Let's Repair - Ebay Junk - Nintendo GBA SP - Backlit Betting

[@justfadingaway]

It's amazing how much stuff gets put online to be sold as "broken" and it just a simple fix.

[@SmoothEmJay]

It was obviously going to be a 101, mainly because you're a lucky git (almost) all the time on eBay.

[@RetroGameTech]

+SmoothEmJay Haha, well I'm not always so lucky :P . I have a few faulty packages sitting here waiting to be opened and I'm sure some of them are going to be broken beyond repair.

[@Wyatt_James]

Meanwhile, whenever I find something I want on Craigslist, the seller fails to respond at all and the listing stays up.

[@ihave7sacks]

That dark black screen when the console is turned off is a dead giveaway of the AGS 101, nice score.

[@TheHighlander71]

Well done. You'd think people would think of replacing the battery.

[@milky1234123]

Oh man have i missed your video this made my day

[@02337755]

Word

[@scrunkykat]

+milky1234123 This is an awesome guy to watch; it's a shame he can't upload as often D: Oh well, he seems to be doing fine for himself so I'm happy for that the most.

[@milky1234123]

Yup made an update vid i was honestly waiting for him as he is one of the few youtubers i like

[@Inputbrick]

my thoughts exactly!!

[@gamingwithgratitude1]

The saying "He who dares, wins." comes to mind with that purchase.

[@edt1138]

That worked out rather nicely. We have Advance SPs tucked away in every corner of our house, and I have found a couple of the 101s over the years. I had no idea that there were two different models when I picked up the first one, and I was shocked by how much brighter it was.

[@Dave__AC]

This is the series I missed most, awesome to see a new episode

[@farsht_]

I just randomly found this channel a few weeks ago, and I'm in love. The content on here is amazing, and extremely well made. Just wanted to say thanks for producing such awesome content!

[@lipvandip6480]

I was looking at your channel last night with a frown on my face because there was nothing new. Then today I clicked this so quickly when I saw it!

[@HarrisonParish]

I don't know what it is about these videos but I absolutely love them. I can't stop watching them haha. Awesome work, awesome video as always

[@ShadowStalky58052]

Bro, I'm so happy to see you back. You where the reason why I started to collect retro consoles. I will forever appreciate your content and video's.

[@NightFlyStudio]

Dude, you're like the miracle worker of game consoles! The end product always looks so clean and professional. Amazing work.

[@WarriorRazor]

You and your crafty ebay purchases! I've missed these, welcome back to regular programming.

[@mattfm101]

Even though this was a short video, it was funny just to see your knowledge fix a GBA in 2 seconds!

[@DarthSega]

Nice Score! Glad to see you doing more videos, they have been missed.

[@Stonerman023]

Nice to see some videos from you again. Always enjoyable. Have a great day.

[@Chakeis]

Nice to see that you're back! Great video as always

[@spiderdirt]

You've outdone yourself yet again. Another great video mate. Keep up the great work.

[@gingertom64]

Very happy to see a new video. Excellent find there, the pearl white looks good.

[@larsunschmidt5297]

Nice work dude. I just swapped out my 2011 black 3ds with a cobalt blue shell (which at one point was a Japanese exclusive color). So the shell isn't verycommon here in the US. But watching your videos from the past really gave me the confidence to start modding devices like these. Thanks +RetroGameTech

[@_Tizoc_]

Still my favorite KZbin channel of all time

[@CursedTeardrop]

Really happy to see more vids from you, hope to see more soon.

[@lawlabamaytp1737]

I actually found a working GBA SP at a thrift store for $5 USD last year, it's even the AGS-101 model (I live in the US). The case is pretty scuffed up, so maybe I'll buy an NES-style replacement for it, if those are still available. Keep making these eBay Junk videos, they're pretty good.

[@ryancollins312]

you did it again I really enjoy your videos as I no a lot about phones and tablets as I'm very involved I. the technology behind them but never been one much for console's until I watched you channel great work and the pearl white sp looks amazing

[@1sibbo]

Great vid and a result. good to see you back making videos, many thanks

[@vaporgator]

You're back! Awesome find, it's amazing to think people just throw things on Ebay without doing any research.. But still a super lucky find, I hope for more videos in the future :D

[@TerrinUK]

Really great to see you back, I love these sorts of things

[@TheEntertainmentKing]

Great to see another video from you. Keep up the great work !

[@WatcherMovie008]

So nice to see you again. Love your Let's Repair.

[@ynotplay]

glad the risk payed off for you. the shell makes it look 100 times better.

[@Ianbentley06]

Great video! This is exactly what I was looking for. I recently picked up a handheld lot of a few DS Lites and GBAs, and the SP's backlighting doesn't work. Love the channel though, your videos have already been a huge help. Definitely subscribed

[@Zestypanda]

Dang. These have skyrocketed in price since this video. A working 001 goes for an average of $40 to $50 depending on color. And a working 101 goes for $80 to $100 (depending on included games) now. Wow...

[@jordangreen9201]

Zestypanda I know right. I've been shopping around for one and the pieces are kinda crazy.

[@Andrux0821]

Now in 2022, they have skyrocketed even more in price. You may want to get some ds lite’s while they are still dirt cheap right now lol.

[@Zestypanda]

@@Andrux0821 what’s the current price? I stocked up. I have about ten AGS 101 and 8 AGS 001

[@Andrux0821]

@@Zestypanda I’d say in average condition, the 001s are going for around $70-80 and the 101s are going for around $120-130. Of course depending on the condition and the color, it could be even more.

[@Zestypanda]

@@Andrux0821 medium condition graphite, red, blue, silver, black, purple?

[@TheJay104]

Great to see you're back!

[@CMM1215]

So happy to see you again!!

[@hugoretrogt]

Nice find and graet gamble, got lucky on that one. The darker screen made the difference and only a faulty battery even better :) Thanks for the vid :)

[@dr14ertley]

Oh yeah! Another retro video! I love it.

[@RedRocker25]

Missed your videos, keep them coming!

[@strifevll7960]

Glad you're back

[@eddiew.4650]

I had a similar experience with an eBay seller. The guy who sold me a cheap SP said that it had no battery and it wouldn't read games. When I got it, I stuck an extra battery that I had and it started up and read the game I had in it.

[@AintNobodyAtAll]

I've done a shell swap on a cheapo AGS101 myself. It's really gratifying to bring them back to life. But man, extracting the hinges from the old shell and fitting the hinge covers over the new screen is super difficult.

[@GRUSSNewton]

Great stuff Martin! I remember when I thought I found a very cheap 101 at the car boot last summer, snapped it up before this other bloke did... Got bs into the car and then checked it.. It was just a normal one :-( The white case looks very smart! Super clean

[@MrSmithees]

nice to see your fixing videos again. :D i love your work.

[@JakalairVG]

A great video as always. I am shocked that housings for GBAs can still be picked up.

[@Diozakrod91]

So glad to see you back! I hope you would reconsider the patreon thing someone else mentioned. I think a lot of people would support you without expecting anything in return (I would). Look at MATTHEWMATOSIS. Dude makes like 2 videos a year, offers no incentive to his "patrons", and still has over 200 backers. Another example would be "mtashed" who does Destiny PVP videos and streams. He has a lot of financial supporters but offers them nothing in the way of perks. Not trying to take a jab at matthew, or mtashed, I'm subscribed to both. They makes solid videos.

[@TAGMedia7]

Good to see you back, mate!

[@surgerycircus]

good to see you back at it

[@shenmeowzo]

nice. mate, that was a beautiful refurb job. great idea to keep the original sticker too.

[@RetroGameTech]

+shenmueso Cheers, bud :)

[@TBustah]

We did get the frontlit version in North America, but by the time we got it, pretty much everyone that wanted an SP already had one and the DS had already been out for almost a year. So, wasn't a hot seller, and it is in turn not all that common here either. The most common colors are probably the Pearl Blue and the Pearl Pink seen here. The Graphite ones seem to be a bit rarer, probably because (not unlike the situation with the Smoke N64 several years earlier), the color wasn't that different from the regular Onyx SP.

[@lallen1982]

The yoda of retro refitting is back lol Great vid Martin

[@bdw0lf]

Great to see you back :)

[@RyogaXvX]

So glad you are back!

[@dannythegaminggeek]

Yay, you are back!

[@gen4sound]

YES YOU'RE BACK AHHHHH THIS MADE MY DAY \o/

[@PeteMcDonald]

Echoing everyone here mate, thanks for coming back. We do love these.

[@Megabobster]

It's been a while since I actively searched for GBA SP stuff so I don't remember every individual color, but the US SP was 100% guaranteed to be an AGS-101 based on the color. Pearl pink, pearl blue, and graphite are always AGS-101, if I recall correctly most red, and blue are AGS-001, and all silver and black are AGS-001. This is, of course, assuming nobody has replaced the shell. I think that most of the limited editions were AGS-101 as well? Probably wrong on that one. I know the spongebob one was.

[@JoPhobic]

RetroGameTech! You're Back! :D Love your videos, keep up the good work! :)

[@albertpark646]

Love the videos man, keep up the awesome work!

[@willcamick]

Wow nice. Cant wait to see what you fix next. This makes me want to buy broken stuff on ebay.

[@CommodoreFan64]

Good find, But I personally don't like the SP because I find it too small, and it hurts my hands playing it after a short time, so I'm in the process of reshelling an original GBA, and doing the easy HaloLight mod. I'm just waiting for both of those to come into the mail, along with a tri-wing screwdriver.

[@owencrawford8416]

damn... I thaught u disappeared haven't checked in a while love your channel dude

[@AshleyAcademy]

Thumbs up for the new shell, great job!

[@0x28]

That seller posted his sale in full caps. Talk about lack of etiquette...

[@dave4shmups]

Excellent video as always! If I get an AGS-101, then I will get a battery for it, since they will eventually run out.

[@ButterySkater]

Imagine if youtube was popular in 2005. Everyone would have had a custom sp.

[@synthianovia]

Keep making videos! No more hiatuses. You should make a patreon page BTW, I would probably throw down 5.

[@RetroGameTech]

+Jonathan Thomas Thanks for the support and the suggestion. But to use a Trailer Park Boys expression, I think Patreon is pretty "greasy".

[@MiiaFoxx]

Omaigawd, you're back! :D

[@LaurenceReeves]

This is so weird as I did the exact same as you, got a heavily scratched non working pink sp, replaced the battery and put the same white case on! The white ones brill as it has a crystal shimmer type effect. Bargain sp right there

[@_Tizoc_]

best series on youtube

[@Dannylop27]

finally you're back!!!

[@videooven]

good uploads man

[@harrisonjc]

Guess who's back, back, back.

[@rjgarcia7430]

Thanks for the tutorial, my gb doesn't have a working backlight so I'll try this and hopefully it will work

[@Pethma]

I got lucky and picked up a coral pink backlit Sp at a pawnshop for $4, got two now.

[@Donut449]

Nice. glad to see these again. though where do you usually sell off your stuff? Do you go local or mostly ebay? I've been curious cause I'm having a bit of trouble selling off those Wiis I fixed up.

[@Cade_The_Squirrel]

Is it possible to put the AGS 101 screen into a fat GameBoy Advance? the AGS 101 screen is gorgeous but the GBA SP cramps my hands

[@RetroGameTech]

+yoyoyoshio267 Yes, there's a kit you can buy.

[@Cade_The_Squirrel]

RetroGameTech Would you suggest any trusted retailers? I live in the UK

[@jonathandibari]

+yoyoyoshio267 I've seen it done before and I have handled a few at retro shows. The only place I really see them on the internet is eBay but it can be pretty pricey. You may want to do some research and see if you can do it yourself. I know they actually sell complete conversion kids on eBay too. Then again, the last time I looked was about 6 months ago so maybe it is not there anymore.

[@Cade_The_Squirrel]

Jonathan Di Bari If I can mod my fat GBA with a 101 screen I would play alot more GameBoy and GBA it would be nice not to have to use emulators

[@jonathandibari]

+yoyoyoshio267 It is possible to do it, I have seen it done. I am just not familiar with how to do it. If you go a Google search I'm sure there are a few forums on people who have done it. I sell video games in my spare time and I have sold in the past fat GBA and AGS 101 systems to people who said they were going to try to do the conversion.

[@PinkCharmander]

Lol, I own an AGS-101 in that exact pink color. The backlight really makes a world of difference. I've never gone back to my other Gameboys after, not even the Color with its weird magnifying glass/front light attachment. (It came with the system. And is kind of a weird looking thing to be honest.) The SP does kind of cramp your hands after a while, though, and the Gameboy Original/Color games do stick out the bottom... I've never found a handheld that feels natural for extended play, though. Granted, I'm an Xbox junkie.

[@BurezFolfaus]

You gotta check your white balance, other than that its an excellent video! Glad to see you posting more! Or those consoles are just pink like that...

[@Gloop97]

You should open a repair shop! :) Great vid

[@NickyBiscuit]

Nice buy :) Love these vids keep up the good work

[@DansEuropeVlog]

woke up to this and thought it was Christmas

[@Bobvanksy]

Laziness knows no bounds =P I guess the seller was in a hurry.

[@Leroyteam]

or the seller didnt care.

[@ihave7sacks]

+BobvanKay Probably some parent with no clue that were different.

[@Bobvanksy]

+ihave7sacks I meant that they sold the unit as faulty without even trying to change the batteries =)

[@ihave7sacks]

BobvanKay Most people wouldn't even think that something so old and "infantile" could be worth money.

[@CommodoreFan64]

+Christopher Rowe if they are someone who buys storage lots, estate sale lots, etc.. They don't really care enough fix it, or test it thoroughly, so long as they can break the lot up, and make quick profit, and this looks like it might be one of those deals, and by the seller putting it on eBay as for parts, or Junk they are covering their ass so if it does not work, then they can say it was sold as is for junk, parts, etc.. I'm not defending the seller, just saying that's what happens.

[@alecfarson9428]

Have you ever made a video about buying, repairing, and selling this kinda stuff on eBay for beginners, if not can you make one? This looks like a fun hobby, but I'm kinda afraid of spending too much to make my money back, maybe just a price guide type of video would be cool. I don't know XD

[@hannonm]

welcome back!!!

[@DaveSimonH]

Just shows that your average seller will spend more time creating the listing, than actually checking the devices. Good for you though, adding another backlit GBA SP to the collection. How do the AGS-101 compare to say the original chunky DS screen in terms of brightness & clarity? I sold on my DSlite when getting my white 3DS, but still have my original Japanese DS, the only system I've ever had *before* the UK launch :) I have some GBA comes I played via the DS, but never actually had a GBA or SP.

[@bray6510]

I have an ags 101, an 001, a DS lite, and a micro and the 101 has the best screen. The micro cones close but the 101 screen has better colors to me.

[@Chronon88]

+DaveSimonH I did the same. Was so excited about upcoming DS that I had to pre-order the JP model from Lik-Sang (RIP) and couple of games for it. Great times ^_^ (Everything has nearly world wide release nowadays.)

[@RetroGameTech]

+DaveSimonH I think the original DS uses a front-lit screen. I'm not sure though. I think the DS Lite is the way to go if you don't want to splash out on a 101. I did a screen comparison vid a while back showing all the models together. The Micro is probably the best looking screen-wise.

[@zebular]

Martin, should have slapped that bad boy into the GBA model 1 and got a pin converter. The OG GBA is so much more comfy and you can use a standard 3.5mm headphone jack. Someone did a battery drain side by side of the original GBA screen with no light and one with the GBA AGS-101 backlit screen and shockingly the backlit screen got 3hrs MORE gameplay.

[@Chronon88]

+Jake “Zebular” F SP is more portable and and covers the screen so I think this was a good approach.

[@zebular]

+Chronon I personally hate the SPs design, fits very uncomfortably in my hands and causing cramping after a decent amount of play.

[@RetroGameTech]

+Jake “Zebular” F I already have an original GBA with the backlight mod ;-) . Will be doing more mods to it in a future vid.

[@spectrelex3051]

GUYS AN EXPERT!! This should be your job

[@DerSchoermbro]

I once found a fully working AGS 101 European Version with almost no scratches whatsoever for 22€ plus a game that was included

[@thpass]

the sticker was not the difficult part. The springs for the shoulder buttons are the tricky part. It's worth it getting a new shell on it. They need to make a 3rd party NES style shell.

[@GeoffGordonStuart]

Great vid, show us your so collection :) you must have a ton of them by now. 😄👍🏻

[@ethansAMAZINGworld]

you should've either switched the two pink shells or got a replacement pearl blue shell because i believe that those are the only two colors it originally came in and if you ever sold it they would know its a replacement shell but idk if that devalues it any

[@leonardrou]

wellcome back!!!

[@kylereardon5029]

love your videos

[@Obenfiquista81]

I don't know how much they were going 6/7 years ago, but you got them both for 22£ and now they sell for almost 100£ each these days, so if you kept them, time to cash in big time!

[@LinuxUsersonly]

Welcome back

[@KITT171]

Once again your skills impress!

[@brandonvasquez2943]

i wanted to see how you did the sticker replacement it looks Prefect !!

[@tomyyoung2624]

Yes really relevant to this video, but i used your WD-40 on a rag method on a scratched up Saturn, after a few applications its pretty hard to see the scratches.Thing looks shiny and

[@Struwex]

Damn i love the ebay junk videos ;)

[@Letfordlay]

i just got a pearl blue ags 101 for $3 at a yard sale, the housing is broken in two but it works and plays games, i plan on replacing the housing, i already ordered a replacement.