DKOLDIES RESPONDS REGARDING MY CONSOLE NOT BEING REFURBISHED...
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2023
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This is wild 😂
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oh, it is This is proof that DK oldies does not clean their consoles all of those videos where they show that they refurbish their consoles are lies they only clean them for the videos because people are saying they don't refurbish their console and they say it's just a coincidence and a one-off es because they don't there's proof that they don't there is proof that they don't DK Oldies is a scam and they use false advertising
@jacob r well how much that 2nd hand consoles on ebay huh
Imagine paying a premium for a hotel room only to find it filthy dirty upon checking in and cleaning the room yourself.
and then after you point out that you shouldn't have to be cleaning a premium hotel room & you want your money back they just give you another filthy room as "compensation".
@Sean McKelvey and you clean that, and at this point are so pissed you ask for the manager and tell em, you're living in the most expensive room they have as the cleaner from that point, and you expect to have all meals paid for and minimum wage
“cleaning the room yourself” lol no you wouldn’t you would complain to the help desk acting like a Karen if need be, and likewise DKOldies encourages people to message them if they have a problem that they need resolved. Yet I haven’t seen anyone talking about that besides DKOldies themselves, it doesn’t make me a shill 💀 I just wonder why that is.
@@damian9303 Because the problem is that the way they "resolve" the issue is by sending you a new, dirty console. From a purely financial standpoint, if you are going to sell something as "refurbished" but you don't refurb the consoles, then you are going to lose money. They lose money on shipping, returns and reshipping, so why not just refurb the damn console in the first place and no-longer lose money on return labels and reshipping. They easily lose $20-40 per unhappy customer depending on size and weight, even more if you take into account insuring the console.
Nobody is asking for a deep clean, but at least open the console, remove the majority of dust and replace thermal paste and/or pads. Give the shell a wipe down with either alcohol wipes or anti bacterial wipes (depending on the type of plastic, alcohol can eat away at the plastic). For anyone with a decent amount of experience with opening electronics, this is maybe a 10-15 minute endeavor that results in a much better product and gives the company a great public image.
@@damian9303.... Or why book into an hotel that's is known to offer dirty facilities... unless you just want to cash in on drama?!?...
There is NO reason for them to call this a "refurbished" console when they didn't even open it. Cleaning the outside of a console doesn't make it a refurbished unit. It is misleading, and potentially even illegal.
Refurbish definition doesn't say that it needs to be inside
@@alincraciun4690 Are you seriously defending this shit company? Even if the definition doesn't say "inside", then they should still "refurbish" it inside because this is fucking unacceptable.
@@alincraciun4690 That is literally the definition for refurbishing for electronics (repeat ELECTRONICS). Seriously your comment is as absurd as someone who restores a car while not touching the engine.
@@alincraciun4690that’s the literal definition 🤡 lmao
@@mattluvet he got no brain dawg
Well done refurbish the console. You did a brilliant job. I would hate dealing with DK oldies. They would not last 1 day in Australia. It’s a horrible business selling over priced consoles that are disgusting. Shame on DK Oldies.
The ACCC would eat them alive. :)
Considering the prices we pay for retro stuff in Australia I'm sure they'd fit right in, honestly. That being said, they would certainly be hung and quartered for blatantly false marketing and their smug attitude.
@@Armaron06
I'd like to watch that 😟
@@seanmckelvey6618 Honestly I've gotten some great deals from cashies and vinnies in the past.
Yeah honestly, if they sold them for what they were at the high prices they’re selling them, I don’t think people would care. I wouldn’t.
What’s insane is the fact that they promote them as restored and refurbished.
Dk is in shambles. Im all for it. Vids like this need to keep coming.
they need to get their asses in gear over at dkoldies so these vids DONT keep coming. this is sad
Right?! How many times are they gonna set themselves up for this to happen
@@CyberCross222 they've actually been doubling down on their bs lol
@@Megaman8707 I dont think they're going to own up to anything, they got hit with a big lawsuit that 2 former employees started, over 500+ people are signed onto the suit now. Hence why they can't and won't talk about any of it, legally they can't. But they're idiots for everything they're uploading. They even have people doing fake positive reviews now, its cringe 😬
When they told you to refurbished it yourself I was in disbelief that they even came up with that response.
DKScammies couldn't be bothered to actually do their job.
In all fairness, he misread the tip. They told him to clean the cartridge. Not the console DKOldies sold him…
@@randyhamon604 imagine if it was the other way around where he got the game instead of the console it’s still astonishing at the fact they would say something like that when they lost it in their website as “refurbished”.
Really goes to show viral marketing sells way more than quality service. People need to do their due diligence before purchasing from grifters.
“More dollars then sense.”
It’s a hack line, but it still holds validity.
I’ve sold plenty of consoles and games, and I felt morally obliged to make sure my buyers got what they purchased in working order. I had one guy who was upset. I paid a shipping label, refunded him and even offered a free game of his choice that I had on my eBay list. Idk how scummy businesses get away with not caring, man.
What's your EBay seller's name?
You still sell games or consoles ?
Me too. I take pride in every game and console I sell. I want customers to get their purchases in the same condition that I would expect to get something I spent my hard earned money on. Otherwise, I may as well just have garage sales.
I work hard to keep my 100% positive feedback. Honesty and transparency every step of the way.
Restaurants have Yelp. Uber and Lyft drivers have feedback. Everyone has some kind of rating system.
There is literally no real way to hold DK Oldies accountable for bad customer service.
@@GiuseppeGaetanoSabatelli You own a restaurant? My brother in law owns one too, he tells me I can get free food anytime, but I choose to pay for it because it's his business and I want to support him as a customer as well, even though he's married to my sister.
You should leave a little note inside the console, just in case the next purchaser opens it to check if it was cleaned: "Refurbished, but NOT by DKOldies"
That would be amazing. Just affix the note in a corner where it's out of the way. Make there be a chance the next owner will find out they have the N64 from this very video.
It wasn't refurbished by Jacob R... it was refurbished by Kreesky
Funny that on their refurbished vid they had a graph that said "fuck around, find out".....shout out to Jacob R for pointing that out
Whoever put that there must think that's a good suggestion rather than a warning.
i don't really get how anyone thinks this is a legitimate point. it's just wall decor, i doubt it has any real meaning. but it doesn't take away i really hate dkoldies' business practices, as enjoyable as their content is.
@@lunaluceat I'd say it's more irony than anything the original comment is pointing out. They're fucking around with selling nonrefurbished units, advertised as refurbished, and they're starting to find out
@Rein Well, at least they're honest unlike most mechanics 😅
@@MixTapeReinactually, yes. Most mechanics shops that have those satirical signs have some great workers
Plot twist, another youtuber gets the same n64, opens it up and says, "looks like dkoldies actually cleaned this one."
Scammers scam back
Thank you for exposing them, further actions should be taken with the authorities in order to shut them down. Thousands of people have been tricked by them, and that's not acceptable
Then shut down gamestop 💀 they’re just a business to make money
@@steve_2024 id rather buy from GS than Dk
@@steve_2024 Most counties have anti-fraud laws for a reason. "Making money" is not an excuse to fraud someone. Caveat Emptor is not valid.
@@steve_2024 gamestop at least opens up and cleans the consoles. DKOldies does not.
What people don't understand is this like giving them free publicity, youtubers talk about dk oldies because they know it gives them views an likes but they still keeping them relevant stop buying from them stop talking about them stop watching their videos easy as that but everyone wants to live in misery 😒. First everyone hated gamestop now no one's even talking about them, this is like a trend.
Man, like you I was once a big fan of Dkoldies. his shipping videos popped up one day and after watching a bunch of them, I decided to have a look on his store. I then started noticing the videos popping up on how terrible the condition of his product was. I was also looking at buying a N64 and after countless videos, as well as seeing how Dk handled the back lash.....I thank everyone who made a video. I will not be buying from them
They never have in stock what I want
@@DroidLocks6971 I'd consider that a sign not to buy from them if I was you
@@Digitaldelboy Doesn't deny the fact that DKoldies don't clean and recap their stuff and sell them as refurbished.
You: Here’s $500
DK Oldies: Here’s pieces of chopped up wood in your N64
And since your order got picked to be filmed, I’m throwing in some free splinters!
That would make it overheat and catch on fire.
@@mariokart8715fucking might as well lmao
That's my favourite comment
Your punchline made me laugh so hard hahaha
If I had to guess, it was left in someones garage/shed, that was either not completely covered or had leaks. Rain and debris then got into the console. They probably had a big clean up and their grown up kids, or someone they know was like, "hey, on TikTok they got these guys who give you a good price on old consoles, send it to them."
you should took the new N64 to see if that was refurbished
Dropping bangers of videos at 4:30am EST. Nice. 😂
Please return it. Make them be accountable and now you know when they sell it whoever gets it will get a clean console.
Hey @kreesky what is the mat that you have under the console called? wanna grab one for myself when i begin to do some refurbishing myself! Thanks
“VOTCT large silicone mat” on amazon. Around $25 only.
I have a faulty original PS3 game controller that keeps disconnecting and random button presses, any pointers on how to fix it? I have sufficient technical knowledge to repair electronics.
While I haven't bought any consoles from DKOldies, I've purchased many console game cartridges (Atari 2600, NES). The vast majority of the games worked on first try but every now and then a game will not work. I always clean the contacts with alcohol before I even put the game in the consoles. For the games that do not work, they did offer store credit, which I am okay with. Some of the games that I cleaned didn't work and needed a second or third deep cleaning, then the game worked. That causes me to think that maybe they do no test or clean every game.
You are way too humble my guy. I would be furious if I paid 200 bucks and it came dead on arrival.
Dude is way too humble. It’s kinda annoying 😂
He paid under $100, what you smoking?
@@larkan511 On DKOldies? No way he paid 100 bucks are you high?
Brought an Sega Genesis from a comic book store (red flag). If the buyer just happened to be a comic book store, then get ready for a project), and when I plugged it in, there was no power. Soldered the power jack after testing the needed a new power cable theory ( it didn't work), and it turns on. Then, I got a game. There is no signal. So, I cleaned the cartridge slot and was able to start playing the Genesis. And you know what I paid for it? 75 bucks. Not including the tools I used to fix the thing
Easy mate love your videos quick question to something else Where did you get that clock in the background the digital one I’ve seen a few RUclipsr have the same one Keep up the great content
I paid the same price you did for a refurbished GameCube with all the power cords and an original controller. On top of that they gave me a discount for a 1019 Block memory card (50% off). The system worked fine, and the fans look near sparkly clean. With companies like these, it really illustrates just how scummy big names online resellers who provide “warranties” are. A local shop just gave me a minimum 3x more clean console then a big named brand would’ve. Not only that, but it costed me not even close to what these companies are currently running prices for “refurbished” consoles that can have stuff like this happen. Support your local shops, cause man do they do a way better job at actually following through promises then places like DKOldies.
No TV takes 5 minutes to recognize a signal. These dudes are just talking out of their asses now. LOL!
I couldn't in good conscience sell a console that I knew wasn't gonna work. I have sold a few here and there on marketplace and I try to make everything look and feel as new as possible
Was the previous owner using the N64 as a tray to eat off of, do wood working and packing their bearings?
1. I like your videos. 2. Cleaning is not refurbishing it. 3. You didn't clean everything or even take the board out so it's not completely clean. 4. A full refurbishment would be first part fully clean the console board and shell and any additional parts. Second part would be to do a full recap of the console putting everything back together and testing to make sure you indeed do everything correctly. I've been dealing with n64s for a long time now. I've bought them buy the dozens they can be fenkell. You really have to be thorough!
His job was terrible. But at least he isn't charging for it, right? haha. He could have skipped everything and just removed the oxidation from the cart pins.... 99.9% that was the issue.
Great vid. Just a concern... Maybe I missed something, but how do we know for sure it's their unit and not your own?? (to be clear I'm not a DK simp, I've seen a few videos where there is at least a comparison) just want to make sure this is as genuine as possible.
Since when do you need a jumper pack for a game to start? I never used one in mine and never had a problem.
what type of alcohol do you use to clean the inside of the system.
I wrote scammers! On their video and they deleted my comment in like 5 min.
They'll just have a filter on their comments to blacklist certain words automatically. So commenting scammer will just get taken off immediately
@@LiveseyCat
What chu mean "BLACKlisted" ?!
Why's it gotta be Black ?! 👨🏿💻
@@LiveseyCat oh I never knew that! I thought they had like an army of guys Deleting comments. Pretty unrealistic now I think about it xD
I've written stuff like you guys are scammers and liers you don't clean or "refurbish" your console. And they haven't deleted my comments
@@connorpike23 that's weird!
Now they will send the console back to you and refuse the refund because technically you’ll be returning a working console to them. They won’t care that YOU fixed it and that it was DOA when you received it. Their company and its actions are cringy at best. I know I’ll never order anything from them or recommend them to anyone. Id rather go to GameStop at this point. Great video all the same! Keep us updated as to whether they actually refund you, if you send it back. I know I would. Who knows how long it will stay functional.
He probably upload the video after all the refund stuff was sorted out
@@toastymansabe here’s hoping! 😁👍
The new retro gaming website called This Is Game Room.
@@mariokart8715 thankfully I have 2 decent mom and pop retro game stores within 30 minutes of my home. I have a hard time buying something I can’t hold in my own hands and inspect myself. If I have to order anything, I stick to eBay.
Question: do you consider removing and reapplying thermal paste/pads part of a "refurbished" device? Even if they did clean them out they always seem to have dried out paste and pads which I wouldn't consider refurbished
Honestly, to say something is "Refurbished", it's generally defined as returning to a "like new" state. Examining capacitors for bulging/leaks, replacing heat sink compound, lubricating moving parts (white lithium grease in gears if applicable), replacing belts (like an a tape player as rubber hardens), replacing the foam spacer of an 8-track cartridge.
If only a cleaning occurs, then it's only "cleaned." It's not a refurbish. lol. Now granted, DK Oldies doesn't even clean them at all either.
They'd be better off just saying "Pre-Owned" like GameStop.
People always think I'm crazy, but I clean all my boards in the sink with dish soap and hot water (I don't soak, just spray with the sprayer) then dry it with an air compressor and hair dryer... I've done this with dozens of boards (games, computers, video cards, etc)
I would have been so piss reading that email from dk oldie !! I'm glad I never bought any crap from them and never will. Thanks for the update.
When refurbishing you'd think they'd do better.. I've seen councils open from them on other channels where the electronics inside were straight up rotting away.
@@One_Stoned_Bastard yeah I like these channels. Keep saying the scam is them saying that it's refurbished and charging refurbished prices and overcharging even that. And it's the uninformed people that need to see these videos before they buy shit from websites like them.
*Councils*
@@joemonteirosportsshorts3343 lol.ok guy.
Even in their own video on the refurbishing process - they show the tech test it and if it works he never opens it just send it to the cleaning person who also never opens it just cleans the outside ( So that is what they call refurbishing - plug it in see if it works if it does clean the outside with a magic eraser ( and remove all the gloss finish in the process) then put it up for sale ! ) Pretty sad when they make a video showing that is their process !
First time you turned on the condole, there was a small white electrical charge that indicates there may have been a grounding issue or your hand touching the metal plate when turning on
I forgot about the condensation in my breath. Makes sense. I’ll keep that in mind but what would the proper way be to clean the dust? IPA?
Yep, and I think probably a cotton swab or something like that to clean the pins of the cartridge or just get a cartridge cleaner if it's just dust I think and that may also work
"There's a sucker born every minute" P. T. Barnum
Anyone would be better off buying these old systems and games on eBay. I think a lot of people don’t realize eBay is not like it was back in the day. It’s basically impossible to be ripped off these days as eBay will make a seller take an item back in I’d say 99% of cases outside the buyer being an obvious scammer.
Also, even if the seller is 100% in the right, eBay will often cover top rated plus sellers anyways. Had a guy return the wrong order and I got back a pack of stickers instead of my copy of Donkey Kong for Atari 2600. lol. eBay refunded him but I was able to keep the $8 I made on it. lol. I've also been able to have eBay remove a negative feedback for a customer who claimed USPS "lost" the item, when it was marked as delivered. Turns out a few days later it showed up at the guy's doorstep after I refunded him anyways. lol. So even if a buyer is a jerk and 100% wrong, eBay still takes care of them *and* the seller.
The crazy part is that people can go to eBay and get a console only for $50 if not, less… and do the exact steps DKOldies told you and have a working console… amazing that they charge $90-$110 for this
I bought a N64 from Ebay with 3 OEM controllers, all the oem cables and 4 common games for around $120 and it worked perfectly fine.
@@Anime_Fan_0069 You got a really good deal then. Oem controllers by themselves currently go for 25-40 a piece depending on if the stick was replaced. Replacement oem cables are 12-15. Console itself is 60-80. If I was selling that lot as a reseller who actually put in time and effort to ensure it's completely refurbished and working, it would be somewhere in the 150s to 180s depending on the games and how much work it took to clean.
or you could just emulate ;)
I saw one with cables on Facebook marketplace for $40. And it was working!
@@magicalone22 emulating N64 isn’t always great. Not all titles run smoothly. On pc I’m sure it’ll run fine but putting it onto a Gamecube or Wii, or other console will probably run into some issues. n64 is the one console I usually buy copies of
what did you use to open the n64?
How come you didn't hook up the AV cables in the last video properly? White - White, Yellow - Yellow.
nice of you to do their job for them.
I kinda feel bad for the support person. As somebody who works tech support I see instances like this a good bit. Most times the people who work in the support team have little to no influence on the actual process of anything that happens in the business. Support teams, especially for BS companies like this are the ones who get a majority of the backlash from angry consumers and have to perform damage control for things they legitimately have zero control over. He's most likely sending what copy and paste the higherups tell him to and will have to go through numerous amounts of hoops even if they genuinely want to help someone and get them their money back. Regardless, glad you got your money back and seriously hope DKOldies takes some accountability for lying to their customers and gives people what they are paying for.
I had a similar problem when I brought an Sega Genesis. After soldering thr power jack, I got WrestleMania the arcade game and of course, it wasn't receiving any signal. What I did was take a couple q tips, rubbing alcohol, sandpaper and canned air. Few minutes and few q tips, I was playing WrestleMania like it was brand spanking new out of the box
Hey from the UK :) I'm fairly new here, but I watched your other video and as part of it you flipped off the jumper pack cover? and with which you could clearly see one in, just thought I'd put that out there!
You can’t tell me that every game in your collection hasn’t been blown into at least once, even if not by yourself. The most it’ll cause is mild corrosion on the pins over a _very_ long period of time which at that point clean it with an iso dipped Q-tip
Blowing into your cartridge isn't gonna do any damage to the cart lol. I have games since my childhood that i blew on 30 years ago and i still play them and still blow on them lol. out of over 1000 games ive only had one fail on me over 35 years of gaming lol, Dude is hella dramatic lol but i get it hes a young kid lol
I've seen so many videos about dkoldies I feel like the company needs to be shut down now that I'm actually hearing about people who are complaining about their orders because every time when they turn on a console it does not work
They need to shut down and sell their inventory for half off to customers and this This Is Game Room website.
What you went through with the return is standard corporate response to a return/refund.
Corporations are in the business to make money.
1) So first, have the customer trouble shoot known issues (not every is tech savvy.)
2) Offer a replacement. Typically, you are selling things at a profit, so if they can get away with replacing or repairing the product, it saves them money over issuing a refund.
3) Most places require you to return the merchandise before sending a refund. This is the worste case scenario. Because not only have they not gotten paid for the item. Also, if they refund before receiving the item, they might never recieve the item. So they would be out the cost of the item, and without the capital to get a replacement a double loss.
there is a small 3 pin transistor package on the back of the board near the power and av out circuitry that can go out.
That's crazy. That's absolutely insane. Why is DKOldies digging themselves deeper in this hole???
when they try to stall on giving refunds that is the nail in the coffin. we can all get caught out by scams here and there but activitiy likethis confirms it isindeed a scam.
I found my old N64 cleaned it up or so I thought and my games, some games played well and some were flickering on the screen, would a dirty console cause this?
I am wondering why didnt you got the whole pcb out and check the underside :/ ?
100 percent refurbished by kreesky 😂
You did amazing with this one I hate DK for this and the fact that it took you like what 30 minutes at max maybe less to clean and get it working just shows that DK are just lazy and don’t wanna put the time into cleaning they’d rather just get the money and that’s it
"Shout out dkoldies im doing your job" savage af 😭
I bought a PS1 from them a while back...it does work, but unfortunately has a "stuttering" read speed. I heard earlier models could suffer with this due to plastic in the disc drive rubbing. I was a bit sad and haven't fixed it up yet.
Buy. A ps2 fat or slim and it's way better than the ps1. It's also more quality on ps2. Ps1 laser and the disc holder are the most problematic.
DKoldies its a "you" problem with those email responses. You're right they should be paying you for doing their "job" - refund for the purchase plus time spent on "refurbishing" the item for them... LOL!
Marketing Scams with "refurbished" consoles and the "Perpetual" SALE tags on their items should be a RED Flag for anyone. Great followup video!
I like how you refurbish it for them because you know they’re just going to send it right back out 🤣
Dude, that thing has been in a flood based off the wood chips, the strand of hair, oil and water damage, then the thing was recovered and possibly sold to DKOldies or one of their workers found it, making a bit of extra cash, and they placed on a shelf and it was left there for a good while, i have seen plenty of consoles and handhelds with some of the same damage enough to know what its been through. Tech support said that they would ship another out from their warehouse?, what state are their warehouses in for them to say that!?, also dumb question please tell me what state and which part of it you live in, then where the address for the console come from please tell me cause im hoping that thing wasnt in Hurricane Florence
guess i'm just lucky bought a 64 from them recently and no issues. the customer support seemed pretty standard. i ordered some items from a large nationwide chain they arrived broken and was giving the same replacement first then refund time table.
New viewer here and I have to say you did a great job exposing the lies. Probably one of the best DK Oldies truth videos out there. Great job.
Test the system again a few more times to see if that was really it. You don’t want to say. Nevermind to them and then the console stops working for another reason.
What’s clock is that in the background ? Need it. Please reply. Desk clock
You need to pull the pin connector out and clean the board under it.That’s the main issue games don’t start up.Dirt and dust builds underneath it and the pin connector doesn’t make a good connection with the board.
1:20 tell me you don’t have a backbone without telling me you don’t have a backbone
It amuses me you did a better job refurbishing the console than they did
Your videos are great keep it up man!! This video should be SUPER helpful and insightful to anyone. Its got lots of information from cleaning a console to dealing with customer service and standing your grounds. And I agree you should get a check from DKOldies haha... buying idk.. selling bulk to yes for sure.
Could I do the same thing with a Sega genesis?
Blowing on the games is how we lived back then.
bruh the moment of truth here was incredible - excellent video, completely exposes dkoldies, cant believe they asked YOU to do the job you paid them for smh
I will tell you what I think, I think they are are going above and beyond to not care. Its actually fascinating lol
I had a guy try to send me a vcr that he said was working but the moment it was found with lots of issues he attempted to “negotiate” a refund for a very low percentage which I declined and reported
Nice cleaning job, but in reality it wasn’t the gunk on the board causing the issue. Cleaning the pins where cartridge plugs in more than likely resolved the issue. Another issue that can occur is the pins of the jumper pack slot or the jumper pack gold contacts themselves may need to be cleaned. Jumper pack gold contacts can get dirty just like a game and a lot of times people forget that and that can cause the game to not play.
If the N64 powers on then 99% of the time…cleaning the game and jumper pack gold contacts and cleaning both the game and jumper pack pin slots will fix the issue.
So, when can people start a class action lawsuit against DKOldiers now that several YT channels have exposed their business practices?
if they're selling these Consoles as Refurbished then you should be able to Plug it in and use it.
You fixed it with just some Alcohol and a couple of Brushes? pretty impressive.
Must've been kept somewhere humid. Surprised there weren't any bugs inside of it
I agree. I was thinking it was left in a backyard shed.
Are all of there stuff like this cause I just bought three 3ds games from them
In defense of DK Oldies, the "jumped through a lot of hoops" during communication is a bit of a leap. They offered a simple tip list, followed by an offer to replace, followed by an offer to refund. It sounds pretty reasonable. Plenty of companies these days stop during the replacement offer and just harp on that over and over until you finally get them to refund. This seemed pretty straight forward. I usually just state what happened, what I tried, and what I expect as an outcome in the initial email and that will sometimes help skip the middle process.
I concur with this as well, they’re doing what they were being told in how to handle complaints like this. At the end of the day, DKoldies has to do their due diligence and clean these consoles inside.
Private Sellars usually seem to be more reputable because they do not want a bad review or feedback. I do not buy mark up prices from actual retro retailers.
You should brush with the pin direction to prevent bending them
How did I finish this video at 10:47. Same time as your clock? That's crazy.
Wow. I've never seen a console covered up with gunk like that. Terrible. I opened mine once to dust off the dust underneath the pin connector from years of use, but otherwise the heatsink, AND the board were actually exceptionally clean, and I didn't even get mine "refurbished"; it was a used one for cheap a long time ago... On a side note, it's such an awesome console; I remember getting my first one in 2000 at Wal-Mart, with the Pokémon Stadium bundle...
my n64 did not have a jumper pack. got it from a pawn shop and it worked normally. (when i say no jumper pack i mean the expansion bay was empty no extra 4mb module *red top* no black cartridge.
Lesson learned buy consoles from pawn shop flea market ebay or local retro game store and save a bunch of money I was thinking of buying a ps3 off of them because I thought I would get a fully refurbished console I'm glad I seen these youtubers exposing them
I also buy and sell a lot of electronics like game consoles and computers, never have i ever delivered a console or computer that was filthy or didn't work! I refurbish everything that comes in, dirty or clean, no mather what, it gets opened up, fresh thermal paste/thermal pads (that is the grease you found inside this N64, it came from the thermal pads) and a full deep clean, i have nothing but satisfied customers and they recommend my services to others, and i am just a lonely dude doing this work all by myself! DKOldies has a lot of staff, so cleaning should be a no brainer for them, but yet, all they care about is the money!
Nice spill spot on the board next to your c128 cap.
From a guy who grew up playing NES and SNES . Blowing the cartridge has always been something people did even in the 80s n 90s
I have a nintendo NES that my moms ex husband bought new in the late 80s. I remember blowing into the carts way back then and the games still work 37 years later.
You got the reverse refurbished special , comes with all the dust and junk from the 90s.
my cousin gave me one that did the same thing and it was the pins in the console where the jumper pack goes, works perfect now, he tried to get it to work for a long time, took me 2 min, just rock the jumper pack back and forth and see if that works
has nothing to do with anything on the board, it was turning on. 99 percent sure it was the jumper pack, mine was way dirtier
It's like GameStop refurbished consoles all over again
*water-damaged console filled with dust*
DkOldies: "bLoW iNtO yOuR cArTrIdGe"
Don’t be surprised about the blowing into the cartridge thing, they don’t seem to know anything about anything, they literally showed themselves using a magic eraser on the some sticker residue on a Wii and they freaking had the audacity to say it won’t scratch, that’s not true, it’s abrasive, it scratches it to hell and back
That TV brings back memories....I used to have the same one, but it was my gaming TV....yeesh, the memories.
I had a similar experience with a "broken" Xbox 360 that some vendor at a flea market gave my parents for free because he claimed it was broken, but in fact it was just overly dusty. I was familiar with how to open the console because I'd previously worked on one that got the RROD, so I opened up the flea market console and dusted it out, at which point it worked perfectly.
Good job. I really didn't think cleaning it would make it work. I thought there was a short somewhere and needed a replacement part.
this looks exactly like it was stored on a shelf or in an open box in an addict in someone's house. Same matter and material was caked around my old toys when my dad sold the old home after I graduated college.