Trying to FIX an eBay job lot of Faulty Nintendo 2DS XL

Hi, here is another 'trying to fix it' video. In this one I try to fix a job lot of faulty Nintendo 2DS XL purchased from eBay for £61 ($80).
Many thanks Vince.

[@ha1vorsen]

A popping noise means that the top or bottom screen is broken from an internal level, or from a torn ribbon cable i.e, the other n2DS screen which doesn't turn on has a more broken screen than the first two

[@Detura]

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[@thesilentalien6713]

My 3ds has a popping sound but somtimes if im lucky i can play on it but idk why that is.

[@ha1vorsen]

@@thesilentalien6713 Your cable is likely bent then, and flexing the screen disconnects it.

[@thesilentalien6713]

@@ha1vorsen ok thx

[@Undead_Shep]

16x16 Do you know anything about the SD card error “An error has occurred, forcing the software to close. The system will now restart.” I know this is an SD card reader error I don’t know really what to do at this point it’s an original 3DS.

[@getxyzzy]

you can buy replacement screens mate, from places like aliexpress. I don't think it's the easiest thing in the world to replace, but you might as well give it a go on at least one of the better ones.

[@johnwongtw1]

As xyzzy said you can get them from aliexpress. Not cheap but possible to get: m.aliexpress.com/wholesale/2ds-xl-upper-screen.html?channel=direct&keywords=2ds-xl-upper-screen

[@ItsMeYeah888]

13:30 He's after UK sellers

[@johnwongtw1]

ItsMeYeah888 🙄 wow you were paying attention. Winner

[@dubax56]

You can buy it from brasil to the uk produto.mercadolivre.com.br/MLB-884015055-tela-lcd-superior-nintendo-3ds-xl-original-pronta-entrega-_JM

[@rasmachris94]

This. According to sellers on aliexpress, max they're going for is $40 (£31), assuming that the screens just need to be replaced and he spent, £53 on the consoles themselves. That's £10.60 per 2DS XL, pop a fresh screen and that's £42 total costs for repairing, anything you want to sell them for, as refurbished is profit. Since they're going (let's underestimate and say) £100 on average selling at £60-80 seems fair, even if he lowballs, it nets him a fair £18 per, £70 total.

[@mitchilin803]

That seller knew exactly what they were doing. Shame. Next time mate.

[@raymondlong99]

The top screen is just flimsy, so it is common for it crack

[@karlsvardstrom4475]

Sengchanthra Long like your but crack

[@cowmaster1126]

Karl Svärdström alrighty then

[@juiceoverflow]

Karl Svärdström owned him

[@sunspot5]

@@karlsvardstrom4475 KZbin comments in a nutshell

[@DylanDurdle]

They only released these systems less than a year ago, so almost all faults are going to be damaged screens from accidents. Worn down batteries and buttons take a few years of abuse.

[@Little_Miss_Carrex]

Dylan Durdle Unless your incredibly aggressive with pressing the buttons

[@Jonalexher]

good point, thanks.

[@bramvandenbroeck5060]

or unless a clumsy person drops a glass of cola on them

[@GuitarGamerRPG]

Man that pokeball edition 3ds is awesome, to me even with damage screen 80$ for 5 new 3ds and that limited edition it's a deal

[@viviannabaez7601]

Francesco_E97 its a 2ds xl and it’s not even fixable..

[@KaosVlog]

Steal the case.

[@robertregan9550]

@@viviannabaez7601 it is it is just not worth it tho

[@wattuh]

Certo come no

[@Takokujin07]

Too bad it’s of shite quality. Bought one for my brother and within too weeks the top screen fucked up and a couple years later the battery won’t keep the charge when unplugged from the charger. There’s been countless people having issues with the Pokéball edition specifically. I wanna string the dumb fuckers that created it up by the nuts, that’s how frustrating it’s been

[@draedpan]

They can't all be winners. I like that you show the failures as well as the victories because it gives a realistic idea of what happens when you do this.

[@LF5xu]

Now the top screen looks like a iphone with no home button and no camera and no phone grill

[@14bqdonk]

i wonder if the top ds screen like iphone x *notch* . lol

[@ahmedp800]

Same happened to me, I found a bunch of DSi and DS lites for cheap, was excited. Unfortunately the DSis were liquid damaged :-( The lites were a mixed bag, long story short, I converted them to DS-GBA.

[@johnwongtw1]

Make it a series Vince! Love seeing repair/refurb videos! Recycle/reuse/repurpose is way better than using them as landfill

[@Emanouche]

I broke two OG 2ds super easy, the bottom and top screen are actually one screen surrounded by very cheap plastic... bit of pressure in the middle and CRACK! From reading online, it seems they've put again a very cheap plastic around the new 2ds XL and lot of people report having their top screen go faulty. I bought a new 3ds xl early this year, I couldn't be happier with the device. Goes to show even Nintendo can cheap out and make crap devices that can break easily.

[@hratchsetrakian1692]

You poor guy; this made me laugh so hard. I love how you said that you're not bitter and then went through a long rant about all of them having the same problem. I hope you have better luck in the future. :)

[@oliverisawesome1290]

Yeah its bloody hilarious especially because now I hope the same thing happens to you Hratch Setrakian 😡😡😡

[@cflux1030]

Loving these videos, great series. I love taking things apart and it’s really cool to see you fixing thing I can’t afford to do myself! Keep it up sounds like your enjoying this as well. Fun for everyone!!

[@noahthepro9999]

Probably the seller who used to own all these 2DS/3DS's probably raged most of the time playing with them and broke another one here and there lol

[@davidthefrikr]

My 2DS XL broke from a drop, top screen cracked like in video

[@6Phat9]

Noah The Pro that's why you get the 3ds xl I have 2 and I haven't had a problem and my oldest one has fallen from my bed many many times

[@MasterYoshidino]

(sellers). The seller was pawning off their lots of difficult to repair units and for obvious reason. The seller didn't break these units.

[@Dankusez]

or you get the normal 2ds, you pay 99 dollars, or whatever much it is in the uk, and you're good, plays the game, its smaller but not too small, i have both the 2ds and 3ds and i legit just use the 2ds

[@raihanislam912]

Fearz the old one costs £50 or less lol

[@rosetta7862]

When I saw they selling 5 broken 2DSs, I already had an idea that they may be a business seller. Because normal users who will have 5 broken consoles of a same model

[@bernadettavarley]

I love these types of videos, only issue I'd say is that the audio is mostly on the left side, any way you can make the audio even on both speakers in future videos? Love your content!

[@Johntendo64]

Sweet Brew it’s Most likely that he has a stereo mic on his camcorder, and in the video he’s on the left of his camera

[@Zuendy420]

Hey Vince! I've been watching you for about 6 months now and I just wanna say that over those 6 months that i've watched you you've improved in a lot of different ways. Your commentary is more smooth, your tone is cheery and the way you talk has become better in the sense of getting the viewers attention. Keep up the good work!

[@davidtapia4458]

You're like a mad scientist that take things apart but for some strange reason it ends up working

[@ZackMuffinMan]

You still have good housings for the most part, good motherboards, good lower screens, batteries, and more! All good to sell, or keep for future repairs.

[@denismulvey]

Gutted for you that this did not work out but I am loving your videos. Thank you so much for doing what you do!!

[@pdeaky]

Awesome Vince! Taking broken things apart is weirdly addictive!

[@stigen749]

You seem to have a lott of fun, witch makes the video more enjoyable in my opinion :)

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks. I do love stuff like this but not so much this job lot as the same thing was wrong with all of them.

[@MrLecti]

Got caught out in a similar fashion with 3ds XL's a while back, threading the ribbon cable for the top screen back through the hinge is also a proper pain in the backside.

[@Mymatevince]

That bit does look fiddly. If I had the chance to change one I think I would have tried wrapping it around a cocktail stick and then eased it through.....Unfortunately I didn't get the chance :-)

[@professoroak3411]

My Mate VINCE I fixed mine after my cat knocked it off my desk and broke my top screen. I took a paperclip and folded it (kind of like those small metal hair pins, which would probably work too) and twisted it and pulled it through, I wouldn't like to have to do it again but I probably could. Right now my volume slider on my new 2ds xl is broken, I'm gonna have to try to figure out how to fix it soon.

[@TheCheshireCat.]

Cheers for the video. I think the community want more, this is worth a series.

[@lolagepwned]

Perhaps you could find another boken one where the issue isn't the top screen? Not sure if it'll be very cost effective, but yeah

[@TheRetroFuture]

Great video! Well done.

[@dilsar8645]

heyyy it's retro future, really cool to see these different channels supporting each other.

[@TheRetroFuture]

Hey!

[@theozzie_3471]

Heyyy hey hi retro future I'm subed

[@samk6042]

Hey! You’re here

[@theozzie_3471]

@@samk6042 yes

[@kcinplatinumgaming2598]

hard luck mate been there my self ... I always check if there is a shop because 9/10 they stripped the stock down for parts, but saying that I did get a supplier of laptops I repaired and the shop was pretty much good at there descriptions ...but when they say faulty & no returns 9/10 there just selling junk they want to make money without recycling - !! good video ... i always say if you dont try you dont learn mate i been in repairs and electronics since 1990, i started with the simple knowledge like you and people saying oh you dont know what your doing well but they soon be asking for you to repair there stuff soon change there tune keep up the good work :D

[@Pummicloud]

i think this is the video where our loved Vince comes out as our fixing hero. he did inspire me to get soldering station and hot air station and i am now learning to fix stuff too

[@CooperativeCowboy25]

Aw, damn. That really sucks they were all things you couldn't repair. But even still, I love this series! Keep going with it! I'd love to see later down the line an episode where you take another crack at some 2DS/3DS and end up using some of the parts in this haul to fix them! Eventually I'd like to see you be able to do things in future videos you can't do now (ie. fixing screens). It'd be cool to learn things alongside you in this series. Either way, no matter what you do, I still enjoy the content. Keep at it! :D

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks for the nice comments :-) Yeah I am definitely up for doing more of these, just unfortunate that this one didn't work out. Glad you like the series :-)

[@lel2015]

So you would watch him review sex toys.

[@CooperativeCowboy25]

Review? I dunno. Fix? Hell yeah. It'd be damn interesting probably.

[@Almostbakerzero]

well, thanks for trying it out! i always thought these batches of multiple defective units seemed dodgy. if its from a private seller, it might be they just failed repairing (but that would still mean there might be more damage than on an item that you get defective from first hand). but if its a seller, why would they make a secret of what exactly is defective about the units? if it were a bunch of items with the easiest to fix fault on them (e.g. stuck button) they would sure as hell write just that and price the items accordingly. if it were a bunch that could possibly be fixed by using some of the devices as replacement, they would just tell you since it would motivate people that like fixing to buy it.

[@icantbiteice]

Those damn kids...

[@king_tpose3285]

ha your pretty funny

[@danielvaldelamar4915]

For me who lives in Mexico I think it was a good buy. The replacement screens are cheap on Ali express. Here, you pay 80 usd just for one of those broken 2ds

[@CLC-1000]

Great video as always Vince. Or should I say videos, as you uploaded more than one today. Great job.

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you so much, I had a bit of a video backlog :-)

[@CLC-1000]

No worries. Everyone does that from time to time.

[@chronicgaming3280]

Go on Ali express they are about $26, I know shipping time for us in the UK can be annoying but at least you could fix one if you wanted too. Keep up the great content.

[@ImTheBatchMan]

He could probably fix all of them and turn a profit, even if he kept the white and orange one for himself.

[@mandiboo5111]

This video actually really helped me. I have been in the market for a 2DS XL and now I am rethinking that idea... I should spend the extra money for the 3DS in case the screen does break. I am so glad to have a mate named Vince! :-D

[@phoenixyt124]

You're mom gay.

[@allancolorado2080]

Phoenix YT124 no u

[@infinity_karma9092]

@@allancolorado2080 o o f

[@fleabaganderson7248]

been on a nonstop binge of these videos keep us updated on this one i wanna see that pokeball one get nice and shiny again hahaha

[@Blakesneezes]

Way ta go Vince! I love these videos! Keep up the amazing work!

[@matzmx]

Any way to turn them into a a console that u can plug into a larger screen? Eg tv or an alternate lcd screen?

[@liltomi3894]

matzmx only on switch

[@davidtapia4458]

I must admit these fx videos are very interesting and yes yes you are right you don't have a clue but it's like it's a miracle that it ends up working after all so isn't that weird sometimes

[@joshuaduque_]

yes, make this a series! i love these fix it videos.

[@erosHQVGM]

I've never seen a 2ds/3ds open until now, cool!

[@wimwiddershins]

Bugger! You've got a batch of sloppy seconds. Ergh.

[@SNC2319]

That’s real greasy of that seller.

[@Mymatevince]

Yeah, bit naughty. You think they would have put just one in the job lot that didn't have a broken top screen.

[@ImTheBatchMan]

It's pretty clear they all have the same problem. They could have been straightforward in the posting. He took a gamble, but the seller didn't have any integrity.

[@Moothead2]

RetroMochi The seller knew exactly why they were faulty but didn't say in the listing, they knew what they were doing. Its why I wouldn't buy faulty consoles from sellers that look like stores and they're never going to be "untested" like they say.

[@austinscorner1]

idk you kind of need to know what to do with the systems you are buying broken , Wiigotem

[@MasterYoshidino]

Not that great of an auction but that is where having good photos count. A decent picture would have revealed physical damage of the screen.

[@ayarrows]

Keep doing videos like this please, they are fun to watch!

[@andymouse]

Just found your channel and your a maker like me, you enjoy getting in there and having a go...…..I myself am an electronics engineer and found your thought process (95%of the time !) is spot on ….Nice work keep it up....Oh yeah your SMD re-work was great (PS4 HDMI) seen people who claim to no what there doing do worse

[@whatcould]

Keep your trend going. I like a lot :)

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks :-)

[@whatcould]

My Mate VINCE no problem :)

[@urielbritneybitch]

7:15 My old color aqua green 3ds used to do that And i thought it was dead but no it looked like the top screen got broken and caused to turn it off doing that same click sound Now it's repaired but Damn hearing that sound again made me think of it as it happened again

[@mandiboo5111]

New sub, BTW. Been watching you for a bit but this made me sure to subscribe! Thanks again!

[@errollkauwhata2302]

Brilliant Intro, honest, open and focused. limited tools and limited skills is the default setting of all humans! get that broken toaster working today!

[@R5RGP]

that one guy who watches and knows with regret that one of those are his broken 2ds xl's and that he deep down has remorse knowing full well that it is unsalvageable because several people tried to fix it and failed.

[@omarc6274]

Looked at eBay and yea the 2ds top lcd screen is $42 USD cheapest . Damn that sucks Win some and lose some!

[@spectrelex3051]

Solid Snake on aliexpress, there’re about $25 (or about £17)

[@sabrearashi302]

You win some, you lose some Vince. Great idea though. I agree that it's still worth keeping an eye out for an economical screen. Thanks for all the great ideas.

[@averyhonestnintendofanboy7624]

I find your videos really relaxing

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you :-)

[@thecrazytriangle2791]

I like too fixing something is my favorite hobby.:) so I very liked your videos too.:)

[@Hurrianhymn]

What is that tiny laptop your using?

[@Mymatevince]

GPD Pocket :-)

[@Kevin-sl3gk]

They just came out with the GPD Win 2 which is a cool little gaming handheld.

[@Andrew-xn4sc]

ITS AWESOME

[@epicplayer0219]

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[@epicplayer0219]

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[@TrashTheRat13]

Really enjoying these videos keep up the good work! 😊

[@Vtbr-Fntsyr-TyDin-Ch.-Official]

It's crazy how for the Pokemon 3 DS I was like if you play Mario Kart 7 on it and wouldn't be that bad and you brought all Mario Kart 7 and I was like I was using that for an example in my head and you really showed us an example

[@fwniko]

Amazing!!!

[@calebkolswe1693]

yeah how?! he didnt do anything and got scammed!

[@keiroygonzalez3702]

Loved the video, keep it up

[@TomTheEnglishPicker]

Gutted mate, good to see these happen. If your buying 3ds etc, theres a way to get pre installed games back on them, not sure if you know. There is a video about it.

[@DankerTVTimeCapsule]

Well there is a way to remove the parental feature however the name has slipped my mind. It tends to be the latest models that haves the lack of replacement parts

[@aname8212]

Don't feel too disheartened. You can still play virtual console games so that's pretty good consellation considering these are great emulating machines. =)

[@HirokiToramizu]

Did you check if there still in warranty? If it is you could send it to nintendo and get it fixed

[@weesedaboi8663]

HirokiToramizu nice

[@ChaosFilmsSports]

smart i might just actually go on ebay and try that :}

[@donbatag]

if it is will they cover it with a broken screen? coz most OEMs will decline warranty due to physical damage.

[@Tetrini]

don batag, Nintendo will fix any problem or replace the console if it is still in warranty.

[@donbatag]

wow I didn't know that that's awesome info tnx

[@Wolflord049]

I love all videos you make and they are always entertaining, also please do more of these eBay videos 😁🤗

[@StowAwayStudiosYT]

Love your attitude. I'm the same and now run an electronics repair shop. There's nothing I won't atleast have a look at.

[@Shreddr999]

GREAT VIDEO. I LOVED IT!

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you :-)

[@manuelpena4547]

A classmate just told me he said to nintendo service that the screen was broken and he just paid 30€ and got a new one. It was a 2DS though. Just ask and tell me what happens

[@alligatorbyte9117]

It's really fun watching your videos and coming along for the ride. Even if it doesn't work out. I found screens for cheap on aliexpress. I'm sure you could replace them now and re-sell them no problem.

[@egdirkcol]

The ones with popping sounds, either have a torn ribbon cables, or loose ribbon cables. Also try to pop out the wifi card and then pop it back in, fixed my problem when my o3ds did that..

[@chounoki]

If a business seller on eBay says something ambiguous or unclear, they definitely mean that is broken. Never believe a business seller saying "untested" or "unknown". If they are that stupid or lazy, they wouldn't be able to have a business at all.

[@KibSquib48]

At least you have extra buttons for a custom

[@j4mes785]

Great video, looking forward for more of these fixing stuff videos

[@corinnebippert9475]

Aww, I wish you hadn’t sped through dismantling... that’s what I’m having a hard time with. Thanks for showing us!

[@WorldsWorstBoy]

Probably not gonna make a huge profit on this one if any lol. But I hope ya had fun at least.

[@Jnbnchannel123]

Btw it's pronounced "poke-ey-ball" 😂

[@1RocGeo]

Troublesome Two 😭😂😂😂😂

[@mr.carlos5001]

Your videos are really amazing, i really like your console mods!

[@raamfanraamfan846]

Thank you,would love to see a series

[@akhtarahmad8892]

lol thats (almost) the exact same lot i bought from the same seller. Too bad it cost £50, since i could only fix a few of them

[@Aman-zy4hh]

Can you tell the name of the seller

[@Alsund]

Been watching you for a while, but you never seem to repair anything you get your hands on. Please publish if you repaired the product.

[@cile6310]

I really like this channel, thanks for making great videos!

[@B10KPlaysGames]

Vince! What you should do is make a working 2DS XL With all of those broken 2DSes and even make an awesome color pallet with it! like swap the orange buttons with the black ones!

[@TheRealDustinNunn]

I recommend the New 3DS and the New 3DS XL because you can replace your rechargeable batteries. I do not recommend the New 2DS XL because Nintendo will not let you replace your rechargeable battery. I hate Nintendo sometimes.

[@minjod]

Put some music during the fastforwarding next time

[@alastairward2774]

Good video, I struck lucky with 2x old 2dses and a 3ds, which are now mostly working. I bought them from individuals who were honest about the faults. Emboldened, I was tempted by one of those job lots but now I know better. Thanks for showing us why not.

[@manuellopezdepablo1045]

I love rl videos. Thank you for sharing and can’t wait to see part 2.

[@been_wondering]

7:26 face reveal?

[@fatemayesmin8930]

Eddy yea lol

[@EagleFPV43]

Omg u got the exact name as me in real life😱😱😱😱

[@EagleFPV43]

New sub

[@OtherworldJudge89]

There are about 100 videos on this channel of Vince in person, if you weren't joking lol

[@Chris-cj5rh]

He looks a bit like Tom Cruise... no offense though, of course...

[@Zontor666]

I enjoyed the video, but you should add some sort of music during the parts you fast forward through. So it isn't silence

[@jenniferharper-christas4825]

I'm autistic and wouldn't like music.

[@gab4041]

It's cool that you still looked at the positive side of it. 👍

[@andymee4947]

You're the same as mate I love taking things apart and seeing how they work keep it up

[@Arbteron]

Man the new 2ds xl screens are shit, i had mine in my pocket, came home and there were 3 huuuge cracks on the actual screen, but not on the screen protector. This means that a $1 screen protector from china is better than an official expensive nintendo screen. Save your money and buy a new 3ds xl instead, those have better screens and they're in 3d.

[@techno-sorcery9852]

You should have gotten a case. My 2DS XL has been dropped screen-first from my desk onto a metal surge protector and survived.

[@ramonaviles5624]

I already have a new Nintendo 2DS Xl. And is fine for now. But I bout digital games. And is very late for me to upgrade to a new Nintendo 3DS XL because I thon't remember my password for me to transfer data. I have to be extrimly careful.

[@skyty0]

Poke ball

[@1RocGeo]

Ghost Ball 😂😂

[@mildjoy]

The "I feel like I've been conned a bit" is funny tbh. You buy broken machines, you get broken machines.

[@acbtrades]

Best notification I got all day :)

[@Mymatevince]

That's very kind, thank you :-)

[@realb_brw4495]

Secont

[@Luigihacks4]

You spelt it wrong so I'm second (I don't like place comments)

[@phoenixrestorations315]

hey vince, a fellow novice repair person here and i just wanted to say that i really enjoy watching your videos. wish i was able to buy all of your stuff that you are not able to fix yourself as i would like to try my hand at getting the things running

[@Mik3Bravo]

I'm glad that the things you've had since have been much more successful, whether or not you've not fixed them. I hope you left a bad review on their site or something.

[@sashalishinevski1654]

Your videos are always awesome!

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you so much :-)

[@sevenpointfive5450]

No this is a good video and it was a warning about what issue of faulty goods, so keep up the good work

[@zincmann]

You can now I just happened to have searched it but the are none the cheap at $39 and up...just going to have to wait but would love to see you revisit this project.

[@RisingRevengeance]

I used to do this with DS consoles. It's super cheap to pick up a broken DS (especially Lites) and they're pretty damn easy to fix if you have a few of them. I've been meaning to get into that kind of stuff again but I haven't found the time.

[@godhatestomu]

I was always interested in taking things apart and fixing things but I never really did it (Really didn't want to break it more). But Your channel really inspired me to "just do it" .T Thank you and keep doing what you are doing.