I Bought 44 Broken Handheld Game Consoles from eBay - Can I Fix Them?
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- I Bought 44 Broken Handheld Game Consoles from eBay - Can I Fix Them? I paid a total of $560 for these 44 handhelds which works out to about $12 each. I'm hoping to be able to repair most of them and make a good profit overall.
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In this video, I replace the speaker in a Game Boy Color, remove some serious corrosion from a Game Boy Advance, and fix some battery problems in a few Game Boy Advance SP's. I also find that one of the Game Boy Advance SP's was infested with little cockroaches! Gross! But with this many handhelds we're going to have to do a Part 2 next week so stay tuned for that when I work on repairing some 2DS, 2DS XL, 3DS, 3DS XL, DS Lite, DSi, DSi XL, and PSP handhelds.
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About This Video: In this video I take you with me as I unpack and diagnose 44 handhelds. It takes a while but stick around until the end to see me fix some Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, and Game Boy Advance SP handhelds. The rest I'm trying to fix next time so make sure you come back for that. - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
"part two is on your screen."
Gosh darn it, I got used to binge watching and now I gotta wait!
Lol...sorry about that. You can binge watch next Friday!
I was diligently waiting for it to pop up then thought this was just uploaded lol
@@Tronicsfix Why not publish it now?
I have been sitting here for 24 hours waiting to click on part two
Thermise might be waiting for parts to come in or still editing
To A Gamer, seeing all that is like seeing a treasure full of gold.
Exactly!
@@ableite but you can make collections. Like each GameBoy Color with Each Pokemon version
Dude, this video makes me feel so bad, because I just sold my 3ds XL to game stop 2 months ago
I agree.
Omar promar what they gave you 3.50$
Who can dislike this? This is both recycling and giving back to life consoles that are not built anymore. I love this!
"The good old days when everything was held together with screws" I miss those times where we could repair our stuff without fighting with crappy adhesives and heatguns :/
Same :(
Currently trying to fix an iPad and YES.
I just have to do a simple battery replacement. Why does it have to be so hard?!
@@maximellow5745 try replacing the battery of an iPod nano when the battery has expanded. It’s so difficult that it’s pretty much a fire hazard. Because the battery has expanded
@@Cheebzor oof yeah. That's the same problem I am having, but with an iPad air first generation. 56 steps for a battery replacement. Why?
Next one: I bought 20 shattered Relationships and lets see how i can fix them
Dude can do anything! 💪
"So far I'm not seeing anything wrong with the external components, so let's open them up and see what's inside!"
Flex tape cant fix that my guy
*fixes all* me: WTF
it's so crazy how many people will just bail on something with the smallest issues.
To be fair most people don't have the slightest clue on where to begin fixing it not to mention they probably have already long gotten better system so they figure might as well get rid of it
@@user-ic6nm4ol4r I agree for most of it. But like how just applying alcohol to a cartridge and jamming it in there 5 times should have been plenty googleable
@@cameronschmit6472 right but also..... boomers
It´s the mentallity in First World Countries
Goes for anything nowadays, people throw away a whole microwave worth 300 euros because 1 fuse worth 80 cents burned through. Can't blame em though, most people think electronics is some type of black magic that only very smart people understand. Once you know the basics, you can already fix alot of everyday problems yourself.
PSPs: "Never really caught on"
Also PSPs: 10th best selling console of all time
I think he probably mistook it with the PS Vita.
10 best out of the 10
I have one
PSPs were poppin idk what he was talking about
Almost every country consider DS the best handled console for a while. While my country just loves PSPs so much. I dont get why DS don’t get recognition in my country.
The best thing about all of them is they have a story to them and your repairing them to give them a second life.
Even for fun, just buying lots and fixing them teaches you a lot. I feel everyone should know this.
Yep!
@@Tronicsfix Amen! It's how I paid of most of my classes in college. They'd sell me their broken gaming laptops for nothing and I managed to fix all of them.
Oh yeahhh, this is what im talkin about. The lots are always fun to watch.
Glad you enjoy them!
His videos in general are fun to watch
Sooo True!
Definitely my favorite videos
@@zUltraXO yeah they def are
I don't understand how bugs get in there or why ?!
Ya, it’s gross!
TronicsFix it is bedbugs maybe be careful
Easy dirty cu😊😊s
trough the small cracks especially with a regular gameboy advance there are gaps near where the batteries sit so they can crawl trough there
Emilio Gallardo Ohhhkayy then
“The old days when everything was held together by screws”
Sounds like my parents’ marriage...
I dont care from what universe your from that's gotta hurt
😶
Same bro same
Ouch
Ouch
For the 2DS that won't recognize cartridges, check the region. The 3DS family is region locked, so if the cartridge is for a different region than the console it will appear to not read it. It could be a PAL or Japanese console, and you have a US cartridge. I'm glad Nintendo didn't go that route with the Switch.
Hey just so you know the infestation of “baby cockroaches” could very well be bed bugs. I personally would treat with extreme caution and turf that whole unit.
@Cannon lol
Gross...🤢
BEDBUGS DONT DIE, WE BUG BOMBEDTHE ENTIRE HOUSE 3 TIMES AND THERE STILL HERE
@@tylermaxwell9687 THEY LIVE ON FABRIC. WASH ALL YOUR CLOTHES.
@@eddiew.4650 It doesn’t matter... Once they get in area, THEY STAY PUT FOR THE REST OF TIME
17:21 "Nothing works... well this is actually great news!"
Me, sarcastically at work yesterday
I swear the hinges on the DS lite were so fragile.
Mine are busted as well :(
“Now let’s put a game in the console and see if it plays” *plays shrek 2*
69 like, Y E S !
@Strange things are happening to Woody well 69 is funny number
Amen 🙏
The holy game
🪡😳
Everyone: finally the week is finish
Me: yessss another repair vid
Thank you for watching these!
TronicsFix lol you should do a laptop lot like gaming laptops that would be fun
@@lochanathambeliyagoda5065 Today we are fixing gaming laptops with issues
Price for bought laptops: 6,345$
12:18 - I think you are confusing the PSP with the PS Vita. The PSP actually had great sales, and it was indeed ahead of its time, you're right. But the sales for the PSP being so good is what prompted the PS Vita's appearance. Also, the PSP competed with the DS/DS Lite/DSi, while the PS Vita was the one that competed with the 3DS. Unfortunately, the sales for software were nowhere near as high as the ones for hardware. The PSP, while very high selling, was easily "hacked" and ran on homebrew a lot of the time. Which involved people downloading games illegally, which led to people not buying the actual games. So, with the Vita, Sony did a lot of things, like making the memory proprietary, amongst other things, which ultimately led to it not selling anywhere near as well as it should. Also came with way too high of a price tag for a handheld. Even the 3DS, when it first launched, sold poorly because it had a price tag higher than what people were willing to pay. But after they sliced the price on it, it sold like hot cakes. The PS Vita, unfortunately, never got enough of a treatment like that, and it never really sold like that. Quite unfortunate, because it was amazing for its time, with games like Killzone, Gravity Rush, and even an Uncharted for it, leading the forefront of its amazing lineup of games. People were also afraid to make games for the PS Vita, because of how easily they were pirated on the PSP. No one wants to put money, time, effort, and sweat into a game that is just going to be pirated.
TLDR ??
@@crownedgaming1316 PSPs sold but PS Vitas didn’t lol
I'd love to see how you go about repairing hinges on DS and GBA SP. The hinges and the ribbon cable always give me trouble
Caroline Shaw me too I found out using a pair of very long 45 degree tweezers was a godsend for those things!
I imagine you getting broken stuff for Christmas and still being happy
Ha, ha...that could happen!
I would be happy getting a broken virtual boy
Tasty Yoylecake I actually have one lol
The infested one was actually disgusting
Agreed. I sort of want to fix it still but have to find the parts and do some major cleaning.
@@Tronicsfix Break out the biglots size IPA
Seeing consoles with liquid damage always makes me wonder how it happened.. Anybody else besides me ever wonder about this?
🤮it was nasty
Fixing computers for a living, that's nothing.
This video put me in tears,seeing all these treasure and trying to put them in working condition again..thanks man for all the effort..
As someone who fixes theatrical moving lights for a living, currently out of work, I would literally PAY you to go through the scrap pile after your done fixing what you can. I haven't fixed anything in a MONTH and it's like a drug withdraw. That's a great haul.
Next video: “Today I bought a pallet of broken MacBook pros for $10,000. Let’s see if I can fix them and, hopefully, make a profit”
I don't know if I'll ever get to the pallet level on MBP's but you never know! It would certainly be entertaining!
@@Tronicsfix I would honestly be amazing if you managed to get more than 2-5 in one order considering how apple operates! Side note, I'm currently 90% through your video but isn't that corrosion from water damage or something similar on the underside ( I suppose it would be considered the top\upright side given the orientation of the board) of that PCB on the last GBA|SP? Granted with my VERY limited knowledge having no experience repairing anything of this sort it looks like you could just clean the 2-3 spots of the corrosion and continue on with the repair from there.
Starting from about 20:00, it's crazy to see how bulky and crowded the pcbs look on these older systems compared to how flat and streamlined newer boards become
It's such a pleasure to watch especially in a world in which when somethings brokes you throw it to the trash and buy a new one straight away. This is at least what the designers and developers of many things nowadays are expecting you to do. Greetings from a Pole living in the UK btw
When Takeo Masaki buys 44 handheld consoles to repair them
I like it!
Lmao I thought he’d just stab them with honor
I just started watching your channel and now I'm convinced that you can fix anything.
You are a legend.
Keep fixing and keep making great videos!
Thanks for watching! I wish I could fix anything...but it's still fun to try!
Go watch the episode where he fixes a playstation.. blindfolded.
The analogy of “this is like Christmas” is something I wanna test. In December I’ll ask my parents to only buy me one of these lots for my friends and I to fix.
A lot this large would definitely be s fun project and could even make some money off of it. If nothing else you can learn a lot just from seeing how all of this stuff works. I stayed learning how to repair stuff by taking apart the broken things around the house and getting to figure out why they broke. Then moved on to taking apart things that worked, but not quite right and seeing if I could improve it. I'm no where near as good as him, but I can do a lot of basic repairs and even by some "new" things broken and fix them myself just because it's a hell of a lot cheaper.
Don't wait til christmas.. If you like fixing stuff, and you wanna learn more, the best time to start was yesterday, and the next best time is right now..
@@center4nerds Yoooo Same Here
@@wagnersilva9344 I've been doing it for years actually, just not a large lot like this. I think the largest one I got had a 360, three PS2 systems, three Wiis and a DS lite.
Hi Steve, big fan here. Wanted to tell you how much I absolutely love your content and I wholeheartedly share the idea that fixing electronics and overall just repair culture is important. Hope you're doing well during these weird times and wish you the best with all your projects :D
The Precision Screwdriver I purchased from watching one of your older videos. Thanks a bunch for advertising it!! It works like a charm being in the IT industry and handling hardware
Who’s waiting for part 2? I know I am.
Same here!
me, very much so
He said it’s on the page now but I don’t see it...
It's coming on Friday. There's no good way to announce part 2 in the video when part 1 isn't ready yet.
@@Tronicsfix today or next Friday
I was so proud that i took my calculator apart and put it back toghether not working my first time long ago
That's great! Nice work.
I'll have to do that with my TI-85 one of these days. The screen is dying. Though I'm not super optimistic. It'll be more challenging than fixing a broken wire inside my electric hand mixer, that's for sure.
What a haul! I’ve replaced a shell on one of those original DS’s and never again, that ribbon cable was a right pain and had to solder the speaker too. Did enjoy this and hopefully see some new techniques in part 2 👍🏻
this honestly makes me happy to see someone so talented, fixing all these old school electronics. Keep it up man!
it depresses me how he doesnt link the consoles he is selling, hw should make a page of his own so we can go in and buy what he fixed :/
I often don't sell them for months after I repair them. I wish I had that much time but I just don't. Sorry
Can I play with the ones you have working just laying around then???
Time to employ an assistant to do all the crap you cba with.
Just open an eBay store
@@micahrobinson2197 It's not about having one...it's about having the time to list everything, ship it, etc.
oh so your the guy I keep getting out bidded by....
Ha, ha...sorry about that...lol
Props to the sender for the really nice packing job; well protected and sorted.
Plot Twist: The batteries were all dead so he had to charge them
that would be so fricking annoyoing
fire hazards
@@CodedDespair that would be awesome if that was the only problem
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TronicsFix where is part 2 my dude?
@@amanrehman6084 Coming on Friday
Discount code doesn’t seem to work. It keeps says invalid
TronicsFix doesn’t seem to apply a code or reduce price from this link. Good videos man keep it up
@@5startaco The link takes you to my page that says to use code TRONICSFIX10 Did you use that code?
Drop this guy some likes 👍👍👍 what a great challenge!
Hi
@@lasmani1692 oof did you drop a like? You must follow rules
@@codebreakeractivate6366 I liked and its 1:38 am so stop commenting
@@lasmani1692 never it's 3:41 for me btw
Wow
Can’t wait for the next video. I’m starting to learn how to fix some of these old consoles too. Just purchased a lot of broken handhelds yesterday and am just waiting for the delivery. Can’t wait to start
Your channel is a great advert for the business you run as it shows how thorough you are with the fixes.
If I was in the US and you were my local console repair guy I'd be well happy 😁
Dude, you should buy lots like this more often.
I will keep doing these...they are a LOT of work to buy, repair, film and edit BUT these videos always do really well so if that's what people want to see, I'll keep doing them!
I love theses videos also .
I loved the idea. More broken nintendo soom
@@Tronicsfix do I know why my Gba sp sound crashes and some games don't work on that console but works on others?
Truly inspired by this vid to try my hand at repairing consoles 👍
For some reason I really find your videos soothing and relaxing to me. Also your voice and the work you do really is an inspiration to us all. Keep up the great work 😀
I bought a small lot of handhelds to fix after watching your channel and it was fun to be able to fix them and sell for a profit when you opened that box it looked very exciting makes me want to start looking for more to fix
The AGB-001 is probably my favorite handheld of all time. The form factor is just great. I'm doing a IPS mod on my old GBA next month ^^
Thank you for making these videos! You and My Mate Vince made me starting to repair broken pieces of electronics. I already repaired my iPhone 7 which had a bad screen as well as my original Xbox which had the capacitor leaking issue. Both works fine now. The next console that I have is my brothers Nintendo 2DS which is liquid damaged and has the START and SELECT button not working. Let's see if I can fix it! I also learned to diagnose a Nintendo Switch when it has some kind of problems and with that knowledge, I was able to diagnose my friends console. It had the charge chip problem. He replaced the chip (And sacrificed a console with the video chip/CPU problem) and now it's up and running again. Keep it up! Greetings from Germany. ^^
Dude, I always watch your videos and I find them relaxing. Thank you!
Massive work! neat cleaning and clear explanations. Good job again bro. Nice one! Had fun
This has got to be the most interesting video yet
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed!
@@Tronicsfix are you selling the fixed consoles?
Shrek 2 the game
"HUZZAH A MAN OF QUALITY"
But Shrek 2 on GBA was actually good.
I'm really enjoying your videos, they really bridge the gap between what I'm doing and what I would rather be doing.
Just going thru all your videos and I have ALWAYS wanted to learn about repairing and fixing consoles/phones, now it just makes me wanna buy some and try to fix them for myself :)
yeah man, do a custom ds lite , replacing the shell with something cool !!
6:50 it's not a special edition. New 3DS had costum back covers that could be bought on the Nintedo website. It's just a regular New 3DS.
This one was a limited edition release
It was a limited edition fire red
The regular size did, but to me that looked pretty big so I think that's a New 3DS XL which didn't have removable panels.
Edit: watched further, oops. Still tho, the plates at the very least seem to be special due to the 20th anniversary logo on the bottom one
I am learning a lot on how these systems work just by watching your vids!! Thanks!!
You are an amazing person, I love the way you started and the vision you have. Congratulations to get my subscription
Man, some of these are really beat up! My DS Lite that I've had for like 14+ years is still in really good condition externally. Only problem I have with it is it sometimes doesn't read carts, but is usually resolved by popping the cart out and back in, sometimes a few times
One of the few youtubers that I like the video before it even starts cause I know it's gonna be great quality 👌😁
Really appreciate that! Thanks for watching.
You make really good and entertaining videos. Keep working up like that! Lots are always fun to watch!
Smart man. This kind of video makes me happy
I will admit, that *was* surprisingly well packed. You'd be surprised (well, maybe *you* wouldn't) at how many people do not adequately pack for shipping, and then act surprised when the merchandise doesn't make it to its destination undamaged.
This man has been more of an inspiration to me lately than anyone else. Now i wanna start a gadget repair business
11:23 that backround in the upper screen lol
I love your content!
I dont know why watching those videos are so nice, keep them coming buddy!
Me : Searches a good 3DS
This guy : Buys all 3DS`s on the world
Did you used to have one and the power kept training and you aren't able to charge it cuz me to
@@BattleBorg69 what
Next video: I broke 20 Nintendo Switches and then fixed them
I love the DS startup chime. So nostalgic!
Thank you for the code. I got a kit from ifixit and some soldering supplies on the way. Excited to repair my broken controllers and electronics around the house.
24:29 "Number six is all fixed"
24:41 "Number eight is also working great"
nice rhyming lol
Could watch this type of video every day. I've also started with Nintendo DS Lites, and the twisted ribbon cable gets me every single time...
Really looking forward to part 2 for my own learning benefit :)
Great video bud. Can't wait for the second part.
We salute you, nameless hero, who made this bundle and saved this consoles from being recycled.
The Pokemon 3ds is a 20th anniversary red and blue. I missed out on it when it was new
I have one and im currently trying to fix it, if not I’m selling it but now I’m realizing how “rare” they are
I tried to get this lot! Looked like it was a great deal since most of them had minimal repairs.
Lol...sorry about that! It ended up being a pretty good lot. Anyone who cares enough to package them that well is going to be selling good stuff!
Was this lot on eBay. If not what website was it
@@rexhawe8721 let me know if he responds please
@@rexhawe8721 eBay
@@alfredo962905 He responded
You my friend have won a spot right next to EverythingApplePro when it comes to watching videos in my book... I very much enjoy them!
Love the thumbnail. Adding this to my watchlist
My predictions for the potential problems for each device based on my experience with them.
Game boy colour : Batteries not being held in. That's the only issue mine has had since my dad bought it when it came out.
Game boy advance : Never own one but a friend did. Delay from pressing buttons to the action appearing on the screen.
Game boy advance SP : Never had any problems.
DS Lite : Top screen falling off. Yes. Falling off. The hinges broke very often.
DS i : Bad top screen. Or damaged components leading to nothing appearing on the top screen.
PSP : Never had one.
2DS : Never wanted to even touch em.
DS i XL : Nothing. I upgraded & sold it.
New style 2 DS : Never had one.
3DS : Charge port!!! 3 different ones in 2 weeks...
3DS XL : Absolutely nothing. My first & current one is still going. And frankly, it shouldn't be. Being at the bottom of a lake for 20 minutes(I was lucky for it to be found so soon), flying out my hands on the highway, being run over and being knocked out of my hands into cake batter. It realy should not be in perfect condition. But that's why I can't foresee any problems for this one.
Oh yeah, the 3DS XL is great and pretty sturdy.
"The DSi added things like WiFi"
bruh
pretty sure the lite also had WIFI.. heck even the original did.. it was a pain to get going though
@XCELxKILLA ah didn't know that.. i never tried because my DSi refused our wifi and i never tried with my original lite..
My original did
@@SunnyCress so DOES mine.
The lite also has WiFi
That Gameboy color with the replaced battery panel looks, in my opinion, great. The slightly different color gives it character. Like a scar on a hero's face, it says it survived and is ready for action :)
Is actually inspired me to try to fix consoles and im starting to learn how because of these videos
0:42 some...
BODY ONCE TOLD ME-
Hands of my macaroni
The world was roll me I ain’t the sharpest tool in the shed
She was looking kind of dumb, with her finger and her thumb. In the Shape of an L on her forehead
.
nah its fine, i didnt want to sleep anyway haha (european viewer here)
loved the video as always :D keep it up man :)
Ha, ha...sorry about that...sort of. Thanks for watching! Just think though...this video will help you relax!
You're blasting on my nostalgia, since the Game Boy Color was my 1st Nintendo System ever!
Man, finding this channel was like finding a treasure in this sea call TH-cam, i just wish the repair segment last at least two hours!!!!
“How badly do you want to be now?”
Me: So I just put a petition in to God for a body transfer. He says I have to wait 10-15 business days.
Lol!
0:58 Box flap going in for the stealth kill
Ha, ha...it came outta nowhere!
It's great how you started so small, creating a business.
A recycling fan like me, loves watching your fixing videos. 👍👍👍
“How bad do you wanna be me rn”
So bad
4:21 I had the EXACT same one
SAME
I don't understand anything about any of this, but it's satisfying and I'm binging this channel lmao good content dude
I love your video’s man I love how you enjoy repairing the items and then I enjoy the video even more
I’m finally early again!!!!!! I love what you do!!!
Thank you! Thanks for watching!
When you said part 2 is out now I was saddened
Sorry...next Friday you'll be able to watching part 1 again, then click the bottom to go right to part 2
@@Tronicsfix okey 😁
seeing the pink ds lites fill me with so much nostalgia, my first game console was a pink dslite
Doing what you love and making it your business? Awesome!