What I want to see: 1) Buy a console from DK Oldies 2) If it’s in bad condition, send it back to them for repairs as if it were not purchased from them 3) See if they treat customer repairs better than the consoles they sell
The best way of using the touch screen for shooters on these was using the wrist strap that used to come with them, they had a little piece that was meant to go over your thumb to use on the touch screen. it actually worked quite well from what i remember.
I was looking at getting a DS Lite and decided to give DK Oldies a try.... Saw they were $140 and said yeah screw that, picked one up off craigslist for $40 in fine shape.
I've been waiting for a DS video! I used to fix up DS lites and replacing the top screen takes like 15-20 minutes if you've done it before, and cleaning the dirt in the top crack is easy since you've already got the lid shell open. I honestly bet they might have just been afraid to tear the ribbon cable for the top screen.
Yesss I have been waiting for a DS lite video! That’s how I got scammed by this company. Had smokers brown goo ALL around it and it was white so it was noticeable I even paid for the refurbished one and the consoles screen didn’t even work either. Ever since I’ve been following the drama
A cosmetically flawed Ds from DKoldies would be a DS lite that the bottom screen is cracked and the top screen is ripped off and the bumpers are destroyed and the d pad is non functional and the stylus is broken in -5/8 and they will still charge you $5000 and a crappy used fake charger that doesn’t work half of the times.
I bought a white one unbowed but in absolute mint condition for around $31 a few years ago and it works perfectly. I bought it from a store called cash converters here in the uk.
Wow, I bought an excellent condition DS lite for 80 dollars after shipping & tax. No scratches on any of the screens, no wobble, I’m not saying you should expect completely flawless consoles, I just got really lucky. But it’s crazy that DK oldies up charges so much
@@donnellcoleman7784 its more luck bc goodwill has a rotating stock. just about every electronic ive picked up from gw has been in good working condition, people take better care of their stuff than you'd expect (im also pretty sure they straight up throw away broken stuff, depends on the location), the actual luck comes from it being there at all, since the really cool stuff like that goes as soon as it comes in.
My local flea market/antique mall has a seller with a large video game booth and sells DS Lites for $50 with cables, and $60 for open but with box and items.
I’ll probably order something else from them in a few months to see if they’ve changed anything. To see if any of the “changes” they’ve made recently actually stick or if they’re just a phase
I repair and sell DS Lites, and for that price I would expect Drew himself to have licked the dirt out of the casing on the white one. Having new screens should just be a given at that price too, regardless of it being "cosmetically flawed".
Easily the hinge/shell around the hinge. While the DS Lite hinge is miles better than the NTR-001, it's still is no match for the tenacity of children. Lol
So, to my guessing, since the DKOldies drama is toning down, Drew literally thinks the coast is clear to resume back to his lazy scamming tactics by not his team clean up the consoles and portables. In other words, he refuse to convert his scam tactics into something better for the business towards customers. Honestly, I won’t be surprised if the prices are reverted back to their outrageous numbers.
I paid $60 for a very very good condition Nu Gundam DS Lite. it could use a new touch screen, but I mainly bought it just for the Gundam shell anyway. Its insane what some people will pay
Can’t tell if people are joking with this anymore or being serious 😂 these guys do $25 million in revenue each year and I haven’t purchased anything from them since February
I'm guessing it won't be long before we have the (seemingly) inevitable 'I've purchased DK Oldies. Now I'll just take the company apart and we'll see if they've refurbished anything, as they promised they would when I purchased them.' With the outcome being 'No, it doesn't look like they've refurbished anything!'. Just kidding!
I’ve been refurbishing ds lites as a hobby for about 5 years now, i clean my shells in water and soap and the water indicator gets triggered from the cleaning. the biggest test to see if it’s been cleaned inside is removing the stylus holder. Usually there’s a layer of dirt underneath.
If you’re wondering who is buying DS lites from them for $130? It’s people on Facebook. Just check the comment section on my Facebook videos and you’ll see what I mean 😂
The Guitar Hero DS was my first system that I bought myself back in 2008. Bundled with Guitar Hero On Tour, loved this game, but cramped my hand like crazy.
ds guitar hero was underrated but also a killer of your hands. those GH DS games are pretty much the most impressive almost console ports, being feature complete with long song lists and the actual controller thingy
The problem at 7:07 could be caused by a pretty cheap 3rd party replacement screen. That usually doesn’t happen to the authentic ones. EDIT: Could be a faulty ribbon cable too, since both screens pretty much have the same issue. Maybe I was wrong about that. Still not OK to sell those as refurbished.
I actually clean mine, not refurbish, but clean and repair. I sell them at $40 or less depending on the models and let buyers know with pictures what has been done to them and what issues they were having before I fixed it and never said refurbish. I tell them if they have concerns or issues in the future, let me know! DK selling at $250. Fml
@@emmawagner8915 Nope. Just work on consoles on my own. Not really for money, mostly to fix and recirculate old consoles to have another chance to be loved and played with for years to come.
A DS lite for $249 what a joke you really don’t care about your money do you you think these stores are just giving you honest prices if they asked for a million dollars you would of paid them that high
I wouldn't put too much stock in those water-damage indicators. Working in electronics repair, you see those things go off all the time from anything like high humidity or just being placed near clammy hands. They're more useful as a tool for companies to deny a warranty-covered repair than to actually indicate the truth.
yeah in my experience, they're just automatic "no, we wont do anything" indicators. learned to pop open my ipods as a kid to fix them since those stickers were always just tripped, im still not entirely convinced they dont ship already tripped.
So basically I need a stack of those $50 DS Lites from eBay and a roll of warranty stickers to slap on and I have a business with profit margins that would make drug dealers jealous.
Good lord $250 for 2 ds lites. I sell them at my shop for $50 each and i actually clean and refurbish all my console. In all reality i dont make nothing on dsi lites after factoring my tume taking them apart and cleaning them but i give my customers a quality product and they come back.
Replace a screen sucks. I recommend if you do replace the top screen roll the ribbon cable then tap it so it will not unroll when passing through the top part hinge than remove the tap and slide it into the bottom case and here is a tip buy new screens as a set and a new touch panel. I got lucky with just a new top screen and touch panel. But the bottom screen was not yellowing at all. Now I damaged the top screen and touch panel when I replaced the yellowing white shell with a beautiful new shell. Now I got a DSi so I’m going to replace its shell with a new one and I got it with screen issues but it was cheap but after I’m done it should be around $150 all in. And I’m going to do a led mod I hope and a usb c charging definitely. I have so far a ds, dsi, 3ds and new 3ds so far and the 3ds looks like it’s have a charger port issue so I’m going to try a usb c mod with a re shell or custom work on the old shell to cover the old charger port.
WTF?! 250 dollars for a DS Lite?! Heck my DSi btw that is clearly refurbished and already jailbreaked/modded is only around 2,990 pesos here in the Philippines ($54 in the U.S.) and it's working perfectly fine! Man...DKOldies should be sued!
I wonder what people actually buy stuff on dkoldies. All their product are more than double priced. Got my ds lite basicly complete new, no scratches, no yellowing for 50€ on a market place.
Can we please refocus on GameStop? The faceplate on my Xbox One ripped off as I took it out of the box and everything was dusty, INCLUDING the “GameStop” batteries they provided for the controller. Thankfully the controller was name-brand, at least
DKOldies offer an essential service to people terrified of human interaction or so paranoid about other people that they think Corporate America will save them.
im only 40 seconds into the video but im just gonna say if im paying over 120 bucks for a console i can find for under *50* on ebay in good condition, then that 120 dollar one better be looking like its brand new
For the money they ask for it I would expect perfect condition, like brand new shell, battery and both displays. I don't understand how such company is still in business.
I went to a gaming store, and purchased a new 3DS XL for around $220. Meanwhile on DKOldies, I saw the exact thing I bought, except they charge $399. 😭
I recently traded a bunch of my bulk loose games from my collection to them and got Pokemon Firered and Heartgold from them. I dont have any retro game stores around me so a bunch of bulk games i got for free for those two gems was worth it to me.
I got ds lite for like 20$ with nice condition lol. Not refurbish but like second hand. NDS was nice console. I'm having fun afterwork. Sorry for my bad english
For that price you can buy a new handled, of switch used or maybe getting a switch lite with a game. They need to understand that for the price they are selling at that they need to provide a better service that matches the price.
DKOldies need to used real pictures for their products that way the buyer knows exactly what their buying. Instead of using stock pictures. Wouldnt that be considered false advertising?
I recently bought an original DS with Pokémon Leafgreen for only 25€ including shipping 😂 The game itself already worths 80€. And if someone wants that premium refurbished condition then DIY. It‘s not that hard on these consoles.
Should I let dkoldies refurbish these 5 PS5 consoles for me? ua-cam.com/video/t697FFcmr9I/v-deo.html
Did you try adjusting the potentiometers on the white DS Lite to try and fix the brightness issue
@@ellaquin he shouldnt even have to try that. Only if DKOldies actually refurbished their stuff...
Jacob stop hating on dkoldies. They did nothing to you.
@@RED32XX_117 are you joking? 😂 is this the first dkoldies console review you've seen?
Nope not the first one buddy
$130 for 1 ds lite is crazy. I'm pretty sure that's about what I paid (if not a bit more) for mine brand new.
Its funny how you can get a preowned ds lite for 50$
@@fhenjaI've seen them for as low as $35 even
I agree its so much expensive for a DS
I got mine for $60 with a charger included which I didn’t even know it had, obviously not from DKoldies, those prices are outrageous.
Literally got a pink ds lite for like £23, or like $30. It’s was in lovely condition. Madness how much they charge for one.
What I want to see:
1) Buy a console from DK Oldies
2) If it’s in bad condition, send it back to them for repairs as if it were not purchased from them
3) See if they treat customer repairs better than the consoles they sell
The best way of using the touch screen for shooters on these was using the wrist strap that used to come with them, they had a little piece that was meant to go over your thumb to use on the touch screen. it actually worked quite well from what i remember.
I was looking at getting a DS Lite and decided to give DK Oldies a try.... Saw they were $140 and said yeah screw that, picked one up off craigslist for $40 in fine shape.
Don't give scalp artists DKOldies any of your money
you dodged a massive bullet.
Yeah you could literally buy 3 ds lites off FB marketplace for $130 or less lol
@@jrob0021 i kept my ds lite zelda since launch and the box
@@jrob0021 as long it not expensive
I've been waiting for a DS video! I used to fix up DS lites and replacing the top screen takes like 15-20 minutes if you've done it before, and cleaning the dirt in the top crack is easy since you've already got the lid shell open. I honestly bet they might have just been afraid to tear the ribbon cable for the top screen.
In the uk you can get a ds lite for around £20 tax free which is like $23
Yesss I have been waiting for a DS lite video! That’s how I got scammed by this company. Had smokers brown goo ALL around it and it was white so it was noticeable I even paid for the refurbished one and the consoles screen didn’t even work either. Ever since I’ve been following the drama
Pls stop the hate with DKoldes
@@Aghag_aviation LET THEM BURN
@@NovaQuinzel LET YOUR FRIKING CHANNEL BURN 👹🤡🤡
@@Aghag_aviationdon’t be a white knight
Eww
A cosmetically flawed Ds from DKoldies would be a DS lite that the bottom screen is cracked and the top screen is ripped off and the bumpers are destroyed and the d pad is non functional and the stylus is broken in -5/8 and they will still charge you $5000 and a crappy used fake charger that doesn’t work half of the times.
I bought a white one unbowed but in absolute mint condition for around $31 a few years ago and it works perfectly. I bought it from a store called cash converters here in the uk.
Wow, I bought an excellent condition DS lite for 80 dollars after shipping & tax. No scratches on any of the screens, no wobble, I’m not saying you should expect completely flawless consoles, I just got really lucky. But it’s crazy that DK oldies up charges so much
250 is criminal. At one point you could literally pick these up for next to nothing literally 10-20 dollars for one in fully working condition.
I got stuff from goodwill finds and it’s in way better condition than what I returned at DK oldies
That luck bc goodwill Normaly in bad condition
@@donnellcoleman7784says who? i bought an original xbox from them in really good condition with tons of games, 2 controllers, for $60
@@donnellcoleman7784 its more luck bc goodwill has a rotating stock. just about every electronic ive picked up from gw has been in good working condition, people take better care of their stuff than you'd expect (im also pretty sure they straight up throw away broken stuff, depends on the location), the actual luck comes from it being there at all, since the really cool stuff like that goes as soon as it comes in.
For something to be considered refurbished, does the company have to show proof or can they just include it in the name of each product sold
I got a refurbished ice blue ds lite for $40 on ebay and you can't even tell it's ever had wear. The case is in phenomenal condition.
My local flea market/antique mall has a seller with a large video game booth and sells DS Lites for $50 with cables, and $60 for open but with box and items.
Honestly would like to see something you ordered within the last week or so to see if they cleaned up their act :)
I’ll probably order something else from them in a few months to see if they’ve changed anything. To see if any of the “changes” they’ve made recently actually stick or if they’re just a phase
I repair and sell DS Lites, and for that price I would expect Drew himself to have licked the dirt out of the casing on the white one. Having new screens should just be a given at that price too, regardless of it being "cosmetically flawed".
Lol that would be an interesting sight 😂 what's the most common issue you see when you repair ds lites?
Easily the hinge/shell around the hinge. While the DS Lite hinge is miles better than the NTR-001, it's still is no match for the tenacity of children. Lol
$250!? You can buy two DS lites(in better shape)under $100 everywhere else. DKOldies is a major scam…
So, to my guessing, since the DKOldies drama is toning down, Drew literally thinks the coast is clear to resume back to his lazy scamming tactics by not his team clean up the consoles and portables. In other words, he refuse to convert his scam tactics into something better for the business towards customers. Honestly, I won’t be surprised if the prices are reverted back to their outrageous numbers.
I paid $60 for a very very good condition Nu Gundam DS Lite. it could use a new touch screen, but I mainly bought it just for the Gundam shell anyway. Its insane what some people will pay
I could get 2 DS Lites for 150 bucks at my local gameshop...
Jacob is single handedly keeping Dkoldies in buisness
These UA-cams have given Dkoldies a record braking selling season lmfao
@@parttimegamer5938 Breaking
@@parttimegamer5938 nah not really they probably lost more sales since more people talk about how trash their stuff is
Can’t tell if people are joking with this anymore or being serious 😂 these guys do $25 million in revenue each year and I haven’t purchased anything from them since February
I'm guessing it won't be long before we have the (seemingly) inevitable 'I've purchased DK Oldies. Now I'll just take the company apart and we'll see if they've refurbished anything, as they promised they would when I purchased them.' With the outcome being 'No, it doesn't look like they've refurbished anything!'. Just kidding!
I remember DS Lites being $169 ten years ago.
Were they ever that expensive? Google says msrp was $130
@@jrob0021 Maybe $100 then, but definitely not NOW.
I’ve been refurbishing ds lites as a hobby for about 5 years now, i clean my shells in water and soap and the water indicator gets triggered from the cleaning. the biggest test to see if it’s been cleaned inside is removing the stylus holder. Usually there’s a layer of dirt underneath.
If you’re wondering who is buying DS lites from them for $130? It’s people on Facebook. Just check the comment section on my Facebook videos and you’ll see what I mean 😂
Wild that I can still routinely see great quality ones (at most a mismatch stylus like mine, gray when the holster is black) for like $50-80 locally.
The Guitar Hero DS was my first system that I bought myself back in 2008. Bundled with Guitar Hero On Tour, loved this game, but cramped my hand like crazy.
It was so cool playing guitar hero on a DS lol
ds guitar hero was underrated but also a killer of your hands. those GH DS games are pretty much the most impressive almost console ports, being feature complete with long song lists and the actual controller thingy
The problem at 7:07 could be caused by a pretty cheap 3rd party replacement screen. That usually doesn’t happen to the authentic ones.
EDIT: Could be a faulty ribbon cable too, since both screens pretty much have the same issue. Maybe I was wrong about that. Still not OK to sell those as refurbished.
Fun fact : unlike Pokémon and Zelda Games, GTA Games are pretty cheap on DkOldies. In fact, I once Found PS3 GTA IV for less than 8 dollars 😂
That’s insane. I just got a good condition one for $50
I actually clean mine, not refurbish, but clean and repair. I sell them at $40 or less depending on the models and let buyers know with pictures what has been done to them and what issues they were having before I fixed it and never said refurbish. I tell them if they have concerns or issues in the future, let me know! DK selling at $250. Fml
Do you have a shop or something?
Do you have a shop or something?
@@emmawagner8915 Nope. Just work on consoles on my own. Not really for money, mostly to fix and recirculate old consoles to have another chance to be loved and played with for years to come.
I've triggered the liquid indicator by cleaning out the battery compartment with IPA! Might explain it
I bought a perfectly good ds lite at a thrift store for 25 dollars yesterday. Dk Oldies is insane!
A DS lite for $249 what a joke you really don’t care about your money do you you think these stores are just giving you honest prices if they asked for a million dollars you would of paid them that high
And ill always remember how a bought a fully working ds lite cobalt blue with one crack on the hinge for $41 total
Lol these prices are wild.
Ikr
there are also those DS games that have forced touchscreen controls too. with no D-pad support
I wouldn't put too much stock in those water-damage indicators. Working in electronics repair, you see those things go off all the time from anything like high humidity or just being placed near clammy hands. They're more useful as a tool for companies to deny a warranty-covered repair than to actually indicate the truth.
yeah in my experience, they're just automatic "no, we wont do anything" indicators. learned to pop open my ipods as a kid to fix them since those stickers were always just tripped, im still not entirely convinced they dont ship already tripped.
I noticed that they improved the warranty sticker pervious sticker doesn't leave any residue also this one mentioned as warranty sticker .
So basically I need a stack of those $50 DS Lites from eBay and a roll of warranty stickers to slap on and I have a business with profit margins that would make drug dealers jealous.
I found 2 ds lites for $7 each with games. I found a 3ds XL for $5 at Goodwills. DK Moldies is a rip-off.
250 bucks is crazy bro 💀
I paid 70 for mine with not a single scratch on it, looks like someone opened the box booted it up and never played it
Love how Joey’s face gets more cursed 💀
i just got two ds lites after over a decade of not having one, and you just unboxed the two i got 😂
I got my DS Lite for $30 on a game store. I sure wouldn't pay $200 bucks for one single DS. Unnacceptable.
Bro ur energy is “imma wrap this up ASAP”
Screen yellowing is also a problem with PSP’s. It shows like a yellow vignette around the screen edges.
Love your content keep it up
Seeing him open that sealed ds browser case made my stomach hurt inside
2 DS Lites for less than nominal conditions are not worth 250%, they should only be worth that much total if they are like new complete in box
Good lord $250 for 2 ds lites. I sell them at my shop for $50 each and i actually clean and refurbish all my console. In all reality i dont make nothing on dsi lites after factoring my tume taking them apart and cleaning them but i give my customers a quality product and they come back.
$25 that’s good real for one of those now $250 for one what is that ridiculous. The true dkoldies scam.
129.99 for a ds lite? I spent that much for a japanese N3DS XL and converted that to US x.x
I remember they were $199 brand new when they first came out ... Jeez.
Replace a screen sucks. I recommend if you do replace the top screen roll the ribbon cable then tap it so it will not unroll when passing through the top part hinge than remove the tap and slide it into the bottom case and here is a tip buy new screens as a set and a new touch panel. I got lucky with just a new top screen and touch panel. But the bottom screen was not yellowing at all. Now I damaged the top screen and touch panel when I replaced the yellowing white shell with a beautiful new shell. Now I got a DSi so I’m going to replace its shell with a new one and I got it with screen issues but it was cheap but after I’m done it should be around $150 all in. And I’m going to do a led mod I hope and a usb c charging definitely. I have so far a ds, dsi, 3ds and new 3ds so far and the 3ds looks like it’s have a charger port issue so I’m going to try a usb c mod with a re shell or custom work on the old shell to cover the old charger port.
Love these videos exposing greedy Re-sellers.
WTF?! 250 dollars for a DS Lite?! Heck my DSi btw that is clearly refurbished and already jailbreaked/modded is only around 2,990 pesos here in the Philippines ($54 in the U.S.) and it's working perfectly fine! Man...DKOldies should be sued!
I think the refurbished cost is how much they were MSRP when they were new....
Love how some UA-camrs hate DKOldies because they say it’s a scam, and yet they still order from them.
Guitar Hero on the DS is the most 2008 thing I can think of
Who is actually paying dkoldies for consoles? Not me for their prices. Can get everything they have locally for a fraction of the price.
People on Facebook lol
@@jrob0021 i honestly feel sorry for them
Bruh you can get a good condition ds lite for 20-30$ even less 130 is absolutely craaazy
I wonder what people actually buy stuff on dkoldies. All their product are more than double priced. Got my ds lite basicly complete new, no scratches, no yellowing for 50€ on a market place.
I got a ds fat with shell replaced and new buttons, new battery for $65
Can we please refocus on GameStop? The faceplate on my Xbox One ripped off as I took it out of the box and everything was dusty, INCLUDING the “GameStop” batteries they provided for the controller. Thankfully the controller was name-brand, at least
$130? I got a CIB white DS Lite in great contition for $75!
DKOldies offer an essential service to people terrified of human interaction or so paranoid about other people that they think Corporate America will save them.
I sell ds lites all day long for 40 dollars each. Less if they are cosmetically flawed or have an issue.
Where eBay?
Dkoldies is coming back
I am not a huge gaming nerd but I do dabble a little bit, always have, but I find these videos very interesting. I've been binge watching all of them.
I got the Red/Black DS Lite and its worth $305, but Im keeping my DS lite
im only 40 seconds into the video but im just gonna say
if im paying over 120 bucks for a console i can find for under *50* on ebay in good condition, then that 120 dollar one better be looking like its brand new
Aliexpress DS lite are really cheap, the restoration is really good too
Buy one 2 years ago and continue great
PS: at least include the boxes
For the money they ask for it I would expect perfect condition, like brand new shell, battery and both displays. I don't understand how such company is still in business.
I went to a gaming store, and purchased a new 3DS XL for around $220. Meanwhile on DKOldies, I saw the exact thing I bought, except they charge $399. 😭
THE KING OF DKOLDIES SLANDER IS BACK
It's not slander if it's true.
? I'm confused I can't give away DS lites in the UK they barely sell for around 20usd I sold a boxed mint one for 90
Wasnt the msrp for these things at 130 dollars? Good lord man, dkoldies is robbing people.
Guitar Hero on the DS was actually pretty fun!
DKoldies really diggin in the sofa cushions and charging for it
I recently traded a bunch of my bulk loose games from my collection to them and got Pokemon Firered and Heartgold from them. I dont have any retro game stores around me so a bunch of bulk games i got for free for those two gems was worth it to me.
I got ds lite for like 20$ with nice condition lol. Not refurbish but like second hand. NDS was nice console. I'm having fun afterwork. Sorry for my bad english
in the beginning i read 25 and i was thinking mh that's a normal price
With the one that had a dim screen; did you try to put up the brightness?
I did that in the video you just watched lol
@@jrob0021 oh shoot I didn’t notice that
I got this one for only 36 dollars here in Philippines lol 😂 complete set, minor scratches but pretty good condition.
For that price you can buy a new handled, of switch used or maybe getting a switch lite with a game. They need to understand that for the price they are selling at that they need to provide a better service that matches the price.
I got a DS Lite for 10 Australian dollars at an op shop, in good condition with a charger and stylus in 2017
Mario tennis power tour is such a underrated game
These cost less than £20 on eBay here in the UK, what a ripoff
DKOldies need to used real pictures for their products that way the buyer knows exactly what their buying. Instead of using stock pictures. Wouldnt that be considered false advertising?
i got a brand new dsi for 25 dollars off of yahoo auctions japan. 250 for a dslite is insane
They can be bought branden new in sweden left over stock under 250$
I recently bought an original DS with Pokémon Leafgreen for only 25€ including shipping 😂 The game itself already worths 80€. And if someone wants that premium refurbished condition then DIY. It‘s not that hard on these consoles.
Ds Joey isn’t real he can’t hurt you:
Ds Joey:
0:08 That Joycon 😅
It's been a good minute but I don't remember having to reboot the system for the game to be seen
I just got a ds lite for 30 bucks with pre installed games is it worth it?
UA-camrs: Dkoldies is scammy
Also UA-camrs: *collectively spend thousands of dollars at DKoldies*