There seem to be some people that think just because it's listed as spares and repairs they never have to give a refund. Dishonesty should never be rewarded.
14:02 Here's a tip from me that you can use to clean smoker consoles. I recently bought 3 broken Xbox 360s that were from a smoker and they smelled horrible. What I used to get rid of the cigarette smell is dishwasher soap, hot water and a toothbrush. It worked wonders. It made the plastic look like new and got rid of the smell completely. I also washed the metal cage as well but quickly wiped it and dried it with my hairdryer to prevent any corrosion. I tried with IPA but it made it smell even worse. I hope this helps!!
yep, i find actually hand washing everything that isn’t electronic with dish soap and water really helps too, all the plastic, metal shields as well as the actual heatsink and even the fan can be hand washed and as long as you give everything a good rinse with distilled water after and let it dry
PCB cleaner and distilled water would be safer. There are no harsh metals in that water that could assist with corrosion. I have litres of it for this kind of stuff
It's a shame to see the Series X console like that. Had the packaging been wet, I would assume it got left in the weather. But evidence definitely led to the Seller being dishonest. Glad you got a return on it!
I'm not sure if this will work for every case regarding the hard drive for the one S, but I've had a similar issue with a 3TB drive once and managed to clear the pending sector count by completely cleaning the drive, partitions, everything using diskpart. then did a chkdsk /f which seemed to have cleared it. Never the less if that doesn't work then there could be physical damage done to the platters.
Hi Joey - great video and 100% correct for returning the Series X back to the seller.. even with the seller attempting to not accept the return. You are completely within your rights to return ANY item purchased on eBay that is not as described for a full refund - even those listed as "faulty, no returns". By the way, the Xbox One S with the E100 - to me that is likely to be a swapped motherboard (from a standard Xbox One S with Optical Drive) as the E100 00000703 80910002 is likely a pairing issue with the mobo and optical drive. To double-check, plug the HDD that you have attempted to rebuild into your PC and browse to the System Support partition, then open the 0.log file - if there is a log relating to a NAND and mismatch error then that mobo has been swapped from a One S optical edition - if so, I would also return that one to the eBay seller too!!
That was shocking from the seller . Was it even the same console that the pictures taken from. As u say spares and repairs is fine if it listed correctly, but having water coming out of it is a joke
That series X was a disgrace. I'm woth you on the fact they found that outside or it was from a flood house clearance. Also the cheek to try refuse you. They probably realised eBay would side with you based on the photos.
I’m a smoker , and this is the exact reason I do NOT smoke in the house . It’s already destroying my lungs , doesn’t need to destroy everything in my house . Plus it makes everything in the house stink . Well done Joey .
Wonder if its Vape residue.. It will get deep inside electronics, rust them out, and then the residue will slowly seep out when its led on its side or upside down. My friends sky box was leaking vape juice residue when turned upside down after years of heavy vaping.
I brought a SP5 on January, but because I'm ill, I have not had time (mental clarity) to have a look at it. Today I fill better, so I decided it's the day to do it. The seller told me it switches off after 5 o 10 minutes of playing a game. You won't believe me, the PS5 was spotless inside, they even changed the thermal paste (bluetack) on all the electrical rails and chips!!! With thermal pads. Spotless job. But they put Thermal Paste, instead of liquid metal! What a mess!!!
Yeah it looked like that… a huge void where the disc drive should have been. Then again, I’ve not seen a digital only under the hood so maybe they all have that space.
@@mikefgroves looking at it, it's definitely a digital metal frame, as there are 3 screws holes above the optical drive opening, but there is usually a blanking plate screwed into those holes.
@@mrbridger5 The HDD looks to me like it was taken from another device. Why would it be marked and scratched if it has spent its entire life inside an Xbox?
Isn´t the xbox one s motherboard from disc version putted in the digital chassis? I can see the sata connector on the motherboard and cd version won´t update without disc drive. Try to put an BIOS chip from digital version, mabye it will fix the issue
Joey, do you normally use that drive for osu1? I've noticed weird behavior with OSU on different media. Also, the install doesn't like it if the drive with OSU installed has any partitions besides the primary, including any that aren't active. Disk manager should only show one partition and and empty space if applicable
5:30 I asked someone once about a laptop that had NO details at all about what the fault was, so i'd know if the screen was good or what. They said they don't know and it's for spares. I asked WHICH spares is it good for? What's the point in buying it for a screen if the screen doesn't work. It's just a cagey way of saying the whole thing is stuffed without admitting you know what's wrong.
Joey, the series X you got looks different to the listing as the one in the listing has a few scratches but you can not see them on the monstrosity you received. I would say a clear scammer who did not even bother to look up joey does tech lol.
Funny thing with ebay, listings marked as no returns, can be returned. I had a buyer send me back a console saying it didnt work, they went through customer services and it automatically did a return at my postage costs. when i got it back, it was fully working but the seller wouldnt reply. customer service said i should relist it and add the cost of postage to the buy it now cost. But yours is a drfinate return, i just wish you would post the sellers name somewhere so we can avoid these people.
No way that XBox console was the same in the listing, some underhanded EBay stuff going on. Good you sent it back Joey. Nice to see you still just under the wire in profit. Fingers crossed you keep on this trend my friend
Sellers tend to think new means you just wipe it off, buy the original box, and sell. Other times for parts/repair they'll mess it up more by crap packaging for shipping making it unfixable so it becomes strictly parts.
I finally restocked up on broken consoles to work on. I spent $90 on 2 ps2 phats, 1 atari 2600, 1 xbox og, 1 wii u, and 2 xbox 360s, and a mk trilogy 64 cart. Most are supposed to be easy fixes cept for the wii u that has the 0101 error, but i will try voulrars pico soluation to see if i can get it working again,
You work on these things more often than not 4+ hours and the profit is marginal at best. Too bad this wouldn't be something for somebody to pursue as a job that pays the bills. The fact is that it never will. It's a great hobby, something to do in your spare time, on your days off. Great video as always.
That eBay seller was an absolute chancer. I've never lost an eBay case because, when you put the points simply to the seller, their replies tell you they knew all along what was going on. They always hope on selling to a mug or someone who's weak. Remember, we've all got rights and protections as customers. If someone tries to scam you, force the return and make them pay for the return postage also.
I love and hate the drama! Whenever the seller doesn't want to return the item like this, have eBay step in and eBay will have your back. Not necessarily advice for you, but anybody who sees this.
Oh I had in mind you haven't had a six-win-streak before, I thought just was 5 and yes a profit. This counts I'd say, so we are back in the game with a 7 win-streak. Nice! Even the video title is kinda right..
Again ebayed... What a mess. Got a simillar case with a Switch Lite, fall damage in description, never opened before. Received it, liquid damage, corroded daughter board, fingerprints everywhere, display not working (only backlight) and blue screen after display replacement on top... :/
Thankfully you didn't deal with the seller of tech I had to. Nothing arrived, ebay did nothing and closed the case. Its seems that if the seller doesn't want to give a refund, is happy to accept a terrible review then ebay just won't do anything. Fortunately, we paid using a credit card as we always do on ebay incase this happens. Chargeback and my son has his money back to buy a new phone, again... It all worked put fine in the end but really dented my faith in Ebay who wholeheartedly supported my claim,but said they could not compel the seller to refund the lost item, despite providing 0 proof of delivery. Tread carefully and always buy with a card you can reverse transactions on. Just be careful they don't chase you afterwards but then, it's up to them to prove they are owed.
Please don't confuse vaping and smoking Joey. To have caused this amount of cack from vaping would be physically impossible. The shite on the inside was condensed tar from smoking cigs or other burning weeds. The owner seemed to enjoy his 60 a day Capstan Full Strength. 🚬🚬🚬🚬
The One S' error looks like missing/mismatched dvd drive. Someone could've put different motherboard there My theory is that someone put junk parts together (like unusable motherboard and bad condition chassis) and sold it.
Am really glad you dug in with eBay and did not just accept the first decision as it was very water damaged and had been for while judging by the rust build up, clearly a chancer, it Shame really that nothing was saveable but clearly that Xbox was ewaste and worth nothing
I don't know if the Cod3r would agree, but to me the XBOX one X was really a terrible mistake. Maybe we're the wrong people at the wrong places. Namastè.
Glad you sent it back joey. eBay sellers shouldn’t be allowed to get away with things like this.
There seem to be some people that think just because it's listed as spares and repairs they never have to give a refund. Dishonesty should never be rewarded.
Completely agree
dude just found that xbox in someones bin and tried his luck attaching photos from another ad on ebay, hate scammers
14:02
Here's a tip from me that you can use to clean smoker consoles. I recently bought 3 broken Xbox 360s that were from a smoker and they smelled horrible. What I used to get rid of the cigarette smell is dishwasher soap, hot water and a toothbrush. It worked wonders. It made the plastic look like new and got rid of the smell completely. I also washed the metal cage as well but quickly wiped it and dried it with my hairdryer to prevent any corrosion. I tried with IPA but it made it smell even worse. I hope this helps!!
yep, i find actually hand washing everything that isn’t electronic with dish soap and water really helps too, all the plastic, metal shields as well as the actual heatsink and even the fan can be hand washed and as long as you give everything a good rinse with distilled water after and let it dry
PCB cleaner and distilled water would be safer. There are no harsh metals in that water that could assist with corrosion. I have litres of it for this kind of stuff
It's a shame to see the Series X console like that. Had the packaging been wet, I would assume it got left in the weather. But evidence definitely led to the Seller being dishonest. Glad you got a return on it!
Completely agree, thanks :)
Great patience and professional work. Amazing to see machines that most people would just toss out get fixed to see a new life!
I'm not sure if this will work for every case regarding the hard drive for the one S, but I've had a similar issue with a 3TB drive once and managed to clear the pending sector count by completely cleaning the drive, partitions, everything using diskpart. then did a chkdsk /f which seemed to have cleared it. Never the less if that doesn't work then there could be physical damage done to the platters.
Hi Joey - great video and 100% correct for returning the Series X back to the seller.. even with the seller attempting to not accept the return. You are completely within your rights to return ANY item purchased on eBay that is not as described for a full refund - even those listed as "faulty, no returns". By the way, the Xbox One S with the E100 - to me that is likely to be a swapped motherboard (from a standard Xbox One S with Optical Drive) as the E100 00000703 80910002 is likely a pairing issue with the mobo and optical drive. To double-check, plug the HDD that you have attempted to rebuild into your PC and browse to the System Support partition, then open the 0.log file - if there is a log relating to a NAND and mismatch error then that mobo has been swapped from a One S optical edition - if so, I would also return that one to the eBay seller too!!
This is a great shout! Someone else stated this on a livestream also, thanks for the advice :)
They probably took pictures of a good one they found stock to scam.
That was shocking from the seller . Was it even the same console that the pictures taken from. As u say spares and repairs is fine if it listed correctly, but having water coming out of it is a joke
he probs using same picture and sending different xbox and trying use spares and repairs kinda scam ebay needs to look into it
That series X was a disgrace. I'm woth you on the fact they found that outside or it was from a flood house clearance. Also the cheek to try refuse you. They probably realised eBay would side with you based on the photos.
I can't even imagine how the lungs of the old owner of this console are haha
After repairing hundreds of consoles my golden rule is "Water Damage" is a death sentence for any electronics. I'm sure you knew that.
Pretty much. But getting one with water dripping out of it is just taking the p!ss.
I’m a smoker , and this is the exact reason I do NOT smoke in the house . It’s already destroying my lungs , doesn’t need to destroy everything in my house . Plus it makes everything in the house stink . Well done Joey .
That first console was a right disaster. Only way of getting any sort of resolution was a "item not as described" case.
Wonder if its Vape residue.. It will get deep inside electronics, rust them out, and then the residue will slowly seep out when its led on its side or upside down. My friends sky box was leaking vape juice residue when turned upside down after years of heavy vaping.
I brought a SP5 on January, but because I'm ill, I have not had time (mental clarity) to have a look at it.
Today I fill better, so I decided it's the day to do it.
The seller told me it switches off after 5 o 10 minutes of playing a game. You won't believe me, the PS5 was spotless inside, they even changed the thermal paste (bluetack) on all the electrical rails and chips!!! With thermal pads. Spotless job. But they put Thermal Paste, instead of liquid metal! What a mess!!!
Someone put a digital housing on that One S. Going on that 809100xx error, It's not a digital console, as it's looking for an optical drive. 🙈
Yeah it looked like that… a huge void where the disc drive should have been. Then again, I’ve not seen a digital only under the hood so maybe they all have that space.
@@mikefgroves looking at it, it's definitely a digital metal frame, as there are 3 screws holes above the optical drive opening, but there is usually a blanking plate screwed into those holes.
@@mrbridger5 The HDD looks to me like it was taken from another device. Why would it be marked and scratched if it has spent its entire life inside an Xbox?
Isn´t the xbox one s motherboard from disc version putted in the digital chassis? I can see the sata connector on the motherboard and cd version won´t update without disc drive. Try to put an BIOS chip from digital version, mabye it will fix the issue
That's what I was thinking.
hasn't been opened up yet can see the green screw straight away how thick so these people think we are 😂😂😂
Joey, do you normally use that drive for osu1? I've noticed weird behavior with OSU on different media. Also, the install doesn't like it if the drive with OSU installed has any partitions besides the primary, including any that aren't active. Disk manager should only show one partition and and empty space if applicable
New to the channel, great content, can't stop watching these videos now. Very knowable guy. Top banana 🍌
Thank you pal! Hope you enjoy the rest of the content :D
5:30 I asked someone once about a laptop that had NO details at all about what the fault was, so i'd know if the screen was good or what. They said they don't know and it's for spares. I asked WHICH spares is it good for? What's the point in buying it for a screen if the screen doesn't work. It's just a cagey way of saying the whole thing is stuffed without admitting you know what's wrong.
hi again joey i just got a question< is 99% ipa good? like straight of the bat 99 only? thanks
and how much should i sell an xbox one console thats working for console only? same thing for one s and etc
Hey Joey do you ship internationally? Or to the US when I visit the store it says you don't have any inventory in my location 😢
Joey, the series X you got looks different to the listing as the one in the listing has a few scratches but you can not see them on the monstrosity you received. I would say a clear scammer who did not even bother to look up joey does tech lol.
What chip on the disc drive PCB is responsible for mapping it with the main board
Funny thing with ebay, listings marked as no returns, can be returned.
I had a buyer send me back a console saying it didnt work, they went through customer services and it automatically did a return at my postage costs.
when i got it back, it was fully working but the seller wouldnt reply.
customer service said i should relist it and add the cost of postage to the buy it now cost.
But yours is a drfinate return, i just wish you would post the sellers name somewhere so we can avoid these people.
Lmao. Dear god that thing had been for a swim.
No way that XBox console was the same in the listing, some underhanded EBay stuff going on. Good you sent it back Joey. Nice to see you still just under the wire in profit. Fingers crossed you keep on this trend my friend
You’re on a roll Joey! Mate, do you say bottle of water or Boto’o’waer?
Dang that smoker console ruined your gloves. Lol.
Sellers tend to think new means you just wipe it off, buy the original box, and sell. Other times for parts/repair they'll mess it up more by crap packaging for shipping making it unfixable so it becomes strictly parts.
That console looked as if he tortured it.
Well done for sending that back to the seller, for a moment there I thought you was going to keep it and it wouldn't be fair.
I finally restocked up on broken consoles to work on. I spent $90 on 2 ps2 phats, 1 atari 2600, 1 xbox og, 1 wii u, and 2 xbox 360s, and a mk trilogy 64 cart. Most are supposed to be easy fixes cept for the wii u that has the 0101 error, but i will try voulrars pico soluation to see if i can get it working again,
That white stuff around the port and stuff looks like superglue cast?
Yay. Nice PB Joey mate!
You work on these things more often than not 4+ hours and the profit is marginal at best. Too bad this wouldn't be something for somebody to pursue as a job that pays the bills. The fact is that it never will. It's a great hobby, something to do in your spare time, on your days off. Great video as always.
Agreed, you could go work at mcdonald's for 4 hours instead and at least be guaranteed a 60$ profit.
Joey are you able to repair ssd harddrives?
That eBay seller was an absolute chancer. I've never lost an eBay case because, when you put the points simply to the seller, their replies tell you they knew all along what was going on. They always hope on selling to a mug or someone who's weak. Remember, we've all got rights and protections as customers. If someone tries to scam you, force the return and make them pay for the return postage also.
Woo Hoo, Go Joey Go!! Great Video. Thank You for the entertainment. 😀
Imagine that there was once an era with eBay where cases like this one would not be able to be refunded.
Mind blowing.
I love and hate the drama! Whenever the seller doesn't want to return the item like this, have eBay step in and eBay will have your back. Not necessarily advice for you, but anybody who sees this.
looks like bait and switch. unless you have a presale pic of the serial number i don’t think that is the same console
great video joey ? the series x they were trying it on😶🌫🥺
The yellow and stickiness is from the tar in cigarette smoke
Oh I had in mind you haven't had a six-win-streak before, I thought just was 5 and yes a profit. This counts I'd say, so we are back in the game with a 7 win-streak. Nice! Even the video title is kinda right..
Again ebayed... What a mess. Got a simillar case with a Switch Lite, fall damage in description, never opened before. Received it, liquid damage, corroded daughter board, fingerprints everywhere, display not working (only backlight) and blue screen after display replacement on top... :/
I got 2 Xbox series X and one Nintendo switch lite . Where can I contact u ?
Or do u only purchase just from eBay
That is beyond shocking and the seller knew exactly what they were selling
Man that first one was horrible. I guess they thought since it was a spare parts machine nothing mattered? Lol glad the return went through.
Thermal paste is still wet! 😮 That's what she said.
That hard drive must have been purposedly replaced with a dead one to avoid finding out other errors.
Thankfully you didn't deal with the seller of tech I had to. Nothing arrived, ebay did nothing and closed the case. Its seems that if the seller doesn't want to give a refund, is happy to accept a terrible review then ebay just won't do anything.
Fortunately, we paid using a credit card as we always do on ebay incase this happens. Chargeback and my son has his money back to buy a new phone, again...
It all worked put fine in the end but really dented my faith in Ebay who wholeheartedly supported my claim,but said they could not compel the seller to refund the lost item, despite providing 0 proof of delivery.
Tread carefully and always buy with a card you can reverse transactions on. Just be careful they don't chase you afterwards but then, it's up to them to prove they are owed.
Nice one Brotha!!
13:18 one more reason tobacco / smoking should of never been discovered/developed that is beyond disgusting
That Xbox must’ve been Solid Snake’s, or…*gasp*…that Xbox itself WAS Solid Snake!!!
I was waiting for Joey to light up a cigarette after cleaning that dusty xbox
They probably used a stock image when they listed it.
Link for that item to diagnose xbox one hdd cable parts please
Damn!! Hate smoker's devices!! that smell will be there forever...
I’m not really surprised it stopped working.
I did stop when he was using it........... in the bath.
sticky dust and burn mark on top of xbox yeah thats some rasta dust
Please don't confuse vaping and smoking Joey. To have caused this amount of cack from vaping would be physically impossible. The shite on the inside was condensed tar from smoking cigs or other burning weeds. The owner seemed to enjoy his 60 a day Capstan Full Strength. 🚬🚬🚬🚬
Vape juice doesn't leave a residue like that. I would place my bet on cigarettes
i bet its not the console from the pictures.
I was the one that serviced it in 2021. Can’t remember who the customer was 🤷♂️
I just dont understand people who let their electronics get so disgusting.
vaping doesnt do that defo from smoking
I smoke 2 packs of 20 a day and play about 5 hour's a day and my console doest look like that at all thats something else😂😂😂
The pictures are of another unit not the one you received.
Lucky 8, Joey??
The One S' error looks like missing/mismatched dvd drive. Someone could've put different motherboard there
My theory is that someone put junk parts together (like unusable motherboard and bad condition chassis) and sold it.
he deffo searched u up after convo and accepted refund 🤣 for me not same xbox in picture and probs ripped few people off
Am really glad you dug in with eBay and did not just accept the first decision as it was very water damaged and had been for while judging by the rust build up, clearly a chancer, it Shame really that nothing was saveable but clearly that Xbox was ewaste and worth nothing
You need some loses lol doesn't this series end if you hit 1000 nooooooo it must go on I would miss it if it ended lol anyway great viedo
weed smoke damage
Why do you wear headphones on videos?
I don't know if the Cod3r would agree, but to me the XBOX one X was really a terrible mistake. Maybe we're the wrong people at the wrong places. Namastè.
That's resin.. grate job mate 👍🏻
I would dispute that thru PayPal coz that’s BS
If this video isnt proof that you shouldnt smoke, idk what is. Imagine that tar, thats going into your lungs.
Honestly, I'm not even sure that first xbox was even the same console...
Isn't smoking DISGUSTING!
Send it back to EBay it’s all a lie
that seller was a scam for sure, and lied.
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Ebay money back guarantee his ass
It just stopped working... after my gf threw it in the tub.
Please change your gloves more often, these things are like 50 cent and a breeding ground for bacteria.
He has sent you a different console. Scammer
The yellowing xbox is caused by a big smoked Joint, what a kinky guy the last owner 😂😂😂
Try brake cleaner, better than IPA
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THEY WASHED IT!!! send it back.