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
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.
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'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.
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 😂
@@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.
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
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
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.
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.
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!
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
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.
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.
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 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.
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
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.
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.
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!
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
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 $399. 😭
I wonder what people actually buy stuff on dkoldies. All their product are more than double priced. Got my ds lite basicly complete new, no scratches, no yellowing for 50€ on a market place.
Can we please refocus on GameStop? The faceplate on my Xbox One ripped off as I took it out of the box and everything was dusty, INCLUDING the “GameStop” batteries they provided for the controller. Thankfully the controller was name-brand, at least
For the money they ask for it I would expect perfect condition, like brand new shell, battery and both displays. I don't understand how such company is still in business.
For that price you can buy a new handled, of switch used or maybe getting a switch lite with a game. They need to understand that for the price they are selling at that they need to provide a better service that matches the price.
DKOldies offer an essential service to people terrified of human interaction or so paranoid about other people that they think Corporate America will save them.
I recently bought an original DS with Pokémon Leafgreen for only 25€ including shipping 😂 The game itself already worths 80€. And if someone wants that premium refurbished condition then DIY. It‘s not that hard on these consoles.
From what can tell just like any other industry there are cowboys out there that are more concerned making a quick fast buck, to be a refurbisher it doesn't require any special skills. To be a refurbisher all need a dirty rag from the boot of a car and spay bottle of water.
I got ds lite for like 20$ with nice condition lol. Not refurbish but like second hand. NDS was nice console. I'm having fun afterwork. Sorry for my bad english
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.
WHAT, how much??? , i bought one nintendo ds lite used in good condition that came with an original copy of pokemon black (cartridge only) for 35 euro + 5 euro of shipping in 2019 lol
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
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
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.
In the uk you can get a ds lite for around £20 tax free which is like $23
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
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.
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 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.
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 😂
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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!
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.
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
I could get 2 DS Lites for 150 bucks at my local gameshop...
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.
That’s insane. I just got a good condition one for $50
I've triggered the liquid indicator by cleaning out the battery compartment with IPA! Might explain it
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.
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.
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.
$250!? You can buy two DS lites(in better shape)under $100 everywhere else. DKOldies is a major scam…
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
And ill always remember how a bought a fully working ds lite cobalt blue with one crack on the hinge for $41 total
129.99 for a ds lite? I spent that much for a japanese N3DS XL and converted that to US x.x
I bought a perfectly good ds lite at a thrift store for 25 dollars yesterday. Dk Oldies is insane!
there are also those DS games that have forced touchscreen controls too. with no D-pad support
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
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 😂
I noticed that they improved the warranty sticker pervious sticker doesn't leave any residue also this one mentioned as warranty sticker .
Lol these prices are wild.
Ikr
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.
Love how Joey’s face gets more cursed 💀
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
250 bucks is crazy bro 💀
I remember they were $199 brand new when they first came out ... Jeez.
Screen yellowing is also a problem with PSP’s. It shows like a yellow vignette around the screen edges.
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.
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 got a ds fat with shell replaced and new buttons, new battery for $65
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
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.
$130? I got a CIB white DS Lite in great contition for $75!
I think the refurbished cost is how much they were MSRP when they were new....
I got my DS Lite for $30 on a game store. I sure wouldn't pay $200 bucks for one single DS. Unnacceptable.
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.
? 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
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 just got two ds lites after over a decade of not having one, and you just unboxed the two i got 😂
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!
Seeing him open that sealed ds browser case made my stomach hurt inside
$25 that’s good real for one of those now $250 for one what is that ridiculous. The true dkoldies scam.
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
Bro ur energy is “imma wrap this up ASAP”
I got the Red/Black DS Lite and its worth $305, but Im keeping my DS lite
I just got a ds lite for 30 bucks with pre installed games is it worth it?
Bruh you can get a good condition ds lite for 20-30$ even less 130 is absolutely craaazy
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 $399. 😭
I wonder what people actually buy stuff on dkoldies. All their product are more than double priced. Got my ds lite basicly complete new, no scratches, no yellowing for 50€ on a market place.
in romania you can buy one ds lite for 32 dolars and it has homrbrew
Can we please refocus on GameStop? The faceplate on my Xbox One ripped off as I took it out of the box and everything was dusty, INCLUDING the “GameStop” batteries they provided for the controller. Thankfully the controller was name-brand, at least
They can be bought branden new in sweden left over stock under 250$
It's been a good minute but I don't remember having to reboot the system for the game to be seen
You should’ve just asked me to give you 1. It will come with game and 2 stylus as well
Guitar Hero on the DS is the most 2008 thing I can think of
in the beginning i read 25 and i was thinking mh that's a normal price
Wasnt the msrp for these things at 130 dollars? Good lord man, dkoldies is robbing people.
0:22 Or in my country you could go to Computer exchange and get it for £48
The white one with all the grime has a crystal case on it, just take it off?
That’s not a case
Love how some UA-camrs hate DKOldies because they say it’s a scam, and yet they still order from them.
I sell ds lites all day long for 40 dollars each. Less if they are cosmetically flawed or have an issue.
Where eBay?
I got a DS Lite for 10 Australian dollars at an op shop, in good condition with a charger and stylus in 2017
I got this one for only 36 dollars here in Philippines lol 😂 complete set, minor scratches but pretty good condition.
can i have the image of joey on the tv lol
Dkoldies is coming back
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
i got a brand new dsi for 25 dollars off of yahoo auctions japan. 250 for a dslite is insane
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.
The hinge is little broken as it doesnt click in one spot
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 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.
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.
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
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.
Nah though the fact it came with first hunt makes it more than worth the price that is wild to believe it came with that
From what can tell just like any other industry there are cowboys out there that are more concerned making a quick fast buck, to be a refurbisher it doesn't require any special skills. To be a refurbisher all need a dirty rag from the boot of a car and spay bottle of water.
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
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.
WHAT, how much??? , i bought one nintendo ds lite used in good condition that came with an original copy of pokemon black (cartridge only) for 35 euro + 5 euro of shipping in 2019 lol
These cost less than £20 on eBay here in the UK, what a ripoff
Love your content keep it up