is still stuck in the tray.

[@C_C-]

Custom Android roms used to be so much fun, I miss the days when a computer in your pocket wasn't a reminder of our dystopian future.

[@shouldbewritig]

I get so mad that people constantly donate without the dongles. Goodwill is what I rely on to do some charity work and I'm a charity but other people don't know about the dongles and wasted about $15 minimum on mice and keyboards.

[@OgLatinoHeat]

Damn austin you just blew up the spot for good. Thanks.

[@chanyphilly8266]

I recently got an XBOX 360 online (with controller, charger station and leads) in the UK for £35. The previous owner said they couldn't get it to update, but it turned out they'd been trying to connect to the internet without the network adapter lol! It's amazing how many people think older consoles had wifi built in. I ended up selling it for charity, so some good came out of it all lol.

[@AustinMichael]

When is spending 255 on a non hw backward compatable ps3 a good buy?

[@benadamsondxb]

Please add captions to this video. You guys are normally great with captions. Did this one get missed? Thank you in advance 😊

[@Joedad000]

Love the goodwill vids. I have been keeping an eye on them myself since I have seen your videos.

[@Ka1_3r0u9h]

OMG the 360 Disk drawer always jump scared me!! It opened when it wanted!!

[@JakeSimmons]

I used to daily drive a car mouse because it was all I had😂 mine is an Aston Martin though

[@DamnAwesome]

I like how both of you guys got excited for the ipods!

[@electricintakeify]

The 360 needs a new rubber band in the drive. it's an easy fix. also, the av port works because it's in that mode, you can switch to hdmi in the settings.

[@iamthematti]

I feel like austin is stuck in a time loop. The video concepts were once new and interesting but theyve outstayed their welcome

[@moodassir_]

+1

[@farminator2]

He keeps filming them because people keep watching them

[@LBTVGAMES]

@@farminator2 I enjoy them

[@georgemill8319]

I think he uploads too many of them, but still enjoy them

[@iamthematti]

@@georgemill8319 i mean the concept is fun but the videos doesnt bring much new stuff anymore

[@itsdeonlol]

That OG 360 is still cool! I'm surprised it still turns on.

[@tylerc161]

11:38 clever buying the domain and linking back lol

[@kaijukebox]

That is the DELL computer I had as a kid. So nostalgic.

[@ChristmasMorning1995]

I had a gateway of the era but I remember seeing these dells in stores. I think the side of it use the to be white

[@kaijukebox]

@@ChristmasMorning1995 I want to say it had a silver panel that covered that part, but I dont remember

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

That the better of the two Inspiron 530, it’s the quad core version. They have different motherboards and the dual core one can’t take quad cores.

[@TetraSky]

8:05 Bold of you to assume Sony's update servers will still work 20 years from now.

[@finalroxas4731]

Play Austin I was wanting to tell you that you can actually mod the Xbox 360 and play all the old games on there so you don't have to use the disk drive

[@JeremyPeeples]

I got a backup 360 for $25 at a thrift store and I'm so glad I did given how iffy the hardware is

[@MarioFarmer617]

Love your videos austin ❤❤

[@lorensims4846]

I can't imagine shopping Goodwill online. For me the real adventure is searching through the store. I used to work in a Goodwill store that used to be a K-Mart. Yeah, it was a big one. In my experience they really didn't have any idea how to price anything. My wife cleaned up on hard-to-find kitchen utensils for rock-bottom prices. I figure tech would also fall under that category. Maybe something bright and shiny might be overpriced for what it really is, but that's off set by rather grungy items that are clearly priced to move. Shopping online, I would prefer e-Bay. At least you can (almost) check it out beforehand and there's usually a reasonable return policy in case the item is DOA.

[@SlowmovingGiant]

Austin, Ken, i have an actual ipod touch 2nd gen 8gb model i got off ebay last year for $8. it works fine and is in a DAB/FM radio Speaker Dock on my bedside table loaded with old music from the 70's to the 2000's.

[@OledBurnInKing]

The only thing that I did not like about windows vista is that the operating system is slow for doing anything basic like scrolling or even open a single tab on a browser on a low to mid range pc, all in one pc or laptop since the pc would constantly freeze. I wish that ssds were being used instead of regular hard disk drives during the era of windows xp, windows 7 and windows vista for pc since things would run smoother and faster.

[@cybereagle19]

That binder looks very similar to mine except a lot more software

[@GFourGadget]

Goodwill is saving the world, one tech at a time 🌏

[@gastontwo]

Wtf?

[@modables]

bro wtf

[@ItsReallyGeo]

bad bot

[@anthonymerchant2597]

I had that same monitor with my first personal PC. To be fair, I also have hundreds of DVDs going back to the late 90s, DVD folders still full of some of them, and multiple things from the early 2000s that I know just makes people like me look really old now. I even still have my first 3D TV from LG. Combined with the PS3 I also still have, it's still one of the best ways to enjoy the several 3D Blu-rays I own.

[@MichaelWutsch]

I remember jailbreaking my ipod touch back in the day. Good memories

[@seanjean744]

How much was the Apple display? That was not mentioned

[@Ghostdpumkimgirrl]

AAAHHHHH! the nostalgia, that was my pc from back in the day!!!!

[@pleasedwaffle3593]

my friend had one of those handy boys growing up, but for the advance, and i was so jealous back in the day.

[@Terryhunt385]

This Goodwill video is funny. I actually still own a working Xbox 360, with a good disc door. I use it for Lollipop Chainsaw, and Dead or Alive Xtreme 2, which never got the Backward Compatible treatment from Micrisoft. I also bought the HDMI connector, so it works on a modern TV

[@WestRex3712]

I love how nerdy this channel is👌👌👌

[@notuptome]

I really think what Austin should do with that h. P computer is upgrade the Ram. Upgrade the power supply if possible. And it's not a proprietary thing, and then if you can put a beefier graphics card of the time in it.I really think what Austin should do with that h. P computer is upgrade the Ram. Upgrade the power supply if possible. And it's not a proprietary thing, and then if you can put a beefier graphics card of the time in it. And you can turn that into a respectable gaming machine of that moment in time. .

[@cpljimmyneutron]

If you have a working original 360, you were blessed, with a failure rate of more than 50%, not from MS, they lie about it, from Game Informer, if you have a working console you were blessed. I personally repaired mine until it just wasn't worth it to keep repairing it. The problem is that the 360 was the first product from MS that was ROHS compliant, which means the solder is lead free... and lead free solder melts at a much higher temperature than lead based solder, and has to be held at heat longer to form a solid connection. Something that it appears MS learned after the 360.

[@slowlanegamer]

Aww man!!!! 🤩 I’ve been looking for 19 copies of Wii fit & Wii fit plus!!!! This is perfect lmao 😂

[@OG_Zero_Cool]

Austin just phrased the name of MW3 for the Xbox 360 properly LMAO "We have a copy of Modern Warfare 3 - 1"

[@deliverencerise6351]

You are lucky. I am jealous. That was a hell of a find. Robs Austin and runs away.

[@AtomicPiston]

you add some disc game keys directly into Steam and Blizzard and the digital copy will be added to your account.

[@Swedfighter420]

Without Austin Evans in 2010 I would not have known about jailbreaking

[@TheGamingTeam101Tgt101]

18:05 ay. skylanders is a goated game. shame on you Austin

[@kelownatechkid]

this vid is an instant classic in the 'austin evans buys things' era

[@EdHadder]

I Love Austin Evans Videos 💙

[@BOOGA97]

Austin wearing a donut shirt, reviewing goodwill stuff. This is good stuff

[@Rohirin]

I remember buying a Handy Boy to play games on the car trips home. Between the light distracting the driver and the volume of the speakers, I was banned from using it in the car.

[@valramos2003]

Will a regular SSD work with the Dell Inspiron tower?

[@ArtificialIrrelevanceOfficial]

I built my first pc using parts from two of those dell's. Wow. Whata nostalgia trip.

[@AnonYmous-wm6wq]

18:29 they’re back to $60 now lol. You can hit functional 360s for $40-75. Xbox ones are even under $100

[@jryangutierrez]

5:19 was austin playing command and conquer??? I just downloaded red alert on a ps1 emulator lol

[@carlosdenully1080]

Trying to open a laptop with the tape still on it lol 😂 GOOD ONE 😂

[@Supergamer_2023]

2:58 LOL I legit have that pc! I use specifically for old games as well!

[@Abadeez]

I still have and use my white iPod touch 4G I bought for Christmas in high school.

[@TanzmitTransmit]

Yeah those cd keys still work for online download versions, I did it for StarCraft 2 I think.

[@thegreatcanadianlumberjack5307]

I am actually watching this Video on the Very Same Macbook Air that was featured in this Video. I got mine off the Shopping Channel in which it was Bundled with a cheap Carry bag, A cheap flimsy wireless mouse and basic Mousepad i paid $1100 CDN for it back 10 years ago.

[@tylerc161]

5:46 I say "yEs mE lOrD" til this day, to the appropriate people who will get it lol

[@stefansimonka]

I wish I was the pillow Matt puts on his lap for these kind of videos

[@Smeltz247]

WARNING: The number one cause of death is living.

[@juliancampos1740]

I hope we get more This is goodwill tech.

[@LucidDreamms2234]

A fun video for Denki could be JTaging the broken 360 and seeing how "easy" it has become in 2024 vs the early 360 days

[@eezeepee]

That MacBook Air should have gotten a fresh copy of Chrome OS Flex. It would make a great Chromebook.

[@watercannonscollaboration2281]

14:27 Austin did not learn the lesson from the AirPods Max from the Strictly Apple video

[@MrMoney331]

12:27 damn I so had this as a kid and it ruled!