I've bought alot of retro stuff from Amazon. The key is to make sure the product is fulfilled by Amazons return policy and to check the review scores. Also make sure its a seller who has a lot of reviews otherwise you could get screwed.
Think it's safe to say you're better off buying locally or ebay if you know who to buy from. Amazon and DK oldies don't show you the actual console you're getting.
fr if you want a refurbished console honestly unless ur rich and make hella money, its more cost effective to buy the consoles at the normal market price and refurbish them yourself it would take like what an hour maybe to do what they do to these consoles thats 15-20$ of work for most people its more cost effective to do it yourself on your own time
I bought a refurbished ps3 back in late 2021 or early 2022 from amazon, and I opened mine up and it was slightly dusty, but it wasn't nasty by any means. After a small cleaning, it was in great condition. Zero scratches... whoever had it before took good care of it! I got it for 150$.
Huh...? I'm not sure what you mean by this comment. You say one statement then change it to something else. Are AV cables a better option(they aren't) or are HDMI cables better.
@@Aliyah_666 HDMI cables are so much cheaper and easier to get. So if the playstation is sent with the AV cables in my opinion this is better to receive. Hopefully this makes more sense. I can see how my comment could be seen as poorly worded.
I bought a none back compatible PS3 fat mint condition in the original box and 5 games for £50 here in the UK on eBay.....and I love it. Just put a 1 tb SSD in and it runs beautiful. I run my PS2 by the side of it. Virtually the same as having a back compatible PS3 really..
I literally just got a fantastic E01 on eBay that needed a full refurb (cleaning, dual delid, paste, pads, etc.) that cost me about 150$ and a couple hours of my free time, all in. I would be effing PISSED to pay that much to get a fat that isn't BC let alone one that was claimed to be refurbished that still had a Sony warranty sticker on it. These companies obviously have a completely different definition of what refurbished is
My favorite part is that you didn't say who sold and shipped it to you, as it can be refurbished "claimed" thru a 3rd party , was it sold from Amazon, and by Amazon or a 3rd party ?
@@a-10warthog51 no, he didn't. He showed policies stated on what is an amazon returned product, he never showed that his product was purchased or sold by Amazon, or that he purchased it as a Amazon renewed product, he purchased it as a refurbished product, sure yes, and it had that Amazon info sure, but if it's from Amazon - show the viewer that it was sold and shipped by Amazon. Amazon is just like ebay, and any seller can claim it to be an amazon renewed product, simply by titling it so, Amazon is just a platform to sell and buy products. Amazon has its own stores thru its platform to sell its products, but not everything sold on Amazon is sold, or shipped by Amazon.
Just a little tip: The reason why the BC models died isn't necessarily because of heat, but because of the type of underfill they used in their BGA package. Felix made a really good video on this and I definitely recommend giving it a watch if you're into consoles.
I feel you on that trip man. I just made it myself. I moved from North Carolina to Texas 17 hours straight not including stops and 2 days almost if u stop and sleep during the night
Thanks for the knowledge after watching you said they can play PS1 games also, never knew that. So all I need to find is a ps2 probably in garage and I can play anything….good luck on finding a backwards compatible version
Recently bought a refurbished rdr1 game of the year edition disc set from Amazon and they work but not consistently at least it came with the undead nightmare map tho Also the discs themselves looked brand new except for the middle rings which were a bit dirty but after I cleaned them they worked a bit better.
I bought a steel series headset that was renewed. I had problems with the quality via wired connection, turns out the wire they sent me was faulty. Overall it was clean and seemed unused.
The CECHL model is quite good for a non-backward compatible model (like the CECHM, P and Q). It has the last revision of the 65nm RSX less prone to problems compared to the first 65nm RSX found in the CECHJ and CECHK models, is a fat model (so CFW compatible), doesn't heat much with renewed thermal paste and as a result doesn't make a ton of noise (just like the early slims). Still at that price it's a scam.
Years ago I bought my 80gb bc ps3 on Craigslist for $100 . Few days later it got the YLOD. I sent it to Sony to get fixed it only cost about $100 to fix and have it still to this day and it works perfectly.
About 6 or 7 years ago I bought a 360 in like new condition from amazon. Looked more like someone had dragged it down the road and even smelled like cigarettes.
Amazon “renewed” program is a huge price-gouging scam. Amazon deactives “high priced” normal listings but allows ridiculous “renewed” seller pricing all the time.
$320 for a non backwards compatible ps3 .. man they saw you coming lol , oh to get rid of the scratches i use T-Cut no idea if you have that in the US i gather you do but anyway yeah that works then use any wax based polish ..
Well i Got for free 3 PS3 on Facebook marketplace,one of the PS3 is backward compatible(with extra fans)😍, 2/3 Works . Still for free its really good .
eStarland sells a 40 GB model PS3 Fat for $77.95, and the 80 GB model for $84.95. So even cheaper than DKOldies and Lukie Games. EDIT: If the PS3 only has 2 USB ports on the front, then it is not PS2 compatible. All the backwards compatible ones have 4 USB ports on the front(and in the cases of the CECHAxx, CECHCxx and the CECHExx also include flash drives which are not present on any of the other models). When they removed the PS2 compatibility completely, they also dropped it to 2 ports on the front. So if it's 2 ports, not PS2 compatible. Fastest way to tell at a glance. Also, it's mentioned at 3:24 that the model he got was a 40 GB model with an 80 GB drive. The CECHLxx model is actually an 80 GB model. The drive that was in this particular console is the correct size(can't say if it's the original, but the size is correct for the model number).
Amazon is clearly using a company that doesnt know how to refurbish thats a shame but doubt amazon even looks at them unlike its warehouse products which through its returns process
was it sold by amazon or kept in their warehouse? if u bought it from a different seller selling it on amazon as “refurbished” and not “renewed” its obviously not going to meet the renewed requirements
my ps3 phat broke cause i took the hdmi cord out multiple times trying to figure out how to hook it up to my elgato only the av cables worked so i played on potato quality untill i bought my ps3 slim
i bought a used 40 gb ps3 and everything came in as expected they even gave me an 80 gb model. They forgot the charging cable for the controller though It was 150 dollars which is a bit steep but half the price of this one
I bought what looked like a backwards compatible ps3 that's supposed to be refurbished and the product description supported that as well. My first red flag was on the tracking page, the wight was around 3.6 Kg (somewhat over 7lb) when the it should be over 5 k Kg (11lb). So I checked it out and saw that the ps3 slim is 3.2 Kg (7.1 lb) which is concerning. When the package arrived I indeed saw a ps3 slim and it was missing some of those little rubber feets, the original warranty seal looked completely untouched. I sent it back and got my money back though.
anything "Refurbished" is a scam from any reseller not exception, there is NO point to paying 2-3x the market price for the same condition as ebay, FB marketplace, etc.
I had the same experience. The color display was a disaster it was not even refurbished but it wasn't even fixed I was very angry the amount of money I spent $200 and it was a disaster unfortunately but other than that I've had some good experiences
Can you change the thumbnail? It’s not a scam. You didn’t get scammed. If you received a non-Sony product and were denied an exchange or refund, that would be considered a scam. Thanks in advance.
I actually had a really good experience with a refurbished Amazon DSi XL it was basically brand new and I was really happy. Sorry you can a crap experience.
Boy have i had this happen with my dell optiplex. Ordered a 9020 got a 7020. Still good but then came the monitor. Ordered a 4:3 got a 16:9. Thanks amazon. Uk by the way is anyone is wondering.
@jrob0021 i have a 60gb phat cechc model i bought it a few months ago but since i got it, it really starts rampin up really quick the ps3 from the outside looks in pristine like condition with warranty sticker of sony still 100% intact, i believe it has never been opened before and i want to get it looked at like thermal paste get it completely cleaned out but we have nothing like that here in Belgium and i am scared to open it up myself in case i damage anything what can i do?
Why’s he always putting the results in the title the fun of watching these videos is to see what it looks like as he pulls it out of the box putting epic fail in the title completely ruins it
I've bought an Atari 2600, Fat PS2, Nintendo, SNES, PS3 and an original Xbox. All were in great condition and work to this day. It really is up to you to research the person you are buying from. I never buy from anyone who isn't backed by Amazon return policy, has anything under a 95% rating and isn't described as Very good condition. Maybe I'm lucky but it's always worked for me.
Lol amazon be failin with this prime day
so basically scamazon
Wait why?
Everyone knows don’t buy retro consoles on amzon they r the same as dk oldies
The fact that DKOldies has the same model and is selling it cheaper shows how outrageous that listing was
Yeah. he said that
I've bought alot of retro stuff from Amazon. The key is to make sure the product is fulfilled by Amazons return policy and to check the review scores. Also make sure its a seller who has a lot of reviews otherwise you could get screwed.
Think it's safe to say you're better off buying locally or ebay if you know who to buy from. Amazon and DK oldies don't show you the actual console you're getting.
For sure
you need to remember that Amazon and Ebay, are the same type of sales company. AMAZON = Ebay.
Yeah I got a PS3 slim on ebay that was in mint condition.
yeah and for better price
I went on ebay and found a ps3 for 40$
fr
if you want a refurbished console honestly unless ur rich and make hella money, its more cost effective to buy the consoles at the normal market price and refurbish them yourself
it would take like what an hour maybe to do what they do to these consoles
thats 15-20$ of work for most people
its more cost effective to do it yourself on your own time
That is such a bummer. I just bought 2 PS2’s, NES, 2 Xbox’s, and a GameCube for $320…
I bought a refurbished ps3 back in late 2021 or early 2022 from amazon, and I opened mine up and it was slightly dusty, but it wasn't nasty by any means. After a small cleaning, it was in great condition. Zero scratches... whoever had it before took good care of it! I got it for 150$.
DKOldies would never make these simple mistakes
Surely
I just got a amazon refurbished gamecube. It showed up today and was shocked its near mint condition. Bummer with you ps3, i was looking at those too.
Av cables are definitely the better option. HDMI cables are so much easier to get (and cheaper).
Huh...? I'm not sure what you mean by this comment. You say one statement then change it to something else. Are AV cables a better option(they aren't) or are HDMI cables better.
@@Aliyah_666 HDMI cables are so much cheaper and easier to get. So if the playstation is sent with the AV cables in my opinion this is better to receive. Hopefully this makes more sense. I can see how my comment could be seen as poorly worded.
I bought a none back compatible PS3 fat mint condition in the original box and 5 games for £50 here in the UK on eBay.....and I love it. Just put a 1 tb SSD in and it runs beautiful. I run my PS2 by the side of it. Virtually the same as having a back compatible PS3 really..
If you jailbreak the ps3 you can ps1&ps2 games on it
Its the same just use 2 consoles lol
I bought one with a few scratches on it for £8 at a carboot
Well, with a controller to 80 GB PS3 fat model I expect to go for around $110-$160 Canadian with controler depending on condition
I literally just got a fantastic E01 on eBay that needed a full refurb (cleaning, dual delid, paste, pads, etc.) that cost me about 150$ and a couple hours of my free time, all in. I would be effing PISSED to pay that much to get a fat that isn't BC let alone one that was claimed to be refurbished that still had a Sony warranty sticker on it.
These companies obviously have a completely different definition of what refurbished is
My favorite part is that you didn't say who sold and shipped it to you, as it can be refurbished "claimed" thru a 3rd party , was it sold from Amazon, and by Amazon or a 3rd party ?
It was a not by Amazon. Just on Amazon It seems
but he did
@@a-10warthog51 no, he didn't. He showed policies stated on what is an amazon returned product, he never showed that his product was purchased or sold by Amazon, or that he purchased it as a Amazon renewed product, he purchased it as a refurbished product, sure yes, and it had that Amazon info sure, but if it's from Amazon - show the viewer that it was sold and shipped by Amazon. Amazon is just like ebay, and any seller can claim it to be an amazon renewed product, simply by titling it so, Amazon is just a platform to sell and buy products. Amazon has its own stores thru its platform to sell its products, but not everything sold on Amazon is sold, or shipped by Amazon.
Just a little tip: The reason why the BC models died isn't necessarily because of heat, but because of the type of underfill they used in their BGA package. Felix made a really good video on this and I definitely recommend giving it a watch if you're into consoles.
I feel you on that trip man. I just made it myself. I moved from North Carolina to Texas 17 hours straight not including stops and 2 days almost if u stop and sleep during the night
Jacob R always amazes me to laugh at his disgust to what he gets
You absolutely want a phat PS3 for CFW, just not at that price lol.
Over $300 is def a scam...
Ps3s aren't even worth $300 now
Overpriced
Exactly I got a ps3 sim in mint condition no scratches on ebay for 120
Why would you buy this? Have like 3 in my home, and ps4s (still use 2) and a ps5. Just wondering what games are desired for ps3 .
Thanks for the knowledge after watching you said they can play PS1 games also, never knew that. So all I need to find is a ps2 probably in garage and I can play anything….good luck on finding a backwards compatible version
If it’s not back wards compatible no it’s not worth 300 but if it’s fully BC and it’s in great condition 300 is def worth
Bought a reverse compatible ps3 for parts costing $90. Slapped a new hard drive in with paste and works like a charm.
Recently bought a refurbished rdr1 game of the year edition disc set from Amazon and they work but not consistently at least it came with the undead nightmare map tho
Also the discs themselves looked brand new except for the middle rings which were a bit dirty but after I cleaned them they worked a bit better.
Can’t wait for the good will lot. Great content Jacob .
cant wait to see the texas lot, seems like its going to be a blast
I bought a steel series headset that was renewed. I had problems with the quality via wired connection, turns out the wire they sent me was faulty. Overall it was clean and seemed unused.
The CECHL model is quite good for a non-backward compatible model (like the CECHM, P and Q). It has the last revision of the 65nm RSX less prone to problems compared to the first 65nm RSX found in the CECHJ and CECHK models, is a fat model (so CFW compatible), doesn't heat much with renewed thermal paste and as a result doesn't make a ton of noise (just like the early slims). Still at that price it's a scam.
Years ago I bought my 80gb bc ps3 on Craigslist for $100 . Few days later it got the YLOD. I sent it to Sony to get fixed it only cost about $100 to fix and have it still to this day and it works perfectly.
So, Amazon is turning into DK!! 😄
Its not really from Amazon, blame the seller on the marketplace
No ,,,,,blame amazon because they are selling it on their website
I doubt they can stop it being scrached if it came to them that way but they least should state that
I’ve had a lot of good experiences with amazon renewed stuff
About 6 or 7 years ago I bought a 360 in like new condition from amazon. Looked more like someone had dragged it down the road and even smelled like cigarettes.
Jacob the GOAT. Hope you can hit 1mil subs soon
i heard that yellow light of death in most cases on ps3 backwards combatible consoles are from playing ps2 disc games on em
Amazon “renewed” program is a huge price-gouging scam. Amazon deactives “high priced” normal listings but allows ridiculous “renewed” seller pricing all the time.
Awesome video and nice thermal camera.💯👌🏻
Picked up a 160gb ps3 slim 2500, for £60 with postage. It’s in pretty good condition too.
My non backwards compatible 40 gig model recently got YLOD! Is it basically garbage now?
Naw you can find someone to fix it. It's just not gonna be easy
@@randomyoutuber7898 thanks, not sure if it would be worth it anyway
@@gagadreams buying a used one vs getting it fixed
The CPU just needs to be reballed. That normally fixes the issue 80% of the time.
@@ThrobingkcocHe can , but in a lot of cases that isn't a permanent fix.
US prices for consoles scare me. I can get an )G 80GB PS3 for £70 WITH OEM Controller. Hell. I can get a 120GB SLIM for the same price
Shame Amazon, that's all I can say.
Can’t believe you don’t wear gloves when opening these filthy consoles
oh i didnt know youre from NC, im from NC Too, from mount airy, greetings
I had a ps3 in 2014 but it broke where can I get a new one or a legit shop
$320 for a non backwards compatible ps3 .. man they saw you coming lol , oh to get rid of the scratches i use T-Cut no idea if you have that in the US i gather you do but anyway yeah that works then use any wax based polish ..
I guess you could call it... a Scamazon?!
I'll see myself out, boys.
Well i Got for free 3 PS3 on Facebook marketplace,one of the PS3 is backward compatible(with extra fans)😍, 2/3 Works . Still for free its really good .
eStarland sells a 40 GB model PS3 Fat for $77.95, and the 80 GB model for $84.95. So even cheaper than DKOldies and Lukie Games.
EDIT: If the PS3 only has 2 USB ports on the front, then it is not PS2 compatible. All the backwards compatible ones have 4 USB ports on the front(and in the cases of the CECHAxx, CECHCxx and the CECHExx also include flash drives which are not present on any of the other models). When they removed the PS2 compatibility completely, they also dropped it to 2 ports on the front. So if it's 2 ports, not PS2 compatible. Fastest way to tell at a glance. Also, it's mentioned at 3:24 that the model he got was a 40 GB model with an 80 GB drive. The CECHLxx model is actually an 80 GB model. The drive that was in this particular console is the correct size(can't say if it's the original, but the size is correct for the model number).
i had one of these but the disc drive broke THEN we had to leave due to something my mom did. so R.I.P my ps3
Amazon is clearly using a company that doesnt know how to refurbish thats a shame but doubt amazon even looks at them unlike its warehouse products which through its returns process
When you talk slow you sound like Chris from Family Guy 😁
Looks like a hypermicro special where referb means it was just turned on.
2 feet cable isn’t that short though
Sold by DKOldies shipped by Amazon 😂😅
Great. DKOLdies, goodwill, now amazon??
eBay: *allow me to introduce myself*
was it sold by amazon or kept in their warehouse? if u bought it from a different seller selling it on amazon as “refurbished” and not “renewed” its obviously not going to meet the renewed requirements
I got mine from goodwill. Has a few scratches but as long as it works, it's fine
The PS3 did originally come with AV cables when brand new so it's understandable
Do you happen to have a link for the tool set you used?
Moral of the story: Amazon is dk oldies on steroids
Actually they are not. It depends on the seller in all honesty.
my ps3 phat broke cause i took the hdmi cord out multiple times trying to figure out how to hook it up to my elgato only the av cables worked so i played on potato quality untill i bought my ps3 slim
i got a used ps3 from a pawn shop for 100$ ive been playing it for 5 months still works great.
can’t wait to see the thermal powder 😂
Thermal paste but it's probably turned to powder.😅
@Thatretrogamer420 😅
the thing that I don't get is
why the f**k are over a decade old hardware 300$?
The fat PS3 and PS5 should mate..... and make a console the size of a bungalow
Not only you got a PS3 over 300$ but also it was broken. So 2 fails. And another fail is you got verified
i bought a used 40 gb ps3 and everything came in as expected they even gave me an 80 gb model. They forgot the charging cable for the controller though
It was 150 dollars which is a bit steep but half the price of this one
I skipped the refurbishment and just kept mine from launch day. Still works great!
I want a piano PS3 even without the 4 ports. Just Multiman it. Thumbs down. LMAO !
I bought what looked like a backwards compatible ps3 that's supposed to be refurbished and the product description supported that as well. My first red flag was on the tracking page, the wight was around 3.6 Kg (somewhat over 7lb) when the it should be over 5 k
Kg (11lb). So I checked it out and saw that the ps3 slim is 3.2 Kg (7.1 lb) which is concerning. When the package arrived I indeed saw a ps3 slim and it was missing some of those little rubber feets, the original warranty seal looked completely untouched. I sent it back and got my money back though.
anything "Refurbished" is a scam from any reseller not exception, there is NO point to paying 2-3x the market price for the same condition as ebay, FB marketplace, etc.
What makes this the worst console out of ps3s just because its not backward compatible?
Amazon is not gonna open the console and clean it ,,,,are you serious come on man
Lol unless you’re in the dark this thing looks terrible 🤣🤣🤣🤣
The system came with rca cables to begin with
I had the same experience. The color display was a disaster it was not even refurbished but it wasn't even fixed I was very angry the amount of money I spent $200 and it was a disaster unfortunately but other than that I've had some good experiences
That is a backwards compatible PS3 that you bought and it can't play PS2
Bruh I get better items from ebay and sometimes it says used N the said item looked pristine af
What listing is this? All I can find on Amazon Renewed is the Ps3 for 213.39 and it has many more reviews than your screenshot. 💀
You should check out the video game company
RUclipsrs are keeping the retroscammers in business at this point :D
How have i never known you live in my city?
Can you change the thumbnail? It’s not a scam. You didn’t get scammed. If you received a non-Sony product and were denied an exchange or refund, that would be considered a scam. Thanks in advance.
ur welcome
And this is why I don’t buy any sort of consoles from Amazon!
I actually had a really good experience with a refurbished Amazon DSi XL it was basically brand new and I was really happy. Sorry you can a crap experience.
Boy have i had this happen with my dell optiplex. Ordered a 9020 got a 7020. Still good but then came the monitor. Ordered a 4:3 got a 16:9. Thanks amazon. Uk by the way is anyone is wondering.
Yesss finally a video
😂😂😂. I sold my fat ps3 for $100😢😢😢
Bruh I sold mine ( backwards compatible ) for 60 bucks 💀
320 for backwards one is also awful
Na, they got me. The system didn’t even last me a month.
This video shows why I don't trust Amazon... and why I hate them.
You probably repack it I never had a problem with Amazon
Dude you're going to be in Alabama, that's where I live
Have you not learned yet everywhere you buy a consult it is not going to be as advertised you say scam this and that duh it's how the world works
So it's scAmazon then
You never got the ps3? Have like 3 in my closet
I got a fat ps3 non backwards compatible for $20 lol
@jrob0021 i have a 60gb phat cechc model i bought it a few months ago but since i got it, it really starts rampin up really quick the ps3 from the outside looks in pristine like condition with warranty sticker of sony still 100% intact, i believe it has never been opened before and i want to get it looked at like thermal paste get it completely cleaned out but we have nothing like that here in Belgium and i am scared to open it up myself in case i damage anything what can i do?
Why’s he always putting the results in the title the fun of watching these videos is to see what it looks like as he pulls it out of the box putting epic fail in the title completely ruins it
And this is why I never shop for consoles on Amazon.
I've bought an Atari 2600, Fat PS2, Nintendo, SNES, PS3 and an original Xbox. All were in great condition and work to this day. It really is up to you to research the person you are buying from. I never buy from anyone who isn't backed by Amazon return policy, has anything under a 95% rating and isn't described as Very good condition. Maybe I'm lucky but it's always worked for me.
they used magic eraser on that console.
You should have read the reviews on it