My Brother bought me a Brand New PS5 for $450 back in June because he works at a Retail Store here in Alaska and got a discount for it. Best BDAY present. 🥳
Shouldn't even trust buying refurbished or pre owned consoles from retail either. A friend of mine had a PS4 that had a HDD failing on him so he took it to Gamestop and got full trade in value for it. It took about 10-15 minutes for it to start acting up but they tested it for like 5 minutes on the menu and said it was good lol. Granted I told him he could just easily replace the drive but I guess he needed the money that bad but at least it's something easily fixed for the next person to own it if they chose to do so I guess.
@@alexfond2540 Talking to me or him? Because no one here outright said they bought anything from a scalper and you obviously cared enough to comment either way, sad life it must be to get your kicks off.
That exact same static error happened on my old ps4. It would only happen to the newer games at the time. It's good to see they migrated that issue over to the 5.
Artifacts from APU/GPU, like everyone else said. Could be a bad connection to the heatsink causing this issue, overheating can definitely cause artifacts.
@@anthonyv1971 No anthony actually what happened was due to the processor shortage Sony accidentally sent out a batch of PlayStation five console that hadn’t finished testing they will repair them because they actually have a faulty GPU in them
i bet they put thermal paste in it instead of liquid metal and maybe messed something else up internally whilst refurbishing. it was also a bad sign at the start, when the console has to repair stuff after being shut off improperly. just disgusting
@@jrob0021 That’s good at least. It’s definitely a huge gamble. It’s amazing people are allowed to get away with selling this crap to a consumer. Facebook Marketplace probably isn’t any better hey?
This is why I don't trust buying a used PS5 off someone. It's too new of a console plus super hard to find especially with Sony halting production and the chip shortage. Hope you can get a refund. 👍
@@anthonyv1971 i buy used too, I just don't trust it lol you're literally rolling the dice. One used console could have been wiped off every day and hardly touched, another used console has collected dust everyday for 4 years and was dropped twice, but that's why you can't trust buying used electronics more than most things. As long as you have some sort of 30 day refund it's worth a gamble tho
Years ago i had this original backwards compatible PS3, and i was out of work, needed money. So i sold it to a friend of mine who i thought would take care of it as well as possibly sell it back to me later on... well things,just didn't turn out like that. Where he was living at, at the time, there was electrical problems i kept trying to point out. He ignored me. I noticed it and i knew it wasn't a good thing because i saw the way the lights flickered whenever someone turned something on in another room. Anyway. Couple weeks later and he's telling everyone that i "ripped him off". He was saying that it started getting loud and that i only sold it because i knew it was about to break. You learn as you go through life. No matter if you have good intentions, everything is a gamble either way. That's why i stick to myself a lot these days.
I did some reading online and that's what I found as well. Make sense, at least considering the whole "static" thing I was seeing on the screen and crashing
The artifacting that you were experiencing with this console was either VRAM, or Memory Controller related. Whoever "refurbed" it more than likely did a factory reset and tested it by leaving it at the main menu, or they baked it and tested it with the same methodolgy. It could also be that the apu is overheating, and as a result the memory controller was malfunctioning (this is built into the APU). If that's the case, someone may have opened it and either did not replace the liquid metal, or they replaced the liquid metal with thermal paste. Regardless of the reason, that artifacting is 1000% data corruption
No buddy lmao stop putting big words together you don’t know what they mean plus they don’t even correspond🤣🤣🤣. PS5 IS SIMPLY NON EXISTENT COMPARED TO THE XBOX SX xDDD
I got an used PS5 (owned for 3 months) about 8-9 months ago, in extremely well condition (no technical issue at all) besides a minor scratch on top at the glossy part. It comes with 2 controllers and 7 games which I sold 5 of which I don’t play for €80. So all in all I paid €630 for the console, second controller, Spider-Man Miles Morales and Assasin creed’s Valhalla. I thought it was a good deal, no?
Extremely good deal w games 4 the ps5 .... my ps4 overheats alot these days and basically just a tv box now I only use for Hulu n Netflix, seriously contemplating paying 600 for a new ps4 cuz even those are scarce rn
I saw somebody selling a used dualsense controller with a scuff on top for $20 at flea market. I decided not to buy because I don't have ps5, even though it works with ps3 apparently.
I wouldn't loop all referbished PS5's on ebay together. If anything, it's a mixed bag. I bought mine referbished from ebay and it was like brand new. Haven't had any issues at all
This is what i been wondering now after seeing this video, like is there something we dont know about the manufacturing, because on ebay i saw a bundle of 8 Ps5 listed as broken for almost next to nothing, but apparently major issues with HDMI, begs the question is it worth buying and attempting to fix myself and then own one and perhaps sell what else could be repaired, because from south africa, and Ps5's are super rare, vast majority of people here all going xbox, like i dont even remeber the ps4 being a thing this side
Like i still have my first generation Ps1 without any games of course but its a beast and still functions, at some point ill have to get games off ebay
I agree considering how new these consoles are and I still have a 20 year old Xbox original that's runs perfectly fine and it's hardmodded really shows that we are moving too fast with technology
This is why I always buy all my consoles new. I know you can't buy a new sealed play station 5 but if it were me I would just wait for them to be in stock, hopefully next year they will be. I waited four years to get my switch OLED.
@@angelozicarelli541 sure is. At 12 TFLOPs, the GPU inside the Xbox Series X is a tad faster than Nvidia's GeForce RTX 2080 Super, and just a bit behind a 2080 Ti, The 2080 super is 1500$$$. So its def worth 750$
@@indo3052 lmfao, they are more similar to the capabilities of a 2060 with heavily optimized games. They are not performing the same as a 2080 super or a 2080 ti, what are you smoking?
That's why I'd rather stick with the new and stay away from refurbished and used. Also to avoid something like this I'd also rather stick with the main retail stores(best buy, Walmart,etc ) so I don't get scammed when I do purchases from Amazon, ebay, etc..
Refurbished is fine if you get it from the right place. I wouldn't trust random Ebay sellers/companies as a general rule - not unless they were very well established for some time doing it, had substantial feedback, and a full warranty program for what you buy.
Always leave a negative review on ebay with a slight explanation to warn others it doesn't matter if the seller has a million items or positive reviews its common courtesy to other buyers on rip u off bay!
It could be an honest mistake, seller needs to apologize, compensate you including return shipping cost, also check his reputation. Then use your judgment whether to leave negative or not.
Lol rip you off bay, i just hope i get my processor that i ordered the tracking hasnt been updated yet, and i ordered my item on the 18th, my first experience on ebay wasnt bad how ever i waited almost 2 months for my package, even with priority shipping to africa, which was crazy expensive
It might have a bad APU which causes glitches on the screen. Similar to the Xbox 360 red ring of death. Sometimes the screen glitches out and u get RROD
XBOX 360 RROD wasnt a bad APU but due to thermal stresses of the poor cooler mounting/thermal design. The PS5 cooler does not have this poor design and this is likely not the issue.
I got a refurbished Series X ordered from a Microsoft employee/ family member. I couldn't have asked for a better experience. Other than the box which said it was a refurbished console it was like every brand new unboxing I've seen on RUclips. Oh yeah, and it was 423 dollars.😃 SUCK IT SCALPERS!!
@@irishbomber Entered a raffle competition with tickets and my name popped up as the winner, So obviously super happy lol as it just saved me a chunk of cash.
@@hector4375 No guarantees with refurbished electronics. I'll admit I wasn't that worried this time but only because I Knew if there was an issue with missing or defective parts the person who got it for me would take care of it. I've had (and heard of) more than a few refurb experiences that went sideways.
I bought a PS5 which cost me £619 from eBay it has an extra controller, was brand new and sealed and had 100% feedback, it arrived in perfect condition and no tear or rips on the box it was delivered by UPS the next day, I never buy anything refurbished from eBay I always buy new and sealed and 100% feedback, including PS5 games. I’m happy with my PS5 a big thank you to the trustworthy seller. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I also have a rule with controllers: always buy name brand, never aftermarket. You wouldn’t believe how many third-party controllers I went through for PS2 when I could’ve just bought one made from Sony 😂
Had to return my Day 1 PS5 for a replacement, after discovering all my wifi related issues in game was due to a faulty wifi chip. Didn’t play much multiplayer on it, but when I did I was going from 30 ping to 800 ping within 1 second
@@valentds I tried to do that as well, but my connection would still be jumpy in multiplayer. Spent a few days doing at home fixes with different methods. All failed and spent a few more trying to talk to a human at Sony haha
This solder balls holding the APU onto the motherboard may be cracked and separating if you find a good repair shop with the necessary equipment they could Reflow the Apu back onto the motherboard and it would completely fixed but first I'd recommend getting the HDMI decoding chip checked
The RUclipsr TronicsFix has videos of fixing some PS5's and one of the consoles he had had this same issue. Unfortunately, it is unfixable as you stated at the end so I hope you did get your money back!
@@Charlie0106 If memory serves me correct, was the one where he did a bunch of PS5’s at once (there’s only one video on his channel right now where he did a bunch of PS5’s in one video). It’s been a while since I’ve watched it but I do remember him running into this issue on one of the consoles and he stated he couldn’t fix it.
Its not unfixable. Low chance of fixing but not unfixable. You could try a reflow and that doesnnt work, reball the processor and reflow again. Probably better to go straight for the reball to prevent board warping.
That was a hell of bad time I saw how much you paid and I would get my money back too and report the seller man that was some shoddy shit they did to you good luck tho bro
Refurbished is defined as cleaning the shell casing, cleaning the fan grills and do a factory reset. Nobody cares about disassembling the console, evicting the dust bunnies that have gathered over the years, replacing the heatsink compound, relubing the fan bearings, replacing the hard drive / SSD, putting everything back together and doing a final test to make sure everything is working perfectly. They just want to pull a fast one.
I had this exact problem happening to my pc, I haven't trusted second hand pc parts ever since, and with my tiny budget taken into count and way to much time and effort wasted on fixing my pc I started investing in consoles.
I'm a console gamer myself but I have a pc for other stuff that I keep running. Don't give up in pc's over that, there's a learning curve but you can get quality parts for cheap that aren't second hand if you look around.
@@Lourdinn i'm obviously still using a pc and such and it can still run quite a few games at good settings but if it ain't broke than i won't fix it, plus collecting pc games i kinda undewhelming. You just get it on steam.
@@MultiTurbospeed I guess you are kinda right, my setup was,(and still is as it hasnt changes at all ever since) pretty janky and frakensteined to beggin with so trying to add better parts than try to figure whats wrong blah blah, it was a pain, but frankly i just didn't have to budget to fix it at all id rather buy a cheaper system than have to wait to have enough money to get a better pc, plus im kind of a power user so it be hard to find a pc to my likeing and building one custom is just not a budget friendly option these days.
Not trying to be a D-head. Those little sporadic specs all over the screen are called artifacts. Not static. It is a clear sign of hardware problems. Either the graphics chip in the APU is flawed or there is failure in power delivery to the APU and the graphics chip is failing to render the graphics. The APU could easily have overheated to cause that damage.
Yo, everyone’s saying it’s a issue with the GPU, but considering you had to repair the system when you booted it up, maybe that’s a issue with the SSD being corrupted or something?? I’m watching now and you’ve just booted into safe mode, but you can actually wipe the SSD and re install the operating system. Might not work but worth a shot...
Smells like a memory issue to me. I've never encountered a broken GP in an APU, and the quality control on AMD's side is air-tight, so chances are the APU is fine. GDDR6, however - which the PS5 uses as both video and system memory - is notorious for running hotter than previous generations and thus being more prone to failure. Reballing the memory chips might temporarily circumvent the issue. Chances are, though, that console is toast unless you outright replace the (V)RAM, the difficulty of which might range from extremely hard to outright impossible, and even if you find someone willing to do it, it's likely going to be prohibitively expensive. Hope you got your money back for this one.
I read the other comments but why wouldn't Sony honor the 1 year warranty on this ? Also not every person that sells used or refurbished things is the same as the seller you bought from. I just don't see it as fair when anyone blankets all of the refurbishers or used consoles because of one experience.
sony will just keep the console and either email you or send you a letter saying you can’t get console back because its “broken” but real reason is because they were bought off resellers, i just happened to see a video last night where it happened to someone on youtube
My consoles are always clean, not ever a single scratch or hand print on my ps5 and series X. At least I respect Sony and Microsoft’s creation unlike others out there.
Then what you go and return it back to the sellers your playing with fire 🔥 this isn’t GameStop buy a console then you get your refund in 7 days on used consoles
Call me a pessimist but I believe that someone was seeing if they could pull it off knowing that it still not functioning properly hoping you wouldn't bother returning it or had trouble getting a full refund.
Possibly hoping it would be a Christmas present and wouldn't be opened for a while and the return window would be closed by then. You see that a lot around the holidays.
“i’m not gonna tell you how much i payed for this” bro what nobody tryna pocket watch you ☠️☠️ and we obviously know it’s probably around $400 bruh you not special
I had similar problems on my Xbox One S when playing Fortnite (Season 4/5), I had really weird artifacts. My fix was relatively easy, I just had to open the Console and change the thermal paste after realizing I had the 2017 model 😭 (Worse cooler, pure aluminum one, no heat pipes)
I have a friend who bought a PS5 for her kids last year for $800 then just two weeks ago, her kids knocked it over damaging the hdmi port. Since I’ve repaired consoles in the past, she asks me if I could fix it. The port was bent in towards the motherboard and broke off a tiny capacitor. Not having the proper tools to fix something so small I tell my friend that I can’t fix it. She then tells me to keep it, that she’ll by another. Now I finally have a PS5 and only have to pay for the repair myself. That’s the cheapest I’d ever pay for PS5
eBay, such a trustworthy selling/buying platform 🤣 I hope you get your money back and I hope the seller didn't put "returns not accepted" in the small print.
It actually is. He will get his money back or like ive had happen to me, Ebay will refund themselves and let him keep item. Happened to me twice in the last five years of ordering hundreds of flawless items. Ya grump lol
@@FaderFlosser eBay needs to ban people who do this when it says refurbished that means it should still be working in great condition eBay needs to start being more strict with people who do this ether ban them from eBay or sue them for falsely selling an item that doesn’t work or isn’t what is suppose to be.
@Every Woman Jobs To The Wall Exactly… It’s right there front and center in eBay’s policies. Even if the seller tries to skip out on it or not communicate; eBay will refund your money.
@@adrianquinonez6667 Not necessarily the sellers fault if hes only reselling them too and if he didnt know it was faulty... And it shouldnt be a common issue if its a reputable seller
That's the problem with new consoles they need to iron out the problems we all remember the 360 nightmare (took me 4 xbox 360s before I got one that worked properly)
That special boot up sequence only happens when u switch it on for the 1st time and never happens again which leads me to believe that it hasn't been switched on ever
I bought mine brand new from a guy and paid 750. It was nice at first but rest mode crashes the systems, gets extremely hot to the point any usb drive you take out can burn you, and it’ll get a green screen crash sometimes. Ps5 quality is lacking.
That is why I will wait to I buy a PS5. There isn't many games atm that justifies me purchasing one right now. For now I will stick with my PS4 Pro and Xbox Series S.
@@ReviewArchiveUSA420 yeah not much really going on since they’re still making most games for ps4 still plus the added wait might iron out some kinks in the hardware.
would not try sending it back to sony, since he bought it off a reseller they’ll just say “your consoles broken , and since you dont have original receipt we cant help you”
Great video, I hope people get the point about eBay PS5 purchases. I ordered a new one from someone with 100% feedback. Never shipped it and suddenly 3 or 4 other people posted negative feedback that he didn’t ship their new PS5 purchase, he’s gone with the loot now.
I have ordered it directly from a Sony store, but am scared I might get a refurbished one is there any way I can check whether my coming ps5 will be a new model rather than a refurbished one? I need help buddy.
@@ubaidimran3876 If you ordered it from Sony, no worries. It would have said refurbished if it was refurbished. They don't randomly replace new units with refurbished units that I am aware.
@@mjmonjure thanks for replying buddy. But now I hope it to be in good shape without any faults or defects lol. They said it will take 30 days to come. Planning to buy a ups too.
Thank you for your video. I bought my boyfriend a PS5 on December 13 from the Playstation Invite I received. Scored on it we was both excited. Arrived December 15. We tried to hook it up and it would not start. We went through all the steps to reboot it started up went through the steps of setting up and then it crashed and will turn on but not stay on. We tried everything rebooting, hooking up the PS5 cables everything possible. I end up calling support and I went through the steps as well with support. I had to send it back. Waiting for the box from fed ex on December 20 to arrive. I been reading on bligs, youtube videos snd even twitter of other people Playstation crashing and even never working out of the box. I was one of the lucky ones I see. 🤣😂😫.
Haven't read the comments but it's 100% GPU related. My guess would be the card is heating up silly quickly for whatever reason. You could probably leave it on the menu and it not freeze all day long. But the moment the GPU needs to start doing some work... I think whoever "refurbed" it probably just saw it power on and messed around in the menu and settings for a little while, and thought that it must be fine.
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lol lol lol lol
@@officialnotoriousjohnwick6335 lol lol lololol
Other channel's have mentioned it's artifacting from a dying gpu and they can't be repaired.
Any chance you could Send it to Sony for Repair?
My Brother bought me a Brand New PS5 for $450 back in June because he works at a Retail Store here in Alaska and got a discount for it. Best BDAY present. 🥳
That's awesome. Congrats man! I'm in ny and still can't get one at retail.
good for you i dont think anyone asked
@Slick Rick mind your own buisness
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This is why I was so hesitant to buy from scalpers. I didn’t mind paying over retail, but paying more for a defective product sucks.
Shouldn't even trust buying refurbished or pre owned consoles from retail either. A friend of mine had a PS4 that had a HDD failing on him so he took it to Gamestop and got full trade in value for it. It took about 10-15 minutes for it to start acting up but they tested it for like 5 minutes on the menu and said it was good lol.
Granted I told him he could just easily replace the drive but I guess he needed the money that bad but at least it's something easily fixed for the next person to own it if they chose to do so I guess.
Good!!! that happened to you. you just helped a scalper get what they wanted so i really dgaf 😆
@@alexfond2540 Talking to me or him? Because no one here outright said they bought anything from a scalper and you obviously cared enough to comment either way, sad life it must be to get your kicks off.
@@AnriDarkmoor f to whoever bought that ps4 lol, i'd be sad if i had to take it back to the shop
I'm not defending them but usually they sell new stuff new ps5s
That exact same static error happened on my old ps4. It would only happen to the newer games at the time. It's good to see they migrated that issue over to the 5.
Wait wut
How’s that good? Tf
It’s sarcasm
Lol
@@erock_6177 I was being sarcastic 🤌
Artifacts from APU/GPU, like everyone else said. Could be a bad connection to the heatsink causing this issue, overheating can definitely cause artifacts.
I’d definitely send it back. It looks like a GPU related issue
yup I have same suspicions
Yes it is GPU is dead or dying. those black spots are a result.
The silicon on these things are dying left and right.
@@SgtReaper22 consoles only a year old and already getting a fried gpu...
@@anthonyv1971 No anthony actually what happened was due to the processor shortage Sony accidentally sent out a batch of PlayStation five console that hadn’t finished testing they will repair them because they actually have a faulty GPU in them
i bet they put thermal paste in it instead of liquid metal and maybe messed something else up internally whilst refurbishing. it was also a bad sign at the start, when the console has to repair stuff after being shut off improperly. just disgusting
I personally think if you break the console you can't take it back and are not refunding. If I was the tester I would of sent it off to be scrapped
I’m starting to learn don’t trust anything sellers say off eBay. It’s terrible how poor condition this is.
eBay is definitely a gamble. Their return policy is pretty good though so you're usually covered
@@jrob0021 That’s good at least. It’s definitely a huge gamble. It’s amazing people are allowed to get away with selling this crap to a consumer. Facebook Marketplace probably isn’t any better hey?
@@kaileyselin8453 I’ve seen scammers on the marketplace scam and delete their accounts so they can’t get reported
Haha defective APU go brrrrrr. Probably was a return for the same issue and they just turned it on and said, "It works!".
That's 100% what probably happened lol
@@jrob0021 What was their reply?
@@dreamworldtony I sent it back and got a refund
That static happens when the GPU is bad. Pretty common and well known in the PC space. Commonly known as GPU artifacting. Your PS5s GPU is toast.
Yikes scammed
Never happened to me
@@darwood2 Good for you bro.
Our guy jacob got scammed
Yep, as soon as he showed the static, I was like, that’s definitely a GPU issue.
This is why I don't trust buying a used PS5 off someone. It's too new of a console plus super hard to find especially with Sony halting production and the chip shortage. Hope you can get a refund. 👍
ebay are great with refunds
You can't trust anyone for used anything lol this isn't just related to a new PS5
@@LonghornsLegend idk I bought a used Xbox one off Amazon in 2016 for $230, the only thing I'm waiting to replace is the power brick when it gets here
@@anthonyv1971 i buy used too, I just don't trust it lol you're literally rolling the dice. One used console could have been wiped off every day and hardly touched, another used console has collected dust everyday for 4 years and was dropped twice, but that's why you can't trust buying used electronics more than most things. As long as you have some sort of 30 day refund it's worth a gamble tho
Years ago i had this original backwards compatible PS3, and i was out of work, needed money. So i sold it to a friend of mine who i thought would take care of it as well as possibly sell it back to me later on... well things,just didn't turn out like that. Where he was living at, at the time, there was electrical problems i kept trying to point out. He ignored me. I noticed it and i knew it wasn't a good thing because i saw the way the lights flickered whenever someone turned something on in another room.
Anyway. Couple weeks later and he's telling everyone that i "ripped him off". He was saying that it started getting loud and that i only sold it because i knew it was about to break.
You learn as you go through life. No matter if you have good intentions, everything is a gamble either way. That's why i stick to myself a lot these days.
Thats artifacting caused by a faulty GPU, possibly damaged by overheating or possibly because its overheating at the time of recording
This issue seems to be the GPU starting to fail. I've seen similar issues with other consoles, and that's the case with those.
Can it be fixed or not
I did some reading online and that's what I found as well. Make sense, at least considering the whole "static" thing I was seeing on the screen and crashing
@@WaterLex thanks for the info I was going to buy a used one but now I rather have a new one because I don't this to happen to me.
@@WaterLex Sure and I will but Gamestop may do in store drop during Thanksgiving so I may give it a go.
@@dericjames2018 you can just get a free warranty fix if its less than a year old
The artifacting that you were experiencing with this console was either VRAM, or Memory Controller related. Whoever "refurbed" it more than likely did a factory reset and tested it by leaving it at the main menu, or they baked it and tested it with the same methodolgy. It could also be that the apu is overheating, and as a result the memory controller was malfunctioning (this is built into the APU). If that's the case, someone may have opened it and either did not replace the liquid metal, or they replaced the liquid metal with thermal paste.
Regardless of the reason, that artifacting is 1000% data corruption
This is a know vram thermal issue. See Gamers Nexus for more info.
No buddy lmao stop putting big words together you don’t know what they mean plus they don’t even correspond🤣🤣🤣. PS5 IS SIMPLY NON EXISTENT COMPARED TO THE XBOX SX xDDD
@@GLx4k lmaowut
@@lolimrob he has trolling in his name
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I got an used PS5 (owned for 3 months) about 8-9 months ago, in extremely well condition (no technical issue at all) besides a minor scratch on top at the glossy part. It comes with 2 controllers and 7 games which I sold 5 of which I don’t play for €80. So all in all I paid €630 for the console, second controller, Spider-Man Miles Morales and Assasin creed’s Valhalla. I thought it was a good deal, no?
Sell me one?
@@alexfrancis9278 sell you one what? PS5? I only have one…
Extremely good deal w games 4 the ps5 .... my ps4 overheats alot these days and basically just a tv box now I only use for Hulu n Netflix, seriously contemplating paying 600 for a new ps4 cuz even those are scarce rn
Clean the dust out of it, may fix it
I saw somebody selling a used dualsense controller with a scuff on top for $20 at flea market. I decided not to buy because I don't have ps5, even though it works with ps3 apparently.
I wouldn't loop all referbished PS5's on ebay together. If anything, it's a mixed bag. I bought mine referbished from ebay and it was like brand new. Haven't had any issues at all
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@@leafs900 still no issue. Had it since April or May.
I saw the static the first time but wasn't sure it was a problem since I've never seen Astro Playroom before.
it seems mad to think that it's only a year after its release and you could get faulty machines from sites like ebay
This is what i been wondering now after seeing this video, like is there something we dont know about the manufacturing, because on ebay i saw a bundle of 8 Ps5 listed as broken for almost next to nothing, but apparently major issues with HDMI, begs the question is it worth buying and attempting to fix myself and then own one and perhaps sell what else could be repaired, because from south africa, and Ps5's are super rare, vast majority of people here all going xbox, like i dont even remeber the ps4 being a thing this side
Like i still have my first generation Ps1 without any games of course but its a beast and still functions, at some point ill have to get games off ebay
@@deongeel its not even you just have to be quick with the restocks
I agree considering how new these consoles are and I still have a 20 year old Xbox original that's runs perfectly fine and it's hardmodded really shows that we are moving too fast with technology
@@jolkzy2344 your in South Africa are ya 🤡 pretty sure it wouldnt be like getting one here in North America lol 🤦
This is why I always buy all my consoles new. I know you can't buy a new sealed play station 5 but if it were me I would just wait for them to be in stock, hopefully next year they will be. I waited four years to get my switch OLED.
They are brand new all over on fb. U gotta drop 7-800 though
@@indo3052 F that, it's definitely not worth anywhere near that amount
@@angelozicarelli541 sure is.
At 12 TFLOPs, the GPU inside the Xbox Series X is a tad faster than Nvidia's GeForce RTX 2080 Super, and just a bit behind a 2080 Ti,
The 2080 super is 1500$$$. So its def worth 750$
You could get lucky with the Best Buy restocks or the PlayStation direct Email invite
@@indo3052 lmfao, they are more similar to the capabilities of a 2060 with heavily optimized games. They are not performing the same as a 2080 super or a 2080 ti, what are you smoking?
The memory modules are either toasted, or overheating because they didn't put the thermal pads on when reassembling it.
or its the one sony didn't cover with the cooler!!!!
Definitely a gpu issue. Unfortunate man.
APU*, not GPU
@@jonny11bonk whatever it is, still unfortunate
16:10 yeah you did a pretty good job of covering the $799 price tag at 0:07
Good job bro
That's why I'd rather stick with the new and stay away from refurbished and used. Also to avoid something like this I'd also rather stick with the main retail stores(best buy, Walmart,etc ) so I don't get scammed when I do purchases from Amazon, ebay, etc..
Refurbished is fine if you get it from the right place. I wouldn't trust random Ebay sellers/companies as a general rule - not unless they were very well established for some time doing it, had substantial feedback, and a full warranty program for what you buy.
New always, agree.
Amen refurbished is garbage lol
I bought a brand new one on eBay
You can get refurbished but not right now with the ps5 still very high in demand. You can’t trust people right now to do their due diligence.
Always leave a negative review on ebay with a slight explanation to warn others it doesn't matter if the seller has a million items or positive reviews its common courtesy to other buyers on rip u off bay!
It could be an honest mistake, seller needs to apologize, compensate you including return shipping cost, also check his reputation. Then use your judgment whether to leave negative or not.
Lol rip you off bay, i just hope i get my processor that i ordered the tracking hasnt been updated yet, and i ordered my item on the 18th, my first experience on ebay wasnt bad how ever i waited almost 2 months for my package, even with priority shipping to africa, which was crazy expensive
I refuse to buy anything from these types of websites or similar. Keeps me from aggravation & headaches.
Make sure you give the ebay seller a negative review, so nobody else falls victim.
Tbh I don't think a negative will do anything for this seller, they are huge and have 10s of thousands of ratings
@@jrob0021 Yeah that's the spirit, why bother even trying to warn others. What a pathetic response.
@@jrob0021 doesn’t matter bro you could help 1 guy
@@hazy33 cry
@@kyreejames6073 are you ok?
You didn't buy a refurbished PS5, you bought one someone broke and called it refurbished and put it on Ebay.
Its definitely the hardware problem. Actually graphics artifacts in game is the sign of video memory or video chip problem
My GF got me one for Xmas(Brand new), cost her 700 euros and it lasted 8 mins before the power cable started to buzz and smell like smoke! Good times!
It might have a bad APU which causes glitches on the screen.
Similar to the Xbox 360 red ring of death. Sometimes the screen glitches out and u get RROD
XBOX 360 RROD wasnt a bad APU but due to thermal stresses of the poor cooler mounting/thermal design. The PS5 cooler does not have this poor design and this is likely not the issue.
Really hope you got your money back on this, refurb or not, GPU issues like that cannot be fixed.
Yes it can,all he needs is a Hammer 😂
If you had a spare GPU and a rework station you could most definitely repair this
@@cjbht19minaret That's likely :)
I got a refurbished Series X ordered from a Microsoft employee/ family member.
I couldn't have asked for a better experience. Other than the box which said it was a refurbished console it was like every brand new unboxing I've seen on RUclips.
Oh yeah, and it was 423 dollars.😃
SUCK IT SCALPERS!!
I just won a brand new one for £7.50. I was looking at getting one for about £450, so i got lucky lol.
@@TheBeastsHere how
@@irishbomber Entered a raffle competition with tickets and my name popped up as the winner, So obviously super happy lol as it just saved me a chunk of cash.
if its from a microsoft employee obv it works fine as a refurbished one
@@hector4375 No guarantees with refurbished electronics. I'll admit I wasn't that worried this time but only because I Knew if there was an issue with missing or defective parts the person who got it for me would take care of it.
I've had (and heard of) more than a few refurb experiences that went sideways.
I bought a PS5 which cost me £619 from eBay it has an extra controller, was brand new and sealed and had 100% feedback, it arrived in perfect condition and no tear or rips on the box it was delivered by UPS the next day, I never buy anything refurbished from eBay I always buy new and sealed and 100% feedback, including PS5 games. I’m happy with my PS5 a big thank you to the trustworthy seller. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This man really bought a broken PS5 for $800 smh🤦🏾♂️
The state of PS5 Is so hard to come by Km not blaming him or mad at him. Let’s support him and hopefully he gets one.
@@friendlyfire2374 he already has one did you not watch the video
@@jolkzy2344 ok I was replying to the comment without a second thought thank you for reminding me
@@friendlyfire2374 its alright 👍
Never buying refurbished PS5’s on eBay
Bruh if you buy any electronics used off ebay you'll be in the same boat lol
the fact he actually got the system is shocking, even though it does not function right
I have one rule with electronics: Never, Ever Buy Refurbished. Always New or Not At All.
I never had any issues with Refurbished cell phones. TV and Video game systems absolutely had some bad ones.
well no buying used electronics is okay. nearly never buy used modern console....
I also have a rule with controllers: always buy name brand, never aftermarket. You wouldn’t believe how many third-party controllers I went through for PS2 when I could’ve just bought one made from Sony 😂
@@TheAceOfCubs yeah that's a good one. aftermarket controllers have always been just gross
Had to return my Day 1 PS5 for a replacement, after discovering all my wifi related issues in game was due to a faulty wifi chip. Didn’t play much multiplayer on it, but when I did I was going from 30 ping to 800 ping within 1 second
man... play with ethernet cable, wifi is always like that (maybe not this huge, but still)
@@valentds I tried to do that as well, but my connection would still be jumpy in multiplayer. Spent a few days doing at home fixes with different methods. All failed and spent a few more trying to talk to a human at Sony haha
Get your $799 back you said you didn’t wanna tell us but you showed us when you were scrolling off the eBay page lmao
Apparently it wasn't refurbished.
This solder balls holding the APU onto the motherboard may be cracked and separating if you find a good repair shop with the necessary equipment they could Reflow the Apu back onto the motherboard and it would completely fixed but first I'd recommend getting the HDMI decoding chip checked
He paid $799 for it, you can see it at the start of the video
@Junior tech reviews at the end of the vid he says he’s not gonna say the price
U cant see how much it was dont matter i bet it was a rip of
@@samharris103 0:08 keep looking at the price
Don't kown where u r looking mate he even says I not going to say how much it was coz it was a rip of
800 for a refub is absolutely insane.......
It seems you need an APU/GPU reflow. Should fix it rightup if there isnt a short in the processor itself.
Yeah temporarily..
@@extortin wait really? it goes bad again? F for everyone who did this and thought their consoles were fixed...
How long does it last anyway?
The RUclipsr TronicsFix has videos of fixing some PS5's and one of the consoles he had had this same issue. Unfortunately, it is unfixable as you stated at the end so I hope you did get your money back!
Which video?
It’s not unfixable, but would probably require replacing the APU(which isn’t easy without expensive equipment)
@@Charlie0106 If memory serves me correct, was the one where he did a bunch of PS5’s at once (there’s only one video on his channel right now where he did a bunch of PS5’s in one video). It’s been a while since I’ve watched it but I do remember him running into this issue on one of the consoles and he stated he couldn’t fix it.
@@rosehopper6560 ahh okay I found it yeah
Its not unfixable. Low chance of fixing but not unfixable. You could try a reflow and that doesnnt work, reball the processor and reflow again. Probably better to go straight for the reball to prevent board warping.
I bought a "referb" ps4 and I opened it to find out they did nothing to freaking clean it .
The battery label on the box is from it being put on a pallet and shipped on a truck, likely a return pallet a reseller purchased
And that's why you should never buy from scalpers even if they say it's new,,,So you paid $840 after tax for broken ps5 that's not good at all
The internal SSD is borked. I had Sony replace 2 consoles for me with the same issue
That was a hell of bad time I saw how much you paid and I would get my money back too and report the seller man that was some shoddy shit they did to you good luck tho bro
Yeah I'm sending it back for a refund
I just bought a refurbished ps5 off eBay post to come wensday
This is why I never buy hardware on eBay, even if it turns out to be legit, sending it back for any problems is a nightmare.
You paid 799.00 after tax and shipping maybe around 849.99
Well we know how Sonny reached 13 million. Selling broken PS5's
Hahaha
Hahaaa! That's very funny sonny.
Lol
sonny???
Refurbished is defined as cleaning the shell casing, cleaning the fan grills and do a factory reset. Nobody cares about disassembling the console, evicting the dust bunnies that have gathered over the years, replacing the heatsink compound, relubing the fan bearings, replacing the hard drive / SSD, putting everything back together and doing a final test to make sure everything is working perfectly. They just want to pull a fast one.
I had this exact problem happening to my pc, I haven't trusted second hand pc parts ever since, and with my tiny budget taken into count and way to much time and effort wasted on fixing my pc I started investing in consoles.
I'm a console gamer myself but I have a pc for other stuff that I keep running. Don't give up in pc's over that, there's a learning curve but you can get quality parts for cheap that aren't second hand if you look around.
Some times it's cheaper to buy a new PC vs getting it repaired. That's why people buy new ones every 2-3 years plus it all depends on the usage
@@Lourdinn i'm obviously still using a pc and such and it can still run quite a few games at good settings but if it ain't broke than i won't fix it, plus collecting pc games i kinda undewhelming. You just get it on steam.
@@MultiTurbospeed I guess you are kinda right, my setup was,(and still is as it hasnt changes at all ever since) pretty janky and frakensteined to beggin with so trying to add better parts than try to figure whats wrong blah blah, it was a pain, but frankly i just didn't have to budget to fix it at all id rather buy a cheaper system than have to wait to have enough money to get a better pc, plus im kind of a power user so it be hard to find a pc to my likeing and building one custom is just not a budget friendly option these days.
"Hmm yes this is a video about a console malfunctioning, this is why consoles are better than PCs and I switched to console" ????????????
So many faulty ps5 being sold out there 😲. I guess you should return it to the shop where you got it and being reimbursed dude .
This is why I would rather wait for the new PS5 model instead of the standard one.
Real talk
When is that coming out?
@@coldmexican288 Xbox one s and PS4 slim came out 3 years after the initial release so I would guess next year
I think it’s a corrupted hard drive, I had Sam’s issue with all 3 of my ps4’s
Personally I had plenty of bad experiences on ebay, and I don't recommend dealing with em period.
Yea. It’s the gpu. It seemed like once the gpu was put to work with games it would stop working. Could be overheating or just on its way out.
Don’t think I’ll be buying a refurbished ps5 , great video thanks for sharing .
Hope you got your money back
Not trying to be a D-head. Those little sporadic specs all over the screen are called artifacts. Not static. It is a clear sign of hardware problems. Either the graphics chip in the APU is flawed or there is failure in power delivery to the APU and the graphics chip is failing to render the graphics. The APU could easily have overheated to cause that damage.
$800 is absolutely insane especially for this piece of junk! Sorry man!
Yo, everyone’s saying it’s a issue with the GPU, but considering you had to repair the system when you booted it up, maybe that’s a issue with the SSD being corrupted or something??
I’m watching now and you’ve just booted into safe mode, but you can actually wipe the SSD and re install the operating system.
Might not work but worth a shot...
Well, that's a let down. I'd definitely return it and get your money back.
Smells like a memory issue to me. I've never encountered a broken GP in an APU, and the quality control on AMD's side is air-tight, so chances are the APU is fine. GDDR6, however - which the PS5 uses as both video and system memory - is notorious for running hotter than previous generations and thus being more prone to failure. Reballing the memory chips might temporarily circumvent the issue. Chances are, though, that console is toast unless you outright replace the (V)RAM, the difficulty of which might range from extremely hard to outright impossible, and even if you find someone willing to do it, it's likely going to be prohibitively expensive.
Hope you got your money back for this one.
I read the other comments but why wouldn't Sony honor the 1 year warranty on this ? Also not every person that sells used or refurbished things is the same as the seller you bought from. I just don't see it as fair when anyone blankets all of the refurbishers or used consoles because of one experience.
Facts I bought a few refurbished consoles and I had no problems out of them 💯
Each their own eh lol
sony will just keep the console and either email you or send you a letter saying you can’t get console back because its “broken” but real reason is because they were bought off resellers, i just happened to see a video last night where it happened to someone on youtube
Those graphical artifacts aren’t a good sign.. something is going to go bad with the APU
The gpu seems to have been overheated at some point. I had a video card that did similar graphical defects to what was seen on Astros play room
So you woke up one day and decided it would be a good idea to hop on eBay and spend $799 on a refurbished PS5? OK.
My consoles are always clean, not ever a single scratch or hand print on my ps5 and series X. At least I respect Sony and Microsoft’s creation unlike others out there.
Have you looked using a microscope or a uv light?
@@dist221 yep
I as well. I've had my PS5 for 7 months and it's in superb pristine condition . I take care of everything I own.
Well mine is in the best condition ever
I no longer buy used consoles unless it's from a local shop with a refund guarantee. I've gone through too many returns to do it ever again.
Then what you go and return it back to the sellers your playing with fire 🔥 this isn’t GameStop buy a console then you get your refund in 7 days on used consoles
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This is why I kept looking for new ones for hours instead of getting Scammed of like 700 - 1000 Dollars
Call me a pessimist but I believe that someone was seeing if they could pull it off knowing that it still not functioning properly hoping you wouldn't bother returning it or had trouble getting a full refund.
Possibly hoping it would be a Christmas present and wouldn't be opened for a while and the return window would be closed by then. You see that a lot around the holidays.
“i’m not gonna tell you how much i payed for this” bro what nobody tryna pocket watch you ☠️☠️ and we obviously know it’s probably around $400 bruh you not special
😭😭😭😭
I had similar problems on my Xbox One S when playing Fortnite (Season 4/5), I had really weird artifacts. My fix was relatively easy, I just had to open the Console and change the thermal paste after realizing I had the 2017 model 😭 (Worse cooler, pure aluminum one, no heat pipes)
Ohh interesting. I guess in reality it could happen to any console
I have a friend who bought a PS5 for her kids last year for $800 then just two weeks ago, her kids knocked it over damaging the hdmi port. Since I’ve repaired consoles in the past, she asks me if I could fix it. The port was bent in towards the motherboard and broke off a tiny capacitor. Not having the proper tools to fix something so small I tell my friend that I can’t fix it. She then tells me to keep it, that she’ll by another. Now I finally have a PS5 and only have to pay for the repair myself. That’s the cheapest I’d ever pay for PS5
eBay, such a trustworthy selling/buying platform 🤣
I hope you get your money back and I hope the seller didn't put "returns not accepted" in the small print.
It actually is. He will get his money back or like ive had happen to me, Ebay will refund themselves and let him keep item. Happened to me twice in the last five years of ordering hundreds of flawless items. Ya grump lol
@@FaderFlosser eBay needs to ban people who do this when it says refurbished that means it should still be working in great condition eBay needs to start being more strict with people who do this ether ban them from eBay or sue them for falsely selling an item that doesn’t work or isn’t what is suppose to be.
@@adrianquinonez6667 “sue them” lol are you 12 years old or something?
@Every Woman Jobs To The Wall Exactly… It’s right there front and center in eBay’s policies. Even if the seller tries to skip out on it or not communicate; eBay will refund your money.
@@adrianquinonez6667 Not necessarily the sellers fault if hes only reselling them too and if he didnt know it was faulty... And it shouldnt be a common issue if its a reputable seller
I'd rather buy it from best buy store or Amazon somewhere other than eBay cause you never know what you are going to get
That's the problem with new consoles they need to iron out the problems we all remember the 360 nightmare (took me 4 xbox 360s before I got one that worked properly)
The 360 problems were on a different level haha
Wow, just wow!! How much it cost frugal consumers in the long run to save a $1.
Gpu is toast. I'd send it back.
nope!! bad memory module
I got my PS5 last month, just walking into Worst Buy. I overheard some employees talking. I said "PS5, what PS5" and there I was.
You paid $800. You showed at the start of the video. Never buy refurbished consoles unless from a brick and motor. Even then at your own risk.
Lols 800 for “refurbished “ sucka
@@Rubdeuce2 💯agree
That special boot up sequence only happens when u switch it on for the 1st time and never happens again which leads me to believe that it hasn't been switched on ever
eBay has a money back guarantee. You'll pretty much always get your money back if someone sends you a crap product
Sounds like he has a different one that he uses with “his other stand” . This was more to see what would happen if he bought a refurbished ps5 ..
I bought mine brand new from a guy and paid 750. It was nice at first but rest mode crashes the systems, gets extremely hot to the point any usb drive you take out can burn you, and it’ll get a green screen crash sometimes. Ps5 quality is lacking.
That is why I will wait to I buy a PS5. There isn't many games atm that justifies me purchasing one right now. For now I will stick with my PS4 Pro and Xbox Series S.
@@ReviewArchiveUSA420 yeah not much really going on since they’re still making most games for ps4 still plus the added wait might iron out some kinks in the hardware.
May still be under warranty? Granted the seals were not broken but good luck on getting it resolved.
would not try sending it back to sony, since he bought it off a reseller they’ll just say “your consoles broken , and since you dont have original receipt we cant help you”
Great video, I hope people get the point about eBay PS5 purchases. I ordered a new one from someone with 100% feedback. Never shipped it and suddenly 3 or 4 other people posted negative feedback that he didn’t ship their new PS5 purchase, he’s gone with the loot now.
I have ordered it directly from a Sony store, but am scared I might get a refurbished one is there any way I can check whether my coming ps5 will be a new model rather than a refurbished one? I need help buddy.
@@ubaidimran3876 If you ordered it from Sony, no worries. It would have said refurbished if it was refurbished. They don't randomly replace new units with refurbished units that I am aware.
@@mjmonjure thanks for replying buddy. But now I hope it to be in good shape without any faults or defects lol. They said it will take 30 days to come. Planning to buy a ups too.
Enjoy your content as always. Keep it up man!
Thank you
@@jrob0021 bruh how much did it cost ? Between 400 to 450 ?
@@beastmotoz it said $799 on the video if you watch it real quick. Poor guy but luckily he got his money back 🙏🏼
It’s either a corrupted ssd or something wrong with the cooling on the apu. They probably didn’t put it back together properly after taking it apart.
yeah and whiever "repaired" it probably only checked if the main menu worked without testing a game... scumbags
Thank you for your video. I bought my boyfriend a PS5 on December 13 from the Playstation Invite I received. Scored on it we was both excited. Arrived December 15. We tried to hook it up and it would not start. We went through all the steps to reboot it started up went through the steps of setting up and then it crashed and will turn on but not stay on. We tried everything rebooting, hooking up the PS5 cables everything possible. I end up calling support and I went through the steps as well with support. I had to send it back. Waiting for the box from fed ex on December 20 to arrive. I been reading on bligs, youtube videos snd even twitter of other people Playstation crashing and even never working out of the box. I was one of the lucky ones I see. 🤣😂😫.
Power cord smelling like smoke is a big giveaway. RETURN. LOL
Haven't read the comments but it's 100% GPU related. My guess would be the card is heating up silly quickly for whatever reason. You could probably leave it on the menu and it not freeze all day long. But the moment the GPU needs to start doing some work... I think whoever "refurbed" it probably just saw it power on and messed around in the menu and settings for a little while, and thought that it must be fine.
This is y I don't trust sellers on eBay. Never had any good experience buying stuff on eBay
Do y'all keep the console boxes?
Yes
Man, as soon as you was going to power it on and said 1,2,3, boom, cut to an ad. Perfect timing lol
man u go ripped off u paid 799
when you are dealing with people you can always count on them playing games.
Should have tried switching it off and on again. That fixes 100% of problems, every time.