I Bought a REFURBISHED PS4 Bundle from GameStop... worth it in 2021??
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 พ.ย. 2024
- Another console from GameStop! This time I got the GameStop Essentials Blast from the past Refurbished PS4 bundle. Seems like a pretty steep price for a PS4... but I guess that's how much they go for these days. Check out it to see what I got!
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Are you buying a ps4 or an xbox one in 2021??
Hi can you please Heart or pin my comment and I’m a big fan of your videos 😊
Hoping to get a series x when eventually they are available again.
I currently own both a PS4 and a XB1
no cause I already have it
I own both. Glad as well.
I'm an employee. The buffing process is used to get rid of the scratches that they come with when we take them in. It's the worst process and I've suggested better alternatives but have been shut down
U r a true gamer
You're no employee. Because refurbished consoles are packed and sent to a local GameStop warehouse where then they get pulled apart and cleaned up. Usually they don't even replace a damned thing about them except for the HDD which they have in masses. After is all cleaned up it's ship back to the store and resold.
@@TheLastProtheanJavik there is only 1 warehouse. It's in Texas. I've been with the company since 2019. Theres no such thing as "local Gamestop Warehouse"
@@TheLastProtheanJavik I sure do love when people tell other people that they're not something that they are. I'm curious if you would say that in person.
So they scratch the hell out of it to remove scratches
So... they sold you a preowned unit for almost the price of a new one and they didn't even clean the controller
Did the same to me
Right im just gonna buy a new one there's a 5 dollar difference a brand new one is 299.99 a used one is 294.99 both end up being 300 with tax
@@bigslacker4818 why would you buy used, when a new one is about the same price?
@@One-12937 you get games
@@ghost_boy8162 they don't sell new pros no more.
And if you're lucky to find a slim the ones you're mentioning isn't worth it due to its small HDD of only consisting of 550 Gig.
You want one with a 1tb that one is about the same price as the refurbished pro.
Imagine gamestop started to sell limited edition GameStop sand paper 😂
Love laughing at some classic GameStop practices like the sandpaper thing
I'm an employee. The buffing process is used to make the glossy PS4 seem like a matte one, which is more reliable and more unlikely to fail because it's newer.
absolute scam
The only console I ever bought used from GameStop was a used black "new" nintendo 3ds and it was for my brother a few years ago and it was in surprisingly great condition. No scratches and was super clean!
Pretty rare to get all original cases. That was a nice bonus coming from GameStop
It's always good have a console on hand. Even if it's from last gen. Everything is in short supply and it's good to have a lockdown machine. You never know. That pandemic business could happen again.
I've bought a refurbished Xbox back in the 2000's and I had zero issues with the console. Besides from the way the ps4 looks, hope you luck out in the future if you do anymore refurbished video game consoles
I kinda miss my jet engine,i had it since 2017 and sold it in August 2021 when i finally got my new PS5.I still remember the day i first played Resident Evil 7 on my PS4 and completed the game for about 20 times from start to finish.PS4 really helped me get through tough times for about 5 years......and i sold it.I'm sorry my jet engine
i bought one from them recently, the only problem ive had was they send me a bad hdmi cable and it also sounds like its going to explode
Oh interesting. I usually don't even test out their hdmi cables because I have so many of them
That’s a PS4 for you
I got one from their took it straight back next day
@@DankMan714 the ps4 slim doesn't sound like that.
@@nex_479 well ye its slim
I’d be embarrassed to sell games with crap on the underside of the discs. It’s doesn’t take much to clean them for the customers. Lazy as f***.
True, at least the games work
Fortunately, at my GameStop, they don't sand the top, they put some kind of adhesive black layer on top (comparable to electrical tape) which I in turn peel off.
So I noticed that when people buy controllers from GameStop it doesn’t have the back sticker, and when I tried to sell my controller to GameStop they wouldn’t accept it because it was missing the back sticker.. that’s kinda scandalous
wow it’s really scratched
Only used console i ever bought from gamestop was a Xbox 360 slim 250gb. Worked great and was in decent condition.
After seeing the sanded console so many times I'm now expecting this every time I see a used Gamestop console unboxing. Premium refurbished is just an outright lie and in no way reflects the attrocious condition they send them out. The only thing premium about the bundle is the over inflated price and people still buy them.
That's actually a good deal at least as far as gamestop vs ebay is concerned
I would rather buy a used one from ebay, probably better
i bought a used ps4 slim last year it was in perfect condition there was no sticky buttons on the controller no scratches and 1 tb its like the previous owner never used it
I wouldn't pay the 300 for a scratch ps4 console
who would lmao, just add like a 100 dollars and get a digital ps5 instead
Me Either
@@therealrando But the problem is that you can't get the digital version only 800 or higher If you lucky.
I bet the person who sold it to GameStop they only gave him like 50$ or less .
@@dericjames2018 No I'm talking that you should wait till they restock the digital ps5 and the get it for 399
I paid $240 off of a seller app for a nice hardly used white PS4 pro with matching controller too. GameStop is definitely not competing with the secondary markets as at that price you could’ve scored a slim or OG PS4 for around $150 even less if u hunt.
Nah
Of course not but at the same time if it was broken or you were unhappy with it for some reason. Good luck returning it to some random seller
@@gabrielgalaxygh the app I was using had similar protections to eBay for that stuff, and I did get my money back on a bad Xbox 1 X. I’m done game collecting anyways now as I’ve moved on to modding and crap what I have. Funny enough it took three tries to get working PS2 when GameStop was still selling those. Seller was a GameStop cultist till the third return of GameStop “certified” refurbished console and I nicely pointed out that the third one only worked after we pulled a cord from the back to test it. Had a cord for a dreamcast and wouldn’t fit. I asked him “how the hell did they test it then?”. That stumped him and I left.
@@noneed4me2n7 forsure I understand that. I was referring more to like if you just bought it used like on offer up or Facebook. Something like that
I actually bought a refurbished PS4 Slim like 3 years ago and luckily it still works.
I ordered a ps4 500gb with 2 controllers and 3 games for £160
Stop da cap
@@_._1434 how am i capping?
@@_._1434 how would you know if he's capping, you stalking?
@@_._1434 YOU stop the cap
@@Paradox_Retro dang.
buying from gamestop is a gamble for retros and used consoles
Yep I got a ps4 pro last week from them Iit seems fine it's real quiet
@Shingo 380
@Shingo walmart had no consoles and that was the only console they had
And I really wanted to play something besides the snes mini
@@cr-nd8qh You could have just gotten a PS5 digital edition instead of a pro for the same price
Thank you for this review. I am thinking about buying a pre owned PS4 console bundle for $ 299, it comes with the same games you got. This helps a lot.
I got the same bundle for Christmas it works really good actually
I wish i got stuff for Christmas
aside from the gloss not to bad of a deal honestly, the only deal thats better that ive seen os the 2019 $200 dollar ps4 slim 3 game bundle that i got bit for nowadays id say thats a nice deal!!
I don't get why you're so certain exactly what happened to the plastic, they could easily have just grabbed it to re-use after someone used it already. I get half-popped & deflated air pouches regularly & would rather they be re-used than thrown out...
I wonder what gamestop will sandpaper when they receive used PS5s in the the future
The middle of the ps5 is glossy, so they'll scratch that up lol
@@jrob0021 they might take the plates off and sand paper the inside of the console 😂
@@alanbonesjones815 that would be next-level
@@jrob0021 I know but knowing GameStop and watching your videos for awhile I wouldn’t say far fetched 😂
@@jrob0021 oh yeah lol that or the little ps shapes on the plates if that is possible
When i last went to GameStopi don’t work for GameStop but I asked one of the employees the why they do the sandpaper trick on refibsh console he said it was to get rid of the scratches on the glossy and mat parts
Sounds about right. Did they actually say they use sandpaper? Or something else?
@@jrob0021 they said they sandpaper it to hide the scratches I think I would rather have the scratches on the glossy than have the glossiness there than it be mat
Can't wait to buy a ps5 and play some backlogs of PS4 games.
When I got ps4 for the first time it came with the uncharted collection 1 2 and 3
Same with Last of us remastered and infamous second son
I'm getting sick of the people who feel the need to buy every last ps4, I've been to every store I know near me and nothing! I'm sick of seeing ps4 consoles for over $500, people make me sick, greed is a hell of a thing
Same man I want one but there are none right now in spokane
@@ucantbeatthis9413 I only wanted a ps4 so I could play the last of us but noooooo, so I got ps now on pc so I'm good
5:10 Yea that’s super accurate I just bought a pre owned ps4 recently and the console is white but it came with a black controller 😂
The green thing is called dunnage and the reason it's popped is because, if they didn't the box would mash the game case during shipping.
Well usually someone would use bubble wrap for a game rather than just popping that stuff and then wrapping it around the game
Just bought one from GameStop and they didn’t sand it, so I guess I’m lucky
My man must have stacks upon stacks of consoles
Too many lol
@@jrob0021 you should get a bunch of consoles and do a subscriber give away
@@jrob0021 if u give me one ps4
ill be so happy
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cheapskates asking for giveaways
I got mine brand new for Christmas 2015 (the 500GB original model) and mine wasn’t glossy on the left side.
it may have been a different model number or something
@@pogmothoinriiii yes I think so. It was the Uncharted Collection bundle. The other unboxings of this exact bundle show that the Uncharted Collection was a digital code.. mine wasn’t. I got a factory sealed physical copy along with The Last Of Us Remastered digital code. So I’m thinking since I’m from Canada.. I got an exclusive Canadian bundle or something.
If you buy a refurbished from eBay you get a one year warranty ( money back from Allstate). If you buy from Amazon you only get a 90 day warranty and always a much higher price (on everything).
I bet if the control is scratched they are going to use sand paper
7:50
All of them most likely tried to hard to clean the console and ended up recking it
Yet I love the original ps4 design even though I have the slim one
i sort of like the look of the sandpaper thing... but also don't, it doesn't capture the original look of the console, but I also like the look of smooth matte black things, like the sandpaper thing
They probably use Magic Erasers to get off blemishes. They should use a polish and microfiber cloths to clean up the systems.
I am the only one who don’t really like the glossy texture for console because of the scratches and fingerprints everywhere
I think a lot of people would agree with that
Good thing I lucked out and My Target today had only 1 brand new Playstation 4 the price
$298 + Tax so I swooped it up. I was going to buy a used one through GameStop ,but Gomestops shipping is pretty bad.
BTW I have My PlayStation 4 Nintendo Switch OLED and My Xbox Series S I'm still looking for a PlayStation 5
GameStop had a 1 day walkin for a PS5 last Friday we showed up 2 1/2 hours early and they had 20 we were 25th in line F me
😂 It's all good though because my Series S is next GEN 👍👍 a lot of people over look it. Don't knock it till U try it ,it's a great next GEN system for $300
Just when you think you can give up on game stop then they do something like this and totally redeem themselves
I was considering buying a PS4 Slim refurbished directly to Sony for $ 250, but after seeing this, no way.
love looking at classic gamestopery
I bought that same bundle and someone at FedEx stole it so I had to wait a week for FedEx to even do anything to tell GameStop what happened. I even paid for 2 day shipping, didn't receive my ps4 bundle for almost 3 weeks after the fact...
Refurbished consoles from GameStop are always hit or miss you get good ones you get bad ones it’s a toss up really I always recommend buying the warranty for them just in case it’s defective out of the box it’s an easy swap for another one
Glossy console: exists
GameStop’s sandpaper: it’s show time!
your voice is soothing and nice to listen to!
6:30 the console looks kinda cool
The serial number being pealed off the back of the controller would make it illegal to buy or sell.
All products that were manufactured with some sort of identification number must not have that removed.
I remember game stop tried to sale me a xbox one s console with serial number was removed but store manager told the employee they couldn't sale the console because the serial number was messing they had to send it to Microsoft to get a new serial number for the console
They didn’t pop the bubbles, they just never filled them.
Hey bro what do you do with the refurbished consoles you buy? Do you sell them?
Sometimes keep them for other future videos, otherwise I usually sell them
@@jrob0021 oh nice! Sounds like a good plan! Thanks for replying!!
The sand it so you can’t sell it back to them
Y?
Joshua Reaper So GameStop Employees Knows they are buying a refurbished machine they’ve already sold once .
Wow
Actually possible true .
gamestop buys more sandpaper then consoles
Tru
@@jrob0021 thanks for replying
I bought a PS4 refurbished from GameStop and the console worked except the controller. Ended up sending it back for a refund. Never buying anything used from GameStop when it comes to consoles.
Should i buy new one or pre-owned
I got a ps4 pro and it's 2nd hand. honestly still really good. The fan isn't that loud as well.
I'm here with the early people
I’m here cause I got scammed buying a PS4 and this the only PS4 goodness I can get rn 😪
This is my ps4 that I have
I wonderwhy GameStop is still in business
They do not deserve to be. Too much like a scam
Got the console literally 2 hours ago for 300 bucks and it’s horrible I had a ps4 but it broke so I buy a new one this thing started to heat up dramatically in 5 minutes slow as all hell crashes 5 times and just stopped working how is this even a thing
Gamestop is on some bullshit bro.. Like how a last gen console cost so much... Like it should be like $140 or less
PS4 slim 1TB is 250 refurbished from Sony, everything came like new with a one year warranty. seems like better deal
How are you buying these? Whenever I check Gamestop for ANY used console its ALWAYS out of stock, for everything.
I got one from them last week no body had any system walmart didn't game stop had one
They said someone just turned it in I guess I walked in at the right time it was a pro too
You can get a new 1TB Slim from PlayStation direct for $300 btw
I just bought a PS4 for $225 at a pawn shop and a Xbox One S $250 on Facebook Marketplace
9:34 Vypadá to, že ta konzole nebo snad i ty jste snad z Česka? Nebo se mýlím? Ještě jsem neviděl aby na prvním místě byla totiž čeština.
That sanding job looks worse than just leaving it imo...
in the uk they would not legally get away with calling this premium and it goes like this if you bought a referb car and it was stated that it was premium but was scratched up like this ps 4 would you pay a premium price for it for most people that are not mentally impaired would not.
in the uk we have a government department called trading standards who stop crooks like this pulling just this type of con.
I always wondered why does PlayStation force you to turn off your console in one way? A design flaw?
U can turn it off by the quick menu or holding on the power button until it beeps 2 twice
They doesnt
I love these series
The PS5 is better right JacobR?
Yes
I just bought a refurbished PS4 I hope it still has the glossy finish and I hope they work
Just got one too hope everything works fine
To get rid off scratches we gotta scratch tf outta it
That controller isn’t an official Sony one. The color is fine, but the sticker is removed because fake controllers never had them to begin with. If you open that controller and a official Sony one the components will be very different and much cheaper.
Or it just peeled off , just like mine
@@Alex-mx3gs That controller use to go for $100 a few christmases ago. I bought a real one and had a fake one as well. Only way to know is to check the components. That would explain why the buttons feel so bad.
I peel them off when they start to look terrible.
You were not so lucky this time. What a shame on game stop.
At least the games work I guess
@@GunnarGFORCE nobody asked lmao
Nobody asked man
I got a refurbished one and the PS4 was glossy and didn't have scratches but didn't come with games
What do you do after doing an review
Go to sleep
What
It’s sanded because they want to make it look like the glossy part was not scratched
That controller is neat !
i got mine for 200 and it came with the new spiderman in 2018
hello I was looking to buy a cheap ps4 and I saw that you had ps4 videos used in game stop A question i can have a ps4 for 200 dollars? And second to buy the console do you have to go to game stop and say I want a used ps4?
When you buy a used PS4 make sure to check everything including the inside of the PS4
Minus points for not playing the boot up music in the video
Any updates? Hows the ps4 doing
Some non-slim and non-pro PS4s are all matte. Mine included.
Same, mine never has the glossy thing, so everytime i see it on someone else’s ps4 its foreign to me lol
GameScratch™ when they will start sanding game discs & calling them refurbished
40 one more u could get digital ps5
He Jacob i don't know if you'll ever respond to this but im a absolute huge fan
Hey
@@jrob0021 hey how are you
March 1st 2021 Ah Memories
They scratch it to get out big scratches
Lol I bet you're right
@Elijah Trimble and to get out big scratches
I just got a ps1 from backstop and it was like broken the disk did not respond to the console and the disk drive lid was broken
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Does enyone know why they stoped the way games booted up on The 360 the games would boot up in seconds but now you have to install them
Send it back
You got ripped off. i bought mine second hand a couple months ago because i couldnt get a ps5, i got a ps4 slim 1tb for 230$. Those are old games and are worth 10 bucks a piece, soo that leaves you with 260$ for a 500gb fat ps4 which is no good value :/