With that whole thing you talked about used batteries being sold as new, I ran into this total scam just yesterday. I bought a "new" battery for a Motorola Droid turbo 2 on Amazon. It was one of the ones you said with a sticker on it. The battery was completely dead and didn't work at all. I decided to peel the sticker off and underneath was a motorola logo and a big "x" on it. This makes me think it was a genuine battery taken out of a phone which they knew was bad and then sold it to me as new.
Yo, I ordered a battery off amazon for a Dell laptop and it still isn't powering on due to a battery error code. I'll have to check it when I get home!!
My fav iPhone to fix was (and is still) the 6 and 6s models. They were the quickest and easiest phones by Apple to make repairs on. Man, I miss those days😉
When I first started doing iPhone repairs like 5 years ago, somebody asked me to do a 14k gold back housing swap on a 6s. Looked just like that one. I was so scared to do it 😂, but I quoted him a pricey cost for it. Think I charged him like $250 and he provided the part.
The problem with the home and sleep button of the gold iphone has to do with pry damage between the battery and motherboard caused most likely by the previous owner trying to get out the battery with a tool because the pull sticker breaks easily. I know this because I have had done this exact thing once causing me to have these buttons not working (always pressing). When looking on the motherboard next to the battery with a microscope you should be able to see missing electrical components that are responsible for the sleep/home button function.
@@frootloot6789 Assuming it's just a phone, you can probably get away with a thin layer of gold in order to get that sort of color shown in the video. So, to do something like this, it would cost ~$50 at the least.
Years ago the company that owned Suncoast movies and Musicland stores did a test concept store (20 total locations) that would "paint" your phone any color you wanted including car brand specific colors among other items such as DVD/CD on demand -- producing DVDs of shows/movies that were low priority, damaged, or out of print, custom screen printing of clothing, reprinting thousands of movie/concert posters and other niche items all with the authority of the product owners. Sadly Suncoast didn't continue it in spite of the massive success of those locations
This dude literally speaks like he is demonstrating how do fix these phones. Well I'm a overweight discord mod and I doubt my fat fingers can hold thr tiny parts.
I got heaps of stuff, iPads ,iphones ,iPod , Nintendo ds etc given to me , most working ,some just missing chargers. I just don’t have the tools to pull them apart. Just starting out with my hobby
I once got a huge lot of iPhones and got 2 custom phones. One was a blue 6S+ and had a black dot on the screen, iCloud locked, and poorly fixed phone with missing screws. The other was just the housing, but was in better condition. It was a 6S+ housing made to look like a 7+
@@superpacman256 I know, thats why I suggested he put the guts of an SE in the Gold frame. or now that he has managed to get the 5s working, he can put the guts of that in it instead.
The fact you managed to get a gold plated iPhone in your lot is just, wow! That thing put the worth of that lot way up given the actual price of gold on the markets today.
The ipod nano with the weird screen is a display issue, dankpods made a video about it where he dropped and ipod (I think it was a 4th gen classic) and the same thing happened
My mum had a 5S. Fell in water 4 times and still went strong. Then the battery expanded when she got a new phone finally, and it ended up cracking the top screen in half. Scary.
Hi Hugh, great video as always. Your videos have inspired me to start repairing phones for friends and family and I was recently thinking of turning this into a full fledged business. Any tips?
start with like super low prices (maybe like 10 an hour) build a reputation and go higher after. Also make sure to do a proper job and if possible educate yourself to do actual repairs such as chip replacements and not just parts replacements. Also try and get a source for bulk parts.
And please use quality parts/tools and take care. I paid a newer repair person $100 to repair my old Xperia, and while he managed to source genuine original parts, he used cheap glue (both parts are now falling off) and the camera and earspeaker are now dead. Really got me put off repairing phones.
Hey H.J., This could be an used battery. I'm not gonna say how but if you treat the text on original Apple battery with a certain chemical fluid, which can be bought by anyone in most countries, you can just wipe off the text and stamps on the battery ;) I actually saw that trick on a certain video platform called Coub and after trying it out, I was able to wipe the text off without damaging the battery. However, if you find that tutorial and want to try it out, buy medical handgloves (the blue ones) because the fluid can make your skin a bit rough. You can describe the state of the skin as an "Sandpaper skin" : P Don't ask me how I found that one out
Geez, things have come a long way (for the worse) in repairs of these phones! Nowadays there are several different styles, sizes and depth of proprietary screws, chipsets that will not work with new batteries, camera modules etc and USB/other things soldered onto the MB vs little clips.
I just assumed it was a random person buying a custom case and biting off a bit more than they can chew, gosh I hope they're not charging people for that kind of shoddy work!
Keep up the good work Hugh . 1 question what have you found as a good stand-off screw driver ? .I’ve been doing iPhones since iphone 3 . Stand off screws are a pain . Cheers
My old iPhone 5s's screen is coming away exactly like the one you had. It will only hold a charge for about 10 hours, though that is enough for the photography apps I use it for. I keep saying it’s going to be the first mobile I take apart but I’ve not been brave enough yet.
Hi @Hugh Jeffreys I always enjoy your videos. I would like to buy electronics like you do and fix them since it is also a passion of mine. But I am having a hard time finding lots of devices like you do. Could you please tell me which website you use? And how you search for these lots? Thank you
I would check eBay and set the filter for like under $50 or something. You don’t have to do that but that’s usually what I do. You can find some great stuff on there. Good luck!
I wish I could see what you are doing I am blind but I like the way you describe what’s going on I have a iPhone 7 Plus that everything is in good condition the only thing is that the earpiece in the microphone does not work or the speaker does not work I believe and the battery doesn’t work either I wish I had somebody around here in California as great as you to fix it LOL
Did you sell this gold iPhone 5? I am interested in it or possible build one for myself. I’m a fan of that throwback look. I have built an original iPhone 1 and I’m still working on a 3g. I put some modern parts and done some custom work to fit newer components to the iPhone 1 to allow it to run on iOS 14. It’s a cool phone and runs like a new iPhone. I want this phone if it’s still available. Let me know.
Seller gave me the passcode to the 5s and I was able to turn off Find My iPhone, so the phone can be fully repaired and then I can sell it :)
I saw that on Instagram :)
@@DemeDemetre He can upload whenever he wants to. Also, why would he do that. He lives in Australia.
@@DemeDemetre he lives in Australia and it’s his channel so deal with it
@@TomTheXboxSeriesX LTT is from Canada and uploads at EU times!
@@ahoj113 LTT, from Canada uploads at EU times
With that whole thing you talked about used batteries being sold as new, I ran into this total scam just yesterday. I bought a "new" battery for a Motorola Droid turbo 2 on Amazon. It was one of the ones you said with a sticker on it. The battery was completely dead and didn't work at all. I decided to peel the sticker off and underneath was a motorola logo and a big "x" on it. This makes me think it was a genuine battery taken out of a phone which they knew was bad and then sold it to me as new.
Yo, I ordered a battery off amazon for a Dell laptop and it still isn't powering on due to a battery error code. I'll have to check it when I get home!!
Don’t ever buy batteries from Amazon.
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@@energyboy5696 Hi can you suggest any changes for make it popular
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Wow that sucks, I am sure they will get whats coming to them at some point though
Hugh when he sees good custom phones:
*Your phones will make a fine addition to my collection*
*Stashes phones away*
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@@RohitKumar-lg5vr no
@@RohitKumar-lg5vr no
I imagine a little gremlin saying "MY PRECIOUS"
The General Grievous of custom phones
My fav iPhone to fix was (and is still) the 6 and 6s models. They were the quickest and easiest phones by Apple to make repairs on. Man, I miss those days😉
His voice makes the videos so entertaining!
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When I first started doing iPhone repairs like 5 years ago, somebody asked me to do a 14k gold back housing swap on a 6s. Looked just like that one. I was so scared to do it 😂, but I quoted him a pricey cost for it. Think I charged him like $250 and he provided the part.
The problem with the home and sleep button of the gold iphone has to do with pry damage between the battery and motherboard caused most likely by the previous owner trying to get out the battery with a tool because the pull sticker breaks easily. I know this because I have had done this exact thing once causing me to have these buttons not working (always pressing). When looking on the motherboard next to the battery with a microscope you should be able to see missing electrical components that are responsible for the sleep/home button function.
How do people just throw away gold plated phones? Just frame it or something lol.
You'd be surprised how many people are just too lazy/don't care when it comes to the things they buy
Gold plating a phone is actually surprisingly cheap
@@advin6159 how cheap do you think? very curious :)
@@frootloot6789 Assuming it's just a phone, you can probably get away with a thin layer of gold in order to get that sort of color shown in the video. So, to do something like this, it would cost ~$50 at the least.
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Best repair channel ever
Years ago the company that owned Suncoast movies and Musicland stores did a test concept store (20 total locations) that would "paint" your phone any color you wanted including car brand specific colors among other items such as DVD/CD on demand -- producing DVDs of shows/movies that were low priority, damaged, or out of print, custom screen printing of clothing, reprinting thousands of movie/concert posters and other niche items all with the authority of the product owners.
Sadly Suncoast didn't continue it in spite of the massive success of those locations
Glad we're back to iPhones, old ones as well, feels like old times😀
:D
I believe he does newer phones to keep his skillset sharp for the future..But yeah I agree
He sold his entire collection and he doesn’t collect anymore, he just complains nowadays sadly. I miss old Hugh.
@@tabbycat406 dude you are dense as hell
@@tabbycat406 where did you get that info?
I really love the phone lot videos, it's full of surprises 🤩
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This dude literally speaks like he is demonstrating how do fix these phones. Well I'm a overweight discord mod and I doubt my fat fingers can hold thr tiny parts.
@Tobin Redekop same to you lol
Beluga team here!
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Imagine beluga commenting here
Beluga
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That's why people say....
"Old is gold" 😂💪❤️
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@@RohitKumar-lg5vr don't spam m8
@@FS--ew3se it's not spam it's real
@@RohitKumar-lg5vr it is spam ur spamming In every comment
@@FS--ew3se no it's real I make it in home
Check other videos you agree
Am I the one who got startled by that jump scare at 8:28 ? 😂😂😂
Me too 😂
Oh yes 😂😂
Bro for a split second I thought it exploded😂
9:32 the song is Beat Your Competition by Vibe Tracks
Great video! I can never imagine myself touching these tiny components!!
I got heaps of stuff, iPads ,iphones ,iPod , Nintendo ds etc given to me , most working ,some just missing chargers. I just don’t have the tools to pull them apart. Just starting out with my hobby
08:28 scared me given what dodgy bulging lithium cells/batteries do
This video is the literal embodiment of ‘one man’s trash is another man’s treasure’
I once got a huge lot of iPhones and got 2 custom phones. One was a blue 6S+ and had a black dot on the screen, iCloud locked, and poorly fixed phone with missing screws. The other was just the housing, but was in better condition. It was a 6S+ housing made to look like a 7+
You should use some metal polish or something similar for the back as it looks pretty scratched up.
Hugh, use the gold frame and put the guts of a SE in it. It will be useful as the SE is still currently supported.
An SE is essentially a better iPhone 6 in an iPhone 5.
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@@superpacman256 I know, thats why I suggested he put the guts of an SE in the Gold frame. or now that he has managed to get the 5s working, he can put the guts of that in it instead.
HI Hugh to fix the button problems disconnect the buttons then plug the phone in to turn it on then turn assistive touch then enjoy
Don't throw the iphone 5 motherboard away, dump the SHSH blobs on the board then restore it on the other working one
Man, this is nice. Imagine a like from Hugh.
You mean a heart right a like or thumbs up is anonymous.
Stop simpin buddy
Imagine writing a real comment instead of begging for likes
Man, this is nice. Imagine a reply from Hugh.
"Hi guys n welcome back to another Hugh Jeffreys video, in this video we're going to be taking a look at..." Best intro
The fact you managed to get a gold plated iPhone in your lot is just, wow! That thing put the worth of that lot way up given the actual price of gold on the markets today.
this guy is like a microsurgeon. i love watching its so freaking relaxin.
Always love your videos Hugh!!!
For $50 this is such a steal
Defiantly my favorite series on your channel 👍.
every saturday im like oh yeah a new hugh video lets goo!
This is one of the most beautiful iphone when I saw it back in 2017.
Bro you’re so lucky, 24K gold phone with a few extra phones for $50
The ipod nano with the weird screen is a display issue, dankpods made a video about it where he dropped and ipod (I think it was a 4th gen classic) and the same thing happened
Try to polish that gold frame, i think you can make it look really good
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Unless gilding will be gone completely after that
@@RohitKumar-lg5vr if this is how you advertise I’m not surprised at the amount of dislikes you got
Another great video by Hugh Jeffreys.
Would like to see the 3G being repaired
Ye
i would love to be able to own the purple iphone you customed, i love watching your videos. they help me repair iphones
My mum had a 5S. Fell in water 4 times and still went strong. Then the battery expanded when she got a new phone finally, and it ended up cracking the top screen in half. Scary.
Interested in the country model for the iPhone 5 as the box is much larger than the US or U.K. variant
Haha I had that gold iphone 5 and 6 in my watch list on eBay for years but they cost way too much 😂 nice scoop 👌👌🙏
Not that one in particular.
It was sad to see all of these phones be in bad condition especially for me the 5s to see it in that condition because my first phone was a silver 5s
You should sent that iOS 7.0.4 board to Rico and see what he can do
Please do a video on the 3rd gen iPod nano! I would also love to see more videos on iPhone 4 and 4s along with older iPod Touches!
its like putting C-3PO back together
You are so entertaining. Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Hi Hugh, great video as always. Your videos have inspired me to start repairing phones for friends and family and I was recently thinking of turning this into a full fledged business. Any tips?
start with like super low prices (maybe like 10 an hour) build a reputation and go higher after. Also make sure to do a proper job and if possible educate yourself to do actual repairs such as chip replacements and not just parts replacements. Also try and get a source for bulk parts.
And please use quality parts/tools and take care. I paid a newer repair person $100 to repair my old Xperia, and while he managed to source genuine original parts, he used cheap glue (both parts are now falling off) and the camera and earspeaker are now dead. Really got me put off repairing phones.
@@ThatTonybo most big places also do that they get people to do it as cheap as possible and buy the cheapest parts possible to save time.
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Wish i had so much money i could throw away a gold plated iPhone.
I wish I had enough to throw away any iPhone!
@@2048Megabytes. heh, i got an icloud locked iphone, i thought about destroying it... (its an iphone 4)
Good job - that was a nice find! I look forward to more videos about some of the other devices that need fixing/repairing! :)
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@@RohitKumar-lg5vr stop
@@theformer1337agent stop making video
@@RohitKumar-lg5vr no, stop trying to self promote your channel
@@theformer1337agent ok boss 👍
You're father says he will have that gold one 😂😂
Hey H.J., This could be an used battery. I'm not gonna say how but if you treat the text on original Apple battery with a certain chemical fluid, which can be bought by anyone in most countries, you can just wipe off the text and stamps on the battery ;)
I actually saw that trick on a certain video platform called Coub and after trying it out, I was able to wipe the text off without damaging the battery. However, if you find that tutorial and want to try it out, buy medical handgloves (the blue ones) because the fluid can make your skin a bit rough. You can describe the state of the skin as an "Sandpaper skin" : P
Don't ask me how I found that one out
How did you find that out
I started watching this 10 seconds after it was posted
That battery went FLYING across the room!
Who else is binge watching a single channel? Even N Z is in lockdown
I see a Hugh Jeffreys upload
I stop what im doing and watch
Can you make this a iphone SE? Touch id would look so much better with the gold frame
Maybe you should have gave the gold housing a wash first
He seems like the sort of guy who would've played with tonka trucks until they broke.
You made my day you earned a sub
Cool you dont expect a gold iphone in a £50 phone lot
Geez, things have come a long way (for the worse) in repairs of these phones! Nowadays there are several different styles, sizes and depth of proprietary screws, chipsets that will not work with new batteries, camera modules etc and USB/other things soldered onto the MB vs little clips.
It’s funny how Hugh used the ‘Another one bites the dust’ instrumental 😂
I would love to see a dedicated video on that ipod nano.
Hey Hugh Jeffery!
Huge Geoffrey
I just assumed it was a random person buying a custom case and biting off a bit more than they can chew, gosh I hope they're not charging people for that kind of shoddy work!
Nice. Finally iPhone worth 50 dollars price tag. :D
Awesome hugh
Hopefully we'll see some more restoration videos from this lott
Keep up the good work Hugh . 1 question what have you found as a good stand-off screw driver ? .I’ve been doing iPhones since iphone 3 . Stand off screws are a pain . Cheers
the ifixit minnow kit comes with a standoff screw bit
It looks so much better with the black borders on the display instead of the golden ones
That Gold iPhone looks very rare.
The BGM is so addictive
Where do you purchase these phones?
Hugh doesn't need a phone case because his phone is too afraid to break
Loved that gold phone!
Good catch
Its amazing how big the iPhone 5 box was.
Can you please start shipping outside AU? I would love to buy some stuff from your store.
I ship to AU, NZ, CA and the US
Not uk though :(
I doubt that it's even gold plated but it's still dope
I mean its not that hard to get a gold plated phone.
8:26 same jump happened to me when I was replacing iPhone 6 battery 😂
Great job again
Hugh: "I Came Looking For Copper And I Found Gold"
Great job and video like always
Hugh you just got a shoutout from Louis Rossmann the man him self 👌🏼
(his video on Samsung bootliader disabling the camera)
This is my favorits video from you
That gold one probably will probably go for a large amount of money
My old iPhone 5s's screen is coming away exactly like the one you had. It will only hold a charge for about 10 hours, though that is enough for the photography apps I use it for. I keep saying it’s going to be the first mobile I take apart but I’ve not been brave enough yet.
even without the gold plated iphone (gold plating that would cost like 20-30 euros at most btw just fyi) That is a really good deal on the lot lol.
Ah huge Geoffrey throwing away an iPhone 4 case i could’ve used
Hi @Hugh Jeffreys I always enjoy your videos. I would like to buy electronics like you do and fix them since it is also a passion of mine. But I am having a hard time finding lots of devices like you do. Could you please tell me which website you use? And how you search for these lots? Thank you
I would check eBay and set the filter for like under $50 or something. You don’t have to do that but that’s usually what I do. You can find some great stuff on there.
Good luck!
Man, you so lucky.
nice score!
What shocked me is the bad battery brand. Moxom, similar to the dongle I’m currently using to watch this video with earphones,
Gold plating a metal surface is a fairly easy procedure.
I wish I could see what you are doing I am blind but I like the way you describe what’s going on I have a iPhone 7 Plus that everything is in good condition the only thing is that the earpiece in the microphone does not work or the speaker does not work I believe and the battery doesn’t work either I wish I had somebody around here in California as great as you to fix it LOL
Did you sell this gold iPhone 5? I am interested in it or possible build one for myself. I’m a fan of that throwback look. I have built an original iPhone 1 and I’m still working on a 3g. I put some modern parts and done some custom work to fit newer components to the iPhone 1 to allow it to run on iOS 14. It’s a cool phone and runs like a new iPhone. I want this phone if it’s still available. Let me know.
I want to see a iPod classic restoration that would be cool
10:13 my favorite part