Trying to Fix FAULTY Items on eBay for a Profit! S1:E94

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[@JoeyDoesTech]

IT HAS BEEN DONE! WE FOUND AN SSD IN A PS5 🎉 P.S 100,000 subscribers before the end of 2024? 😭 If you're new please subscribe ❤😊 (Only if you enjoy the content thanks! :)) P.S P.S - I forgot to add total profit, and now it's at £852.28 😁😁

[@TalmiiorFixesStuff]

I find it rather funny that the very first SSD M.2 you find in a PS5 and it's faulty lol! I was happy to see ya attempt to fix the storage drive though. Always nice to experience new things and explore different circuits

[@LucaBlightOfHighland]

Speaking of luck... More than a decade ago, when I had just started the hobby of repairing consoles and had successfully repaired very few of them, I took a monstrous gamble, I invested practically all the money I had in a huge lot of non-working consoles found on a local used stuff site, there was so much stuff (dozens and dozens of PSPs, dozens more ps3s and xbox 360s, 3ds, ds, at least twenty wii and an incalculable quantity of accessories. I paid if I remember correctly, €600, and I was unemployed), that I had to make two trips with a full car, well... Miraculously... I HAVE NO IDEA WHY... Maybe 90% of the consoles had at most cosmetic defects or overheating problems due to dirt, I earned I think around 3k euros in the end, it was a terrible stroke of luck, but here comes the bad part: That stroke of luck instilled in me an unrealistic expectation both on my (very poor) abilities and on goodness of what can be found on the internet, so in the following years I made a lot of bad deals and bought a mountain of eWaste which almost completely erased the initial profit... Fuck.

[@user-fl2ug7sr3t]

Hahaha, I can see myself in this

[@shadowspark220]

Oof. Been down that road, choom.

[@theshemullet]

Thanks ! Not much but have a pint on me, simpkl for being decent enough to offer the console back to the original seller because of such a simple issue. We need more people like you.

[@JoeyDoesTech]

That’s very kind of you, thank you ❤️

[@MarcDANIELLAMAZIERE]

Kudos for doing the right thing, not only you seem to be a nice guy, you are one

[@TACGARFIELD]

Hi Joey! If you plug the SSD back into the PC you should be able to run the FDISK command from a command prompt. This sometimes shows drives that are unreadable from the normal Windows file system. You can repartition the drive if it is found and then perform a format on it and it should be good as new! FDISK is pretty simple to use, just ensure that the correct disk is selected before deleting or creating any partitions. I hope this helps!

[@hmartinlb]

Just get gparted live and boot that from USB. Windows partition management / device handling is REALLY bad. Linux dmesg (kernel messages) will tell you more about the drive too than Windows ever will if it is defective. If the SSD is counterfeit / has a modified firmware on it nothing trivial will fix it though.

[@esrAsnataS]

Cool that you tried to contact the seller, props for that.

[@PatrickHoodDaniel]

I agree. Your karma would go through the roof if you sent if back to the original owner. Imagine all of those karma points you could spend on the impossible fixes!! Maybe do a chkdsk on that SSD?

[@totalermist]

chkdsk wouldn't work - the drive is not detected. I suspect that the chip that getting hot and is probably toast is the main controller IC.

[@PatrickHoodDaniel]

@@totalermist Yeah, if that is true, for sure that wouldn't work. Thanks!

[@arch1107]

if the drive is shorted and dead, a ssd or the controller said goodbye, time to recycle the thing and move on

[@bdlou2000]

Of course Joey is the type of person that would offer it back up to the previous owner first. More people like Joey in the world please!

[@wszystkojestsuper5597]

8:20, you can remove the sticker and apply thermal pads or whatever for the heatsink, but that will void the warranty, and also the sticker is just a really thin thermal pad (on the reputable brands at least).

[@LeMythX]

Depends on the country, for example the US- it is actually illegal for those stickers to void warranties. Other regions may have stricter requirements, but, a sticker should never be used to defect a product.

[@danielhulan3058]

Joey that's really good of you to be willing to do that for the seller. Just make sure Sally's Spectacular Spreadshret is okay with it first lol. You wouldn't want to report a loss just because your a good guy lol

[@davesdetailing]

Joey a true inspiration. I had the exact same scenario yesterday. Repaired my first ever item, which was a GPU. I'm offering to sell it back to the guy i brought it from because he brought it thinking it was working and then got blocked. If he doesn't want it, it's happy days. Couldn't have done it without with your inspiration though Joey. Huge fan

[@barshak]

Every show is so entertaining no matter what happens. More people need to jump and subscribe here!

[@fredswanson156]

I totally respect your integrity. I would of did the same thing. Joey you are the man.

[@humbertojunior2819]

You would have (would've).

[@SCOTT-JASONGAMING]

Joey flip the joey does tech sign back around 🤣🤣

[@handyman683]

And straighten. That's crazing me. 🫣

[@gentle285]

Chat asked for it on a recent live stream 🤣

[@-Borsvel-]

The video output and quality is insane. Im enjoying it alot. Thanks

[@johnlouis5200]

i love your upset for the person. anyone with a heart i 100 respect.. you will always be rewarded for good..... forget about the tiny profit you would make having no heart. your going places my freind.

[@juli12345istRecorsi]

Congrats on the SSD! The sticker on the m.2 serves as a tiny heatsink and does not have to be removed.

[@glenntownend9047]

Keep up the good work . Love the content. You have more patients than me. I used to buy faulty laptops on ebay UK and father would send me 20kg boxes to Cyprus where I live. I repaired and sold here in Cyp. Then Brexit came and destroyed it. Import duties VAT even on used faulty items . Total mess. But half the fun was opening the box to see what u have .

[@danielhulan3058]

Congrats Joey, you finally got one!

[@ajaks7636]

LOL, you flipped the wooden youtube sign around. A SSD and a Disc, fantastic. Great Video!

[@aserta]

6:18 yup. Those kinds of fixes are the ones that really hurt the most. I mean, i know some people call it a win and move on, and it's totally fair. But i usually try and push it back if it's not a parts breaker. Some times, in life, it's best to choose karma over money. Of the times i've done this, the seller has paid the shipping to and fro, because they too felt awkward about the whole affair. I've never actually had to ask, not even once. It has happened to me five times now, and once the seller said to keep it, because they planned on getting rid of it (DS) anyways.

[@genfix]

What a fix! First SSD find and it was the causing the fault, wow wow wow!

[@pasty4056]

Currently laying in a hospital bed recovering from a liver biopsy, perfect way to pass the time!

[@EDOD_EseDelOtroDia]

The chip that was getting to around 50º on the SSD is the controller. You have to check that your PC finds it via DISKPART in CMD. Sometimes they won't show anywhere but there because the device might have lost the volume itself. It's like a low-level partition so to call. The most basic unit of partition for it to work. Diskpart, then list disks, then select disk, then CLEAN.

[@marcosislas4633]

great job Joey. love the videos. with the PS5 i know that it requires a specific SSD with certain specs and sellos for around $500.00 in America last time i checked. if a wrong one is used the PS5 will not work.

[@shadowspark220]

Joey, your face is ALWAYS welcome on my screen any old time, mate. Just get yourself any good SSD and you should be sorted there. The fine internet gentlemen in the comments probably have a few ideas, I'm sure.

[@Not-TheOne]

Open the disk in Disk Management to see if it shows up, might not be formatted for Windows or the partitions might be damaged. If that, it might not show up in Crystaldisk.

[@arch1107]

the heat on the controller indicates it is a controller arm soc chip problem, the ps5 is capable of do what you said, in fact it is the first thing it will do, it is damaged and possilby a fake nvme, that bran i have never seen before, so it is just a waste of time

[@wis3gaming793]

Man been wachring the vids for a couple of weeks now i always lightings my day ❤

[@ruthmoreton6975]

I came to the comments to say I'd offer the console back if they pay the return postage and YOU DID THE SAME THING

[@Cyemese]

I was glad to see you test the ssd. Because my thought was maybe a short on the ssd connector

[@bobby3291]

Try and hook it up to windows and force it to recognize it. Sometimes they can get corrupted and they need to be formatted, when that happens it’s not uncommon that your computer wouldn’t recognize it. Follow the same steps as windows will not recognize my USB drive. It also leans that way for me because windows can be absolute garbage when a drive is not formatted for fat32

[@NikBoff]

wow, a new fault to diagnose from the blue/white light sequence, well done Joey

[@Ryan4bear]

Joey always releases as ive made food 😂 never need to scroll KZbin anymore

[@strudsens]

same 😂

[@akaphatkat]

Such a great thing to do. Good guy Joey!!

[@graeme.davidson]

I am at 5:54. My guess is the m2 drive died or was corrupt and that's why it gave the message it wasn't shutdown properly.

[@jsteezy80]

I totally get it. Fair game, sure. Either way you go nobody would blame you. But having a clear and calm conscience? Far more important to me as well

[@KeithWagner8]

Thumbs up just for your reaction finding the SSD

[@eathenalexander2836]

Extremely lucky Mr Tribbiani. Great vid.

[@martt.8159]

For better Performance of the Heatsink you can remove the Sticker but loose ur warrenty most of the times. The hot Chip is the SSD Controller and its supposed to be the hottest part of the SSD that needs the most of the Heatsink. The Memory itself likes it a bit coosy and doesnt even need the Heatsink tbo

[@jeffwalker7185]

The M.2 drive may still be covered by a warranty. I had a friend give me a broken WD 2TB drive to play with a few years ago and when I checked the serial NO with WD, it was still under warranty. WD replaced it with a new one - all I had to do was cover the postal cost to return the dead drive.

[@Rayjacker]

100% He should try asking the seller when they got it, always good to check

[@DIYRepairHour]

I would be surprised if there was warranty on this drive. What kind of chips are those? And the brand itself? What it is, I suspect, is a Aliexpress / Alibaba / Temu item, producted by somerandom Chineese guys having a shop near one of the shenzhen markets. There is not even a DRAM caching chip on it, it is slow, and I wouldn't trust this drive evenn with my fap folder!

[@sarmatiko]

@@DIYRepairHour Fanxiang is a legit OEM manufacturer (they also manufacture for Kioxia, for example). They claim that they provide 3-5 years of warranty for their SSD's and have legitimate English site. As for "DRAM-less performance" - it's decent, absolutely enough for gaming drive. There's plenty of tests on dedicated SSD testing channels with performance tests and it performs okayish for the price. Maxio MAP1602 controller + YMTC memory M.2's are pretty common now and they all perform similarly for gamiing\storage purposes.

[@gentle285]

@@DIYRepairHour Yep. The drive is a Fanxiang S880. 140 USD. Which is barely any cheaper than a proper brand SSD. However, the SSD controller (MAP1602A) is also used by big brands like Silicon Power, Lexas, Acer Predator and TeamGroup. It might not be the problem. However, the memory chips themselves are total no-name things.

[@TheSkaldenmettrunk]

-- Spoiler saver The PS5 really took an unexpected turn. And it has a SSD! Crazy! It's very kind of you that you want to give it back for a good price. Lucky with the One S and Sally is happy. Crazy episode today.

[@ToMuchNeverEnuf]

For those who are seeing that pretty green box I would love to see you also include a column for how much time it takes you to repair and then give yourself an hourly rate (maybe start at the minimum wage in your area?) because in reality for anyone watching this to see what "profit" they can make, the cost for their time is also a huge consideration because if they are making less than minimum wage they aren't actually making a profit. you could keep those numbers separate in Sally but it would be interesting to see for those wanting to flip electronics as a profession.

[@Sezze123]

It's a fair comment but his timings would be off as he does this for content. So he would spend extra time getting the right camera shots, recording OBS, voice overs etc so wouldn't be accurate to a "normal" fix timing

[@craig4002]

I think it's a good idea. Maybe in a season 2 he could do this. Regarding inaccuracy of time, he could even use a more generic indication of time. Like a difficulty level for how tricky a repair was. That maybe makes it biased to his own perception but still a good indicator since he is an experienced repair technician and still gives a good gauge. So maybe "noob" could be for simple and quick repairs that take maybe a couple hours at worst, and then "professional" could be those really complicated repairs that take multiple days and in depth soldering and repair work. I think whether time or skill, some kind of indication of the true value and profit made can be fleshed out if more variables are added. It does complicate things but hey it's only a suggestion right? Cheers, God bless and all the best with the rest.

[@colinboneham7387]

Nice Triple win Joey, An ssd,game & profit whoosh.

[@aserta]

I think the lesson here is this: 1. never use unheardinium computer parts in your (expensive) machines. And 2. always, always check to see if your mods aren't what cause the issues you're facing. In this more digitalized and less hardware-lized world we're in, kids aren't facing the issues we used to have when PCs were made from tiny little chip mods (yeah, i'm that old that i used to use individual chip upgrades. Get off my lawn!!!) And maybe 3, a heatsink inside inside an enclosed space won't do much for that piece of hardware. :)

[@mrfr0g2007]

Sometimes the universe gives you a win!

[@Thibaultetluigi]

Being so early should be illegal ! Love the videos Joey !

[@flubba86]

Right from the start of the video, I saw the Playstation and the Ebay item description, I thought "oh this one definitely has a SSD still in it". I don't know how I knew.

[@gomd3rd]

It finally happened!!!!

[@tonyblox]

You are really apologizing for easy fixes... You deserve a break now and then! You should be grateful for a breather like this one xD

[@Cardboardstraw]

You forgot to show the over all profit for the series 😮

[@GsEmoover]

Posisbly because he's unsure if the seller is going to want to purchase the PS5 back maybe? I was looking forward to it too

[@VampyRagDoll]

Joey if I was you I’d make this as a short to advise other people about this.

[@MCGRa09]

Would love to see a video of you are able to fix that fanxiang SSD. They're very prone to failing, so I wonder if it's an easy fix

[@ianstevenson9472]

Joey I put a Lexar SSD in my ps5 and bought a cheap heatsink £180 for 4TB works great

[@jsteezy80]

That SSD could be fine. I would use some sort of formatting tool to see if you can see the drive, then if you can re-partition the drive. If it doesn't have a drive letter assigned it wont show up in Windows and that could just be corrupt formatting

[@whatluck1508]

The SSD label is safe to leave on, it can act as a thermal pad, probably wouldn't cool as well if it stays on, but Id leave it on in case you happen to ever need to warranty the drive

[@Syntax.error.]

The SSD might not show up because it is not initialized. You should try to hook it up inside your PC again. Press start in windows and type disk management and see if you see it there.

[@zigalanimations382]

great video, it would just be good to see something else than playstation 5's on this series, there are too many episodes of this console... mayebe try doing more nintendo switch and xbox :D

[@swaggindragon370]

PlayStations are more common to break down because of the overheating. I think it was a bad idea for Sony to use liquid metal on their consoles imo

[@valiblaj]

I've been watching Joey's videos for a long time, and believe me, there were way more Nintendo Switch repairs. But I'm happy with anything he fixes or tries to fix.

[@zigalanimations382]

@@valiblaj oh yea, same really, i love his content ngl, i just think it would be good to see different kinds of devices, as seeing playstations all the time kinda gets less and less exciting.

[@Promethium666]

The first ssd! lets gooo!!!!!

[@HemmingEducation]

I enjoy your videos a lot, but I think I've had my fill of ps5 /xbox repairs for a while. I'm only really watching the first few seconds of the videos to see if it's anything other than a game console. I really like your videos but I think you should mix it up a bit as I'm not sure I'm the only one thinking they are getting repetitive. 👍

[@Samsemillya]

If you consider all the parts you own by now, and being in a plus with all the buying and selling that isn’t too bad. Especially if you sell some of the donors. How many donor consoles do you own right now?

[@wakcedout]

I got an idea what’s more likely wrong with that ssd, it’s probably not formatted for the ps5 correctly. If I slap an ssd in my pc extra nvme slot it will pick up but can’t do anything with it without formatting it. So I’m assuming the original owner just bought it and assumed it was plug and play without realizing that the nvmes sold for ps5 are pre formatted. Or it formatted incorrectly, I have an external ssd I used on my ps4 and my pc won’t recognize it because the formatting is different.

[@mikehill3426]

This is the first time I thought, I could have done that.

[@justinh1642]

Try plugging the ssd into a linux pc and use the tools they have for storage.

[@tammyeaton6449]

Cheers mate

[@linuxares]

The Maxio is most likely the SSD controller.

[@arch1107]

yes, you can remove the sticket on the nvme, but some companies will void warranty, the chip getting hot seems to be the controller, basically a arm soc chip last time i did that, with or without sticket it changes like 1°c at best, no problem leaving it really, it is not a great insulator that sticker that brand seems like crap, i bet it just died, luckily it didnt killed the console

[@Webber404]

My stepdaughter has a One S that won't display anything above 640x480. Could this be HDMI port related? Tried endless things on the console itself to no avail. Great find with the PS5! 🔥

[@jaspercas]

That brand is just for the ssd heatsink so theres a good chance that it would be a reputable brand SSD

[@bigoofboi4916]

I want to see more than just ps5s😭

[@arch1107]

the goal is make money, right now that gives money, months ago the money was on switch, before was on xbox, now xbox is worth nothing, so, the focus is clear, and if there is more ps5 and switch around, that is what we will see fix laptops or smartphones is a pita for not having spare parts

[@DJSammy69.]

Biggest hardware mistake i have made in long time was to buy Fanxiang NVME 500gb SSD for my my laptop. Absolute garbage. Yes SSD controller is the MAP1602A Falcon Lite from MaxioTech.

[@frozerinosrepairs]

SSD YEAAAAAAAAAH !!

[@Pepper_Graves]

Thank you for your work! The video is on fire ‍❤️‍

[@lawrencereinhart9852]

Joey , you said the SSD was a 2 TB drive. Maybe my eyes deceived me, but when you looked on the PC, it came up as a 1 TB drive. Is it formatted into 2 partitions?

[@psteier]

Congrats, lucky man :)

[@RayRay-lm8po]

Come one season 2 🎉 you can do it 😊

[@alessandrovirdis520]

The good: finally a SSD into a PS5. The bad: it isn't working. 😅😅

[@DarthMuppet2]

Looking for a set of hdmi, usb C, micro SD connectors. Is there a kit for all these that can be purchased.

[@quiddity1977]

My luckiest? I bought a phat ps2 (to add a hdd too) off vinted last year for £12 as it wouldn't play discs. Opened it up only to find a 1p coin stuck to the magenta of the disc spinner!

[@SomeTheorist9090]

Joey got two just rolled in moments today... Customer states xyz. It's not xyz.

[@grindeyyyyy]

One of them 16gb 2tb drives

[@slimsunny9994]

They got a brand new ps5

[@fatboy7276]

it finally happen 😄

[@intoxicode]

QIVYN VRY SRY, for crappy failed SSD's...🤣🤣

[@TisboreArt]

KZbin recommends your videos and I watch them. For some reason I’m not subscribed to you, I guess I should fix that. Also, your sign in the background is backwards. Lol.

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Thank you! Appreciate the subscription 😊😁

[@frankurmom8741]

No Joey, welcome YOUR face to my computer monitor. Also NEVER use trash storage devices. That SSD is aliexpress garbage

[@TheSpotify95]

yeah, this is why you don't opt for the cheapest and nastiest SSDs!

[@billywithak341]

I’ve used dozens of fanxiang ssds with no issue. Not to mention they are an Amazon pick and have good reviews. Just because one dies doesn’t mean they’re all garbage. Samsung ssds die. WD ssds die.

[@frankurmom8741]

@@billywithak341 this console looks nearly new, if that SSD failed, it was designed to fail

[@martinhammerton8157]

​@@billywithak341 same here buddy never😮had a issue with one

[@billywithak341]

@@frankurmom8741 interesting. Kind of like the all the 980 pros that had issues straight out the box? But everyone swears by Samsung right?

[@MikeG-rh1lk]

For some reason I expected a SSD 😂

[@anthonyflynn2662]

"if this goes to a white light" the seller is now kicking him self stupid lol for gettin rid of that SSD lol

[@msbuck007]

Did you notice that the SSD through the diagnostic software said 1TB, but the sticker on the SSD said 2TB?

[@arch1107]

fake drive, surely modified, a scam, yes, it was all wrong, it was overheating also, just a money loss, this is why people do not buy those cheap brands and just buy kingston, gigabytecrucial and similar known brands

[@jonathanmartin3375]

you deserved an easy one my friend

[@keithprocter141]

Maybe just reflow the M2 stick and try it

[@epomeni-ekpompi]

GG WP

[@marcusandrews8903]

Didn’t give us a final overall profit update

[@michaelmannel9534]

Does the SSD really have 2TB of storage? It could be a fake and that's why the PS5 won't work with it. Test the SSD with H2testw. It will take a long time, but then you'll know for sure whether it's a fake.

[@wesley00042]

Wouldn't surprise me at all if it's a 256GB (or less) SSD with firmware that makes it look like 2 TB and it died when more than 256GB was written.

[@totalermist]

The four memory chips look legit, though. Probably just a dirt cheap controller IC that overheated and died.

[@lasagnahog7695]

That name is a huge red flag for some amazon schlock. They put weird names on their electronics. Like my "glynzak" headphones.

[@tchinounitchou]

the SSD is fanxiang, just the name is enough, ranxiana sound like spanish.

[@arch1107]

i speak spanish, no word in spanish sounds like that, dont talk bs.

[@bluethunder7814]

do not do that as its not your problem your to nice

[@midzgaming]

Finally an SSD in a ps5 lol

[@shaylevinzon540]

The only SSD and it's faulty

[@highroyds]

Join the discord !!!!! 😂