Investigating the HypeDrop PC "Scam" (Again)

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    A few years ago, we investigated the lootbox website HypeDrop after receiving targeted ads for PC building enthusiasts. Today, we take a second look at their business model, spend $1,000 in box openings, and await any products we may have won. Come along for this wild ride!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 862

  • @GregSalazar
    @GregSalazar  10 місяців тому +914

    Just a quick update: the RAM has arrived. I didn’t mention it in the video because it wasn’t one of the two products we were told we wouldn’t receive. But for the sake of transparency, I wanted to be sure the audience was aware of what was delivered and what _wasn’t._ Thanks for watching!

    • @domeberlin4480
      @domeberlin4480 10 місяців тому +72

      hey greg i would suggest to go to your bank and report it as a scam or show them the messages that you received from those scammers.
      hope you get your money back
      thanks for your videos they have supported me through a bad time and now i am a pc freak haha
      greetings from germany

    • @isayah5861
      @isayah5861 10 місяців тому +6

      Hey greg Big fan from Trinidad love the video's and hope you're having a awesome day

    • @jamesleicher
      @jamesleicher 10 місяців тому +3

      ever thought been cheeky email this video to them

    • @mizinoinovermyhead.7523
      @mizinoinovermyhead.7523 10 місяців тому +1

      I'll take the 5500 off your hands if you want to resell...

    • @gaz1983-v6p
      @gaz1983-v6p 10 місяців тому +3

      @GregSalazar my name's Gary I live in Scotland and I am always watching your videos just love learning about different issues you can get with pcs since I built my own pc in January last year so your videos help me out with ideas and that for my system keep up the good work and I will keep watching

  • @opetyr
    @opetyr 10 місяців тому +1684

    Grab your emails and connect your credit card. Report the scam and get all your money back. They deserve to have government agencies go after them

    • @RaimaNd
      @RaimaNd 10 місяців тому +103

      Hope he gets the money back. Also people who scam others should go to jail for decades. I just hate evil human beeings and those need to get locked away.

    • @dawn1berlitz
      @dawn1berlitz 10 місяців тому +34

      the company is based in cyprus so that may be hard for the us government to go afte them

    • @adamtajhassam9188
      @adamtajhassam9188 10 місяців тому

      @@dawn1berlitz they can use their jets or something .

    • @KevinEF
      @KevinEF 10 місяців тому +16

      ​@dawn1berlitz can still chargeback

    • @dawn1berlitz
      @dawn1berlitz 10 місяців тому +5

      @@KevinEF that is if the site hasnt closed the account the charges went to

  • @BrooklynBalla
    @BrooklynBalla 9 місяців тому +878

    The “upgrade” button turning a CPU into a pair of shoes almost made me fall out of my chair 🤣

    • @eddy73
      @eddy73 9 місяців тому +2

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @danielurdaneta2745
      @danielurdaneta2745 9 місяців тому +14

      Well they are worth more but still a 45% chance to get nothing is crazy

    • @rakly347
      @rakly347 9 місяців тому +26

      They do run faster.

    • @dumberjack
      @dumberjack 9 місяців тому +19

      its a gambling site, your not meant to go on there to get certain items, the upgrade feature you put in the multiplier you want and it uses the closest item on site value wise to the amount it would be, by default its set as 2x

    • @iamdisgust318
      @iamdisgust318 9 місяців тому +12

      its a gambling site dont see why this is so surprising lol

  • @DjVortex-w
    @DjVortex-w 10 місяців тому +562

    The South Park "aaand it's gone" clip very much applies here.

    • @cody3335
      @cody3335 10 місяців тому +4

      Lmao 😂 nailed it

  • @billkissick6268
    @billkissick6268 10 місяців тому +407

    Basically an unregulated slot machine. People will throw money away on just about anything.

    • @TheBlueBunnyKen
      @TheBlueBunnyKen 10 місяців тому +8

      Real life lootboxes

    • @BREEZYM6015
      @BREEZYM6015 10 місяців тому +1

      Watch it mister. I maintain slot machines. 😂

    • @Lurch-Bot
      @Lurch-Bot 10 місяців тому +1

      Literally better to go to a casino and play roulette or craps. Or blackjack, which gives you the best odds. But if they were smart enough to learn how to play blackjack well, they wouldn't be gambling on an unregulated site.

    • @BrooklynBalla
      @BrooklynBalla 9 місяців тому +2

      It’s truly astounding just how foolish people are.

    • @mitchellbrinkerdp
      @mitchellbrinkerdp 9 місяців тому +2

      Gambling addictions are real problems.

  • @px2LoL
    @px2LoL 10 місяців тому +645

    Hype Drop also had to exit scam recently because the owner found the site to not be profitable and has since moved on to announce a v2 of the site where everyone's progression and rewards will be gone and also holding people's balance on his other sites and not allowing players to withdrawal. The owner is a complete scammer and exposed for his exit scams

    • @Lurch-Bot
      @Lurch-Bot 10 місяців тому +49

      Literally fraud. But they are shipping some of the cheap stuff for plausible denial purposes.

    • @retro5945
      @retro5945 9 місяців тому +6

      Dude we know. Its pretty obvious

    • @hotshotgamer2124
      @hotshotgamer2124 9 місяців тому +5

      ​@@retro5945 chill out they clearly just didn't watch the whole video

    • @morrison1292
      @morrison1292 9 місяців тому +6

      Was hypedrop not a csgo gambling site at first? It had a different name first but I can’t remember.
      Not csgoroll btw, I just finished the video.
      Pretty sure it was skinhub at first.

    • @exspecTxy0
      @exspecTxy0 9 місяців тому

      @@morrison1292 There are mutiple sites having the same business model but involving counter-strike skins. IRL item lootboxes aren't a new thing, ricegum and jake paul made videos about one of those sites and reportedly made 7 figures in one time payments. Hypedrops owner is also the owner of csgoroll which is heavily in critique in the csgo scene (but so are gambling sites in general). According to rumours the hypedrop owner tries to sell hydrop and his casino site hypeup since a few month ago and some people in the cs scene speculate their cs site will follow, soon.

  • @robh.8214
    @robh.8214 10 місяців тому +161

    Cringy online gift box sites…. Yeah, I’ll pass.
    Ever wonder how Vegas was built to have an oasis in the desert???? Yeah, the house always wins in the long run. Even if you figure a way to even the odds, they will ask you to leave when you consistently do well.

    • @kyse2
      @kyse2 10 місяців тому +2

      if u r just lucky they wont really but they would try and get u to stop by trying to offer u free stuff as that gives them time to win the money back or find out if u r cheating

    • @SLACKZ30
      @SLACKZ30 10 місяців тому

      It’s called gambling not give us ur money an we give u prize, it’s called pull out when you’re up, people have a addiction then blame a website when they lose

    • @Grim-mler
      @Grim-mler 7 місяців тому

      Kind of, even if you win millions and take it home that’s still good reputation for the casino. The last thing you want as a casino is to be known as the place nobody ever wins

    • @MeepChangeling
      @MeepChangeling 7 місяців тому

      This isn't entirly true. If you win a lot, but never win huge amounts, they'll likely keep you around. Comping rooms and meals, and the like. Why? Because now you're marketing for them. "Look! This person is a high rolling winner!" is a huge draw for gambling addicts. So you can actually live in casienos for a while if you can keep your winnings above X but below Y.

    • @linkfreeman1998
      @linkfreeman1998 7 місяців тому +1

      I wish it was illegal from the very beginning...but what do you expect from the land of freedom....

  • @realmanpwns
    @realmanpwns 10 місяців тому +72

    OmniFarious is a play on the two words Omni and Nefarious. Omni meaning "all" and nefarious meaning " Extremely wicked or villainous".

    • @Lurch-Bot
      @Lurch-Bot 10 місяців тому

      Yes. It is pretty obvious they are up to no good. But a lot of scammers will do stuff like that because they really only want to rip off ignorant and stupid people so it is easier to get away with it.

    • @sarahpuke5724
      @sarahpuke5724 9 місяців тому +5

      Glad I'm not the only one who found that a lil alarming

    • @siralexander3359
      @siralexander3359 9 місяців тому +1

      YEAH PICKED UP ON THAT RIGHT AWAY

    • @Mouthwashh
      @Mouthwashh 8 місяців тому +1

      If you sound it out it sounds like “I’m nefarious” with an accent. At least they’re honest.

  • @ShepherdZ22
    @ShepherdZ22 10 місяців тому +217

    I can’t believe this is something that even exists. So sad.

    • @Lurch-Bot
      @Lurch-Bot 10 місяців тому

      With casinos more available these days in the US than any time since the end of the westward expansion, it seems like blackjack or even roulette or craps would be a better bet for anyone really. If I took a grand to the blackjack table (closest one is about 5 miles from me), I'd have a good chance of walking away with a lot more money than I walked in with. Even going to the casino and playing the slots would make more sense. You are gambling with a black box that is not regulated by any governmental authority. Quite literally the definition of 'shell game'.

    • @Astelch
      @Astelch 9 місяців тому

      people want to believe they are special and they can be the "one" to get lucky.

    • @Mouthwashh
      @Mouthwashh 8 місяців тому

      @@AlexCS8You don’t need to feel sorry for them, that’s fine, but gambling has been studied and evaluated plenty. Gambling addictions are statistically harder to overcome than substance abuse disorders and result in a much higher rate of “unaliving”.
      I myself became addicted at 14 years old on CSGO gambling and it took me almost a decade to break free. 10 years of losing every single dollar I made, it’s brutal.

  • @Even-Steven
    @Even-Steven 10 місяців тому +35

    I'm astounded that people even fall for sites like this.

    • @bestieswithtesties
      @bestieswithtesties 10 місяців тому +8

      To be fair the site literally shut down because they weren't/were barely making money. Even Greg almost won all of his money back somehow. They probably only refused to send the 4090 because they were already getting ready to quit. Seems like people were winning a little too much and they got tired of sending out the prizes it was too expensive. The house was not winning lol.

    • @frommatorav1
      @frommatorav1 10 місяців тому +3

      @@bestieswithtesties it was actually a 4070, not a 4090. If it were a 4090, they obviously would have lost money. It's a game of chance and it's still extremely scummy to not send out the 4070 because that would mean they only broke even, instead of robbing him blind.

    • @Lurch-Bot
      @Lurch-Bot 10 місяців тому

      to paraphrase PT Barnum, a mark is born every day. This is basically an arguably legal scam. It is thinly veiled gambling with far worse odds than a government regulated casino. They are shutting down because the US Federal Government is finally getting around to properly regulating online gambling. They will have to come up with a new business model to skirt new regulations. They may never even launch the v2.0 site. It is likely they will have to register as an online gambling business which I doubt the owner wants to do. They will find a new gray area to exploit, most likely. Meanwhile, they are doing an exit fraud, which is why Greg didn't get his 4070.
      If you want to gamble, you learn how to play blackjack properly and go to a casino. Something like 90% of Americans live within a 2 hour drive of a casino these days, thanks to riverboat gambling and Native casinos. You can often catch a free shuttle from major population centers. Even craps and roulette would be a better bet than this website. You are gambling with an unregulated black box where the house can change the odds any time they want and swing it in their favor. A modern version of the shell game.
      Failing to ship won items is an actual crime, called fraud. There is no problem with stock issues, they just want to grab as much cash as they can on the way out the door and are quite literally defrauding people to do so. Meanwhile, they'll ship the cheap stuff to make it look like they are trying to fulfill orders.
      Problem here is that there is likely nobody to sue since the owner is likely based overseas. It sounds like they don't have any business assets in the US and Greg's 4070 money is likely already in a Swiss bank and/or a Bitcoin wallet. It is a shame he didn't try to withdraw crypto. You can learn how to set up a wallet from a 5 minute YT vid. My guess is he wouldn't get that either.

    • @zyntholyt
      @zyntholyt 9 місяців тому +1

      my buddy told me to try it one time and i did so i put $20 in and i pulled a overclocked 4080 on the rivals case he was opening, took out 800 to ethereum and i got every dollar, never went back tho lmao

  • @MrFuzziiWuzzii
    @MrFuzziiWuzzii 9 місяців тому +71

    I never knew “PC Master Race” was a company and I bet the scam website owners didn’t either. I always thought it was just an online meme among PC gamers about how superior their platform is. That’s how I’ve seen it used and never in reference to a company called PC Master Race.

    • @GregSalazar
      @GregSalazar  9 місяців тому +19

      It's a trademarked brand, channel, and subreddit with millions of followers.

    • @michelangelo5903
      @michelangelo5903 9 місяців тому +3

      it’s PC master race till it’s on COD then it’s all crying in the comments lol
      but i didn’t know it was a company either

    • @ghostoflazlo
      @ghostoflazlo 6 місяців тому

      ​@@GregSalazar and coined by yahtzee so they can just calm down w the copyright 😅

    • @slaydog5102
      @slaydog5102 5 місяців тому

      @@michelangelo5903?

  • @shamoblamo9625
    @shamoblamo9625 10 місяців тому +8

    I stopped updating myself on PC tech almost 4 years ago and I still know everything there is know it's crazy how little innovation has occurred in pc tech as of recent

  • @sajmon154
    @sajmon154 10 місяців тому +88

    sue them for those items that they did not send.
    Dk how it is in america, but in EU i had no problems with reporting even small things like hair dryeer or vacum cleaner to the office of Competition and Consumer Protection and they would take it further to the point i either got my items or money or even additional compensation.

    • @sol-hb8zg
      @sol-hb8zg 10 місяців тому +3

      do you think they have a paper trail big enough for that lol

    • @OverlyCriticalAnime
      @OverlyCriticalAnime 10 місяців тому +18

      Suing these idiots is a waste of time. Looks like they are shutting down and most likely are going to be filing bankruptcy making getting your money back much harder.

    • @sajmon154
      @sajmon154 10 місяців тому +5

      @sol-hb8zg so? Once i recieved broken product, and the seller disappeared from auction site, closed their internet shop. Sure it took like year and some, but police caught scammers and ppl who reported things got compensated.
      Do you think that he is the only one that did not get GPU, MOBO, CPU or any other hardware from that site? No! If enough ppl go to the police the better.
      But as i mentioned, inhave no idea how police and overal gov things work in america when it comes to regullar common consumer protection.
      I base my experience on german/austrian/czech/polish laws in last decade of (A LOT) internet purchases.

    • @sol-hb8zg
      @sol-hb8zg 10 місяців тому +2

      @@sajmon154 not disagreeing with you, more so a question

    • @6Kairo
      @6Kairo 10 місяців тому

      *I haven't heard/seen THEM scam anyone sorry.

  • @hill2hell
    @hill2hell 10 місяців тому +89

    Instead of getting that dopamine rush from winning from a loot box, just go to a real shop and look for something within your budget pay for em, then go home and cry at the beauty of your new PC parts also maybe about how much everything cost. Not that I'd know anything about that... 😭😭😭

    • @andrewcrane777
      @andrewcrane777 10 місяців тому

      But that's not gambling, that's commerce!

    • @hill2hell
      @hill2hell 10 місяців тому

      Well all I can say is whatever we pick, men do cry after finding out that our wallets are empty and we'll probably need to live off ramen and grilled cheese sammiches for months. 🤣🤣

  • @ThePitchBlackAlchemist
    @ThePitchBlackAlchemist 10 місяців тому +153

    Damn, I can't even access the website - says I've been blocked despite never been on the website.

  • @TonyEmond
    @TonyEmond 9 місяців тому +12

    Haha, the "closure notice" has been updated, it's now set for June 26th. I think they might be on the "forever closing down so buy now" kind of business model.

  • @Darren_Martin
    @Darren_Martin 10 місяців тому +7

    Greg with the "Los Pollos Hermanos" t-shirt! Love it! BB FTW!
    Really working that green screen, arent't we... 🤣

  • @jttech44
    @jttech44 10 місяців тому +125

    How is this even legal? It's quite literally a slot machine...

    • @brucepreston3927
      @brucepreston3927 10 місяців тому +20

      As long as you are an adult and they actually send you the products you win then it's not illegal...It's just very stupid! lol

    • @Stringmaster413
      @Stringmaster413 10 місяців тому +2

      Very borderline illegal.

    • @bestieswithtesties
      @bestieswithtesties 10 місяців тому +10

      No no no friend you misunderstand. These are *loot boxes!* You can't win any money so it's not gambling. You're just buying *loot boxes* it's totally different.

    • @South_0f_Heaven_
      @South_0f_Heaven_ 10 місяців тому +13

      Offshore registered businesses in Cypress, legally untouchable.
      Just like when the Poker websites were big years ago. All off shore companies legally untouchable.

    • @TheFalseShepphard
      @TheFalseShepphard 10 місяців тому +4

      You said it yourself, it's a slot machine and guess what.. slot machines are legal

  • @Jobocan.
    @Jobocan. 9 місяців тому +4

    The fact that you even got anything at all is wild, even though it was dropshipping which is a nice addition to the scam. Then the fact that they're making excuses to not send you things you won is not surprising at all.

  • @hkyriacos
    @hkyriacos 10 місяців тому +71

    Greg, I am from Cyprus and the phone number looks like that is a Cypriot number in US format but missing a few digits.
    The +357 is the country code for Cyprus and there should be another 8 digits to be a valid number.
    So it seems that they just scrambled some numbers.
    I also found the address and the company in case you are interested. 😂

    • @lentas4921
      @lentas4921 10 місяців тому +6

      living in 🇫🇮 and having +358

    • @frommatorav1
      @frommatorav1 10 місяців тому +2

      Give them a visit and tell them Greg wants his RTX 4070. lol

  • @Viking8888
    @Viking8888 10 місяців тому +3

    Gambling is such a dangerous venture. They are greedy people preying on greedy people, knowing they will always come out on top. I'm glad you revisited this topic again Greg.

    • @MrNota500
      @MrNota500 10 місяців тому

      Yup that's gambling in a nut shell. I don't think the people who gamble are greedy, well at least most of them. They are usually poor and desperate for money. In their minds a big win would be life changing but unfortunately they are usually terrible at budgeting money and they blow it on crap that they really don't need or even worse they double down and gamble it away..

    • @honeybadger6275
      @honeybadger6275 9 місяців тому

      @@MrNota500 That's incorrect, people do it for the dopamine not the money.

  • @Shordies1
    @Shordies1 10 місяців тому +7

    Hey Greg, I am from Cyprus. i was quite shocked when i saw that the cpu receipt was from Cyprus. The Address shown is an address near where i live in Strovolos but when i checked it (in google maps) it seems like its a dead end (more than likely a fake address). Also, the phone number, has a (357) in front which is the Cyprus international country code, but the next numbers are not of a Cyprus phone number. They all usually start with 99, 98, 97, 96, and some with 95 followed by 6 other numbers, so i have no idea whatsup with that.

    • @Shordies1
      @Shordies1 10 місяців тому +8

      Now that i dug a little bit more i found out that Omnifarious Services limited is actually Hype Drop's registered company name and address in Cyprus. they registered a company in Cyprus under a fake address which is quite common for a lot of overseas companies. They do this because in Cyprus there is a low tax and alot of corruption inside the government which makes it easy for overseas companies to move around money through Cyprus banks/other facilities.

  • @Zeroa_yt
    @Zeroa_yt 10 місяців тому +20

    greg got dat new green wall and came out swingin'. love to see it

  • @bobbybyrne1899
    @bobbybyrne1899 10 місяців тому +30

    They knew the site was shutting down so why wouldn't they boost the probability of winning items to incentivize spending more on the platform and then choose not to send the high value items.

    • @bestieswithtesties
      @bestieswithtesties 10 місяців тому +1

      Because they apparently plan on launching a 2.0 version that hopefully is a bit more profitable this time because the original was barely scraping by. If they completely ripped everyone off in a blatant exit scam they would ruin any chance of making a new site.

  • @TheFatSandwhich
    @TheFatSandwhich 10 місяців тому +1

    It's insane how popular these sorts of things 'gamble you chance' for tech gear have become. Especially the competition giveaway sites: "Pay just $1 and go in the draw to win an RTX 4080" etc

  • @MatthewSemones
    @MatthewSemones 10 місяців тому +4

    I have to say... I really didn't expect you to receive anything and the fact that you didn't receive the 4070 was more on par with what I expected. you know the old saying, a fool and their money are soon parted. I think you have shown the people who watched this video just how these companies function. Great video and keep it up!

  • @FormerRuling
    @FormerRuling 10 місяців тому +2

    Of course they dropshipped some of the shitty low value items to appear as legit as possible for as long as possible while they ran with the majority of the money.

  • @StayMadNobodycares
    @StayMadNobodycares 10 місяців тому +7

    They are probably in the process of being sued.

  • @fortunado21
    @fortunado21 9 місяців тому +1

    This was a great video; definitely deserves more views! Thanks for the entertaining investigative journalism. :) would love to see more of these.

  • @jimmahT
    @jimmahT 10 місяців тому +13

    That's for doing this Greg.
    It might have cost you a bit but in the long run, we can share this with people who think sites like this are worth a shot and that way they get much less or even no more money hopefully!

  • @LIFEbytheMEKONG
    @LIFEbytheMEKONG 10 місяців тому +4

    I really hope this gets millions of views. People need to share this video. Websites like this should be all over social media and UA-cam with warning about how big a scam it is. Shared.

  • @jb678901
    @jb678901 9 місяців тому +3

    My first experience with this business model was in 1987, as a midshipman visiting New Orleans for a choir performance. Naturally, my classmates and I really enjoyed the 32 oz. Hurricanes, while walking the streets during Mardi Gras. A couple of us stumbled (literally) into this tombola show, where you could buy in and win a new Stereo System or some other expensive hook. Each round...you threw in another $5-10 bucks, or so. I think I ended up with a NASA pen for about $200. I still have that pen! It's worth about $5-$10, or thereabouts.
    I still have to chuckle at the insane stupidity.

  • @joetuktyyuktuk8635
    @joetuktyyuktuk8635 9 місяців тому +7

    Who would have thought that a real world loot box, might be a scam...

    • @GregSalazar
      @GregSalazar  9 місяців тому +7

      You'd be surprised how many folks DON'T think that.

    • @bezilysgaming9095
      @bezilysgaming9095 9 місяців тому

      @@GregSalazar Regarding to that CPU, if you email support showing that they overcharged you for that item, they'll refund you the remaining $60 which you overpaid back into hypedrop credits

  • @RenatoG1848
    @RenatoG1848 10 місяців тому +22

    Greg putting his own money on the line to shed light on these scammers and save our wallets. Thank you sir.

    • @m4rcus025
      @m4rcus025 10 місяців тому

      im down about 11k on hypedrop, but i have to say that this video was not a real
      representation of the site, the avrage user will go to hypedrop with intention to do a battle future and cashout in crypto. so although i hate the site i have to say this video is like watching a todler tring to ride a bike.

    • @whmxtra
      @whmxtra 10 місяців тому

      @@m4rcus025 says the guy who's down 11 thousand dollars......😂 😂

    • @Ramonatho
      @Ramonatho 7 місяців тому +2

      ​@m4rcus025 seeing you try to both spell and justify your crypto bullshit is like watching a toddler trying to ride a trike.

    • @m4rcus025
      @m4rcus025 7 місяців тому

      @@Ramonatho sorry that speaking my 3rd language offends you. i'll try better next time.

  • @hectorj.romanp.
    @hectorj.romanp. 10 місяців тому +4

    Gamblers had it coming (the part about losing money in the end). What is not acceptable is the issue about the items that were awarded but not sent.

  • @walterlegere1403
    @walterlegere1403 10 місяців тому +1

    There is an old saying that goes; " The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." I didn't even know there were scam sights like this out there and it's just a testimony at how screwed up our world has become. The fact that so many people are gullible enough to fall for this to make it profitable for these criminals is just terrifying to me. But, just as P.T. Barnum once said; "There's a sucker born every minute!"

  • @brianrobinson3961
    @brianrobinson3961 10 місяців тому +13

    I know its a scam but I must have missed something somewhere in the video. It showed you won a Ryzen 7800X3d then later we see a Ryzen 5500 in the list of items you won.

    • @E90
      @E90 9 місяців тому +2

      He sold it to keep gambling.

  • @garrettwilde2798
    @garrettwilde2798 10 місяців тому +2

    Love this type of video by the way. Would love more content like this

  • @Devo_gx
    @Devo_gx 10 місяців тому +2

    For those suggesting Greg fo a charge back, he addressed this while talking about the Apple loot box at 14:00. Since thry use a deposit system, and woukd identify themselves as a gambling site to CC companies, getting miney back is unlikely unless Greg confirmed the card was compromised (ehich is wasn't)

  • @Collin_J
    @Collin_J 6 місяців тому +1

    How did I miss this video when it released? Holy shit this is excellent. Well-explained and researched too
    Edit: packing slip from the Kraken uses the same system as Newegg. It's probably just a different vendor using the same software

  • @ordering
    @ordering 9 місяців тому +1

    all gambling sites is scams, do not gamble kids if you wanna do it just do it for fun i recommend to never do it you’ll get addicted i’ve been through it now i’m free from gambling for nearly a year. Life is 1000% better without gambling

  • @timeverhartofficial
    @timeverhartofficial 10 місяців тому

    in any slot style system you have to spend around 500.00 before payout. The AIO came from Newegg I know that pack slip anywhere.

  • @masikergmg
    @masikergmg 10 місяців тому +15

    Did you order the 7800x3d

    • @E90
      @E90 9 місяців тому +1

      He sold it to keep gambling.

  • @patrickc888
    @patrickc888 10 місяців тому

    Wow... That is HORRIBLE. This is disgusting and deserves the call out. Thanks for sharing with us, Greg!

  • @scruff_01
    @scruff_01 10 місяців тому +2

    beach audio is where the fans came from after googling the number.

  • @brianprince2588
    @brianprince2588 10 місяців тому +2

    Lol I guess this is a learning experience for some. Coming from an older nerd myself. I've seen many of these companies come and go. For whatever reason, they want money, and instead of honest work, they take from suckers. Greg I applaud, and thank you for being that ever so protective wrapping on said suckers for they do not know what they do. The young don't always do as they are told. Cheers.🤓

  • @Ramonatho
    @Ramonatho 7 місяців тому

    I love how the "sell" button does absolutely nothing and just puts the number in your "account" back up.

  • @peterhallbus1114
    @peterhallbus1114 10 місяців тому +1

    This is how you get people to open up new websites, you show them that at least some people will spend a lot of money to show how bad they are.

  • @bazyt1
    @bazyt1 10 місяців тому +11

    So, wait, its a site where you click on a button to lose money? 🤔 Genius idea.

  • @myst7042
    @myst7042 10 місяців тому +6

    Surprised, not only some people got scammed on the site, but some here seems to believe the owner close the site becuse it's not profitable.
    I'm 100% belive the site is profitable, this is just the owner pulling the rug, with what they have on users balance and "cancelled" delivery on big prize items.

    • @hanswurst2220
      @hanswurst2220 10 місяців тому +1

      exactly - plus he should be confronted with legal issues and has to deal with that - i really hope at least.

  • @xxMyGodIsaDJxx
    @xxMyGodIsaDJxx 10 місяців тому +1

    High value content, as always Greg

  • @EricFaries
    @EricFaries 10 місяців тому

    This is gambling. This is literally just gambling. This shit needs to be flat out illegal, period. You lost so much money compared to what you got, that should be illegal.

  • @calvinm1866
    @calvinm1866 10 місяців тому

    Nice video. I'm glad you showed everything that happened and didn't end the video on a cliffhanger.

  • @johnpaulbacon8320
    @johnpaulbacon8320 10 місяців тому +1

    Nice video. This HypeDrop website is a lot like the machines found in restaurants that say $1.00 per try , to win some random { Prize } but taken to a much higher level. This could also maybe lead to some type of identity theft.

  • @The_Necrogeddon
    @The_Necrogeddon 10 місяців тому +1

    17:30 this is obviously NOT a USA number but a Cypriot one. You can clearly see the country code +357. idk why you tried to call while you knew it would not correspond to anyone

  • @michaelwoehl8822
    @michaelwoehl8822 10 місяців тому +6

    Total ripoff. The big bad internet. Buyer beware.

  • @blockbertus
    @blockbertus 10 місяців тому +2

    15:58 you might wanna blur the tracking code. only thing i am currently missing from your address would be the street. and looking at the map, there do not appear to be so many streets in your city. ;-)

  • @XRaiderV1
    @XRaiderV1 10 місяців тому

    obligatory heckling the scammers post: big apple box? new york called, it wants its title back.

  • @Delf42f563f
    @Delf42f563f 6 місяців тому

    I’ve never seen someone so baffled by the idea of gambling , it’s like he had never heard of it before 😂

  • @CFootprints
    @CFootprints 8 місяців тому

    So the most expensive item is magically phased out of existence according to their employees?
    Shocker!

  • @nightmanlol
    @nightmanlol 9 місяців тому +1

    8:50 lmfao it's crazy seeing him get looped in at real time 😅

  • @MarioGoatse
    @MarioGoatse 10 місяців тому +1

    What a strange coincidence that they shut down right when you do this video. Can you do a video on Ubisoft next please?

  • @uvisblumbergs8911
    @uvisblumbergs8911 9 місяців тому +2

    16:45 if you look at the check it says that it costs 155 without tax and its on sale, so makes sense that they put the full price on their site?

    • @michaelholt5014
      @michaelholt5014 6 місяців тому

      that cpu hasn't been 160 dollars in such a long time its wild to call that a "sale". like that was the msrp on release.

  • @jayb2705
    @jayb2705 10 місяців тому +1

    I'm not surprised that you didn't get the graphics card, it seemed a bit too good to be true. At least you got a lot of spare parts for more Fix or Flop videos!

  • @theevolutionslayer1772
    @theevolutionslayer1772 10 місяців тому +2

    Thanks for exposing them 👍

  • @chrisbaker8533
    @chrisbaker8533 10 місяців тому +1

    The way this 'business' works, just makes my brain hurt.
    Post the most random stuff, then hope you can find it somewhere at a price that makes a profit.

  • @floydlooney6837
    @floydlooney6837 10 місяців тому +8

    I think it is a definite scam but it quite clearly a gambling site where the user should know they will likely lose their money.

    • @GregSalazar
      @GregSalazar  10 місяців тому +10

      You may not even receive the things you win. That's the bigger issue at this point IMO. Detailed later in video.

    • @floydlooney6837
      @floydlooney6837 10 місяців тому +2

      @@GregSalazar Yep, they should at least send a sticker. lol

    • @JustinZodrow
      @JustinZodrow 9 місяців тому

      ​@GregSalazar I'm gonna be honest I agree it's sketch the prices are valued different and some things you win aren't gonna be able to be shipped but the majority of people take their winnings from these sites and withdraw using crypto. You just saying that's not a viable option to withdraw that way isn't a good argument. It's not hard there are plenty of wallets you can use to get an ETH address and earnings withdrawn and then into your bank acct. You not being able to sign in isn't good though and has to be a problem more than intentional.

  • @hafbrydhellsing
    @hafbrydhellsing 9 місяців тому +1

    feel like the owner is obligated to fulfil, or meet equivalent. You wouldn't be costing them, every item could have been sourced lower than your initial deposit. if it wasn't expensive I'd tell you to sue them.

  • @GrimReaperZAR
    @GrimReaperZAR 10 місяців тому

    That is so wrong, But there are also big company doing nonsense like this, The world we live in today everyone is so dishonest. So its great to see that you get people like yourself that try help.
    Great content.

  • @Stevecool1967-lo2gq
    @Stevecool1967-lo2gq 10 місяців тому

    Good video thanks for the insight. Much appreciated.

  • @TyMe23
    @TyMe23 10 місяців тому

    Glad you made content on these BS gambling sites .
    You have truely shown them for what there worth , witch is know ones time or money 👍👍

  • @stiggievandell
    @stiggievandell 10 місяців тому +1

    This has the same sort of shenanigans of farmland on temu. Its designed to addict weak and dumb people into wasting time and money. People sink like 60hrs and end up buying stuff multiple times for small bits of points to eventually win about 15 dollars of free junk. All these things should seriously be labeled illegal gambling.

  • @GrayReactsYT
    @GrayReactsYT 6 місяців тому

    Not giving you a 600 dollar product that you won or even the equivalent of its price is insane, i feel like you can report that?... their not allowed to tinker the end result, and with them closing the website after you won the card is crazy too they were probably like "wait we coded this to never let anyone win this" WERE DOOMED.

  • @medusa9041
    @medusa9041 9 місяців тому

    Just fyi. The website has a built in item exchanger, so when he said to exchange the GPU, he meant for you to use that. It’s available through your cart.

  • @arokh72
    @arokh72 10 місяців тому +1

    Sound like the shut down is a common, depending on country, tax dodge type 'scam'. Shut down the business, avoid tax implications by whatever means you can based on the country, and then reopen the business under another name, such as a cousin, a child, and keep going. A lot of builders, etc, did this back in the 80s and 90s in my country, till the govt cracked down on the practise.

  • @sanket_billade
    @sanket_billade 10 місяців тому +1

    You might wanna try and stand a bit further from green screen so that shadow doesn't show up

    • @GregSalazar
      @GregSalazar  10 місяців тому +2

      I'm not much worried about the shadow. I actually appreciate the bit of separation it provides between subject and background.

    • @sanket_billade
      @sanket_billade 10 місяців тому

      @@GregSalazar all good then!

  • @BowsettesFury
    @BowsettesFury 10 місяців тому +3

    Not a fan of these sites. Don’t like the randomness and inherent scam situation of loot boxes. “Loot box” to me is just a fancier way of saying scam in the first place.
    I even play Genshin Impact F2P almost for four years now. 😂
    Anyone that buys into Apex, Genshin, these sites, Honkai, CoD, Zenless Zone Zero, and many more deserves to loose their money at this point.

  • @Wilksey75
    @Wilksey75 10 місяців тому +3

    If it’s too good to be true it ALWAYS is! so if you buy from these places then expect to get knocked

  • @PubRunner
    @PubRunner 9 місяців тому +1

    I appreciate your use of the word plethora ….. it means a lot.

  • @koeqe6845
    @koeqe6845 3 місяці тому

    13:30 omg it’s like most gamblers doing the boxes are looking for the value in crypto, or even even.. hear me out… you can trade in value for something similar

  • @zahidshabir4038
    @zahidshabir4038 10 місяців тому +2

    Yeah the prices shown on the site for the components are HEAVILY inflated. You got to be mad to pay $340 for a Ryzen 7 5800x which is ALMOSY what it was worth when it was brand new and not only that but I who live in the UK and where PC components can cost more own a 5800x from when it released and payed a little over £400 for it and I just checked on Amazon and they have it listed brand new for £179.99 which is less than $230 USD according to google so you are getting ripped off by way over $100 if you factor in that we would be paying more than Americans for it

  • @Kapono5150
    @Kapono5150 10 місяців тому

    Getting scammed sucks but it can be a good lesson for the naïve

  • @cameronfrye5514
    @cameronfrye5514 10 місяців тому

    I always thought these types of lootbox deals were shady, but after seeing this I wonder how they're legally allowed to sell a chance to win an item they don't actually own?

    • @soundsofnature7015
      @soundsofnature7015 10 місяців тому

      And then if they cant or dont want to purchase the item you won they can just act like you didnt win it and brush you off instead of actually working out a deal with you.

  • @itsOBJT
    @itsOBJT 10 місяців тому

    imagine you do the car box for testing and 8 months later an audi shows up

  • @markwith140
    @markwith140 5 місяців тому

    Yeah, thanks for showing this. It was fairly obvious that a site like this is just there to het money out if people and i have to say that if an average person uses a site like this then they maybe have a gambling problem or has more money than sense.

  • @DylanJamesGG
    @DylanJamesGG 8 місяців тому

    You can actually exchange items, you just need to go to your cart click the item and change it for something else >>>

  • @lanwish
    @lanwish 7 місяців тому

    The most disgusting thing is that, the audience will be those kids who got hooked on csgo gambling

  • @chrishiggins7102
    @chrishiggins7102 10 місяців тому +13

    covers the address; leaves the USPS tracking number ...

    • @6r3ys0n
      @6r3ys0n 10 місяців тому +3

      A good person wouldn't point that out.

    • @MarioGoatse
      @MarioGoatse 10 місяців тому

      I don't see a tracking number. I see a serial number. Edit. I see it now. Just shows that it's delivered to Groveland Florida. No address

  • @tryingoutlife
    @tryingoutlife 9 місяців тому +1

    TO be fair, pc master race is a common saying. And i doubt "pcmr" is a big enough brand that people are getting clout off it. (still weird but like, its not really using their name)

    • @GregSalazar
      @GregSalazar  9 місяців тому +1

      PCMR? It's trademarked. And it has several million followers... So no. It's definitely big enough for clout.

  • @DarkLordDarthVader
    @DarkLordDarthVader 5 місяців тому

    Hey just curious, did you ever get the graphics card? or at least your money back?

  • @watercannonscollaboration2281
    @watercannonscollaboration2281 10 місяців тому

    16:47 They’re making you feel a little bit better about that R5 5500 because they paid sales tax, they weren’t using the BHPhotovideo credit card that would waive you the sales tax

  • @Well_Shady
    @Well_Shady 10 місяців тому

    Honestly amazed you received anything if I'm completely honest. Apart from that, love the shirt, I need a new DC's top.

  • @sitordan
    @sitordan 10 місяців тому +1

    The moment I saw you winning that graphics card I said to myself "he's never getting that GPU". It's sad to see I was right.

  • @bigdubzzzz6377
    @bigdubzzzz6377 9 місяців тому +1

    Hyped drop didn’t close , they are packdraw now 💀 also roll bit integrated with them

    • @GregSalazar
      @GregSalazar  9 місяців тому

      Yeah they apparently changed their "shutting down" date from when we last filmed this.

  • @knightwalker44
    @knightwalker44 10 місяців тому

    Never thought it would be so much fun watching someone waste $1000.

  • @that81life81
    @that81life81 9 місяців тому

    Someone get Jim Browning on this! Time for the UA-cam tech support scammer authority to tackle these losers now!

  • @biigsmokee
    @biigsmokee 8 місяців тому

    the easter bunny outside your door is mad cute. why the watering can tho lol

  • @A_Kind_stranger
    @A_Kind_stranger 8 місяців тому

    You can exchange your stuff in the cart, there is a option so exchange or withdraw the items.

  • @dominicharvey6048
    @dominicharvey6048 10 місяців тому +2

    I was expecting you to get a pair of sunglasses in the post because I mean, who are you gonna complain to

  • @thewildwestgamer4638
    @thewildwestgamer4638 6 місяців тому

    Another lawsuit? So exposing scammers for being scammers is somehow grounds to sue people? Most certainly judges would throw those out right?