What makes this funny is the fact DKO had a post up on TH-cam about getting quality clean, consoles from them. But then this video popped up in my feed.😂 what are they doing over there?
And honestly, the price isn’t even the worst part. It’s just the fact that they are calling consoles “cleaned and refurbished” when they clearly aren’t doing either of those. Just disappointing
Right there with you. When he simply took off that shiny cover and exposed the inner case, that was enough for me to know they didn’t do anything. There would have at least been fingerprints to show they’d been in there! There’s no way you can touch something that dirty and there’s not be evidence in the dirt!
the funniest thing is everyone is ignoring the fact that this was 400 bucks ON SALE from 600--a fat PS3 you could maybe justify spending 400 bucks on (its literally both a ps2 and 3, to get ps2 disks playable, sony just slapped most of the ps2 hardware in the ps3 case) and due to the high rate of failure of these models, they have a rarity that other ps3s just dont have, but they out here selling a refurbished and not cleaned original PS3 for the price it actually cost to buy one brand new the year they came out
It’s as if their clientele that they do have is people with tons of disposable income that I guess don’t care much about price and quality. People making 7 figures annually show up after winning big at the casino that week or just haven’t bought every video game imaginable to set up their ManCave yet and just come in and drop like 40k and get 5 games and a dusty ps3 lol
@@legoclayface and have $99 saved to get a Super Slim, jailbreak it and then you can play PS2 and PS1 games just like the launch PS3 without worrying about the CPU failing on you(orange light of death)
I paid $40 for one in similar condition off Craigslist… spent a few days tearing it down and thoroughly cleaning it. Works fine… 10x that cost is wild.
I did, it was 120 after shipping, less everything but the console. Worked good, opened up for a quick clean and was nowhere near as bad. Do want ro replace the thermal soon though.
Especially because fake DualShock 3 controllers that are functionally identical and feel oem are like $8 a controller on Ali express. I have used them before and it worked fine for over a year. The ones they look like that are shockingly cheap. If they buy in bulk that controller probably cost less than $5
How they haven't been hit with a lawsuit yet is amazing to me. They're basically lying to their customers and stealing money for services not rendered.
This is very very embarrassing for a company. But unfortunately casuals and people who want a silly name callout with a “free” keychain will still continue to buy into their silly TikTok’s and pay insane over market pricing because they don’t know any better. Your videos are just simply the first step in the right direction and for that you have earned a subscriber.
so I know nothing about DKOldies, but you mentioning tiktok makes me wonder, could you explain to me what they do? and is it the same person that does does ridiculously bad consoles and game swaps?
What the hell is a casual? Are you referring to casual players? Because I know for a fact that even casual players don't wanna spend $400 dollars on something this gross.
@@highpineapple again, a lot of people don't know any better. Their main audience is people who are too scared to buy stuff off eBay, and they may not know that they can get these same consoles in better condition for a far lower price. They just see a company that they can trust to actually deliver the product in a working condition, and that's why they pay the insane prices
Not enough people are using the word "scam" for them and they should be. You can't sell something in this filthy state as cleaned and refurbished, regardless of the price
I've been refurbishing older consoles as a hobby for almost a year now and selling or trading them locally. I can't believe that PS3 worked as well as it did in that condition.
@@VaporeonEnjoyer1 For the amount of time I put into refurbishing them, no. I do it as a hobby and I do make a modest profit. The cool thing is that I'm meeting people that want to do trades. Just recently I traded a PS2 Fat with hook up cords for a working SNES with hook ups and a controller. 12 games, and an easily fixable PS2 slim. And then I traded the Slim for an Xbox 360 Slim.
Electronics have the amazing ability to work until they are disturbed. The console probably would have died very shortly if her put it back together exactly how it came.
People like Dkoldies give refurbishers like me such a hard time with customers, because they think refurbished means "trash pulled but working".... I hate seeing stuff like that
@@billyc2493 not completely true but they do take a lot of pride in their businesses so they make sure they’re selling good products. I’ve seen some real beat up japanese consoles that weren’t for sale lol
@@billyc2493 Indeed. US eBay "Good" condition often is actually "Acceptable" while Japanese marketplace "Good" condition is "Like New". Prices are also generally way lower.
I've refurbished and resold a few on eBay. I usually pay around $90-$110 for one in that condition then sell it on afterwards for around $220-$250. Refurbished means a complete teardown/rebuild and it only takes me a couple hours work to: - Strip down and rebuild the PSU/fan/Blu-ray (cleaned & re-greased) whilst the heat sinks and case parts go in the bath! The rest (fan/card reader/HDD) only needs a wipe/air-clean. - Brush/Isoprop clean the motherboard - De-lid CPU/GPU, clean and apply some MX5 - Polish up the case = minty fresh! In my book a CECHA/B/C/D or E that hasn't been de-lidded hasn't actually been refurbished, the thermals on that dye will be 17 years old and such a system will only last a matter of weeks with regular use before RLOD kicks in. The de-lidding of these systems is vital, they're dying in droves now and a simple clean just won't do. The thermal paste underneath the heat spreader of every single one I've de-lidded to date has turned to powder, with the dye being basically naked and receiving no cooling.
I bought a backwards compatible PS3 at a pawn shop for literally $15 bucks back in 2019. It didn't come with any controllers or cables, so they had no way of testing it, so I took the gamble and it worked perfectly. I also picked up an official Dualshock 3 for $15 bucks on sale at Walmart that same day. For $30 bucks I had a better, quieter, and cleaner system than this...
ahh the good ole days when i picked up 3 ps TV bundles at at walmart with the dualshock 3 for only 29.99 each on clearance still have them to this day boxed and seald.. Bought like 20 8gb vita memory cards for like 3 bucks each on clearance
Brother, last visit at a good retro store, I got an Xbox. 2 controllers, 8 games and paid 167. And it was opened. Looks new. A friend of mine just bought one from a thrift store for 12 bucks. And it works.
@@donniedarko4954 og Xbox or 360? I found many local listings of Xbox 360s for like under $50, after I spent $100 on the first one I bought. I even found an original xenon model in working order for like 20 bucks and a full set of controllers
Weirdly enough if DKoldies offers third party warranty they can do that. I am not saying I trust they would hold up their 90 day guarantee but they do offer it so technically they can put a sticker to have some kind of check to see if someone opened the system and messed with something. It would be nice if they actually opened up the system and cleaned it but I guess that is asking too much.(also what they offer is technically not a warranty it is more of a money back guarantee but they avertise it as a warranty)
@@phenry5083 He lays out what the warrantee covers and the conditions of said warrantee on the website. Technically he is in the clear on that. What I was saying is the Sticker acts as a check for tampering, which is perfectly legal. A company can refuse to uphold a warrantee if they feel the device is tampered with in any way. (which is outlined in section 2304 subsection C which a tamper proof sticker is the way that section can be inforced) That is the whole point of why companies add those tamper-proof stickers on devices. He might not sell what I would consider refurbished devices but he does at least have a rebust third-party warrantee even if it is for store credit and not for a replacement device. The only thing that would get DKoldies on this was the fact the device was already in a poor state when the consumer purchased the device and since Jacob R. has video proof of opening the package and then opening the console it is reasonable to assume he was not the one that neglected the device. So if DKoldie tried to refuse their warrentee because of lack of maintenance (which is outlined in 2304 subsection B) Jacob R has proof he received the item in subpar condition.(which is outlined in 2304 subsection A) and all of those references are with the amendments to the warrentees act that were added with the Magnuson moss warrentees act.
I don't see how DK oldies stays in business. They overprice everything and the 3rd party controllers being unspecified has to be annoying. They also don't completely "refurbish" everything in my opinion. Refurbished should be from "very good" to "like new" condition and have the inside cleaned out, otherwise it's just used but cleaned. Just my opinion, of course.
They don't refurbish anything they're lying to justify pricing above market value. External cleaning doesn't count as a refurbishment as any reputable seller would do that regardless.
because there are tons of people that do not pay any attention to research and just watch their tiktok videos and press buy now and would never even try to open that up.
One would like to think after this and ReviewTechUSA's $300 NES from them too, but they keep getting enough people from the TikTok and TH-cam shorts that never bother to look elsewhere.
This was one of my fav consoles of all time, it just had issues of the thermal compound thining & sauter displacing causing it to overheat then turn off. Fixed mine myself multiple times but it was like that old car you love that just always broke down.
Sorry dude, they really screwed you over. Could you make a video letting us know if they allowed you to return it after you took their warranty sticker off? Also, their response to how dirty it was.
A lil company (Small compared to much larger companies) like dk oldies would actually be easy to sue. Be funny if he brings them to small claims court if they won't let him return it lmao
$400 even for a PS3, dual shock, and a game in good condition is crazy to me. So the fact that they sold you a dirty PS3, a "double shock", and a game for $400 is robbery
$400… for that first version ps3. Is absolutely crazy. I’ve seen the price less than half of that with the console being actually refurbished and in great condition. This is criminal.
I literally couldn’t stop my jaw from hanging open when you opened that up. I am truly appalled! I wish I saw these videos before I ever purchased from them
I know this is a joke, but fyi to anyone who thinks I’m actually doing any part in keeping them in business, these guys do millions in revenue per year 😂 I’m just a drop in the bucket
One thing I have not seen you guys do is to do the dust/fan clean with holding the eject button and connecting the power . I just got a used ps3 for less than dk oldies pricing say 35 dollars at the local thrift shop . The ps3 blew a cloud of dust .definitely recommend doing it every so often to lessen dust inside .
Game stop is hardly a game store now it’s all toys now the store I went to the other day had 2 shelves of used games one was a ps4 shelf the other a Xbox and they were small as hell
@@royfarris5889 I have to agree, at my gamestop they dedicate a whole wall to funko pops/nintendo merchandise, the switch section is very small, The Playstation section is a bit bigger with new and classic titles, But I don't own a Playstation so I'm left with the xbox one section which is a joke! No good games and cheap titles.
That is absolutely disgraceful, I've seen a few videos like this now about dkoldies but this is by far the worst condition, someone needs to throw the book at them for false advertisement
This is crazy. I got a fat PS3 for half of the cost of what you paid on DKOldies on eBay, and it’s a night and day difference. The seller mentioned he thoroughly got the dust out, and that the only issue was the disc drive not being able to eject immediately after rebooting. Keep up the exposees though, this company will get its fair share this year, I feel it.
The seller I bought mine from also messaged me ahead of time that the console was cleaned and he even replaced the disc drive and I payed $180 less than half of what dkoldies is charging
I saw a PS3 from a reputable seller at the flea market who has a permanent booth. Had six decent games, two controllers, all OEM and was clean. $120... DK Oldies is straight up gassing.
Guy at my flea market in late 2020 had a backwards compatible PS3 complete in box pristine for $200. I picked one up refurbished that looked better than this for $300 from my local game store
@@SeanOMatic backwards compatible PS3 systems ALL have 4 USB ports in the front and the door above that opens up to reveal SD card ports...if you see that then you have a compatible PS3 without a doubt.
600 BUCKS for FULL PRICE if it wasn’t on sale for being cosmetically flawed how do they get away with this?? you’re paying more than the cost of a brand new ps5
All the local places near me sell consoles like this for maybe $150ish for a PS3, and it comes with all the original cables and OEM controller. It’s crazy that DKoldies does this, and maddening that they trick so many people
The price and condition for this is shocking. My local retro game store, legit cleans everything inside and out. Even cleans up cases for games and wraps them all in protective wrap when on the floor to sell. Plus if there is ever an issue they will fix it. Service this expensive and poor is embarrassing.
Here's the thing: If I ever WERE to part with any of my consoles, I would try my best to open it up and clean it, whether it be recapping, cleaning out the dust, or replacing any parts, ESPECIALLY if I were to sell something for close to this kind of price. DKOldies pricing is absolutely RIDICULOUS. I want to apologize to the pricing at my local retro shop, because while some prices are...questionable, they're a LOT more fair than DKOldies. (I bought a Wii U at the shop for $130, while DKO's price was over $200 for the same exact model. jesus christ)
I’m normally not one to comment on videos like these, but there is absolutely no way that this console was taken apart. There would be fingerprints in all of that dust! Incredible! Do update us on whether they give you a hard time or not when you return it. Subscribed to find out more in this saga!
I've had a PS2 for a whole 15 years without cleaning it. Cleaned it literally at the start of the year and it looked like normal tap compared to that hazard of a PS3.
It’s these sort of shady business practices that mess up the retro gaming economy in the long run for enthusiasts. If they think this is acceptable for $400 then imagine what sellers on eBay are gonna start pricing their fat ps3s that aren’t this dirty… they’ve single handedly destroyed the market they try to market their products to
I like how it's discounted from its full launch MSRP of $600, which was so high it caused the system to struggle against the much cheaper Xbox 360 until the slim launched 3 years later.
@@leonhawkins1955 That video was nothing more than a response to these videos and to tell potential customers that watch these videos that “sometimes things fall through the cracks” to cover themselves. Funnily enough, just about all these videos have been showing how much truly “falls through the cracks”. They were just covering their butts, was all.
@@dright24 no. They said COSMETICALLY flawed. The description still says the consoles are cleaned and tested, hence the “refurbished”. So yes, they lied and it’s false advertising
_600$ original price?! I can get one like that for 70€ at a local 2nd hand gameshop in way better conditions and with an actual original PS3 controller, what a scam._ 😭
I wonder if it's possible to file a class action lawsuit against them for false advertising. They claim to refurbish the consoles but they clearly don't.
Yes! however people need to give them a chance to correct the problem (In no way am I defending DKscams) if they fail in correcting the problem and refuse a refund then you can enforce a lawsuit.. The false advertising is a nail in the coffing..
man thanks for informing us! i am so glad i didn't spend my extra cash on this place.. my best experiences purchasing used games and consoles is ebay and mercari, everything for the most part is priced decently!
I like the videos DKOldies makes because it’s nostalgic, but their price point is ridiculous. This is the second video I’ve seen by you where they give you a 3rd party controller after paying a higher price than when the consoles were originally released, let alone years after their release and multiple newer generation consoles being released. You can buy an Xbox series S or the digital PS5 at that price and they would be brand new with backwards compatibility. I have not purchased anything from DKOldies but every review I’ve seen is always less than satisfactory. Thank you for the content 🙏🏼🙏🏼
These kind of businesses need to be held accountable for this kind of stuff on a legal level. Obviously they can price it however they want, but marking up the price to a ridiculous amount and then having it on a permanent "sale" at a lower still ludicrous price is illegal. Not to mention the straight up lies about the condition/pictures showing a dualshock controller you obviously wont receive. I will always support small/local businesses before the big tycoons, but companies like DKoldies ruin the credibility for retro gaming stores. So many people will avoid all of these types of stores and just buy on ebay due to the scummy practices of DKoldies. But, until people wise up and stop supporting this thievery they will continue getting away with this.
This has GameStop beat as I watched a couple of GameStop refurbished videos and this is beyond insanity. eBay is where I would always go to purchases my products as I had been doing so for a decade now, ha ha.
In terms of Ps3 Controller, I had this almost exact same thing happened to me, where I brought ps3 from reseller website and I got not an OEM controller (only noticed it when I got home, i paid ~45$ for whole thing). The reason you can't play some ps2 and ps3 games is due to the fact that non-OEM controller lack certain Dualshock 2 and 3 features (like sixaxis and most importantly, sensitive pressure buttons). This will break a lot, if not most of PS3 library, For example,it might break certain features of the game like it breaks yakuza 5 driving minigame or it might break whole game like MGS HD collection or GTA 5 just wont respond at all. Nowadays , it's extremely difficult (atleast here in europe) to find a working ps3 controller. I bought 3 used controllers and 2 of them developed random button pressing issues due to foam connecting the controller board getting old and needing replacement (I tried fixing one of them myself but the freaking controllers built in such a way that putting them back together is a nightmare) I managed to get 1 that works but the best part is 1 OEM controller can run anywhere from 40 to 60$ and again, good luck getting one without that fault. That's why in my opinion, the biggest scam here is not an OEM controller (and obviously the price) TBH it pisses me off when people try to sell it without OEM because it might as well be nothing. Throw it straight into the trash
Received my twentieth OEM controller couple days ago. Paid less than 5€ each. Some of them have had the issue you described but it was easy to "repair" them. Guess I was very lucky. 😁
I feel really bad for someone who buys a PS3 for the first time from DKoldies and is really excited but can’t play anything because of the third party controller
The least they could have done was spray it with a can of air. The fact that they didn't do that yet still call it cleaned and refurbished is shocking. All they did was buy a console for less than $200 then sell it for double that
Wow. You took this like a champ. I would have been pissed. I've been ripped off for a much larger amount, not from DKO. However, what you’re doing is super important. Consumers need to know what they're NOT getting.
"Why would they even put a warranty sticker on a console they haven't opened up?" Because they don't want people to open them up and find out that it was never opened up.
I paid £250 for mine it’s a 60gb U.K. version back compatible has a year warranty and it was actually refurbished with a full clean out and new thermal paste I checked they done a great job it also fully boxed with manuals etc and a brand new genuine DualShock 3
@@TheClyde1993 I went to a shop near Kilmarnock called forgotten worlds it’s a retro store I spent a small fortune that day but was all worth it absolute nostalgia paradise
Love the DK OLdies video's.I used to open all consoles up like these and clean them all and still sell them for half the price. How embarrassing and how lazy they are. I guess if they ACTUALLY cleaned them they would need to tack on an extra hundo.
I was thinking on buying a console from DKOldies after seeing an ad video on Facebook, their prices are expensive but I thought it could be worth it due to how their products look on their advertising. Now after watching this I think I prefer to buy on some other place, lol.
Still got mine from 1 year ago for $200 and I'm still happy about my purchase. Crazy how much they are now, especially one that is that dirty. Btw I still have my original silent hill 2 copy as well!
The fact that they have your name and address from previous purchases, and can expect their products to be viewed by thousands, and don’t put in the effort to clean them shows a lot.
I wish refurbished had a legal definition because this would be criminal. They clearly didn’t even wipe the outside down, let alone do anything inside. I feel like someone would legitimately have to go out of their way to ship it that dirty. If my hand accidentally grazed against it it would be cleaner. I’ve bought games from them in the past, but I am ashamed to see what they’ve sent you.
I got my ps3 from a local game store for about 100 bucks. It runs perfectly I’m pretty sure it was cleaned and refurbished. Granted it’s not an original backwards compatible version but still 500 dollars is insane.
Gotta be the worst refurbishment I’ve seen so far. 1/10. Gotta be better for $400. Smh
**does my caption at the beginning say rerurbished 😬 yikes
What makes this funny is the fact DKO had a post up on TH-cam about getting quality clean, consoles from them. But then this video popped up in my feed.😂 what are they doing over there?
And honestly, the price isn’t even the worst part. It’s just the fact that they are calling consoles “cleaned and refurbished” when they clearly aren’t doing either of those. Just disappointing
Can you buy a Xbox 360 slim I’m thinking about buying one
@@jrob0021 exactly bro there are less on so many sites and in irl like i got for free just i mean i have no word
Did you get your money back even though you voided you warranty
$400 for this quality of PS3 is criminal. That amount of dirt genuinely shocked me.
Right there with you. When he simply took off that shiny cover and exposed the inner case, that was enough for me to know they didn’t do anything. There would have at least been fingerprints to show they’d been in there! There’s no way you can touch something that dirty and there’s not be evidence in the dirt!
There were clumps of dust on the fan, $400 💀
maybe a brand new, unopened ps3 was worth 400$
PS3 I can buy them all day for $50-$75. $400 I could get a PS3 and like 200 games for that price
the funniest thing is everyone is ignoring the fact that this was 400 bucks ON SALE from 600--a fat PS3 you could maybe justify spending 400 bucks on (its literally both a ps2 and 3, to get ps2 disks playable, sony just slapped most of the ps2 hardware in the ps3 case) and due to the high rate of failure of these models, they have a rarity that other ps3s just dont have, but they out here selling a refurbished and not cleaned original PS3 for the price it actually cost to buy one brand new the year they came out
The only reason they are still in business at this point is because of their youtube channel and tiktok
True
It’s as if their clientele that they do have is people with tons of disposable income that I guess don’t care much about price and quality. People making 7 figures annually show up after winning big at the casino that week or just haven’t bought every video game imaginable to set up their ManCave yet and just come in and drop like 40k and get 5 games and a dusty ps3 lol
And that they have been around for over 20 years
and just for that I'm throwing in a fReE donkey kOnG keychAin
Ps2 is worth 50-100 at most not 400 bucks come on😂
Those prices from DKOldies are insane. Over $400 for a PS3? You can almost get an Xbox Series X for that price.
And they don't even give you an actual controller lol
Amazon has them at about over $500 right now. DKOldies is a scam
Seriously. That was my problem with dkoldies from the beginning.
Guys I have an idea don't pay the high prices then.
heck, save 200$ more and you'll get a brand new ps5
That is absolutely shocking. How embarrassing for that company to sell that as "refurbashed" and "cleaned". Completely unacceptable.
That’s DKoldies for you! They screw their customers over!
They claim to clean but really don’t because I bet 99% of people who buy from them don’t open up their console to check if it’s clean
@@ethantoysandgames9168 I bought a “refurbished” psp 2000 from them. I opened it up and you should have seen all the dead skin cells fall out.
Ngl their shorts videos entertaining tho
He was forced to open his system to void the warranty
I like how they “marked it down” from $599 to $400.
With that kinda price you could buy a Steam Deck on top of a much cheaper used PS3...
For $599 you could literally buy a PS5!
@@legoclayface and have $99 saved to get a Super Slim, jailbreak it and then you can play PS2 and PS1 games just like the launch PS3 without worrying about the CPU failing on you(orange light of death)
yea you can literally get a steam deck for 400 and play almost anything you want lmao
Yeah they were so generous enough lmao
I paid $40 for one in similar condition off Craigslist… spent a few days tearing it down and thoroughly cleaning it. Works fine… 10x that cost is wild.
Ikr, I see ps4s going for $200
This looks like the sort of thing I'd get from a Goodwill for $75 not $400
My friend gifted me a used one and it was way better 🤣
I did, it was 120 after shipping, less everything but the console. Worked good, opened up for a quick clean and was nowhere near as bad. Do want ro replace the thermal soon though.
I got a broken one I repaired for $25
@aux I also got a PS2 for less than 100 with GTA 3
I got a pristine PS3 slim at goodwill for 50 bucks a year ago. Best $50 ever spent
Giving the entire 3rd party repair industry a bad name. "Embarrassed" doesn't even begin to describe how they should feel about this.
Especially because fake DualShock 3 controllers that are functionally identical and feel oem are like $8 a controller on Ali express. I have used them before and it worked fine for over a year.
The ones they look like that are shockingly cheap. If they buy in bulk that controller probably cost less than $5
This guy embarrassed himself for paying $400 for a ps3
How they haven't been hit with a lawsuit yet is amazing to me. They're basically lying to their customers and stealing money for services not rendered.
The fact that they put their own warranty sticker is CRAZY lol
And illegal. Only the offical companies are authorized by law to do so.
@@POPCULTURETUBEX it's not illegal but it's definitely not enforceable even by Sony.
@@stephencohen6337 ok
@@POPCULTURETUBEXbro left speechless after that correction no recovering from that bud 😭
@@jorge9238 not sure what there is to recover from. He made a wrong statement and accepted he was wrong.
This is very very embarrassing for a company. But unfortunately casuals and people who want a silly name callout with a “free” keychain will still continue to buy into their silly TikTok’s and pay insane over market pricing because they don’t know any better. Your videos are just simply the first step in the right direction and for that you have earned a subscriber.
I literally ALMOST brought some games from them but I’m so glad I didn’t
so I know nothing about DKOldies, but you mentioning tiktok makes me wonder, could you explain to me what they do? and is it the same person that does does ridiculously bad consoles and game swaps?
What the hell is a casual? Are you referring to casual players? Because I know for a fact that even casual players don't wanna spend $400 dollars on something this gross.
@@highpineapple again, a lot of people don't know any better. Their main audience is people who are too scared to buy stuff off eBay, and they may not know that they can get these same consoles in better condition for a far lower price. They just see a company that they can trust to actually deliver the product in a working condition, and that's why they pay the insane prices
Back in the day, the 3rd party controller was affectionately called the "Guest Controller" in my house
The nerve to put a seal of approval on it. Cant be more of a scam than that. This company is its own worst enemy.
amen, and thankfully i know who to stay away from forever. screw that guy. fr
The worst part is they do a great job at marketing on YT. So people are gonna get scammed 😭
Not enough people are using the word "scam" for them and they should be. You can't sell something in this filthy state as cleaned and refurbished, regardless of the price
They can’t even put a warranty sticker like that. They can’t tell you you can’t open it. Lol
@@Dante199006 Warranty stickers have been deemed illegal a long time ago. Companies still do it because people don't know the law and it works lol
I've been refurbishing older consoles as a hobby for almost a year now and selling or trading them locally. I can't believe that PS3 worked as well as it did in that condition.
Do you make a decent profit on that? Seems like it could be a fun little side gig.
@@VaporeonEnjoyer1 For the amount of time I put into refurbishing them, no. I do it as a hobby and I do make a modest profit. The cool thing is that I'm meeting people that want to do trades. Just recently I traded a PS2 Fat with hook up cords for a working SNES with hook ups and a controller. 12 games, and an easily fixable PS2 slim. And then I traded the Slim for an Xbox 360 Slim.
@@VaporeonEnjoyer1 And I sold the SNES and 2 games for $120.
Electronics have the amazing ability to work until they are disturbed. The console probably would have died very shortly if her put it back together exactly how it came.
People like Dkoldies give refurbishers like me such a hard time with customers, because they think refurbished means "trash pulled but working".... I hate seeing stuff like that
$400?! I bought a white fat ps3 from Japan and it was great condition with the original controller. It was $160 and shipping was free. Wow
That’s a steal I bought a Sega Saturn bundle from Japan for only $60 worked perfectly
Japanese take good care of their electronics.
@@billyc2493 not completely true but they do take a lot of pride in their businesses so they make sure they’re selling good products. I’ve seen some real beat up japanese consoles that weren’t for sale lol
I imagine it came with the original box too? Way more common to see stuff come with the original box when it's sold from Japan.
@@billyc2493 Indeed. US eBay "Good" condition often is actually "Acceptable" while Japanese marketplace "Good" condition is "Like New". Prices are also generally way lower.
I've refurbished and resold a few on eBay. I usually pay around $90-$110 for one in that condition then sell it on afterwards for around $220-$250. Refurbished means a complete teardown/rebuild and it only takes me a couple hours work to:
- Strip down and rebuild the PSU/fan/Blu-ray (cleaned & re-greased) whilst the heat sinks and case parts go in the bath! The rest (fan/card reader/HDD) only needs a wipe/air-clean.
- Brush/Isoprop clean the motherboard
- De-lid CPU/GPU, clean and apply some MX5
- Polish up the case
= minty fresh!
In my book a CECHA/B/C/D or E that hasn't been de-lidded hasn't actually been refurbished, the thermals on that dye will be 17 years old and such a system will only last a matter of weeks with regular use before RLOD kicks in. The de-lidding of these systems is vital, they're dying in droves now and a simple clean just won't do. The thermal paste underneath the heat spreader of every single one I've de-lidded to date has turned to powder, with the dye being basically naked and receiving no cooling.
I bought a backwards compatible PS3 at a pawn shop for literally $15 bucks back in 2019. It didn't come with any controllers or cables, so they had no way of testing it, so I took the gamble and it worked perfectly. I also picked up an official Dualshock 3 for $15 bucks on sale at Walmart that same day. For $30 bucks I had a better, quieter, and cleaner system than this...
ahh the good ole days when i picked up 3 ps TV bundles at at walmart with the dualshock 3 for only 29.99 each on clearance still have them to this day boxed and seald.. Bought like 20 8gb vita memory cards for like 3 bucks each on clearance
Brother, last visit at a good retro store, I got an Xbox. 2 controllers, 8 games and paid 167. And it was opened. Looks new. A friend of mine just bought one from a thrift store for 12 bucks. And it works.
Still able to buy a new PS3 controller in 2019?
@@donniedarko4954 og Xbox or 360? I found many local listings of Xbox 360s for like under $50, after I spent $100 on the first one I bought. I even found an original xenon model in working order for like 20 bucks and a full set of controllers
@@ismaeltorres3219 original. I wanted to relive some glory days. But my purchase was well justified considering the games I got.
I love how they put their own warranty sticker on everything even though they have ZERO legal ground to stand on to enforce it.
Weirdly enough if DKoldies offers third party warranty they can do that. I am not saying I trust they would hold up their 90 day guarantee but they do offer it so technically they can put a sticker to have some kind of check to see if someone opened the system and messed with something. It would be nice if they actually opened up the system and cleaned it but I guess that is asking too much.(also what they offer is technically not a warranty it is more of a money back guarantee but they avertise it as a warranty)
@@mat99rich even then the sticker doesn’t mean anything. The magnuson moss warranty act protects the buyer
@@phenry5083 He lays out what the warrantee covers and the conditions of said warrantee on the website. Technically he is in the clear on that. What I was saying is the Sticker acts as a check for tampering, which is perfectly legal. A company can refuse to uphold a warrantee if they feel the device is tampered with in any way. (which is outlined in section 2304 subsection C which a tamper proof sticker is the way that section can be inforced) That is the whole point of why companies add those tamper-proof stickers on devices. He might not sell what I would consider refurbished devices but he does at least have a rebust third-party warrantee even if it is for store credit and not for a replacement device. The only thing that would get DKoldies on this was the fact the device was already in a poor state when the consumer purchased the device and since Jacob R. has video proof of opening the package and then opening the console it is reasonable to assume he was not the one that neglected the device. So if DKoldie tried to refuse their warrentee because of lack of maintenance (which is outlined in 2304 subsection B) Jacob R has proof he received the item in subpar condition.(which is outlined in 2304 subsection A) and all of those references are with the amendments to the warrentees act that were added with the Magnuson moss warrentees act.
That’s not true they can enforce their own warranty considering they refurbished it….
@@adobetube5558 Nope. Google is free, try again.
Bruh. $80 with 16 games and 2 original dualshock 3s with less scratches than this one. That's how much I can spend TODAY and buy one local
I don't see how DK oldies stays in business. They overprice everything and the 3rd party controllers being unspecified has to be annoying. They also don't completely "refurbish" everything in my opinion. Refurbished should be from "very good" to "like new" condition and have the inside cleaned out, otherwise it's just used but cleaned. Just my opinion, of course.
They don't refurbish anything they're lying to justify pricing above market value. External cleaning doesn't count as a refurbishment as any reputable seller would do that regardless.
because there are tons of people that do not pay any attention to research and just watch their tiktok videos and press buy now and would never even try to open that up.
It's mostly just zoomers who buy from them. Nostalgia is extremely powerful when you got presentation on your side.
They're social media marketing is good.
It's basically for people who think big bang theory is funny. They have Reddit Karma in mind, not the price or even quality of the product
This is probably the nail in the coffin for DKOldies, this is unacceptable
He should post that picture and send it to Dk oldies, and anywhere else... 400 dollar console full of dust
Not if idiots keep funding it to "prove" it's a scam
As long as casuals exist and do no research, DKoldies will not be affected sadly.
One would like to think after this and ReviewTechUSA's $300 NES from them too, but they keep getting enough people from the TikTok and TH-cam shorts that never bother to look elsewhere.
This will not affect their sales at all. The people who buy stuff from DKoldies don't watch channels like this
This was one of my fav consoles of all time, it just had issues of the thermal compound thining & sauter displacing causing it to overheat then turn off. Fixed mine myself multiple times but it was like that old car you love that just always broke down.
So, they gave you a controller that is not compatible after stating it would come with a compatible controller? 10/10 service
tbh most vendors probably still to this day don't know.
@@cyphaborg6598 no or dont you cant adjust that for let alone 300 DOLLARSS? BUT 400???
@@InuyashaDogDemon had a stroke reading that
@@DatHombre learn to read 📚
Waste of time even looking ps3 up if it's not ps5 compatible LoL
Sorry dude, they really screwed you over. Could you make a video letting us know if they allowed you to return it after you took their warranty sticker off? Also, their response to how dirty it was.
A lil company (Small compared to much larger companies) like dk oldies would actually be easy to sue. Be funny if he brings them to small claims court if they won't let him return it lmao
They will take it back. They will send you a postage label and return the money within 4 or 5 days.
here in the US warranty stickers don't mean jack thanks to the right to repair act
No one deserved this punishment
@@Evovledspice exactly
$400 even for a PS3, dual shock, and a game in good condition is crazy to me.
So the fact that they sold you a dirty PS3, a "double shock", and a game for $400 is robbery
Only thing they cleaned was the money from you're wallet. That was disgusting
And the only thing they "refurbed" was his sphincter .
😂😂😂😂😂
*your
love how dkoldies is basically a running gag in the gaming community
$400… for that first version ps3. Is absolutely crazy. I’ve seen the price less than half of that with the console being actually refurbished and in great condition. This is criminal.
I literally couldn’t stop my jaw from hanging open when you opened that up. I am truly appalled! I wish I saw these videos before I ever purchased from them
Get stuff from Ebay. My Ps3 Slim That I got From Ebay was in Way Better Condotion than Dkoldies
This man single handedly saves DKoldies from bankruptcy
Its fact
they only need to sell 2 things to turn over a profit for the next decade with how high they price things
That’s the problem tbf
I know this is a joke, but fyi to anyone who thinks I’m actually doing any part in keeping them in business, these guys do millions in revenue per year 😂 I’m just a drop in the bucket
I bought a CECHE01 for 60 and it was never this dirty. Geez.
One thing I have not seen you guys do is to do the dust/fan clean with holding the eject button and connecting the power . I just got a used ps3 for less than dk oldies pricing say 35 dollars at the local thrift shop . The ps3 blew a cloud of dust .definitely recommend doing it every so often to lessen dust inside .
Never thought a company can do worse then game stop
DKOldies makes GameStop look like a Saint lmao. A PS3 like this at GameStop would've been $200 max, not $400-$500.
Game stop is hardly a game store now it’s all toys now the store I went to the other day had 2 shelves of used games one was a ps4 shelf the other a Xbox and they were small as hell
I got a ps4 from games top and it is in was better condition its very dusty but not as bad as that
@@royfarris5889 I have to agree, at my gamestop they dedicate a whole wall to funko pops/nintendo merchandise, the switch section is very small, The Playstation section is a bit bigger with new and classic titles, But I don't own a Playstation so I'm left with the xbox one section which is a joke! No good games and cheap titles.
It just never stops, they only made that response video just because they got backlash. DkOldies should be ashamed of themselves.
Where’s the respond video
@@crobiyt3346
I’d like to see this response video too.
@@crobiyt3346 they posted shorts for them cleaning consoles the day after reviewtechusa review an nes he bought from them
@@crobiyt3346 it was the video of them talking about refurbishing. came out relatively after his 360 video so it was def a response to it
Anyone who is telling them about the videos. Thanks, TH-cam kept deleting my comments for some reason.
That is absolutely disgraceful, I've seen a few videos like this now about dkoldies but this is by far the worst condition, someone needs to throw the book at them for false advertisement
This is crazy. I got a fat PS3 for half of the cost of what you paid on DKOldies on eBay, and it’s a night and day difference. The seller mentioned he thoroughly got the dust out, and that the only issue was the disc drive not being able to eject immediately after rebooting. Keep up the exposees though, this company will get its fair share this year, I feel it.
The seller I bought mine from also messaged me ahead of time that the console was cleaned and he even replaced the disc drive and I payed $180 less than half of what dkoldies is charging
He coulda bought a ps5 for that price
I saw a PS3 from a reputable seller at the flea market who has a permanent booth. Had six decent games, two controllers, all OEM and was clean. $120... DK Oldies is straight up gassing.
Was it a back compay system? Not defending dk oldies as 400 for that was a ripoff, but the backcompats do hold more value
@@adamthiry868 You know, that's a fair point and I didn't check. I am sure it sold, the guy sells combos for pretty cheap. (San Jose flea market)
Guy at my flea market in late 2020 had a backwards compatible PS3 complete in box pristine for $200. I picked one up refurbished that looked better than this for $300 from my local game store
@@SeanOMatic backwards compatible PS3 systems ALL have 4 USB ports in the front and the door above that opens up to reveal SD card ports...if you see that then you have a compatible PS3 without a doubt.
600 BUCKS for FULL PRICE if it wasn’t on sale for being cosmetically flawed
how do they get away with this?? you’re paying more than the cost of a brand new ps5
All the local places near me sell consoles like this for maybe $150ish for a PS3, and it comes with all the original cables and OEM controller. It’s crazy that DKoldies does this, and maddening that they trick so many people
All the locals around ne sell ps4s for 200
The price and condition for this is shocking. My local retro game store, legit cleans everything inside and out. Even cleans up cases for games and wraps them all in protective wrap when on the floor to sell. Plus if there is ever an issue they will fix it. Service this expensive and poor is embarrassing.
Need to file a report and start a criminal investigation, because this is more than unacceptable. This is downright ridiculous.
Here's the thing: If I ever WERE to part with any of my consoles, I would try my best to open it up and clean it, whether it be recapping, cleaning out the dust, or replacing any parts, ESPECIALLY if I were to sell something for close to this kind of price. DKOldies pricing is absolutely RIDICULOUS. I want to apologize to the pricing at my local retro shop, because while some prices are...questionable, they're a LOT more fair than DKOldies. (I bought a Wii U at the shop for $130, while DKO's price was over $200 for the same exact model. jesus christ)
Dk Oldies is the Used Car Salesman of the retro world.
😂😂
Holy crap... Was the PS3 played in the middle of a sandstorm? Ive never see a console that filthy before!
I’m normally not one to comment on videos like these, but there is absolutely no way that this console was taken apart. There would be fingerprints in all of that dust! Incredible! Do update us on whether they give you a hard time or not when you return it. Subscribed to find out more in this saga!
He’s just doing it views
I've had a PS2 for a whole 15 years without cleaning it. Cleaned it literally at the start of the year and it looked like normal tap compared to that hazard of a PS3.
It’s these sort of shady business practices that mess up the retro gaming economy in the long run for enthusiasts. If they think this is acceptable for $400 then imagine what sellers on eBay are gonna start pricing their fat ps3s that aren’t this dirty… they’ve single handedly destroyed the market they try to market their products to
At this point just get a Steam Deck, lol
I like how it's discounted from its full launch MSRP of $600, which was so high it caused the system to struggle against the much cheaper Xbox 360 until the slim launched 3 years later.
for $500 u can buy a brand new ps5
@@josereyes2181 used but yea
@@daisje No bro. Brand new ps5
@@daisje brand ps5 are like $500 lol, well in the U.S
400 bucks for a 7th generation console delivered with a 3rd party controller and in that state? God-level scammers.
Since they obviously didn’t refurbish it and the listing says it is does that mean you could sue for false advertising?
OOF, this would be awesome. If you're gonna charge those prices, the least you can do is the job you're saying you're actually doing. SMDH
they should let him keep it and get another one for free like the ps2 controller with cut cord
it also said flawed, so they are covered
@@leonhawkins1955 That video was nothing more than a response to these videos and to tell potential customers that watch these videos that “sometimes things fall through the cracks” to cover themselves. Funnily enough, just about all these videos have been showing how much truly “falls through the cracks”. They were just covering their butts, was all.
@@dright24 no. They said COSMETICALLY flawed. The description still says the consoles are cleaned and tested, hence the “refurbished”. So yes, they lied and it’s false advertising
That is absolutely disgusting customer service, an absolute con from DKoldies, You need to give us an update on this in the future.
_600$ original price?! I can get one like that for 70€ at a local 2nd hand gameshop in way better conditions and with an actual original PS3 controller, what a scam._ 😭
Please keep the DKOldies videos coming!!
I wonder if it's possible to file a class action lawsuit against them for false advertising. They claim to refurbish the consoles but they clearly don't.
Yes! however people need to give them a chance to correct the problem (In no way am I defending DKscams) if they fail in correcting the problem and refuse a refund then you can enforce a lawsuit.. The false advertising is a nail in the coffing..
man thanks for informing us! i am so glad i didn't spend my extra cash on this place.. my best experiences purchasing used games and consoles is ebay and mercari, everything for the most part is priced decently!
Mom and pop shops are great as well. I'd rather give them my money than these assholes
Why not purchase from dk oldies eBay account? 😂
I like the videos DKOldies makes because it’s nostalgic, but their price point is ridiculous. This is the second video I’ve seen by you where they give you a 3rd party controller after paying a higher price than when the consoles were originally released, let alone years after their release and multiple newer generation consoles being released. You can buy an Xbox series S or the digital PS5 at that price and they would be brand new with backwards compatibility. I have not purchased anything from DKOldies but every review I’ve seen is always less than satisfactory. Thank you for the content 🙏🏼🙏🏼
These kind of businesses need to be held accountable for this kind of stuff on a legal level. Obviously they can price it however they want, but marking up the price to a ridiculous amount and then having it on a permanent "sale" at a lower still ludicrous price is illegal. Not to mention the straight up lies about the condition/pictures showing a dualshock controller you obviously wont receive. I will always support small/local businesses before the big tycoons, but companies like DKoldies ruin the credibility for retro gaming stores. So many people will avoid all of these types of stores and just buy on ebay due to the scummy practices of DKoldies. But, until people wise up and stop supporting this thievery they will continue getting away with this.
Honestly, that warranty sticker on this console is just a massive self report on DKOldeys part. They made sure to seal in the dirt.
I find it funny how Jacob R always ejects the drive to see if there's a disk in there, even though it came from DKOldies
You never know 😂
Yup could fine a good old Jeremy Rogers DVD 📀 never know
@@AD3SPG Ron Jeremy
@History and Reviews 😅😅😅
Betta wash your hands if you touch one of those....
@@HistoryandReviews Bru 😂
This has GameStop beat as I watched a couple of GameStop refurbished videos and this is beyond insanity. eBay is where I would always go to purchases my products as I had been doing so for a decade now, ha ha.
Pretty sure it’s false advertising to show a SixAxis/DualShock and then give you a 3rd party
In terms of Ps3 Controller, I had this almost exact same thing happened to me, where I brought ps3 from reseller website and I got not an OEM controller (only noticed it when I got home, i paid ~45$ for whole thing).
The reason you can't play some ps2 and ps3 games is due to the fact that non-OEM controller lack certain Dualshock 2 and 3 features (like sixaxis and most importantly, sensitive pressure buttons). This will break a lot, if not most of PS3 library, For example,it might break certain features of the game like it breaks yakuza 5 driving minigame or it might break whole game like MGS HD collection or GTA 5 just wont respond at all.
Nowadays , it's extremely difficult (atleast here in europe) to find a working ps3 controller. I bought 3 used controllers and 2 of them developed random button pressing issues due to foam connecting the controller board getting old and needing replacement (I tried fixing one of them myself but the freaking controllers built in such a way that putting them back together is a nightmare) I managed to get 1 that works but the best part is 1 OEM controller can run anywhere from 40 to 60$ and again, good luck getting one without that fault.
That's why in my opinion, the biggest scam here is not an OEM controller (and obviously the price) TBH it pisses me off when people try to sell it without OEM because it might as well be nothing. Throw it straight into the trash
Received my twentieth OEM controller couple days ago. Paid less than 5€ each. Some of them have had the issue you described but it was easy to "repair" them. Guess I was very lucky. 😁
There are like 3 diferent builds of controller, I had to see 3 videos to find my controller build.
I really hope this goes viral. Most of their items usually cost 2.5x times more than current value.
I feel really bad for someone who buys a PS3 for the first time from DKoldies and is really excited but can’t play anything because of the third party controller
The least they could have done was spray it with a can of air. The fact that they didn't do that yet still call it cleaned and refurbished is shocking. All they did was buy a console for less than $200 then sell it for double that
This is just outrageous! Please do a follow up video to show what they do about this!
Absolutely insane that you can get this exact console on eBay for under $100… and here is DKOldies charging $400-$500
Wow. You took this like a champ. I would have been pissed. I've been ripped off for a much larger amount, not from DKO. However, what you’re doing is super important. Consumers need to know what they're NOT getting.
Since you didn't get picked to be filmed you get a third party controller and extra dust!
"Why would they even put a warranty sticker on a console they haven't opened up?"
Because they don't want people to open them up and find out that it was never opened up.
I paid £250 for mine it’s a 60gb U.K. version back compatible has a year warranty and it was actually refurbished with a full clean out and new thermal paste I checked they done a great job it also fully boxed with manuals etc and a brand new genuine DualShock 3
May I ask, where did you make the purchase?
@@TheClyde1993 I went to a shop near Kilmarnock called forgotten worlds it’s a retro store I spent a small fortune that day but was all worth it absolute nostalgia paradise
@@CH-bn7qb Congrats man. I actually believe it's a good deal. Considering it's refurbished and has warranty. Enjoy!
So much for their new “double check” policy before shipping lol
It's absolutely shocking that a business operates this way.
Avoid DKOldies.
Dude for the price I'd expect a sealed a01 lololol with 50 games and 8 controllers
Love the DK OLdies video's.I used to open all consoles up like these and clean them all and still sell them for half the price. How embarrassing and how lazy they are. I guess if they ACTUALLY cleaned them they would need to tack on an extra hundo.
Yo I was about to place a $900 order from them and decided to look up some reviews when I found this 👀 thank you for this fr.
I was thinking on buying a console from DKOldies after seeing an ad video on Facebook, their prices are expensive but I thought it could be worth it due to how their products look on their advertising. Now after watching this I think I prefer to buy on some other place, lol.
Please don't.
I think they should spend less time making youtube shorts and more time actually refurbishing the consoles
I would be embarrassed if I sold a console on ebay and shipped it to a customer in that condition without notice of a non OEM controller.
$400 for a PS3 what they smoking? 😶🌫️
No way in hell that thing is worth $400 with the way the inside of that looks
Thing is worth 100 buck’s regardless
$400 for a PlayStation 3, and they give you a DoubleShock III (the Third) for the controller. Wild.
Since your order was picked to be filmed, I’m throwing in another $200!! 😊
with 400 u can find a good ps5 deal
Joey personally makes love to every refurbished console
To add insult to injury, that third party controller can’t navigate any menus to start up the PS3 if you ever needed to reinstall the OS.
How long until Joey makes another PR response video implementing more “checks”?
This thing should've been $80 max. These scumbags deserve to have their business sued to the ground for blatant false advertising.
I wish Sony and Microsoft had a department dedicated to legacy consoles, as a collector I honestly hate buying things from other people.
Fingers crossed.
Still got mine from 1 year ago for $200 and I'm still happy about my purchase. Crazy how much they are now, especially one that is that dirty. Btw I still have my original silent hill 2 copy as well!
Bruh they are selling nes's for 200 now wtf
The fact that they have your name and address from previous purchases, and can expect their products to be viewed by thousands, and don’t put in the effort to clean them shows a lot.
they should change from refurbished to. wiped down with some water/windex and then blew the dirt further inside the console.
That amount of dust almost looks like it's intentional. Somebody had to dump dirt in it or mainly played it outside during a dust storm.
I wish refurbished had a legal definition because this would be criminal. They clearly didn’t even wipe the outside down, let alone do anything inside. I feel like someone would legitimately have to go out of their way to ship it that dirty. If my hand accidentally grazed against it it would be cleaner. I’ve bought games from them in the past, but I am ashamed to see what they’ve sent you.
You kind of look like Joey, bro. I'm sorry you have to deal with that.
Bro I felt like I was getting dust in my eye from how dusty this was.
I got my ps3 from a local game store for about 100 bucks. It runs perfectly I’m pretty sure it was cleaned and refurbished. Granted it’s not an original backwards compatible version but still 500 dollars is insane.
I got one for $25
@@Randorandom232 hell yeah, got my Wii for 25 bucks as well. DK wants 300 for theirs lmao
I think it be cheaper if somebody hired a lawyer and sue DKoldies then buy their overpriced junk.
You should file a lawsuit against DKOldies!! If you can sue them and get a good lawyer you have a good chance at winning the case!! 👍
Lol, pays $400 for unfurnished PS3, spends $2,500 on lawyer
Sue them for false advertising