I Paid $40 for this Broken PS5 - I Got Ripped Off!

[@Tronicsfix]

Just as an update on my eBay case with this: eBay approved my case, sent me a label to ship it back which I did and today (2/5/2024) provided me a full refund of the item and shipping costs.

[@BobB-j9w]

I was going to say send it to tdr repair but you ship it back

[@lbdjthethird1240]

For better or for worse, eBay seems to be very....buyer friendly. Good effort of this one but even I was doubting it right from the jump. You're good but this looked like the seller was testing land mines with it.

[@buysncharge]

I got one new for Christmas and I threw it away for being clutter. Name a single game worth playing. Bet you can't.

[@spencerfernandes3687]

He should pay you for adding the missing pieces back

[@arjanvink9361]

@@buysncharge Try noughts and crosses on top of the white covers.

[@FlippyDipDipper]

That eBay seller should be banned. Shipping components like that isn't cool at all. No padding, liquid metal everywhere. What a joke seller.

[@harborwolf22]

Yeah, I'm sure ebay will get right on it.

[@silenthill4]

It's fine if it's mentioned

[@80sProofRetroGames]

😂@@harborwolf22

[@FlippyDipDipper]

Absolutely not. @@silenthill4

[@codygreene8783]

Sadly for Ebay standards. They'll say you can only rate a 2 at worst.

[@vikranttalari0000]

PS5 for $40 sounds exciting and terrifying at the same time

[@lsedanolg]

Not if you include the $90shipping fee, huge scam

[@kidpiper9642]

You know they're scamming you when they take their sweet time shipping it out, claiming the post office is closed, and you already paid $90 for the shipping.

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol, exactly!

[@kidpiper9642]

@@Tronicsfix Did I call it? All I saw saw "it's closed" and guessed this man's gotta be talking about the post office.....

[@Cabeza492]

BROKEN... PS5

[@richardbennett22]

I'm happy to hear that you opened up a claim with Ebay because this seller needs to be removed from selling anymore items. That listing was a joke and the shipping was not any better. Hope you get all your money back.

[@Tronicsfix]

eBay approved my return request so I sent it back!

[@rlbarney2]

@@Tronicsfix Hope you removed all the components you added. They may only cost a few cents each, but no sense giving the crap seller a gift.

[@blablablaqwd]

@@Tronicsfix But do you get the shipping costs also refunded, or only the 40$ for the item? This would be a massive scam if you only get 40$ and they keep lets say 80$ of the 90$ shipping fee you've paid.

[@DickRileyTheConquistador]

​@@Tronicsfix Why not blast his ebay name in description? And how to start claim with ebay. I didnt even know that option existed. Amazon returns and refunds are so much smoother.

[@jimbotron70]

​@@DickRileyTheConquistadorBro eBay was around before Amz...

[@joekliman8927]

I once sold a CPU for $500, the buyer said the CPU was not working and asked to return it, I obliged. I received back a roll of stickers. Ebay initially ruled the seller did in-fact send the CPU back. I then had to threaten legal action. I have since decided never to use ebay to sell again.

[@Holycurative9610]

I don't sell any tech on Ebay because this happens a lot. I sold a laptop years ago and got back a similar laptop after a dispute but as I mark all my items I could prove this was a different one and that was enough ebay for me. The site is a tech scammers paradise.

[@BatLB]

sounds stupid but what I do is I film packing the box and bringing it to the postoffice and sending it on its way in one long video - So if they claim it hasnt arrived or crap like that, I am good. You can make the video even longer and include the part where you use the CPU in a system and its working. I know its pathetic to have to do it, but everybody will try to scam you, so you gotta cover your bases - or dont bother with ebay. I am a strong believer in throwaway culture. Dont bother with old stuff, dont buy it, dont sell it. throw it away, fill the landfills. Yeah sucks for the turtles and bees and other critters but its better for my well being.

[@diligaf1000]

Indeed they are a joke

[@Ryuhei64]

This happens all the time with PayPal too. They always side with the buyer, even if that buyer is a scammer and has returned you an empty box. Never use direct PayPal payment for selling stuff to people you don't know. Never!

[@kidpiper9642]

That's why there's a ton of people selling expensive electronics with great feedback but always say "NO RETURNS" There may even be an option to charge a return fee. Sometimes, that can keep someone from bothering, trying to return it.

[@chmlgr]

Some assembly required

[@mbradfield53]

Its Ikeas new PS5 😂

[@awilliams1701]

I remember when I bought my commodore 64 in 2019. I was worried about shipping. It was the exact extreme opposite of this. They not just included the original box, they wrapped the c64 nicely very well packed, but they wrapped the box too. The box arrived in great condition. The C64 was filthy, but after I cleaned it up, it looked brand new.

[@Tronicsfix]

That’s how it’s supposed to be!

[@awilliams1701]

@@Tronicsfix When I eventually finish 3d printing my parent's car part I can only hope I can do at least half as good as my seller did. lol I can definitely do better than yours. lol

[@UmVtCg]

Same thing happened to me in 1989

[@awilliams1701]

@@UmVtCg I would expect a brand new computer to be well packaged. lol And if it wasn't new, they were still being produced and newish if it wasn't.

[@Thunderpuddle]

"The seller said it started up." Was he high on smack?! I save, I buy a console and I blooming look after it. I still have a working Xbox and Xbox 360. I honestly can't understand these people who trash, damage, let infest with 'roaches, spill beer/soda on something that is half a months wage for some. Boils my blood more than it should. This is why I love your videos, you make do, mend and give it a new life.

[@Tigrha]

well next time there should be follow up question "how long ago did it started up last time?" i can´t really believe that damage to components was just from shipping .. in that corner area where board was scratched a lot maybe but some of the other parts looked too "clean" for accidental shipping damage

[@Thunderpuddle]

@@Tigrha I reckon it was stolen and the bugger dropped it. Then flogged it.

[@HardWhereHero]

i feel you! When my brother went to prison i got his backwards compatible ps3. My son talked me into buying a ps5 and now we can play every game that Sony has released for all of their consoles. Just recently put a new drive, thermal paste and fan in our ps3 to keep her burnin. I take care of all of my stuff, my kids know not to even change the disc without hollering at old dad first so he can watch. We have a room that has 3 walls full of games. We have a replica mk cabinet. Yep, I am a nerd. I don't have a lot, and I don't have much money either so when you bust your ass for something you treat it like gold.

[@Thunderpuddle]

@@HardWhereHero I want a PS5 next, if I knew a second hand one was looked after and cleaned and tested like our man Tronicsfix here does, I would get it. I got an Xbix series x from the whole family and I treasure it, cause it was a lot for them.

[@kydigadig]

Yeah usually when they charge a ton on shipping. That's usually a big red flag. That guy is definely getting banned.

[@Donut0389]

Former eBay seller here. eBay doesn't take a cut of shipping paid. So a common tactic (that I didn't use mind you) is to put a cheap price on the item but charge $$$ on shipping. So say your item is normally sells for ~$100 and would cost $20 for good shipping. Instead of eBay taking a chunk out of that $100, you list it for $20 and offset the $80 to shipping. You still only spend $20 in shipping and just pocket the $80 extra.

[@Matt..007]

​@@Donut0389That was Patched in 2013 to avoid sellers doing it.

[@j.f.christ8421]

@@Donut0389 You must have stopped selling on eBay 20 years ago, your shipping scam hasn't worked for a long time. The bit you left out is if the customer complained, you'd refund the item price but not shipping, hence all the $1 + $99 shipping items. eBay charges fees on the total price the customer pays. Listing a low price with high shipping only makes you show up first in the listing, and eBay tends to take a dim view of excessive shipping fees.

[@DarkRider2k3]

@@Matt..007 That's interesting to note. I didn't know that (but never tried it). I wonder if people still think that could be done. Either way this entire sell is a scam, and anytime I see items with insane shipping charges I question them. Honestly most of the times I am bad at calculating shipping and lose out 1 or 2 dollars on the shipping lol.

[@psilver063]

@@Donut0389 use to do the same damn thing. Made sure my product was the cheapest listed and then mark up the shipping and usually people bought mine bc they couldn’t do math 🤣

[@zachwebb3774]

Good lord! You must have the patience of a saint to replace all those tiny capacitors

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol, that took a while!

[@DopeBass]

just for it not to work 😭😭😭😭😭😭 i don't have the mental strength for that lol

[@eonic6141]

Wow! This has to be the most careful packaging I’ve ever seen from an Ebay seller!

[@larsj9882]

😁 Absolutely, you can really see where the seller spent the $90 for shipping! A lot of care went into that packaging.

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol!

[@lordmmx1303]

I agree. I once got a package from germany. box from weight scale and inside was laptop in paperbag. that was it.

[@StezStixFix]

Ouch. Hope you get some of that ridiculous shipping charge back, where did he send it from? The moon? 😁

[@RedDefender77]

Stupid ebay thing.

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol, apparently.

[@youtubasoarus]

From his pocket more like, which is where most of it went.

[@ahndeux]

StezStixFix would have been able to make it work with some ugly bodges...

[@jldpittman]

10:14 the “spray paint” and the corrosion is from using plumbing flux, not electronics flux. I made the same mistake when I was teaching myself to solder 🤷🏻‍♂️. My best guess is that this was someone’s first (near first) project

[@Nuke21]

I am honestly surprised after you evaluated the board and seeing all of the components you had to replace, that you even went through with it in the first place so respect for your patience and optimism.

[@sergiojimenez3415]

South bridge replacement or reball looks like the path. Thecod3er does it frequently but like you, I don’t really have that much patience to reball by hand or have confidence to successfully put a new one on it. Excellent video though with getting it repaired to that point you did though!

[@BatLB]

I watched Louis Rossmann reball MacBooks and oh my god, that looks like the most tedious and infuriating stuff in the world. Would never do that - Rather work overtime so I can afford new hardware instead.

[@Tronicsfix]

Yeah, it probably could be fixed but since it was in such bad shape I decided to send it back for a refund.

[@nessamillikan6247]

@BatLB That’s because you’re a good little fearful consumer

[@BatLB]

@@nessamillikan6247 yeah ok internet warrior.

[@mr.number9279]

@@nessamillikan6247 He's actually just smart. Reballing CAN be done but it's a horrendous waste of time compared to just getting a new one. There's also the fact that if components have to be reballed, the components are probably dead. Nothing causes a need for reballing other than a dead component, and where do you think people are getting APUs for a PS5? If you get one, it's costing as much as a new PS5. Like with "new" CPUs for laptops.

[@reploid123]

impressed it even beeped not gonna lie

[@jrock2460]

I’m glad you didn’t lie. That’s reassuring.

[@herrakaarme]

@@jrock2460 Indeed. The seller's lies were already too much in this case. No more lies needed.

[@Sintaxx]

That was a disaster of a board but your efforts were EPIC, man! Love seeing the intricate work up-close!

[@SaraMorgan-ym6ue]

Grandpa was mad at the ps5 plain and simple.🤣🤣🤣

[@FurQ69]

Sorry to hear about your illness, I hope you beat it and live many many years :)

[@DarrLaw]

Difference between a hack and a pro. I was pulling for you on this one, Steve! At a certain point, there's only so much you can do!

[@sounder7564]

This board is for spare parts, a lot has already been removed from it for another PS5, and you are restoring it. but this is a big like

[@mbradfield53]

You got an Ikea PS5 😂😂

[@Gurupimp10]

At least Ikea stuff has some padding in the box xD This was a Cavemans work.

[@Justanotherbeautifulday]

You care about you man and we support you. Not a lot of people can do what you can do.

[@Evergreen64]

PS5- Some assembly required. And about the "shipping". I'd say that was a trash box that someone dumped a bunch of parts into.

[@colonelradec5956]

Last year I actually fixed my PS5. It's so cool knowing what all the parts are lol. Your knowledge is off the charts. I love videos where you have to fix obscure things. It's interesting seeing you diagnose these things. Nice video 🍰👏

[@thetomgibson]

I found the original auction and the seller had no feedback, only one other auction and just one picture of the parts. I’m surprised you actually got anything. 😁

[@amyourpapi23]

Pretty sure h3 knew what he was going to get and just bought it for a video and get clicks

[@13ranzz]

Yeah, the listing and image looked bad. I would have never bought it in the first place. Not surprised by the way it arrived.

[@Gurupimp10]

Real caveman living in 2024 for sure..

[@KikujiroChan]

@@amyourpapi23 exactly he got a lot of spare parts for 40$ and I bet the seller even declared everything defective.

[@luisw3406]

You sir tryed to perform a the impossible most would had just tossed out. Respect my friend good video

[@01ai01]

Taking "parts only/not working" to the next level!

[@bikkiikun]

I have to say, that circling the areas that you have checked is brilliant. Simple and effective. **thumbs up**

[@siniestro0239]

At the beginning I was like ok $40 is not that bad but then $90 shipping!!! yeah that was a rip off!! 😂😂😂

[@Aklzfamily]

I came here to tell you that everything is going to be OK with your diagnosis. Keep fighting! Be strong! I ended up watching this whole video first. Making dua for you❤

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

I could only imagine what this thing looks like by the title

[@davewa109]

soldering xp acquired. (honestly impressive you even tried. hope the refund came through!)

[@mellowgh0st]

This is the kind of eBay seller I'm thankful (and probably lucky) I haven't encountered, even when buying items sold as "for parts". I have unfortunately just recently had my first bad buyer experience, claimed the item was recieved damaged but wouldn't provide proof for a Canada Post claim as it had coverage, wanted a refund immediately (I was at work and couldn't do it right then) so decided to initiate a payment dispute (which eBay turned down anyway after I provided them proof of his antics lmao) but I'm thankful (and probably lucky again) that has been my only bad buyer in about 5 years of buying/selling on there.

[@matthewcaffrey9772]

Work like this is good for the repairs community. Good luck fella. Love your vids.

[@joshkelly4682]

They need to add the ability to block bad sellers that way you don't accidentally buy from them again

[@akabuddy]

you can, but it takes a third party extension

[@scottfirman]

4 years ago, I purchased a DX6 RC transmitter . I paid $140 and it worked 1 time and quit. I opened it and found all the screws loose on the motherboard. Upon closer expection, I found the mother board damaged beyond repair. I ended up saving a few components from it and ordered a brand new transmitter. I learned my lesson concerning buying used electronics on E- Bay. I saved nothing by buying someone else's junk.

[@SlytherinReviews]

I just got my PS5 Slim and using a PC monitor that isn’t 8K, and doesn’t have speakers but still display just fine. I’m also working on getting PSP 3000 parts for a build I’m going to do for myself

[@Holycurative9610]

I bought a 5:1 surround sound system (Sony) and it arrived in an enormous box packed with someone's bed pillow but it arrived with speaker leads missing and a broken remote. I had spoke to the seller before I bought it and he assured me everything was there but it wasn't and speaker leads are ridiculously expensive for some reason so I asked to return the item. I was sent a label for a parcel up to 2KG and this lot weighs in excess of 15KG so I contacted the seller and he said "I'll send you a label", 3 weeks later no label and no contact so I started an ebay dispute for a refund. Ebay refunded me after 5 days and I have my money back and a surround sound. Strange that some people just don't seem to care either way, not a good selling technique IMO🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JeffisWinning]

For some reason, within the past year or 2, eBay sellers don't know how to pack stuff right. I had a seller just throw DVD'S in a box and send it with no packing at all. Had another seller just toss a CD in a padded envelope that looked like it had been used before, and the padding was almost non-existent. Finally, I had a seller that just put a valuable xbox 360 game in a plain envelope, no padding at all! Needless to say, all arrived damaged. Of course, when I contacted them about it, they blamed the USPS.

[@Str8Maddeness]

Can't believe you paid $90 for shipping.. damn!

[@pimpedoutstereos9747]

I admire all the work that u went to replacing so many components on that motherboard all for it to still be faulty

[@AlterRaigo]

When I see something currently worth $500 for lest than 10% of its value, I just look at it like it is the plague. No thanks! Excellent video though!

[@janderson0719]

The way this was shipped by seller basically sums up their entire life.

[@95Comics]

Still an awesome video What would have been the next step to fix?

[@diecrafter1986]

southbridge replacement

[@Holycurative9610]

Replace the Southbridge and hope that fixes it but after a week of bouncing around in a box with lots of sharp metal I wouldn't be holding my breath

[@Tronicsfix]

Replace Southbridge. With the condition of this board though there could be other things wrong.

[@ttppro1985]

Bro your work ethic is second to none

[@DragonoxForce1]

i feel like $40 for a parts only PS5 in rough shape is still a pretty good deal. (seen people spend well over $100 for donor party only PS5s) but if they sold it as a Working product that' just needs a little repair and it showed up like that then yeah that's a pretty bad deal especially with nearly a $100 shipping cost. idk how the shipping costs work entirely on said site but i know some people will over charge shipping so they can pocket the excess while making the base cost cheaper and more appealing. i think that counts as a type of fraud right?

[@lsedanolg]

China does it all the time, wish, temu etc

[@BLiNKx86]

Yeah.. it seems to me like there's $40 worth of donor parts there?

[@BLiNKx86]

Oh... the shipping! 😅

[@MuggsyTM]

I wouldn't say fraud, but dishonest. That's definitely what they were doing was putting a high shipping price and hiding it under a lower buy price. In that case (especially how it was shipped), they should have just charged $130 (original buy price + the $90 they put for shipping) and just did free shipping. Same price and at least the bad shipping job he could have at least argued he did free shipping so it wasn't going to be great (still wouldn't have been a good excuse, but would have at least made more sense and come across slightly less dishonest).

[@f937r]

That's exactly what some will do. I've seen people charging $15 to ship a Gameboy USPS standard and it'll just have a single round of bubble wrap in the standard $3 USPS box. I bought a GBA SP screen from someone outside of ebay (on his own site) for $5 and the shipping was $3 and it came in a standard USPS shipping bag in its own strong cardboard jewelry shipping box. Sellers think they'll get more money by hiding the fees inside of shipping. But eBay takes out of shipping because of folks trying to scam the system.

[@TechiesUnofficial]

Love your optimism to fix garbage. I was also hoping you'd be able to fix it, that would have been awesome 😍

[@GodsMemeTV]

after 4:26 minutes: I have hope 🙏 after 12:44 minutes: Its a cruel world 😭😂

[@hobbyistnotes]

I once have brought Nintendo switch from eBay for repair it came in huge box without any padding or bubble wrap around so the docking station, controllers and tablet with charger were rattling inside banging on each other and by some miracle everything was still in tact...

[@carlosvega211]

Ship it to Thecod3er for round 2 lol

[@Obsidian8R]

this is why whenever I buy something from someone on ebay, I always look at the reviews the seller has, the amount of reviews, look at the negative reviews if they have any, and how long they have been on the site for as well as other items the seller is selling to get a general idea as to whether or not it's worth buying from that person or to look for another seller

[@RascalCatify]

Was the seller Temu

[@VadelGame]

eBay, big brain.

[@RascalCatify]

@@VadelGame Making a joke, big brain.

[@mbradfield53]

No it was Ikea, self assembly required

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol

[@BigJosh117]

Hope you’re doing well. Praying for healing.

[@bstaznkid4lyfe392]

You bought a donor board for $40..No wonder some of the componets were missing..

[@JustinFromThe206]

it wasn't really about the state of the board it was more about how it was shipped for the cost of 90$

[@S_raB]

Tronics - you do such beautiful work. Shame you couldn't fix it.

[@ibapreppie]

But it’s 40 bucks. Why not lol. You can Frankenstein it

[@volvo09]

Plus 90 for shipping

[@MarioSratss]

Respect for that crazy work with all the tiny parts. I hope you get your money back or the other parts are be okay. But with this video you will get the money back I think.

[@Peteblz1]

This is one of the coolest things ive ever seen. You are amazing! ❤ Love this content!

[@wjhjr1415]

Enjoy the info about the purchase/buyer. Good video. Thanks

[@jeremyking6146]

unbelievable how some people can sell stuff like that. All in all it was great content and a good watch. cheers!

[@swantonbombx14]

A valiant effort, my dude. Keep them coming!

[@Leeum123]

Great Video. Would have loved to see a South bridge replacement.

[@JonathanGonzalez-zg5vf]

I love your sad stories or failure videos because its honest and hard homie like work, so yeah ,Kudos.

[@SaraMorgan-ym6ue]

well it's parts of a ps5🤣🤣🤣

[@Regular_D09]

I figured southbridge would be an easy fix for you. The chip can be pricey depending on where you get it from. But you could also try one of your donor boards to transfer the chip. Could have been worth a shot after all the work to fix the board.

[@daytona1295]

1. As an eBay seller myself, I am completely ashamed that another seller would do this 2. I guess the old saying is true. If it seems too good to be true, it probably isn't 3. At least you have the views to make your money back 😆. Keep up the great work. Love your vids

[@computersales]

Most eBay sellers are either total amateurs, based out of China, or major corporations. There are very few small businesses on eBay anymore since eBay has been going out of their way to scare them off. So much easier just throwing the stuff away then trying to sell on eBay. Plus Facebook Marketplace is pretty good when things go right.

[@jcrobot]

I tried watching TV. Shut it off and put in Netflix. Then shut that off and now I'm here and I'm invested lol

[@sharkey086]

Reminds me of my uno eBay experience selling a high end motherboard that I packaged extremely well and the buyer jacked it up trying to install it and claimed they received it that way. They didn't even message me, just opened a claim 4 days after they received it. I made a very detailed rebuttal with a ton of pictures including the condition during packing and prior to. Needless to say the guy never responded and eBay closed the case several days later. Just shows what can happen buying/selling used electronics.

[@SmithBeatZ1]

I have an original PS4 I took apart years ago as practice and never put back together. Every single piece is there. I build custom gaming PCs and do some console cleaning/refurbishment. Maybe I'll send it for you to male a video on. Figured I better add mine has not been stored like that and would never ship like that 😅

[@davidadkins6412]

I don't know if you would be interested, but I have a xbox series x, that doesn't display anymore,it looks like some the pins on part of the hdmi is pulled off,it never been dropped,other than the hdmi port it's in prefect shape, it's never been opened or tampered with,it includes everything except batteries for the controller

[@scykol]

i bought a chunky big radio from ebay and it was packed so well u could kick it off a rooftop and itd still work, this packaging or lack thereof is insane 😭

[@xrhaiden7849]

Being the awesome guy you are..I know you’re gonna package it well when you return it lol. I can’t say the same for myself though. How I got it is how I return it 😂

[@Winterheart87]

So close!!! Great work 💪😎

[@PhilHoganPhotography]

Only you could take on this and make it look easy, This board looked like a donor board from a trainee tech but instead of repairing it threw it on concrete constantly. Shocking I would of gave up when i opened the box. Great video as usual your so patient. Hope you get a full refund

[@Call_Me_Chewie85]

Found the eBay listing. To be fair to the seller, they’re new to eBay so you completely took a chance with it by buying a bunch of system pieces. They also only used one photo and had an extremely poor description of what they were selling.

[@filipesilva1395]

You did your best to fix this nightmare destroyed PS5.I like to see your videos.

[@MrMattDat]

That was an excellent video! Loved the change!

[@RJayMrsReach007]

Was worth a try. I enjoyed this a lot as it creates a mystery if the PS5 is actually working or not after putting in a lot of effort. :D It was worth the watch, editing and uploading for entertainment

[@SickaMorStyle]

considering all the board capacitor issues and how they possibly got knocked off from poor shipping, curious if you heated up all capacitor areas that could have been damaged. Solder could be cracked. If the board wasn’t unfixable

[@NaughtyJuri]

This seller definitely stole this PS5 took it apart, scrap parts and put the rest inside the box what a scumbag of a seller

[@Slimerancher69]

This is insane great job for just diving in I have hope for just about anything.

[@jakobh.4422]

Kudos for atleast taking a stand, as it would really hurt and elevate bad sellers to keep doing this to normal buyers, if you just looked the other way, as your motivation clearly are for the content and not the repair job in itself..

[@williamharris8367]

10:40 -- How does someone manage to get liquid in the HDMI port? Liquid never comes within 15 feet of my video game consoles, TV, or laptop. Given where the ports are located, even an accidental spilled drink would not affect them.

[@LeroysHangout]

I hope you get money back. That kind of stuff happens sometimes. They needed quick money at that point of time, which they got. At least we saw soldering which is also very nice ;). Thank you.

[@Alex-hn4we]

I would retry reflowing the southbridge or reballing definitely able to be done.

[@brianoconnell6459]

Weirdest repair I ever had to do was an Xbox One, sold for parts or not working, the chief flaw listed being that it wouldn't go online. Upon cracking the case open, and removing the WiFi board, I found the problem: The last guy who worked on it didn't bother plugging the WiFi board into the motherboard. D'oh! Took no more cost nor effort than opening it up and plugging part of it back in. I think I paid maybe $90 back about 6-7 years ago, when OG Xbox Ones were still selling at a premium new.

[@fredrikdanielsson3605]

Found this channel not long ago and watched a bunch of videos. Forgot the name of the channel though but just searched for "perfect amount of thermal paste" 😂 now im subscribing.

[@sirrichel9155]

Id be willing to bet the corrosion on the hdmi port was caused by their makeshift flux. Also i wonder if this wasnt a donor board or something, there was so many missing components

[@zerpharet]

At the HDMI port I don't think there was liquid damage. That was probalby plumbers flux. Causes corrosion and discolering.

[@user-fy7ru4ii1i]

I was gifted a PS5 from my work. I've kept it on firmware 5.10, since getting it a year ago. I'm trying to wait patiently for the jailbreak to catch up. I can't imagine what series of events would bring someone to treat a PS5 like this.

[@jonmayer]

They shipped all of that loose in a box... I'm surprised you received it at all and it didn't fall apart in transit.

[@cd4536]

All this time all I had to do was learn how to solder and I could have save all those games! I do some tinkering with electronic and computers. When it comes to stuff being wrong on the boards like this, that's where my skillset stops. I think I might learn now.

[@MrImeps]

was a nice video, started my "fixing"/hacking when ps3 and xbox360 were hacked, left the hobby for awhile, inspired by you and a few other youtubers ive picked up the hobby again with better tools and more knowlegde, keep up the good work 😊

[@gregsmith9183]

Sad that it was unrepairable. Not surprised by the amount of missing components and warped board. Don't know how this can end up in such rough shape!

[@carreira23]

I bought a ps5 for 60€ that had a problem with artifacts on the screen. The seller told me that it was always on vertical position. I put it in horizontal position and played with all of those artifacts, but for 60€ it didn’t bother me at all. And after 2 months it was perfect. It repaired for it self and it was the best buy i made so far.

[@majjestic2433]

Hey tronicsfix my ps5 recently stopped working for me its turns on fine, but my screen is black no matter what i do i even took it to a store to get it fixed they replaced the hdmi port but they said there was still a black screen and said there might be another video issue or something and they dont fix those issues im wondering if i can send it to you or do you take orders any way to contact u personally i dont know what to do since its already had a hdmi replacement and it didn't fix i dont know what else could be wrong with it

[@swift9431]

Basically they sent you a box of used doner ps5 parts they didn't need anymore.

[@ace-xj1fq]

Back in 2013 I got a ps3 60gb backwards compatible the same way it actually worked except for the disk drive,I was pretty surprised

[@Justanotherbeautifulday]

Sellers like the one you bought from on eBay need to be held accountable! Some people make me sick!

[@Gilles_2001]

Incredible content! Love the videos!

[@auxz2jz158]

For some of these projects without schematics people should take high resolution pictures of the boards one of a fully functional board and the other one with suspect parts and then compare them in Photoshop turn one semi-transparent and overlay them