What do you think? How do you think this PS5 Pro was originally acquired? 🤔 UPDATE - the seller just refused to come up with a solution, so eBay stepped in and gave me a full refund without shipping it back? lol was not expecting that...
I would say stolen. And besides, in the conversations he keeps saying "bro" "boss" and abbreviations of words. It's normal to use them, but in every single sentence? Kinda sketchy...
Well personally I would have fully unboxed the console and checked it out , if the console itself was undamaged and came with all of the accessories and was in full working order then I would have left it at that . Don't make a drama out of a crisis . Also if he is classed as a retailer then the price he obtains the consoles for is much less than the retail selling price , so you may be reading too much into this .
Exactly 💯 those ps5 pros have been stolen straight off the van by an agency driver and will be reported missing this Thursday by some poor gamer missing their delivery.
he got his money back and got to keep the console. so either has a good parts console if it gets blacklisted or a free ps5 pro if it doesn't get blacklisted. jacob r 1, stolen ps5 seller 0
eBay is a funny place, I once got a negative review (and partial refund request) because I used too much packaging, it was a 7 pound film camera that buddy just paid $1000 for lmfao
My dad worked for California Food Market, and during a renovation he found a VERY old ginger ale can. It was the kind with a round twist top like an oil can. We put it on eBay and it started a bidding war. It went up to $7,400. Crazy what will sell on there.
A guy once told me when he worked at Walmart, he would take the new consoles out back, slide it under the steps, than after work take it home and sell it.
@@DarkZenithnot supposed to. That would cause many issues with inventory and as one comment stated earlier the systems have a street date check that refuses the system to sell early. The only way I can think would be for them to take serial numbers down before letting them go then once the street date hits to make it like a normal sale, but that would mean the employee is taking without paying ( according to the system) and that is theft lol.
Never accept the first offer. I have had many dealings when selling phones to small businesses and they will always low-ball you, so I always go in with a high-ball amount and then meet somewhere around 60/40 or 70/30 in my favor
I know a dude who used to steal consoles and games from gamestop's freight trucks, and then resell them on ebay. Dude had lots of problems and acted similar to this guy, in person.
Good example- guy stole 50 copies of Fable 2, a week before they hit shelves. Sold two to a friend of mine, and one was bent and wouldn't read because he shoved all of them down his pants to get them past a security checkpoint. Guy tells my friend "bro I can only give you half the money back, because I'm already taking a loss unloading them for this price," while I'm standing there, and we all know full well where he got them the night before.
Probably works for the retailer and used a 100% discount. The risk of being caught as a stolen console is dependant on how fastidious a store scans serial numbers into their stock database. If the store has no idea what serial numbers it was selling, it can't report a specific console to Sony. It's also possible that Sony accidentally shipped early. AND shipped a box of 2. But- doubt that. I recall the original shipping box of PS5s at launch is 3 PS5s to 1 box. I have more than a few instances of buying 1 item and receiving the wholesale box amount- so getting a box of 6.
My store always had 2 to one box. That is how all our consoles arrive. He probably did steal or buy a box from the back of a shady van which is what his picture is ( the retail box). Find it funny he couldn't even bother to use that box in his picture for overnight shipping lol.
I’m currently working for one of the big box retailers, and we were unable to even purchase the PS5 Pro on our system. Also there isn’t a discount for the console at the moment, so most likely this person acquired it illegally.
Having worked in retail for over 30+ years, my opinion is that, they most likely work for Walmart or even Game Stop and knew when the shipments were to arrive. The cases will be marked with, "DO NOT PUT OUT BEFORE, etc.". I'm going to guess, they were going to quit anyways. So they were able to get them out of the store without anyone noticing. Walmart ships them on their trucks. Game Stop, I'm not sure. Walmart now sells computer parts and before they were on shelves, I actually saw what they were getting in before they put them on display. Little by little, new shipments came in. I have 2 jobs and one, I go from store to store and one day, I seen a power supply. Then the next week, graphics card. They had just come off their trucks. So yes, my theory is they were taken, most likely from Walmart.
When I worked at gamestop, things like that generally came via FedEx. We didn't have our own trucks. I did, however, work at a smaller store. However, we did put everything into inventory when we got them and our system would tell us what came in each box (and what to expect).
Yeah honestly I’m not quite sure how UPS let him ship this. Pretty sure my local UPS would have turned that away. Like the inside out gift wrapping is absurd lol, who let that through. Maybe he just dropped it off and ran
yo, 60 dollars is all this scammer ebay seller can refund you, bruh, decline that crap, considering the fact that a ps5 pro is 700 and you paid 800 plus shipping for what the seller considers a "brand new" console when it's condition is a notch below, he should in all honesty be giving you 150 back, if you ask me.
Agree. He needs to learn how to conduct real business and that cheap packing like that should not be tolerated, especially for a product as expensive and delicate like that.
Right, he wanted it early, agreed to pay more to get it early, and got it early. But now that he got his videos out of it, he doesn't need it early anymore!
As a delivery driver and worked in warehhses, I can tell you that being labeled "fragile" means absolutely nothing. Everything gets thrown around from warehouse to warehouse.
I would try to get at least $100 or more refunded, mostly because of the awful packaging. The console would not have been damaged if the scammer would've at least put it in a box to protect it.
@@TheCommanderTaco If you watched the unboxing video the system was wrapped in the thin material that they all come in and was in the foam ends that they sit in inside the box.
I am a former gamestop employee, you can’t get any discounts on brand new systems. You could on brand new video games, accessories, etc, but not brand new systems. Probably stolen, i’d return.
When you buy something before release there is gonna be some mystery it comes with the territory. Be glad you got the system and made the video on time
I used to work at a warehouse where all the PlayStation bundles were made, and they gave us the discount on those consoles of like 50-100$ and it was in 2021 So i think the guy got them from there I use to sell these on FB market place as well in 2021-22 when the supply was low was able to make easily 100$-200$ per unit
Gamestop only gives employees discounts on console bundles not just the console it's self. When my gf worked at a game stop and we bought our ps5 I had to get a god of war edition to get her discount.
Another one of Jacob's eBay stories. ❤ Another weird seller. Even if the handling is the cause for the damage it's still his responsibility to get in contact with the shipping company and claim the insurance that it should have.
@@TheSlimeKilling_Minecartas BurntMike26 stated. It's not unusual for sellers to insure their packages because 1. It could get lost in transit somewhere ( have had that happen to me with 2 Amazon orders already). 2. It sits in the back of a truck with other stuff and roads can get bumpy etc. 3. Mishandled or stolen ( which goes back to one).
I sell stuff on ebay, sometimes hard to get items like the 30th anniversary ps5's/controllers and these sellers just give bad reputation to ebay. There is legit sellers out there that people confuse with scams because other sellers like the ones shown in this video.
you most likely did buy a stolen PS5 console as no one that I know of got these early. The boxes that sony uses to ship these to retailers contain 2 PS5s per box.
My dad bought a brand new intellivison that looked immaculate in the photos but the seller opened it up to make sure the console was in there and also wrapped it the exact same way with inside our wrapping paper. Thankfully only one corner was dented a bit and the console itself was still factory shrink wrapped inside the box
everyone has their means of trying to survive in this world and earn some money, bro was most probably just trying to do business but didn't knew how to do it correctly and i don't think the condition of the console was too bad. he will learn to ship better next time i guess
He also turned it on as well. In your unboxing video it didn't do the start up animation that only plays the very first time it booted up unless you cut that part out. If it goes straight to the controller connect then it's been turned on previously
As a former GameStop employee, I can confirm (as of last year) that the employee discount does NOT work on new consoles and would not discount it that much even if it did. Based on my experience with the company, I *highly* doubt that policy has changed.
I would just return it. the moment he upped it to 850 annoyed me then the packaging. its not a seller i would reward with custom. given press etc had ps5s at the time i don't think the console would get banned unless those serial numbers etc specifically got reported as stolen
I got a ps5 from a cousins friend who sold it to me for 100$ extra then he told sony he never got it and they banned it, wouldn't be surprised if that happens with yours
manager at gamestop here. employee discount is 15%. with the pro is 20%. however pro doesn't do anything on new consoles. could use the 10% shopworn discount but it's frowned upon to use on new consoles. and manually overriding the price would just set up red flags.
Maybe the seller did what he had to do to ship it right then and there and didnt have another box bigger than the system and just winged it. The damage was probably in transit and opened by carrier
@@abz78005+ years to develop huh!! Pretty sure over 3000 "AAA" titles alone for ps4 your math and timing is way off, better to sail the seven seas these days then to support new development or lack their of. The real problem is theirs 0 originality left for this world so gaming is essentially dead well in the realm of "new" releases. When was the last "new" COD game since the online world took over story hasn't tried to exist atleast not in worth of detail
Could be like Xbox and make a $600 digital only console with no upgrades, no ability to add a drive and games.....Oh wait "special" ed Xbots don't seem to notice that Xbox has only released like 4 games in 4 years when you take away Microsoft trying to buy up the industry.
Take the partial refund and be done with it stop asking questions. You got the console early be happy you did. Dude should’ve sent it packaged differently, but that’s part of the gamble you get with haggling some eBay guy
The listing said it was new. It was not. The seal being broken and things moved around/crinkled inside makes it a used item. Jacob paid a premium for a brand new item and didn't get one. Cut and dry, item not as described. He's completely entitled to a refund.
Brings back memories when I bought my ps5 slim from a pawn shop, and it didn’t allow me to log in, found out the console was banned and had to go back and switched it for another slim which they gave me the same price for $400😂 Yes I told them about it and banned the person that came in with it.
At this point having been played with and disassembled its not fair to the seller to return the console like that. It definitely should’ve been packed better.
Definitely go for more you have video evidence of how it arrived to you. It had clearly already been opened because the way it was in the box is not factory. It’s a used console, even if it was never plugged in. It was taken out of the box.
I know I know, I was supposed to post an episode today. I just had to post this since it’s so relevant lol, I’ll have Hampton mega haul episodes this Friday and sunday
One time I made a listing on eBay for a large lot of graphics cards for very cheap I think the bed wound up getting like $80. When it came time to ship the item I had additional graphics cards that I just simply added in that was not included in the listing along with the included items in the list. About 7 days later I get an email with pictures of the free items I had sent in with their list of items demanding a refund for $20 for partially broken items that I had given them for free. So needless to say I had all of his address and information and I press charges against him for mail fraud. Because this individual was blocking my account from from tfurther transactions until i settled with them. And this is an exploitative tool meaning any customer that purchases from you on eBay can just say their item was shipped damaged and demand a refund and have the power to twist your arm behind your back to force it to happen.
I would worry about it being stolen. I hope not. Maybe he works for a store that sells them and they let him buy some before the launch date. I would return it if you can incase of problems later on like getting banned. Good luck.
The picture of the ps5 that was in the box looks like the box that the ps5 actually gets shipped in to retail stores. They always come in a box of 2. Def sketchy
I used to work in retail and no he can't use a discount until 2 weeks after an items has been released, that goes fir games and consoles. Bro is a big scam.
No, this guy stole a retail shipment 📦. With quantities being limited per store, they were probably being sent FedEx in those boxes of 2. When the allotments increase, they’ll ship to retailers on pallets wrapped in black plastic & management will be notified to be at dock when trailer seal is broken.
Summary: He bought something before it was due out, ignored what the seller told him about the extra shipping cost, and then, after getting it the next day and it being 100% working, complained and tried to extort money from the seller. Plus, he tore it apart, ripped off the warranty label, and messed up an internal ribbon cable. Now, he is threatening to send it back. He's already milked two videos out of it and is setting up for a third.
Personally myself I would never buy off ebay ..I have had 2 bad experiences the 2 times I did so never again from ebay..and second I would definitely not pay more then what the item cost just to have it a day early
I would at the very least counter back with $80. His shipping method tells me he barely had enough money to cover the shipping. I'd stand firm on the $100 and accept no less than 80 considering the $17 extra shipping cost
I would just return it honestly..you can go to retailers tomorrow and get 1 for the standard price of $700 and it will be in a sealed box ..then you atleast have piece of mind that it's not stolen or some other shady crap going on..
Yeah new or low sale accounts can only sell a certain amount each month if I remember correctly. I've used and sold on my account for years, but I do remember that being a thing at first. Odd though.
If you keep it and you really need the box for some reason, you can have mine if you pay for whatever the shipping is. I don't care about the boxes, but I keep them anyway. Then I see the condition yours was shipped in and that seller is probably going to do as much ebay account hopping as they can with the future negative feedback they'll likely be getting.
First of all no one can legally get the console early unless you are sent one by Sony themselves. (say for review) Any retailer can loose their ability to get more product from Sony if they sell it before the sell date. My guess is he bought them from someone who stole the systems from a shipping company or a store that got them early but was not supposed to sell them till the launch. As for a return, that's up to you. I'm a collector and I would be pissed and want to return it. But if you just want the system and use it and don't care about the box. if system and everything else looks good, runs great then keep it. its up to you.
"First of all no one can legally get the console early" Brick-and-mortar stores undoubtedly have stock by now. They probably had stock by Monday. So to say that nobody can legally get the console early is just flat out untrue.
It really doesn't matter. You took the PS5 apart and separated all of the heat syncs. What you're doing to him is just as bad as how he acquired it. That system is now yours. If you had an issue with the item you shouldn't have damaged it yourself. I say damage because now it requires repairs
I'm thinking you just didn't watch the video, because I clearly ask for a partial refund. Him shipping me a used console and a damaged box should 100% result in some sort of refund... I ordered a new console. You're right, it is mine now, and I could smash the console into 1000 pieces if I wanted to - it doesn't take away from the fact that the value of the console I purchased is lower than what it should have been because the seller sold me a used console without a shipping box. Hence, the reason I asked for a partial refund and not to return it... it can't be this hard to understand, can it? No idea where you are getting the fact that the console requires repairs now either. Taking the heatsinks apart is part of the disassembly process, and they went back together fine and the console still works fine. And either way it doesn't matter, because like I said, I asked for a partial refund not a return.....
What do you think? How do you think this PS5 Pro was originally acquired? 🤔
UPDATE - the seller just refused to come up with a solution, so eBay stepped in and gave me a full refund without shipping it back? lol was not expecting that...
I would say stolen. And besides, in the conversations he keeps saying "bro" "boss" and abbreviations of words. It's normal to use them, but in every single sentence? Kinda sketchy...
@@drwoHeylKass ya say, bross
Well personally I would have fully unboxed the console and checked it out , if the console itself was undamaged and came with all of the accessories and was in full working order then I would have left it at that . Don't make a drama out of a crisis . Also if he is classed as a retailer then the price he obtains the consoles for is much less than the retail selling price , so you may be reading too much into this .
Also, have you ever seen Weegee refer to MYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERIO? Weegee always calls him "bro"
return it completely, don’t go for a partial refund
If it gets reported to Sony as stolen it will get blacklisted and won’t work online. Return it.
Exactly 💯 those ps5 pros have been stolen straight off the van by an agency driver and will be reported missing this Thursday by some poor gamer missing their delivery.
Best advice so far hopefully he won't end up scamming him out of his refund some how.
he got his money back and got to keep the console. so either has a good parts console if it gets blacklisted or a free ps5 pro if it doesn't get blacklisted. jacob r 1, stolen ps5 seller 0
@@lucymorrisonwhere did he say he got all his money back
Bro he obviously stole that shit
No joke
eBay is a funny place, I once got a negative review (and partial refund request) because I used too much packaging, it was a 7 pound film camera that buddy just paid $1000 for lmfao
That's crazy!
That makes no sense so if it broke after he spend 1k he would complain about the packaging 😂
U gotta be kidding me lol
My dad worked for California Food Market, and during a renovation he found a VERY old ginger ale can. It was the kind with a round twist top like an oil can. We put it on eBay and it started a bidding war. It went up to $7,400.
Crazy what will sell on there.
Our cat pissed on my $300 Ebay light box I used to take photos.
Just return it so you don’t have to worry about it getting banned for being stolen
Honestly I kinda want to hold on to it for a bit to see if it does end up getting banned lol
@@jrob0021 i love ur videos
Can you return it even if you took it apart?
He's just saying that to get attention and views lol
@@jacklancaster6927 huh?
A guy once told me when he worked at Walmart, he would take the new consoles out back, slide it under the steps, than after work take it home and sell it.
And walmart currently has a double employee discount program in the USA...
@@DarkZenith I highly doubt that Walmart is selling to their employees before the release date. These are almost definitely stolen.
@@BurntMike26 Not supposed to I assume, doesn't mean they don't. Not all stores follow the same rules.And it was an example
@@DarkZenith I think the chances are much, much higher that these are stolen units.
@@DarkZenithnot supposed to. That would cause many issues with inventory and as one comment stated earlier the systems have a street date check that refuses the system to sell early.
The only way I can think would be for them to take serial numbers down before letting them go then once the street date hits to make it like a normal sale, but that would mean the employee is taking without paying ( according to the system) and that is theft lol.
Never accept the first offer. I have had many dealings when selling phones to small businesses and they will always low-ball you, so I always go in with a high-ball amount and then meet somewhere around 60/40 or 70/30 in my favor
I know a dude who used to steal consoles and games from gamestop's freight trucks, and then resell them on ebay.
Dude had lots of problems and acted similar to this guy, in person.
Good example- guy stole 50 copies of Fable 2, a week before they hit shelves. Sold two to a friend of mine, and one was bent and wouldn't read because he shoved all of them down his pants to get them past a security checkpoint. Guy tells my friend "bro I can only give you half the money back, because I'm already taking a loss unloading them for this price," while I'm standing there, and we all know full well where he got them the night before.
Probably works for the retailer and used a 100% discount.
The risk of being caught as a stolen console is dependant on how fastidious a store scans serial numbers into their stock database. If the store has no idea what serial numbers it was selling, it can't report a specific console to Sony.
It's also possible that Sony accidentally shipped early. AND shipped a box of 2. But- doubt that.
I recall the original shipping box of PS5s at launch is 3 PS5s to 1 box.
I have more than a few instances of buying 1 item and receiving the wholesale box amount- so getting a box of 6.
My store always had 2 to one box. That is how all our consoles arrive.
He probably did steal or buy a box from the back of a shady van which is what his picture is ( the retail box). Find it funny he couldn't even bother to use that box in his picture for overnight shipping lol.
I’m currently working for one of the big box retailers, and we were unable to even purchase the PS5 Pro on our system. Also there isn’t a discount for the console at the moment, so most likely this person acquired it illegally.
Send it back! In wrapping paper. Lol.
Don't forget to put fragile on it though. 😂😂
Some of these ebay sellers are ridiculous!
Having worked in retail for over 30+ years, my opinion is that, they most likely work for Walmart or even Game Stop and knew when the shipments were to arrive. The cases will be marked with, "DO NOT PUT OUT BEFORE, etc.".
I'm going to guess, they were going to quit anyways. So they were able to get them out of the store without anyone noticing.
Walmart ships them on their trucks. Game Stop, I'm not sure.
Walmart now sells computer parts and before they were on shelves, I actually saw what they were getting in before they put them on display. Little by little, new shipments came in. I have 2 jobs and one, I go from store to store and one day, I seen a power supply. Then the next week, graphics card. They had just come off their trucks.
So yes, my theory is they were taken, most likely from Walmart.
When I worked at gamestop, things like that generally came via FedEx. We didn't have our own trucks. I did, however, work at a smaller store. However, we did put everything into inventory when we got them and our system would tell us what came in each box (and what to expect).
Just wait for it to come out at Best Buy or Walmart. Don't waste your money on a sketchy beat up console that you paid way too much for. Avoid ebay
What is crazy is. my post office. Or any shipping company in my area . Won't allow u to ship any unless u have the correct shipping box.
Yeah honestly I’m not quite sure how UPS let him ship this. Pretty sure my local UPS would have turned that away. Like the inside out gift wrapping is absurd lol, who let that through. Maybe he just dropped it off and ran
@jrob0021 🤣🤣🤣🤣 so weird
yo, 60 dollars is all this scammer ebay seller can refund you, bruh, decline that crap, considering the fact that a ps5 pro is 700 and you paid 800 plus shipping for what the seller considers a "brand new" console when it's condition is a notch below, he should in all honesty be giving you 150 back, if you ask me.
Agree. He needs to learn how to conduct real business and that cheap packing like that should not be tolerated, especially for a product as expensive and delicate like that.
Right, he wanted it early, agreed to pay more to get it early, and got it early. But now that he got his videos out of it, he doesn't need it early anymore!
As a delivery driver and worked in warehhses, I can tell you that being labeled "fragile" means absolutely nothing. Everything gets thrown around from warehouse to warehouse.
I would try to get at least $100 or more refunded, mostly because of the awful packaging. The console would not have been damaged if the scammer would've at least put it in a box to protect it.
Box and at least a small amount of bubble wrap or foam.
@TheCommanderTaco Exactly.
@@TheCommanderTaco If you watched the unboxing video the system was wrapped in the thin material that they all come in and was in the foam ends that they sit in inside the box.
The console wasn't damaged.
100% stolen. Return it. Dont give money to a thief.
I am a former gamestop employee, you can’t get any discounts on brand new systems. You could on brand new video games, accessories, etc, but not brand new systems. Probably stolen, i’d return.
When you buy something before release there is gonna be some mystery it comes with the territory. Be glad you got the system and made the video on time
It isn't stolen.
Other states have release earlier than New York.
That's why he got it so early.
OK but explain how he was able to get them for $650, as he claimed? Makes no sense. They're probably stolen.
I used to work at a warehouse where all the PlayStation bundles were made, and they gave us the discount on those consoles of like 50-100$ and it was in 2021
So i think the guy got them from there
I use to sell these on FB market place as well in 2021-22 when the supply was low was able to make easily 100$-200$ per unit
I work at gamestop and no we can't get a employee discount on new systems unfortunately lol
worse than walmart. At least they give 10% discount for employees.
Gamestop only gives employees discounts on console bundles not just the console it's self. When my gf worked at a game stop and we bought our ps5 I had to get a god of war edition to get her discount.
@@Hybrydnaki wow that's news to me? I could've got that final fantasy XVI bundle
That's good to know, thanks for the info
@@jrob0021 np bro
id return it and get a new one if I was you
Another one of Jacob's eBay stories. ❤
Another weird seller. Even if the handling is the cause for the damage it's still his responsibility to get in contact with the shipping company and claim the insurance that it should have.
Hold on, packages have insurance?
@@TheSlimeKilling_Minecart yes, it's optional, but for expensive items like this vs. how cheap it is to insure, anyone would be crazy not to buy it.
I doubt this guy bought insurance for the full value of this console after he was wanting me to cashapp him $17 lol
@@TheSlimeKilling_Minecartas BurntMike26 stated. It's not unusual for sellers to insure their packages because
1. It could get lost in transit somewhere ( have had that happen to me with 2 Amazon orders already).
2. It sits in the back of a truck with other stuff and roads can get bumpy etc.
3. Mishandled or stolen ( which goes back to one).
@@TheCommanderTaco I assumed his question was Sarcasm..... could be wrong
I sell stuff on ebay, sometimes hard to get items like the 30th anniversary ps5's/controllers and these sellers just give bad reputation to ebay. There is legit sellers out there that people confuse with scams because other sellers like the ones shown in this video.
you most likely did buy a stolen PS5 console as no one that I know of got these early. The boxes that sony uses to ship these to retailers contain 2 PS5s per box.
I didn’t think there was someone worse than the PS3 clock guy who referenced the man, the myth, the legend, Yardsaledale, but here we are.
My dad bought a brand new intellivison that looked immaculate in the photos but the seller opened it up to make sure the console was in there and also wrapped it the exact same way with inside our wrapping paper. Thankfully only one corner was dented a bit and the console itself was still factory shrink wrapped inside the box
everyone has their means of trying to survive in this world and earn some money, bro was most probably just trying to do business but didn't knew how to do it correctly and i don't think the condition of the console was too bad. he will learn to ship better next time i guess
There is no employee discount on new game consoles
I love the ebay stories man even though they be putting you through it 🤣🤣
100 partial asked was beyond fair, you should get that or full refund. Let that scammer lose more money
"I'm a legit business man" then goes on to say "b4" and spell like an illiterate teenager
He also turned it on as well. In your unboxing video it didn't do the start up animation that only plays the very first time it booted up unless you cut that part out. If it goes straight to the controller connect then it's been turned on previously
Yea I feel that whatever he gets from the sale is 100% profit. He stole em
As a former GameStop employee, I can confirm (as of last year) that the employee discount does NOT work on new consoles and would not discount it that much even if it did. Based on my experience with the company, I *highly* doubt that policy has changed.
Either stolen or an employee selling them before retail release. Either way exactly how i would expect the transaction to go
I would just return it. the moment he upped it to 850 annoyed me then the packaging. its not a seller i would reward with custom. given press etc had ps5s at the time i don't think the console would get banned unless those serial numbers etc specifically got reported as stolen
I got a ps5 from a cousins friend who sold it to me for 100$ extra then he told sony he never got it and they banned it, wouldn't be surprised if that happens with yours
I got mine today from PS Direct and my horizontal stands shifted out of place.
If new sealed is 700$
Then open box should be 600$ not 800$
manager at gamestop here. employee discount is 15%. with the pro is 20%. however pro doesn't do anything on new consoles. could use the 10% shopworn discount but it's frowned upon to use on new consoles. and manually overriding the price would just set up red flags.
Maybe the seller did what he had to do to ship it right then and there and didnt have another box bigger than the system and just winged it. The damage was probably in transit and opened by carrier
The seller clearly states that he has sent all the other systems this same way. This was not a one-off.
Insane how a company made a pro version of a console that has no games
bro learn english . it has games just not alot of new triple a games because those take 5+ years to develop
Yes, but there are plenty of remasters and remakes. All that tech wasted on old games.
@@abz78005+ years to develop huh!! Pretty sure over 3000 "AAA" titles alone for ps4 your math and timing is way off, better to sail the seven seas these days then to support new development or lack their of. The real problem is theirs 0 originality left for this world so gaming is essentially dead well in the realm of "new" releases. When was the last "new" COD game since the online world took over story hasn't tried to exist atleast not in worth of detail
Could be like Xbox and make a $600 digital only console with no upgrades, no ability to add a drive and games.....Oh wait "special" ed Xbots don't seem to notice that Xbox has only released like 4 games in 4 years when you take away Microsoft trying to buy up the industry.
@@abz7800don't tell someone to learn anything when your so ignorant yourself
Take the partial refund and be done with it stop asking questions. You got the console early be happy you did. Dude should’ve sent it packaged differently, but that’s part of the gamble you get with haggling some eBay guy
The listing said it was new. It was not. The seal being broken and things moved around/crinkled inside makes it a used item. Jacob paid a premium for a brand new item and didn't get one. Cut and dry, item not as described. He's completely entitled to a refund.
@@BurntMike26 the pro isn’t out yet so it’s still new really just he opened the box. Not like he’s been using it for weeks is it
@@intergaming8319 New means sealed on eBay. At least know what you're talking about before you make such an absolute statement.
@@BurntMike26 so sorry
Brings back memories when I bought my ps5 slim from a pawn shop, and it didn’t allow me to log in, found out the console was banned and had to go back and switched it for another slim which they gave me the same price for $400😂 Yes I told them about it and banned the person that came in with it.
At this point having been played with and disassembled its not fair to the seller to return the console like that. It definitely should’ve been packed better.
Thats definitely stolen and probably stolen from the van by a agency driver and now some poor gamers dont get their console this Thursday.
Definitely go for more you have video evidence of how it arrived to you. It had clearly already been opened because the way it was in the box is not factory. It’s a used console, even if it was never plugged in. It was taken out of the box.
Where is Hampton mega haul?! 😭
I know I know, I was supposed to post an episode today. I just had to post this since it’s so relevant lol, I’ll have Hampton mega haul episodes this Friday and sunday
@jrob0021 ah ok, looking forward to it!
One time I made a listing on eBay for a large lot of graphics cards for very cheap I think the bed wound up getting like $80.
When it came time to ship the item I had additional graphics cards that I just simply added in that was not included in the listing along with the included items in the list.
About 7 days later I get an email with pictures of the free items I had sent in with their list of items demanding a refund for $20 for partially broken items that I had given them for free.
So needless to say I had all of his address and information and I press charges against him for mail fraud.
Because this individual was blocking my account from from tfurther transactions until i settled with them.
And this is an exploitative tool meaning any customer that purchases from you on eBay can just say their item was shipped damaged and demand a refund and have the power to twist your arm behind your back to force it to happen.
I would worry about it being stolen. I hope not. Maybe he works for a store that sells them and they let him buy some before the launch date. I would return it if you can incase of problems later on like getting banned. Good luck.
The picture of the ps5 that was in the box looks like the box that the ps5 actually gets shipped in to retail stores. They always come in a box of 2. Def sketchy
He definitely stole them from his former work.
Gamestop employee discount is definitely NOT $100 off lmao. Not even with pro member points
I'd just accept it to put the drama behind me, then blacklist the seller.
Broken seal new item on eBay is considered "open box"
I used to work in retail and no he can't use a discount until 2 weeks after an items has been released, that goes fir games and consoles. Bro is a big scam.
No, this guy stole a retail shipment 📦. With quantities being limited per store, they were probably being sent FedEx in those boxes of 2. When the allotments increase, they’ll ship to retailers on pallets wrapped in black plastic & management will be notified to be at dock when trailer seal is broken.
It can be a GameStop manager they get a free system when it’s launched
You buy something from a sketchy seller then shocked when this happens......you just played yourself
I mean, the fact that it was listed before launch day was already sketchy af, like, what did you expect?
Some store managers are given the consoles to “test” so they can recommend to potential buyers. So there’s that possibility?
I would definitely decline that refund offer and just do a full return.
Summary: He bought something before it was due out, ignored what the seller told him about the extra shipping cost, and then, after getting it the next day and it being 100% working, complained and tried to extort money from the seller. Plus, he tore it apart, ripped off the warranty label, and messed up an internal ribbon cable. Now, he is threatening to send it back. He's already milked two videos out of it and is setting up for a third.
I'm done with eBay. Full of scammers and BS.
Personally myself I would never buy off ebay ..I have had 2 bad experiences the 2 times I did so never again from ebay..and second I would definitely not pay more then what the item cost just to have it a day early
Another Amazing video 😁
I'm pretty sure these fell out of a truck and were sent in the same condition as they were after falling off said truck.
I wouldn't have even bought it in the first place, that whole situation was sketch
I'd return it if I were you. What a crazy situation.
It looks like they dropped it out a plane like a emergency MRE 😂
I would at the very least counter back with $80. His shipping method tells me he barely had enough money to cover the shipping. I'd stand firm on the $100 and accept no less than 80 considering the $17 extra shipping cost
Part of the problem for just buying from eBay
These consoles are review units, that surly got lost and will probably be banned.
Probably a FedEx driver/Ups drivers friend who got a nice easy delivery
I would just return it honestly..you can go to retailers tomorrow and get 1 for the standard price of $700 and it will be in a sealed box ..then you atleast have piece of mind that it's not stolen or some other shady crap going on..
No offense to others but seems to be common sketch practices from sellers outta New York eBay 😅, my experience exactly with packaging issues.
Agreed, I’ve seen tons of sketchy stuff come from New York as well
It’s sus, specially asking more for shipping 😂
Yeah new or low sale accounts can only sell a certain amount each month if I remember correctly. I've used and sold on my account for years, but I do remember that being a thing at first. Odd though.
see if he will do a video call for the channel and explain his side of the story, that would be funny
If you keep it and you really need the box for some reason, you can have mine if you pay for whatever the shipping is. I don't care about the boxes, but I keep them anyway. Then I see the condition yours was shipped in and that seller is probably going to do as much ebay account hopping as they can with the future negative feedback they'll likely be getting.
You should return it, people shouldn't be allowed to ship expensive items like that but not take accountability for it!
First of all no one can legally get the console early unless you are sent one by Sony themselves. (say for review)
Any retailer can loose their ability to get more product from Sony if they sell it before the sell date.
My guess is he bought them from someone who stole the systems from a shipping company or a store that got them early but was not supposed to sell them till the launch. As for a return, that's up to you. I'm a collector and I would be pissed and want to return it. But if you just want the system and use it and don't care about the box. if system and everything else looks good, runs great then keep it. its up to you.
"First of all no one can legally get the console early"
Brick-and-mortar stores undoubtedly have stock by now. They probably had stock by Monday. So to say that nobody can legally get the console early is just flat out untrue.
If you messed up that ribbon cable when you disassembled it in the last video then I dont think its ethical on your part to return it.
Just got mine legit! Transfering files from the old crusty one as we speak.
How is that box on your desk so beat up, but the photo used it's flawless? 😅
I bet yardsaledale1 is behind it all. 😂😂😂
😂😂
It really doesn't matter. You took the PS5 apart and separated all of the heat syncs. What you're doing to him is just as bad as how he acquired it. That system is now yours. If you had an issue with the item you shouldn't have damaged it yourself. I say damage because now it requires repairs
Exactly
I'm thinking you just didn't watch the video, because I clearly ask for a partial refund. Him shipping me a used console and a damaged box should 100% result in some sort of refund... I ordered a new console.
You're right, it is mine now, and I could smash the console into 1000 pieces if I wanted to - it doesn't take away from the fact that the value of the console I purchased is lower than what it should have been because the seller sold me a used console without a shipping box. Hence, the reason I asked for a partial refund and not to return it... it can't be this hard to understand, can it?
No idea where you are getting the fact that the console requires repairs now either. Taking the heatsinks apart is part of the disassembly process, and they went back together fine and the console still works fine. And either way it doesn't matter, because like I said, I asked for a partial refund not a return.....
He stole that crap off the UPS truck 😅😂😮
Weird that you and Austin Evans both have one
The refund should be 100 the console was poorly shipped in a bag that to me is a red flag. I will definitely go higher on the refund.
That seller was hilarious
The real criminal here is UPS, charging 110 dollar for shipping??? Are they shipping it in a gold box?😂😂😂
overnight for that much weight yes.
@@jaggsta Still criminal😂
Inside out wrapping paper, dude.
Nah, overnight is what you pay if you have no patience.
@@NothingOsaka 😂😂😂 Must have been gold leaf or smtn
Sounds scetchyy😭 everything about it
That console is off the back of a lorry no doubt about it.
Does it have anything to do with yardsaledale
Not taking up for the guy but eBay takes so much fees it pushes you in to a corner but I would have definitely shipped it in a box
He should of said like new broken seal
A stolen ps5 pro is crazy