This DKOldies Wii Isn't "Refurbished"

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[@EmSwizzle]

Thanks for watching! What do you think of DKOldies? 🤔

[@skyyed]

!?

[@LanzPalermo]

Have you heard of 1980sgamer? I love his videos.

[@ShortMiao]

@@LanzPalermo He's a great guy

[@Jangos64]

@@LanzPalermo His videos are great

[@begula8144]

@@LanzPalermo same Plus, I’m subscribed to him

[@bobongguhgoh3848]

former employees confirmed they're arent actually a clean/refurbishing team more like a social media department and Joey is a sad piece of a human being

[@Finboiz]

source?

[@kanggoo57]

gimme source

[@gb0ng]

@@whatwasisaying1338 There was a former employee who posted in a subreddit about how dk oldies wasn’t refurbishing anything. for some reason, I can no longer find the exact thread, but I’m still looking

[@gb0ng]

@@whatwasisaying1338 dk oldies ALSO has been trying to silence anybody trying to speak about this by deleting comments, blocking people and reporting videos for hate. it’s f’d up

[@gb0ng]

@@whatwasisaying1338 probably where the video of that former employee went.

[@BoneFrossil]

Wii’s are notoriously clean so for a Wii, that was super dirty.

[@ButterFromDiscord]

🤓umm uhh actually it’s Wiis not Wii’s, Wii’s means something that the Wii has as in “the Wii’s library of games” sp umm uhh you’re not using proper grammar so umm uhh yeah

[@Faber0k]

@@ButterFromDiscord Thank you for the grammar lesson.

[@ButterFromDiscord]

Just realised I spelled so wrong 😑

[@BoneFrossil]

I always love the grammar police, they always come off so pathetic. It is however fun to have a nice laugh when they themselves spell words wrong and have poor sentence structure while ranting.

[@ButterFromDiscord]

@@BoneFrossil well I mean I was doing it as a joke which is why I added the nerd emoji at the start and added so many “umm”s and “uhh”s but I didn’t mean to misspell so

[@Sly88Frye]

You got lucky this time. Honestly what they sold you is another console that they claimed to have refurbished but never did refurbish and it just happened to be in better condition than the other ones I've seen from review Tech USA

[@drjinglebottom7144]

He opened it beforehand

[@Sly88Frye]

@@drjinglebottom7144 Ooooookaaaaaaaayyy???

[@George-nk8qb]

From 1. Brand New 2. Open Box 3. Excellent Refurbished 4. Very Good Refurbished 5. Good Refurbished 6. Used Condition Who Agrees I Would Say This Wii Is In Used Condition.

[@Luke-zx4nx]

I found a red Wii with all cords, 2 remotes and nunchuck for $25 at a garage sale today. Runs smoother and quieter than my white one too.

[@Just_a_Guy94]

Nice! Good find

[@SuperStarStudiosPlush]

Epic, congrats!!!

[@matrixweirdo]

Excellent find!!

[@OliveDasi]

The sticky/dusty combination on the outside is more than likely they wiped it with a disinfectant wipe (Lysol or Clorox wipes). The wipes like that leave a residue that can cause a sticky like substance and it attracts dust. The dust that it attracts will accumulae faster than normally because it is attracted to the sticky substance. -sincerely someone who cleans a lot and spent way too much time figuring this out

[@spideysensestimewasted3692]

That means jack, and only happens if you leave it out in the open for a time and doesnt apply right before you ship. It means they dont care to wipe it right before they package it in bubble wrap which doesnt allow accumulation of "dust". So ur reasoning does not apply

[@principetrox]

I knew about the rumors about DKoldies, and to me they were just that, rumors. But seeing that more and more people are speaking and have experienced the same thing, I feel disappointed.

[@aravindharavindh2247]

Can you explain a bit more ? I don't know anything about it that's why

[@jimmyjohn6479]

This guy is just doing this vid for views he’s been defending dkoldies for so long and no I’m not defending them they’re very clear scammers but this guy just wants some quick cash literally last week he uploaded saying his dkoldies order was flawless

[@blaizegottman4139]

So what did he do

[@jimmyjohn6479]

@@blaizegottman4139 they charge you 3x the price and claim they refurbish them to make them basically brand new but they don’t actually do anything

[@blaizegottman4139]

@@jimmyjohn6479 oh I see

[@SXMEBXDYEditz]

At this point I reckon the ghost ‘cleaning team’ is just a branch Of their social media apartment 😂

[@FrickenChicken28]

Is this guy a hero for showing the truth about DKOldies? Yes, this guy was amazing for doing this. Thank you EmSwizzle! 👍

[@baconatorrodriguez4651]

A "hero"...?

[@IceAToon]

IM NEVER BUYING FROM DKOLDIES

[@FrickenChicken28]

@@baconatorrodriguez4651 Trying to be dramatic lol

[@n0stalg1c.junkie]

That’s why I buy from local retro game shops. I got my wii from there, it had the stand and everything how the original came with. Maybe not every local retro gaming store has that kind of service, but the one I know they would completely replace the outside if it was that banged up. But if it was like a little bit they won’t but yeah I got mine with everything the cords and a Wii mote and Wii play for $100. It was the one that you could play backwards compatible. The condition I got was very good. Sometimes I’ve heard it’s good and not good. It’s better to go to the store yourself and see what you’re getting before you buy it.

[@Void_Blade.]

I buy from my local store as well, and yeah it’s much better. The consoles typically speaking are much better maintained when you buy them, and never seem to have problems. And for a bonus, your supporting a local business!

[@MarioDSLife]

Two points: they should give the covers on top regardless of condition, and not put the warranty sticker on the battery cover, which is made to be user replaceable

[@thewiiguy]

That's a good thing that we don't have DKoldies in France lol

[@skyymega64]

Oh.. I thought i was safe in France too.. they ship worldwide.. oh.. oh god no..

[@thewiiguy]

@@skyymega64 No. There's no DKoldies in France. No worries 👌

[@unaloonmoon2348]

Oui oui

[@username15th]

@@thewiiguy That doesn't matter. It's a small business, they ship worldwide

[@MegaShingo97]

Good thing that they only sell North American Cartridge too.....

[@ThatOneGasStation]

If I’m not mistaken in one of their videos they say they always replace the top covers on the Wii (unless like you said if that’s the flaw) but I would think the scratches and such would be instead

[@staremind4]

They don't even switch out the thermal paste. I 1000% predict that they didn't do this for this red Wii

[@agentomecha634]

My problem with DKOldies is they claim to refurbish these, but they clearly only clean the outside if at that. Then they charge ludicrously high prices for these consoles. If that’s not bad enough, they’ve been trying to discredit people that call them out by making videos showing them clean and “refurbish” consoles when they clearly don’t. Honestly, you got pretty lucky with the Wii since it wasn’t very expensive. I’ve seen other people like ReviewTech USA where his consoles he ordered have not had anything done to them. The worst one being the XBOX where the capacitors were swollen and the disc drive barely working.

[@2buckgeo843]

Thank you. I ended up canceling my 600$ order. I’ll go eBay path.

[@ihavenoclue9756]

Honestly wasn't expecting that $60 price lol

[@maazk8951]

thats because it came without the controller or any hookups. the real expensive ones come with all those

[@ihavenoclue9756]

@@maazk8951 ah, that's crazy.

[@HeHe169]

It was also half off 💀

[@ExcelsiorLi-ion]

It was only 50% off or something, and if you buy one from Walmart or target you get it for a little bit more with wii sports, and the wii remote and nunchunk and its clean and refurbished

[@SoulforSale]

Try calling WalMart in a year and try to return it. Please let us know what they say.

[@Mcguyver020]

They put the 'warranty' sticker over the 'CMOS' battery, the button cell that is just used to keep like system settings, internet settings and date? What? That is just a single philips screw that was always allowed to be replaced?? Also I would always test a normal disc and a dual layer disc (such as Smash Bros Brawl) as I've often ran into wii's that won't play dual layer due to the laser being a little dirty.

[@budgerigarer]

It should of came with the flaps for the controller and memory card slots if it was actually refurbished.

[@GiuseppeGaetanoSabatelli]

Right? Lol. That's not a cosmetic flaw, that's straight missing parts.

[@JAL1403]

Thanks for pointing that out, that’s a huge problem. Very disappointed with Dkoldies.

[@Qwerty10254]

They were probably unable to find red flaps, those are hard to come by...

[@ncy3479]

*holds a nes zapper and says and put the Nintendo’s in da bag*

[@robertoney5665]

The dust is a premium in the refurbished process.

[@thisshouldbeentertaining3386]

Surprised they don't charge extra for the dust , gunk and grime. For they sure charge extra for everything else on top of their already inflated price's. Want a N64 we have that on sale for $219! Want a OEM controller that's a Extra $45 want a expansion pack? That's a Extra $50.

[@robertoney5665]

@@thisshouldbeentertaining3386 if you find a dead cockroaches or bugs inside the console. That's a super rare roach motel ultra premium refurbished DKOldies product. That should give you the creeps up your spine and easily can bump up the price $50. 😋

[@thisshouldbeentertaining3386]

@@robertoney5665 I have been game hunting for over 25 year's. And hit up flea markets and yard sales every week. And in my time , I have seen countless systems and cart's infested with crispy critter's. Or at least their 💩. Love when people tell you oh that system there work's fine I tested it out yesterday! As you are holding while exoskeletons and sometimes live one's fall out.🤢

[@asiermr]

The main problem i have is the prices. I bought my Wii at a local store for 40 bucks, and came with wiimote, cables and ports cover included, and was cleaner than that.

[@GiuseppeGaetanoSabatelli]

Not only do ebay sellers and B&M not make false promises, but if they do, you can pretty easily return (not just a warranty, there's a difference between warranty and Right to Return) but more importantly, you SEE THE ITEM. Lol

[@K0ST3NDO]

Suggestion: Do some gameplays of different Nintendo games (with or without a challenge). I would love to see that!

[@frickiris]

you should compare a cosmetically flawed system to the other option! (i think its called good condition on the site but i might be wrong)

[@damian9303]

I honestly want to sell my gaming junk to these guys just to see the negative reviews it’ll generate

[@Gatorboy5678]

My NEW 3DS XL was freezing and crashing and causing me to lose my data unless I saved often. 😭

[@GlitchyOfficial]

did you check the gamecube functionality?

[@EllRiver]

I bought a ps2 fat on ebay and the dude cleaned it like it was new.

[@dosneygaming]

Great video I got my Wii off Mercari for $30 and it works great

[@ship82]

If its got the latest update, has it really been factory reset? The console being sticky isn't something I would consider as a cosmetic flaw. More of a cleanliness issue. Not surprised one bit that the inside was dirty. Looks like a smoker previously owned it given the color of the grime.

[@ajx2956]

Holy crap! I never thought I seen a video from you, especially not one bashing in DKOLdies! 😱

[@DARK_AMBIGUOUS]

I thought the Red Wii was the version that did not have the gamecube controller ports.

[@thedinobros1218]

Actually, warranty stickers are not legal in the USA. If they say you get a warranty, you get a warranty even if you remove the sticker.

[@bertlow3427]

They don't clean them ever , every person has dust all over

[@KentvKe]

You should review more stores.

[@dsbound3]

You could tell them if they could change your console refurbish and no scratches send them in their channel

[@steveh2040]

Thumbs up for ACWW background music

[@emilioaguirre1634]

Someone should ask DKOldies to make a video of them refurbishing a console they ordered, just like how they make a video of shipping someone order.

[@stellarkym]

They sell me a broken PS2 that they didn't even let me return since I removed the warranty sticker. It is so ragged inside that's why it isn't working.

[@packers12to80]

The fact they don't show a photo of the item ur buying is a immediate pass on this shady place

[@DocSigma-o5e]

Dkoldies reputation has gone down the drain

[@emmanueljames8404]

The fact that they have to make a video showing that they actually clean and refurbished a console (the white Wii) and not do those 2 things to other consoles is mind blowing!! 🤦

[@Jangos64]

I Got A DS-NTR version for like 7 bucks

[@jpc7795]

This review is absolutely awesome

[@DaCaptainDerpy]

Now you see what everyone was warning you about

[@davidionita5610]

Hey, dkoldies just posted a video that they were refurbishing the cleaning process so it would be cool if you buy again and see if anything changed

[@Idkwhattonamethishandle756]

This was made on my birthday last year

[@packers12to80]

Dk oldies is like those fake restoration videos....except the forget to do the restoration part 🤣

[@drunkbean8692]

😂

[@kbhasi]

TIL: EmSwizzle doesn't only make KZbin Shorts

[@Mr.BucketHatMan]

I’m glad someone is looking more positively at ol’ DK

[@skiez7430]

you’re glad to be looking at someone be positive to a shady business

[@Mr.BucketHatMan]

@@skiez7430 meh

[@TheSwagBanana.]

It doesn’t matter if it’s dirty unless it isn’t working

[@chertov3819]

Well spoken. Keep up the good content!

[@EmSwizzle]

Thank you so much!

[@Jactional]

You got featured on Penguinz0 channel

[@blodguizer]

At this point I'm convinced the only time they open consoles is if they aren't functional.

[@benjamin-jn2nd]

my wii u in “good” condition had bite marks 😕 returned it for a better one lol

[@ledon789]

Oh s***, here we go again😂😂😂😂

[@The.Nerd.2006]

Yep

[@BensonTheVroomizAndKirbyFan]

Yes

[@blaizegottman4139]

I hated the Wii

[@PathfinderfromSplatoon]

Squid

[@jamesunknown6016]

I can cook some hotdogs in the background on the fire

[@UltraGalaxy64]

It's so dirty!. but why would they do that???

[@tvstellar]

wow what a shocker.

[@Funkmonkv1]

They keep consoles on the floor so what do you expect?

[@Leeffe]

This video was featured in a penguinz0 video

[@yeahh80]

Wait... Why Joey have a gun behind him?

[@bearded_otaku]

This villain arc is wild.

[@Vidboyloy]

Cosmetically Flawed exists bro

[@SpeedyCat27]

I read DKOldies as DKOladies

[@petrospan1296]

They don't clean them cuz they know the customer isn't gonna open the console just my theory

[@cafeokay452]

I mean it works, dude, heck my wii u has a dusty fan so no big deal.

[@segeros]

i can buy a wii with all cables and the controller in better condition than their "refurbished" 60$. The average WII price is 150 pln (34 dollars)

[@GamingtheOtter]

I know it's hard to be critical cause it can come across as dramaesque or scathing. At the end of the day DKOldies does need to be called out. Is there a nicer way to address and not be as overly dramatic as reviewtechusa sure but it doesn't undermine the fact that DKOldies doesn't do what they claim to do. So DKOldies does need to be called out.

[@ryanbartz7776]

That’s how my Wii came and it wasn’t a flawed one. And the big middle finger towards me was taking out all the 3rd party BS.

[@Follower_Of_The_Onions]

Yarrrr sail the high sea......

[@sammyb9683]

just saying i am gonna get a membership soon for you and a few other youtubers on the 11th of march

[@MK8MasterJunjie]

Thanks, I could really use the money. Much obliged.

[@Kaiserin]

@@MK8MasterJunjie 💀

[@Kaiserin]

@@MK8MasterJunjie 💀

[@MK8MasterJunjie]

@@Kaiserin Can I help you?

[@Kaiserin]

@@MK8MasterJunjie They clearly weren’t talking to you

[@Seven7601]

DKOldies only clean the outside of the console so yes

[@deltonviera2051]

Thanks😁

[@KnifeToMeetYou_]

Even if the Wii wasnt that dirty, My guy got seriously lucky that he didnt get a console as dirty and/or messed up like Jacob R and ReviewTechUSA. DKO is still a scam when it comes to their Consoles. Maybe one day they'll learn and actually refurbish a console with all the continued backlash they keep getting...

[@Tswiz7]

6:00 is pretty much everybody’s problem with them

[@mountainmangaming808]

If you return dk oldies has to accept it no matter what those’s stickers mean nothing in the states according to the ftc

[@Timmymantwo]

Had to manually search for this video after another KZbinr mentioned this one and took clips to criticize DKOldies

[@gordyowl9455]

Glad that I'm watching this in mute while reading the subtitles

[@savagespamz2504]

i got a 2ds xl and it was fully clean

[@hagriddy8]

that console came out in 2017 and that's a handheld, what would you expect?

[@stefanmadethen5359]

we have the Wii, we have no top cover, we've got a mïdrõll ād yup that's fine

[@bleedd.]

I feel like Joey is just forced to say all these things

[@PrinceMarco]

Even though the Wii is dirty, the red console is awesome

[@jadoz12]

tbh i dont care if it is refurbished or not as long as it works great.

[@jamesroviezzo7924]

DKOldies Is getting sued for there untested consoles games they have to fix the consoles before they sell them if it’s broken and they don’t fix it before they sell it it’s illegal there laws on they have to fix it or it’s illegal to sell it

[@BusterGameplays]

Honestly DKOldies could be avoiding all of this backlash they are getting right now if they simply just replaced the word "Refurbished" with "Used"

[@RubenRyb66]

But, then they wouldn't be able to justify their crazy prices

[@BusterGameplays]

@@RubenRyb66 I don't have a huge issue with the prices, (I mean most people overcharge for their prices anyway) and overcharging isn't illegal, scummy yes, but not illegal.

[@drunkbean8692]

@@BusterGameplays you don’t have a problem? Why? Yeah it’s not a scam but anybody who bought from them is getting robbed. Istg it’s like 100 dollars more expensive than everything else even cosmetically flawed. Another thing you could count as scummy is they ALWAYS have sales and when I mean ALWAYS I don’t mean often I mean it never goes for the real price ever even if you use the way back machine. It just makes people have an urge to buy it more. Fake sales. Fake controllers even though your paying 100% more. Fake claims about eh console. Scammy and scummy

[@KEE_Wii]

Do they claim they open every console and clean the inside?

[@jimmyjohn6479]

That’s literally their entire brand

[@BoneFrossil]

Yes, they state they clean and refurbish every console on the website and individual listing.

[@BoneFrossil]

@@whatwasisaying1338 will their loopholes be legal? We will see but will future customers like that their console says cleaned when bought but looks like an ash try inside? No. If they are taking advantage of loopholes at the detriment of customers they will lose business.

[@TiTamoNekiLik]

Don't they have replacemant sticker

[@Gage2green]

On the box he showed his address 😮

[@CoachFromL4D2]

Those consoles would be cleaner and work better if they just threw them in a dish washer.

[@DaDuckling]

Dk oldies are a scam because I bought a nintendo wii only console only another website for 10 bucks and it can do everything and it even had the top lids so I think you got scammed😂

[@dankusmemeus7093]

Dk will call him jealous for speaking the truth 😂

[@PrinceMarco]

The Wii was dusty, and it’s not refurbished, it’s cosmetically flawed

[@Cowhead7]

You didn't test the GC ports, go online, or test the thermal paste.....

[@loriparker666]

That’s the only problem? Ummmm sir THAT IS THE PROBLEM…. They are scamming people.

[@ButterFromDiscord]

Yes encourage them to give the scam money

[@MK8MasterJunjie]

EmSwizzle, your content and channel are decent but I’d advise you to drop Tik Tok. It’s a massive security risk and you should know that. My respect for you will increase if you abandon the platform.

[@KHCTAGG]

Little bro, he does

[@MK8MasterJunjie]

@@KHCTAGG So has he stopped using TikTok since I warned him?

[@napzon19]

Reviewtechusa brought me here