I Bought a Refurbished NES From DK Oldies - This is What They Sent
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- I Bought a Refurbished NES From DK Oldies - This is What They Sent - This is my first time buying something from DKOldies. I wanted to do a video on my experience in case my viewers are curious. Customers should pay close attention to the listing so they know what they're getting (and what they're not). And customers may not get a high level of refurbishing... but experiences will vary.
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$314 is outrageous for something that has aftermarket parts in it and they didn't even clean properly
Especially since it's obvious they had the thing apart to replace the 72-pin.
@@SixStringflyboy AND do the region chip mod
True story. The once I find at the swap and flip them after cleaning, go for a third of the price and have an accurate product description.
I'm more irritated about them not cleaning it. There shouldn't have been so much as a speck of dust inside that console's shell for that kind of price, let alone the grime on the contacts.
yes
I miss the 2000s when you could get an NES for like $5 at a garage sale or a thrift store
As a console collector born in 2004, I wish I can just do that :/
I wish I could just go back to the old days where clueless grandparents sell random game console for a dollar on ebay.
You just gave me major nostalgia...
@@philzztheblader1767 My friend got a NES PS2 slim and a PS1 at a yard sale for free it was yesterday or today
We sold mine in the early 90s to put towards a SNES. Mint console, 2 controllers, gun and 40 games for $100. FML.
The fact that this man had to refurbish his own refurbished console is insane 😂
Not too insane since it's so easy to do, but it's sad that this company doesn't take pride in its work.
@@Falcon-um7vo The insane part is not wether refurbishing is hard or not, it's that he paid the PREMIUM PRICE because the console is supposedly "refurbished" and yet he had to refurbish it himself.
@@i_like_lemons I honestly don't know what some sellers are thinking. I recently commissioned two modded Game Boys from an eBay seller (and they had lots of great reviews and had been around a few years). Both Game Boys I received had issues and needed to be sent back to fix. The seller was very responsive and quick, and paid for all the shipping, but things such as cleaning the button membranes were simply not on his radar screen. He also overlapped Kapton tape over one of the d-pad contacts. He clearly wasn't trying to cheat me in any way--he just didn't seem to have a detail-oriented mindset.
@@i_like_lemons he didn't get it lol
I think the price is ridiculous for a console that is almost 4 decades old. Yes it was not refurbished or cleaned. Lol
charging people 314$ for 3rd party stuff and not even refurbishing it like they say is just flat out fraud robbery
This is literally no better than if you bought this at Goodwill. The fact that they call it refurbished and charge a premium price is insane. Thank you for making this video and I love your videos!
yeah, it is extremely sad that retro gaming is how it is now-a-days. I bought my Dreamcast with Phantasy Star Online, Sonic Adv. 1 and 2 (2 with its oem case) for 50$ at a goodwill 25 years ago! still have it to this day!
It's a scam, there need to be lawsuits and legal action. At least this guy can fix it himself, but if he was going to buy something to fix himself, it would've been less than 1/3 of this price.
I got mine at a goodwill for 40 a year ago and works better than the one he showed in the video!! This why i dont buy from DK oldies
Its worse then a Goodwill NES because at least one from a Goodwill would be all original.
Too bad dk oldies has em all anyways. ie I could never find one at Goodwill lol
For $314 I would expect it to be clean and work perfectly
That would have been nice!
Reduce your expectations with dkoldies 😂
Cartridges may be dirty after 30+ years
@@jonesnbones the point of refurbishing is to clean that...
@@jonesnbones yeah then don't call it refurbished
10:38 that piece of green confetti is 100% a pine needle from a faux Christmas tree which is amazing to me. That NES must have been played with well by some kids in the 80s-90s. Wholesome
We have one of those, I recognized it immediately
Also means that the NES hadn't been open since the 80s😭 So much for refurbished
Can we just take a minute to acknowledge the quality of Nintendo’s old products? The NES will be 40 in a few years and mine still works like it’s right out of the box.
Amen to that brother and you know the blowing trick adding a little moisture to the contact still a solid fix lol
NES is 41 now! Came out on 1983. Sega Master System will be 40 next year 2025. First 2 major 8 bit players In the home console market, before the 16 bit console wars which has had years of debate 😆
The prices at DKOldies is absolutely ridiculous. I don’t know how they think a “refurbished” NES that isn’t clean, an off-brand zapper and games that weren’t properly cleaned on the inside $300.
They making bank, even with everyone shitting on them. TH-camrs are all buying these overpriced consoles so they too can make a video lol at this point dkoldies is just laughing to the bank.
@@TheHollowBlade Oh? What's more valuable? Short term sales, or the damage all these videos are doing to their already crap reputation? The more of these that get out, the more people, general buyers, will know not to buy from them.
@@nightbirdds now days, i thnk the meta thing is to scam a bunch of money to get rich quick and what happens after is what ever. Im glad the company is being exposed but seeing how many youtubers bought over priced consoles just to make a dkoldies vid and hop on the hype train is kinda counter intuitive.
Are ridiculous*, not " is ridiculous "
dont forget that one game had blobs on the circuit
No joke, I was constantly thinking what would happen if TronicsFix made a video about DK oldies. I’m so happy
SAME
Same
Hope you enjoyed the video!
Yeah it's really nice to watch
YOOOO it happened!!!
The optimism throughout the video is inspiring. Getting blatantly bent over and taking it like a champ.
😂😂😂😂😂
He literally has the skillset to do their job better so he never felt screwed over just a ripoff. He basically paid double what he should have. It would have been worse for a joe blow who would have gotten essentially a broken NES
That's because Steve is a stand up guy. He doesn't make controversial videos. Now, that's not to say this is controversial, DKOldies definitely screwed up here, big time.
But Steve being the guy he is, isn't going to make a video calling them out because that's not what he does. Even if it's warranted.
Would actually be cool to see an alternative being recommended, where you CAN buy actual cleaned and refurbished units where they actually put in the effort at a similar price.
Ebay refurbished
There’s a bunch of us on TH-cam and TikTok! CustomNesGuy, VideoGameRestoration,CrossfaceGaming, and myself!
DK Oldies never cease to disappoint with their never ending stream of disappointment. At least they are consistently inconsistent, I give them that.
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I actually saw a video yesterday where a guy purchased 2 system banned ps5’s from them🤦🏻♂️. Like how is that even possible. Ya think they would check and see if it can connect to PlayStation network or run the numbers and make sure there not stolen.
Scrolling through comments, I saw the word 'cease' here and expected to see 'desist' nearby
Consistently inconsistent would imply that they ever get it right. They don't. They are consistently terrible.
Yes consistently bad
This company is a joke, they sent you an 72 pin aftermarket swapped unit missing the top RF shield and all the screws it uses. they didnt even bother to (Clean) anything. No wonder they get so much hate.
I was gonna post something similar, the whole time I was like "Missing a few screws? The whole top shield is missing!" 🤣
@@manifaction777 That's actually a quite interesting thing there. Is the NES even compatible with RFI standards to be allowed to be sold without that shield? To my mind, it's old enough that I'm guessing it would actually be very noisy (as in rf noise) without it and since DK is an actual company, they're required to make sure the devices they sell are compliant with current rfi limitations. I know it's not exactly enforced on the second hand market (heck it's barely enforced on new stuff) but still.
the listing description says it comes with a new 72 pin connector
@@i-k-a-y new, doesn't mean a badly done aftermarket copy.
@@SmirkyMushroom8 what makes it a bootleg? all pcbs i can find for that cart seem to look just like the one in the video
Wow that console is even missing the upper metal shield... They literally sent you a console with parts missing
i don't think its worth it considering it wasn't cleaned properly, i do love watching all your video's. Awesome to see someone fix up console's in a better way than most repair shops.
For $314 it should have a non yellowed top, brand new set of pins, each game cartridge cleaned up before packaged, and official accessories. Could buy that stuff locally for $100-150
I could get all that stuff for like 75$. Dk oldies is trash
For that money I'd be expecting an unopened "new" nes
@@conchoid5749 For this money i'd expect 2 new nes consoles, this is a proper rip off.
Of all the things wrong in this video, the colour isn't it. It's a very old console the plastic will yellow.
no doubt, DK made probably 200 bucks on this sale. Yeah, he had to get rid of a nice copy of mario 2 and mario 3 but mario duck hunts are super common and in good shape. So he just needed a working NES and two games which you could probably get for 50 bucks online.
I feel like DKoldies should use your videos as a tutorial on how to properly refurbish a console. Keep up the good work sir!
Absolutely they should or at least hire him for a Refurbishment department
@@panick_9550They couldn't afford him, lol.
I have actually refurbished these installing new capacitors, cleaning inside and out and cleaning/repairing original 72pin connectors and sold them for under 150 bucks. Their price seems very high for what you got.
I’ve also put in an aftermarket 72-pin connector and it didn’t seem to line up perfect but pushing a cart in kind of to one side of the carrier made things work fine.
Absolutely not worth what you paid. I’m glad you did this video. Been following you for a while and you’re one of the most reputable repair channels on TH-cam in my opinion.
What you’ve done here is exactly what they should be doing to their “refurbished” consoles. Take note @DKOldies
@Mr retro gamer 1238 been watching Steve for a couple years now. Excellent content, and the ONLY TH-camr I support. I’ve learned a lot from his videos. Sorry you feel the need to slander the content he creates. Hopefully no one does that in your comment section. Best wishes.
Yeah like they're watching
To be honest, if you are buying something refurbished, there shouldn't need to be work done by the end user to get it to work as intended. The extra cleaning you have done, not everyone has the knowledge or ability (even with as little as you have done in the grand scheme) to get it to work correctly. Appreciate the work and knowledge you share with the community with every video you release.
Thank you so much for checking the games and controllers. With the whole DKO stuff going on, I've almost bought an NES game just to check that. Great video!
Thanks for the cleaning tutorial.
I found out a couple years ago the gun doesn’t work on flat screen TVs…
DKOldies has entered the chat you have voided the warranty by opening the system up. But also win a free game for giving us a great review 🤣
Lol
At this point, after all the DKOldies videos I've seen, it's safe to assume that is only as clean as it is because it came to them that way.
Seems that the only 'cleaning' DK does is to clean out people of their money. 😒
Might have been better off purchasing a TinyNES with the option of having original parts if that is your preferance. The pricepoint is about the same, sure, but at least you know you are getting something new out of the box and it is so compact you can take it with you just about anywhere. Great video as usual!
I'm old school. I've purchased broken NES's for cheap and for parts and learned how to repair them from scratch so I never ever pay retail for these systems. I clean them inside and out as well as the games honest and old fashion and of course over the years I have traded and sold them for fair price especially trading them with other collectors for this and that and it's worked out well for me. I've learned how to refurbish my own stuff in cartridge based consoles and the main thing I learned is being clean. Of course advanced issues are with capacitors and some minor soldering but for the most part the basic science is keeping your console clean and grim and dust free. Simple as that as you showed us on your video. Great Video! A++++ Thumbs Up and shared. : )
Thank you for making this. NES was one of my first repairs that wasn't a handheld.
They technically didn't even sell you a complete console, as whoever worked on this before you failed to replace the shielding that should've encased the motherboard, that's why there were less screws than you remembered.
Keep up the great work, you and Phil are my favorites!
ok yah i was wondering where the shielding was too. i thought he just didnt show taking it off but then he started commenting about the missing screws.
Damn... And you actually did most of the refurbishing!!! DK Oldies will never see my business. Thank you sir, for this most informative psa...🙂
With this line of thinking you're going to save yourself a ton of money on aspirin for the headaches and refurbishing your purchases from Dem 😅
I feel like the mismatched screws are supposed to be there, but they should be the same on both sides of the cartridge reader. There's also a top shielding missing, explaining all the missing screws.
Been watching tronics for so long he's taught me what refurbished is compared to what these clowns sell! Thanks for being an amazing youtuber!
I'd pay that premium if I knew you were going to refurbish the console, it's so satisfying to see the process you go through to put things right, and it shows you have a real passion for working on tech.
Yeah, DKO should be avoided whenever possible - they haven't figured out the difference between "refurbished" and "repackaged".
@@Elatenl agreed, but I was trying to stick with the "re" theme 😊
No they know the difference, and even make fake rebuttal videos where they take apart random consoles and clean them.
That's what makes this company even more scummy. Not only do they SCAM everyone on fake refurbs, but they know they're doing it and make videos to cover up their scam.
@@MAGA_Patriot2024 that's also literally what they do. They take a trade in, package it, call it refurbished, sell it for more than a house, and then they spend the money on coke for Joey to do before all those "film my order" videos.
Re-package.
@@Joshmichael91 oh God
@@Joshmichael91 seems legit
By the way, just a word of advice, be carefull with magic eraser if you're cleaning game contacts they strip off a lot of the protective coating on em, same with brass polish. Anyways if you really want spotless pins do use brass polish but be weary of how fast it strips material and don't overdo it, use a cue top and just gently rub a couple of times and it'll be fine.
8:40 I could be mistaken. But I'm pretty sure there is a metal EMF shield missing from the top of that console.
I've been following the dkoldies Saga forever, and you were the one person I was hoping was getting involved given your immense knowledge of the inside of consoles.
Very excited to watch this
Excellent video. I'd be ripping mad for that price. And the fact they put those void warranty stickers making the normal buyer have to trust them on the fact they said they cleaned it. And the fact that some places aren't cleaned seems so scammy.
10:10 I was actually thinking about the lockout chip earlier in the video, It sucks that someone had done that, because yes it can help get a game to detect on the front loader consoles because it won't need all of the 72pins anymore BUT on games that released later on the nes near end of life have copy protection to detect if the lockout is missing. Since that leg was snapped off badly and not cut at the bottom or unsoldered and lifted it can't really be fixed meaning the awful refurbished console from DK Oldies won't be compatible with all nes games.
So is it ok for me to just buy a console bundle from you instead since you do a phenomenal job and actually really re furbish it??haha 😁🙌good stuff sir!! excellent work and great video.
Love the video; I’d expect more than you got for 300USD+
Agreed
That’s why it’s a scam on dkoldies with no refurbishing done and remarked game console and game prices so high. I would not recommend I expected he only get this much for the price since dkoldies is scamming you in this way.
@@PowerSynopsis I got an original ps1 complete in box with manuals controllers and even metal gear solid for 150. Much better deal than dk oldies
@@YasinVanDoorsen I checked the listing again after commenting and the guy even said it's original 72 pin and that he's carefully cleaned the system, controllers, and game. I trust him fully. Way more than I'd trust DKO. He's obviously a collector himself and probably has experience with refurbishing and repair. Most importantly, I think he has an actual love for retro gaming/collecting. Ebay also heavily sides with buyers, so if you're not happy they will fix it. That's an awesome deal you got for your PS! I love to see it!
Well thats disappointing :/ It's missing the top RF shield entirely, which those missing screws hold down
I'm sure it was already mentioned somewhere in the comments but the metal shield is missing so that's why you have extra screws missing.
Ebay is the definitive spot to buy retro stuff. I've bought a gamecube and struck gold
The top rf shield is missing. That's where the missing screws come into play. The mismatched color screws on the tray is for a purpose. The middle screws are supposed to be longer
Cool to see you do a video on their stuff, great detailed video as always and you mentioned and detailed what you were seeing with the system but still had your overall positive attitude! Great video as always, and man I love seeing you clean those pins back to a nice shine :D
Dude, just seeing the glitchy startup brings back hardcore nostalgic memories. Doing everything under the sun to keep the system clean was a chore
3:22 you should game some more on your channel or maybe try a separate channel for gaming. It was surprisingly entertaining to watch you play! Would definitely watch.
I don’t know what’s more surprising: that this classic widespread console from the ‘80s can still wear a several-hundred-dollars price tag in the 2020s (albeit with the understanding that it’s original & refurbished / clean), or that Blowing On The Cartridge is still a viable fix 😅
Makes zero sense buying them when a modded NES Classic gives you everything.
@@user-or6yn8pm3c and you don't even need the NES Classic you can just use a PC to play all those games, but something about the hardware was appealing to you lol
Steve says repeatedly throughout the video “That’s not too bad” but when it comes down to it, you shouldn’t be paying that much money for “not too bad”. And when all factors are combined it becomes really bad. I would expect that paying this much for anything that it would be cleaned and properly working. DK is looking more and more like a scam to me which is very sad considering what they are trying to accomplish.
You’re correct about there being screws missing and it’s because there’s an ENTIRE PART MISSING! There’s a metal cover that goes over the cartridge holder 😭
lol i noticed because i’m actively taking my NES apart as i’m watching this video.
Love how they put a sticker over the screw hole so they can say you voided your warranty if you open it up to see how well ‘refurbished’ the console is.
In my 10years of experience between electronics repair (hi-fi stereo’s and as an arcade technician) i cannot understate how wonderful deoxit is. Highly recommend getting the Deoxit Gold spray to use after the red “high concentrate” stuff to keep conductivity solid as well as keeping the contacts conditioned/protected.
After watching Review Tech USA and Jacob R, I am so glad you did a video on this. An expert with electronics, so it is hard to deny what you are saying.
What they were saying wasn't hard to deny either. They presented more than enough facts
Bought one myself from them years ago and similar problems.Had an aftermarket 72 pin that stopped working after a few weeks and the system didn’t work at all.Replaced with an original 72 pin (gold pins) and now it works perfect
Disabling the lockout chip is fairly common advice to get around a failing 72-pin. I did it back in the day to mine.
Listening to you push those cartridges in, was so nostalgic. Lol. Awesome video. Tons of DK videos going around, so was cool to hear you opinion. Are you gonna try ordering more from them?
Nice shoutout to Adrian at 13:30 !! I'm a big fan of his stuff and as soon as you mentioned deoxit and magic eraser I sort of predicted you would mention him. Awesome. Adrian's Digital Basement is a fantastic channel.
I like using deoxit and a soft bristle brass brush. It's one of those brushes that come out of a 3 pack. The other 2 brushes are nylon and steel.
Great video, I always wanted to see how the NES looked inside. Sorry you had to pay that much just to clean it. To me, just seems that they know what a great system the NES is, that's why they think it should cost like that.
A true youtuber you can trust ! Now we have our answers on these scammers
We've had our answers on these scammers bud, you just have to open your ears
You must not watch a lot of TH-cam reviewers, this has been going on for months. Go watch Jacob R videos and Reviewtech USA
You have to open your ears kid to realize that they outsmarted you
Fat ninja what a joke name lol
Great video dude. I love that you're very honest and open about when things are working well enough, whether something will or won't be a problem even if it shouldn't be an issue you should have to deal with. Can always expect quality when I see you post new vids. Don't know how I haven't been subscribed all this time!
Protip! You can typically fix the poor pin contact issues by slightly moving the front left or right corner of the cart while it's pressed down. That changes the seating on the pins and can usually get the cart working. Credit for that to an old rinrygamegame video where she showed that trick. Obviously, cleaning and bending the pins back up is the best long term approach.
Quite a few years ago I bought a Super NES off ebay with some games and a control and when I got it I could hear something moving around inside of the console. What I found when I opened it was a few dorito chips with one completely unbroken, which makes me think it might have been opened at some point before I got it.
For that price you would expect the machine to have been stripped cleaned throughout and fully checked with all the different games they are selling as well in the bundle. they are clearly after quick resell bucks without doing the work of checking and cleaning. Great video exposing their shoddy work.
Hell not only that but I'd have even wanted them to restore the plastics too. Way too expensive
Both former employees I've heard from (the one Jacob R interviewed and another who had left a comment on a video, saying about one employee developing a drinking problem due to the way the manager was but he seems to have hidden his videos where he gave statements) have gone on record saying that they default replace the 72 pin connector on NES's, that's why you've got an aftermarket one. They also clean out systems only if they open them to do repairs, that's why the inside of yours isn't so bad. This is about the best you can really hope for from DK Oldies from everything I've seen and know about their operations.
Wow. Owner needs to be exposed.
If this was an original Top Loader and 2 original dog bone controllers then the 314 would be a decent price. Front Loaders especially one that appears to have non original dust lid and a after market 72 pin is about 75-120. The bundle should be any where from 150-200 maybe.
i think there’s a market and i might even say a need for premium priced consoles that have been properly checked out and cleaned which fully itemized changes and repairs and detailed descriptions from experts on the systems. i dont think there’s anything wrong with paying ‘over market’ for a verifiably better product.
whatever this company is doing is clearly not that.
Exactly, charge what you want, but don't lie about what you're providing!
I agree. I generally refuse to purchase used electronics unless they are really, really cheap as my expectation is that they are usually non-working e-waste. I do not have the time, ability, or tools to fix them. I would be willing to pay more for something that will work out of the box and includes the required accessories, cables, etc.
Yes, I agree. I'd actually happily pay their price if I was getting a clean, reliable, nice looking console.
Yeah his name is Customnesguy. You can’t get any more perfect than what that guy does. He even has videos cleaning the cables, polishing the AV ports, Cleaning everything with a toothbrush. It’s nuts
Steve, the console is also missing the top RF shield that was supposed to be held by those missing screws you mentioned!
OMG!! I totally missed that!
I was waiting for the BestOfTheBest to make a review on them!🙌🏾🙌🏾
Tip - u ALWAYS have to blow HOT AIR into NES catridges for them to work
A lot of people don't know on Nintendo OEM 72 pin connectors there is a very small star icon on the bottom to identify its authentic.
Blowing on the game is almost as important as the perfect amount of thermal paste.
Lol, true!
The perfect amount of saliva!
I have cartridges that I've been blowing in for thirty years. It always works. Most idiots will tell you how corrosive it is. My suggestion is to swallow before you blow.
As someone who only started at N64 why did blowing on the cartridges work? I never really understood that
@@gokublack8342
It doesn't. You're adding carbon and moisture which just makes things worse in the long term.
It "works" because you're taking it out and putting it back in, giving another chance to get a good physical connection. The method will work just as well withOUT blowing.
Don't blow in cartridges.
Since your order was picked to be filmed, that will cost you 5 grand extra
Nice video. Apparently, refurbished means “not all original parts” to some people. Looks like Analog is the best option for that price. So long as you’re not looking for OG hardware.
Really curious to know if you recommend any specific picture settings on the tv. Super mario 3 at the beginning of the video looked perfect considering you still had to clean it to get it to work properly.
I used to take my nes apart and clean it up to make it work properly when I was a kid. I knew blowing wasn’t the problem fixing solution my cousins said it was. The dark crud on the pins is usually the issue. I always took my stuff apart and fixed it when needed.
I scrolled through the comments and I'm honestly surprised that nobody else has picked up on that SMB/Duck Hunt bootleg PCB. No CIC chip, no mask ROMs, just 4 chips covered in the black shmoo usually used to prevent reverse-engineering.
The shell of the cartridge appears to be legit, it's a Canadian shell with French added on the rear and matching designations to my genuine cart. Which leads me to believe that this game was opened at some point (not necessarily by DKOldies) and had it's original PCB replaced with this bootleg board.
I'm not implying that DKOldies intentionally swapped or knowingly sold a bootleg game, but this would have been caught if they had actually opened the cart and cleaned it in a way that "refurbished" implies.
8:50 not only is it missing some screws, it's missing the entire top shield!
A definite rule of thumb when refurbishing or just cleaning up your own is to always clean or renew your connectors and anything that is exposed to the user or elements, obviously not tested before sale, they should thank you for showing them how to do it!
No they definitely test it. They don't test it thoroughly. If it turns on and works, it's fine... which isn't accurate
That's why you should always run away from anything "refurbished" because that term means literally anything
15:05 BRUH....they gave him a bootleg Mario + Duck hunt game!? I thought they hated bootlegs after destroying a very rare IQue GBA SP after thinking it was "Bootleg."
I know that chip shortage revisions of Mario/Duck Hunt had blob chips but something isn't quite right about that one. Hopefully they didn't sneak in a reproduction cart too, especially since half their marketing is about being able to spot bootlegs.
I was gonna say the same. Shouldn't it also have the Nintendo logo on the PCB? It looks fishy.
I was typing out a comment pointing it out because that cartridge made me raise an eyebrow too. But you can see at around 15:18 there is a "Nintendo" and a "1988" printed on the PCB. So I did a little digging. I found a reddit post that shows this same game with a nearly identical PCB. The square blobs, placement of the SMD components, the shape of the edge contacts, the layout of the traces, etc. all leads me to believe this is a legitimate game. I never knew Nintendo actually made games that had the bootleg-blobs but apparently they did several, mostly for pack-in titles (So they could be made cheaply) especially around this time period (During the late-80's chip shortage). It was neat to learn about that today.
TL;DR - At least DKOldies didnt make Steve refurbish a bootleg cartridge. It looks weird but surprisingly that cart is Nintendo-made. He was still overcharged, though.
That cart looks like a repro inside. Original carts used a good sized IC. Unless that's a end of life reprint cart then I think you got ripped off. I'd check the other carts and see if they are repros or not.
I remember out of my two consoles having to actually not push the cartridge all the way in and then push it down where while it’s being pushed down it rubs the front plastic and slightly seats itself deeper but still not as deep as if I pushed it all the way in. Have really old games and some this is the only way to play them. Also with my wood floors no stomping around lol.
Glad you made this video. I have been seeing other TH-camrs on this issue but have been following you for years which helps give validation for how I feel about DKOldies.
Selling the products at a high price is not the problem I have with DKO, the problem I have is the security they give customers that they are refurbishing everything to back up why they price is so high. Yeah there are some people who just find their youtube shorts and get them hyped for nostalgia and they buy from them on a whim, but some people think that with a warranty and "refurbish" in the name of the product that it suffices the higher price.
Glad to see you made a video for this. You’re doing great work sir. Love the channel!
I was gonna get an n64 ps1 and snes from dk oldies. Glad i went the ebay route instead and got all 3 for a fraction of the price with games included and multiple controllers/ memory cards.
I’ve been waiting for this video lol definitely would expect a much higher level “refurbish” from them for 250!
That's how they get your money and scam you. They slap on a "dk oldies warranty sticker" with the disguise that it's refurbished but isn't. And if you try to take apart the system they fault you for messing with the sticker, as if thays even legal considering they didn't make or even own the rights to the consoles
@@Fatninja479 They can put the sticker on the console. They just can't enforce it.
Theres supposed to be a metal shield on the top of the pin connector for the cartridge slot. i remember i took mine apart and had a big metal cover over it.
I think I would rather take my risk on Ebay and if it works, I would just follow a video to properly clean it since the teardown looks easy.
I found my NES in a dusty barn in the middle of nowhere oklahoma and it was in excellent condition. I looked inside and the pins were damn near perfect. I paid $0.00 for it. My buddy said to take it. The video game gods blessed me that day.
You are the perfect person to make a video on this subject. Well done!
After watching Rich from Review Tech USA and Jacob R.’s videos I’m not surprised at all. DKOldies as an anti-consumer business and needs to be treated as such. Dont give them business. I give YT creators a pass because its them that alert us to the issues with products and businesses.
Thank you for your very informative content TronicsFix, this is a premier channel!
Many years ago our old NES ended up in a plastic bin and stored under our back deck of all places. I decided after several years to get it out and play it. Well I went under the deck and pulled out the bin which over the years had filled with water and submerged the nes. This means not only submerged, but countless winters the nes would have been frozen in ice. So being nostalgic and hating to lose a piece of my childhood, I took it apart, dried it out with a hair dryer and not a word of a lie, it still worked! Hard to get going, but it worked.
The ABS yellowing in those plastics can happen in different rates, the front door is probably original.
I love your videos, always put me in a better mood and love all good info you share
Love hearing this!
Saddest part is that it is true
Please never stand down if they come back and say your hurting their business. We will support you all the way.
Yeah right what a joke
Of the 9 billion videos on this subject, nice to see one from someone who knows what they are doing.
That's what we had to do back in the day we had to blow the cartridge and got to use Q-tips to clean the ports inside the cartridge
Jesus!
I've been watching their videos for 2 years and actually considered buying something from their site. But this video made me change my mind.
Look up JacobR and ReviewtechUSA their videos are valid and have real experiences with DK Moldies sending very very dirty and non working consoles/equipment.