I know there are resellers out there that buy pallets of returns then sell them for a quick buck. They usually don't even test anything and sell things as is. I think this is a possibility.
Do not worry, lad! All you need to do is deep clean inside as much as possible, then fix up anything inside the console heating up as an option even with a superfast cooling fan option.
The biggest problem is a lot of ebay sellers will sell you consoles and then ship them in practically nothing, and I hate that. They act like the postal service doesn’t toss these boxes around like they’re nothing.
Agreed, and the worst thing I’ve noticed is that it’s not reserved to small sellers. Even these huge sellers with 100k sales still ship stuff with no packaging
Look, you better package your stuff well. 97% of the time when things are damaged it's because of poor packaging. You gotta realize packages are put in large containers and then in large dumpers to be dumped onto conveyor belts. That means sometimes larger, heavier packages will fall onto smaller, more fragile ones.
My theory is they had a PS5 that was broken so they bought themselves a Spider-Man 2 ps5, bought the plates separate and put the spare plates on the old one and sold it as a Spider-Man PS5.
They bought this ps5 limited edition. Took the face plates off the new one, and put it on their old one. Then they sold you their old one with the Spider-Man covers. They didn’t care about Spider-Man, but needed a new PS5 cuz the old one is broken. They then sold it to you for a profit. So they ended up getting a new PS5 for free essentially after selling it to you for $700.
exactly what I thought too. Otherwise they would have 1 returned it for a refund...2 contacted Sony for warranty support to fix it. But instead.. Most likely just swapped their broken PS5 and put on the Spiderman covers then ripped off the buyer
eBay is a cesspit of scammers. Not just for consoles, but for anything. In last two months have had two people supposedly send me baseball caps that I bought. First one just never showed, asked what happened, no reply just refunded. (was obviously never posted) Second one provided tracking but on the tracking site it said the label had been generated but was never received by them. Messaged the seller, didn't reply so had to file for refund. (once again was obviously never posted). I have been on eBay for two decades, and it was never as bad as this. It's just become scammer central.
50% sure those splashes on the controller are from somebody open mouth coughing onto it. source: I used to live in a trap a house where people don't know how to cover their mouth and just cough down into their lap.
That's a bad deal! Hopefully the seller will admit there are errors and respond pretty soon! The state of the console and the issues faced are things that should not happen with such a new console. Definitely seems like a swap job there! (Two things you could try: 1 - look at printing on the main boards to see if they are identified as being older than they should be (an older revision date, or whatever); 2 - as the console asked for a system update, look at the software version it currently has and see how much older it is). Just a thought or two.
You can’t trust any of those “EBay refurbished” people. I ordered a refurbished GBA SP once and it just didn’t work at all. And to make matters worse, the hinge was put in improperly
Wow WTF..... With a Ebay Seller Rating and a Feedback Score Like that, And this is the Junk they Sold you. Kinda Never wants me to buy a Console from Ebay ever again! Just stick with Major Retail Stores.Thanks For helping us keep in mind "Always be Aware" of Purchasing 2nd Hand no Matter the Ratings,items sold and Feedback. Thanks a million dude for Letting us know who this Scamer is
Unfortunately ebay support will remove negative feedback upon the sellers request so there is no way to avoid this type of seller. I rarely leave neg feedback but everytime I do it is later removed by ebay. This is especially true for power sellers. All they have to do is complain and ebay will remove the feedback.
That Shady Seller doesn't even allow you to message them prior to a purchase. Maybe that has something to do with this video and getting lots of hate from it. Good Job exposing these Crooked sellers..
Seriously, I never understood what people do to their consoles, absolute mongrel owners. 🤡 Every console I’ve owned from the Sega Saturn onwards has always been kept on a desk, shelf and maintained every week. It’s not difficult looking after your things. I don’t get it. It’s so f*cking weird man. Like the scratches on the console, grease in the box and spilling sh*t on the controller. Wtf 💀
I’ve still got all my consoles from NES up to PS5 and series X, and I’m talking all Xbox’s PlayStation’s Sega and Nintendo’s and all still work and all are clean and not scratched at all, I just don’t understand how people can mess them up so bad
So the ps5 fan will indeed spin faster if it needs to in order to cool down the console! I’ve always been under the impression that I ps5 has only 2 speeds. The idle speed at the Home Screen and one more speed a little higher when opening a game and activity gaming. You plugging in that fan and it blasting off shows the ps5 will actually ramp the fan up if need be! Mine has always been super quiet since day 1 and I’ve never had it so this! Thanks for these videos!
The thermal camera was so interesting! That is so scary how hot the console with the broken fan was getting just on the home screen. You're so right that too many sellers are selling as "refurbished" when they really mean "used". Just because you're reselling it or it simply boots up doesn't make it refurbished. Thanks for the video!
used should be this grey area of riskiness 😢 refurbished should mean its a used product confirmed to be in perfect working order but this is just scary
Some places can be really good like I got a pocket laptop from japan that was set as used and they did everything the full works they cleaned it inside and out til it was sparkling they put new thermal paste in they put little foam squares around all the slightly loose parts they even replaced the battery too it was awesome! of course you usually get your package taken hostage from whatever carrier until you pay them the fees for the trip if you get something shipped from that far away..
We bought a Nintendo Wii game for my son and it was scratched to hell. I contacted the seller with pictures and a video of me trying the game and not getting past the title screen. He refunded us and didn't even want the game sent back, probably because he knew it was junk to begin with.
I would personally try to get a partial refund since they sold you a broken console and keep it. You can use the partial refund to get the right fan for it.
i would love this console but still wouldnt pay close to even retail price let alone 700.00 i just bought a used ps5 original for 300.00 plus tax if that gives you an idea how long i wait for deals. and it had to be "like new" condition. im brainstorming how to design this version by doing some DIY at home.
you dont even need to heat up warranty seals to remove them without ruining them, a little drop of lighter fluid on them they come right off and stay sticky after the fluid dries
I work for such a place and unfortunately the bosses don't want us to do any stress tests on consoles because of time and money. Turn on consoles, load up a game to main screen and then factory reset.
I just returned mine to Amazon brand new. Had they not announced an updated console, I might had kept it. Resell prices on eBay are flat too. Wasn't worth keeping
Haven't heard the rocketship since I upgraded from a PS4 lol. I put my PS5 the correct way. Even a Sony exec got called out for putting the PS5 upside down, so even Sony themselves have verified which way is the correct way to place the console as that exec admitted to him making a mistake lol.
different topic but kinda similar, i bought a rare lego set to keep sealed in the box and the seller decided to ship it in a trash bag, which obviously the box came smashed.
When the PS4 first came out someone got ripped off badly, instead of the console and fifa game they got a picture of the PS4 and game with writing on it saying ''thank you for buying''
Kinda figured they’d have used the code as well. I think you’re right, someone replaced the blades and just returned it. Not sure why they got the Spider-Man version though. Nice video!
Maybe they bought the Spider-Man PlayStation five, kept it, and just gave you the spider plates on their old PlayStation five. Perhaps they just wanted to swap the console for whatever reason. I just started the vid so maybe you’ll figure it out by the end. I’m curious to find out!
Bet he bought this bundle, switched the plates from the old ps5 on to his new ps5 and kept just the console portion of the bundle, repackaged then put it up for sale. In turn giving him a new ps5 that is actually clean and works.
Unfortunately The original owner of the PS5 didn't deserve this beautiful console, this is messed up, how can you not take care and be grateful for what you have and take good care of it I'm sure that many people wish to have one Luckily I got one this year, and have been waiting for it for a long time And seeing these people is just making me sad
My Launch Model PS5 did the static thing too about once or twice a week. Also would sometimes go to the home screen on its own or freeze and I'd have to force power it off
Maybe their PS5 broke and they bought a spider man unit to replace the console and swapped everything out to make a buck on upcharging it for being spider man
I was thinking this was a swap from the seller who probably bought this console from dk oldies and resold it on ebay, but just didn't know what they were actually doing when they were putting it back together 😂😂
IF it did not work shouldn't you have just returned it instead of opening it up and doing stuff to it and possibly causing more damage to it, doesn't that void your return?
The limited/special edition of Spiderman 2 has nothing special about it, since you can buy the plates separately, even the controller, so what's the point of this bundle?
Ok, I'm curious: Is the model number of the ps5 the same as the middle of the ps5 spider-man edition. I know you said it matches the white box, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was an older model 1215A is the spider-man system it says on the sleeve
Never trust anything that is NOT refurbished by the OEM. OEM refurbs are typically almost flawless. 3p refurbs are typically YMMV, there are diamonds in the rough, but most are not truly refurbished.
The eBay problem is that you can’t trust feedback anymore because they’ll get friends and colleagues to “buy” items to leave positive feedback. You have to go by the age of the account and the feedback. Always believe the negative feedback and if it’s recent you should nope up out of there. Also, if you paid with PayPal you should do requests through them. eBay is horrible with requests but PayPal is pretty immediate. ❤
How could they mess up this bad? 😂
I imagine the seller as a fat balding white dude for some reason 😂
I know there are resellers out there that buy pallets of returns then sell them for a quick buck. They usually don't even test anything and sell things as is.
I think this is a possibility.
@@DongBags9319you mean like reviewtechusa? 😂😂
@@Hockeyarcadeandcoins well anyone who has that appearance 😄
Do not worry, lad! All you need to do is deep clean inside as much as possible, then fix up anything inside the console heating up as an option even with a superfast cooling fan option.
Glad you mention the seller's name so we can avoid this scammer!
The biggest problem is a lot of ebay sellers will sell you consoles and then ship them in practically nothing, and I hate that. They act like the postal service doesn’t toss these boxes around like they’re nothing.
Some USPS and ups drivers literally play basketball with the packages. Also they spike them like a football.
Agreed, and the worst thing I’ve noticed is that it’s not reserved to small sellers. Even these huge sellers with 100k sales still ship stuff with no packaging
@@marcellachine5718 and god forbid you actually mark the thing as fragile.
@@marcellachine5718 I worked for Amazon and a lot of packages were stepped on, crushed, and/or kicked around
Look, you better package your stuff well. 97% of the time when things are damaged it's because of poor packaging. You gotta realize packages are put in large containers and then in large dumpers to be dumped onto conveyor belts. That means sometimes larger, heavier packages will fall onto smaller, more fragile ones.
My theory is they had a PS5 that was broken so they bought themselves a Spider-Man 2 ps5, bought the plates separate and put the spare plates on the old one and sold it as a Spider-Man PS5.
Yeah I was thinking that too
Agreed. That's exactly what the seller did.
@@Rlucas198823 would earn them an extra like 30 bucks after all the purchases so to me it’s plausible
@@Austinmoore2005eBay takes about 13% of the sale so they would’ve lost money on this
I think you’re on to something here…
They bought this ps5 limited edition. Took the face plates off the new one, and put it on their old one. Then they sold you their old one with the Spider-Man covers. They didn’t care about Spider-Man, but needed a new PS5 cuz the old one is broken. They then sold it to you for a profit. So they ended up getting a new PS5 for free essentially after selling it to you for $700.
pretty smart then to be honest, cant even be mad bro did anything to keep playing.
exactly what I thought too. Otherwise they would have 1 returned it for a refund...2 contacted Sony for warranty support to fix it. But instead.. Most likely just swapped their broken PS5 and put on the Spiderman covers then ripped off the buyer
@@youtuberuser0109”can’t even be mad” because you didn’t waste your own money on it lmao
eBay is a cesspit of scammers. Not just for consoles, but for anything.
In last two months have had two people supposedly send me baseball caps that I bought. First one just never showed, asked what happened, no reply just refunded. (was obviously never posted)
Second one provided tracking but on the tracking site it said the label had been generated but was never received by them. Messaged the seller, didn't reply so had to file for refund. (once again was obviously never posted).
I have been on eBay for two decades, and it was never as bad as this. It's just become scammer central.
And shill bidders
i’ve been ordering from ebay for 13+ years never scammed
@@zippyftwI have been alive for 52 years and have never been mugged when walking down the street. Doesn't mean other people have the same luck.
Amazon is ten times as worse than ebay.
50% sure those splashes on the controller are from somebody open mouth coughing onto it. source: I used to live in a trap a house where people don't know how to cover their mouth and just cough down into their lap.
Wouldn’t be surprised if they swapped out main console and changed the plates to the busted one
absolutely wild how someone could own a console for maybe 2 weeks and it have that much dirt and grime and not working
This makes dk oldies consoles feel like brand new 😂😂
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That's a bad deal! Hopefully the seller will admit there are errors and respond pretty soon! The state of the console and the issues faced are things that should not happen with such a new console. Definitely seems like a swap job there! (Two things you could try: 1 - look at printing on the main boards to see if they are identified as being older than they should be (an older revision date, or whatever); 2 - as the console asked for a system update, look at the software version it currently has and see how much older it is). Just a thought or two.
You can’t trust any of those “EBay refurbished” people. I ordered a refurbished GBA SP once and it just didn’t work at all. And to make matters worse, the hinge was put in improperly
If people sell this as refurbished I would question their morality
Money on this being an EARLY PS5 and they just swapped out the plates and took advantage of the collector value
Wow WTF..... With a Ebay Seller Rating and a Feedback Score Like that, And this is the Junk they Sold you. Kinda Never wants me to buy a Console from Ebay ever again!
Just stick with Major Retail Stores.Thanks For helping us keep in mind "Always be Aware" of Purchasing 2nd Hand no Matter the Ratings,items sold and Feedback. Thanks a million dude for Letting us know who this Scamer is
Because Ebay protects sellers now if you open free return it removes the negative feedback.
Unfortunately ebay support will remove negative feedback upon the sellers request so there is no way to avoid this type of seller. I rarely leave neg feedback but everytime I do it is later removed by ebay. This is especially true for power sellers. All they have to do is complain and ebay will remove the feedback.
wtf thats just corruption
Classic mistake. Lesson is never trust a refurbished tag on eBay especially if it’s regarding consoles
That Shady Seller doesn't even allow you to message them prior to a purchase. Maybe that has something to do with this video and getting lots of hate from it. Good Job exposing these Crooked sellers..
For people who don’t know. The HDMI cable for PS5 doesn’t matter. I can still run 4k 60 fps or 1080p 120 fps with a standard HDMI
Seriously, I never understood what people do to their consoles, absolute mongrel owners. 🤡 Every console I’ve owned from the Sega Saturn onwards has always been kept on a desk, shelf and maintained every week. It’s not difficult looking after your things. I don’t get it. It’s so f*cking weird man. Like the scratches on the console, grease in the box and spilling sh*t on the controller. Wtf 💀
I’ve still got all my consoles from NES up to PS5 and series X, and I’m talking all Xbox’s PlayStation’s Sega and Nintendo’s and all still work and all are clean and not scratched at all, I just don’t understand how people can mess them up so bad
It’s wild, I just started doing console repairs for myself and yah the “Refurbished” consoles I bought have barely ever been looked at it feels
That guy rebooted a PS5 with a dead fan at least 4 times...
Real
my ps5 is upside down, I like the disc slot being easier to access
So the ps5 fan will indeed spin faster if it needs to in order to cool down the console! I’ve always been under the impression that I ps5 has only 2 speeds. The idle speed at the Home Screen and one more speed a little higher when opening a game and activity gaming. You plugging in that fan and it blasting off shows the ps5 will actually ramp the fan up if need be! Mine has always been super quiet since day 1 and I’ve never had it so this! Thanks for these videos!
Luckily ebay has a guarenteed money back option
Make sure you give that eBay seller the appropriate feedback rating and comment!
The thermal camera was so interesting! That is so scary how hot the console with the broken fan was getting just on the home screen. You're so right that too many sellers are selling as "refurbished" when they really mean "used". Just because you're reselling it or it simply boots up doesn't make it refurbished. Thanks for the video!
used should be this grey area of riskiness 😢 refurbished should mean its a used product confirmed to be in perfect working order but this is just scary
Some places can be really good like I got a pocket laptop from japan that was set as used and they did everything the full works they cleaned it inside and out til it was sparkling they put new thermal paste in they put little foam squares around all the slightly loose parts they even replaced the battery too it was awesome! of course you usually get your package taken hostage from whatever carrier until you pay them the fees for the trip if you get something shipped from that far away..
We bought a Nintendo Wii game for my son and it was scratched to hell. I contacted the seller with pictures and a video of me trying the game and not getting past the title screen. He refunded us and didn't even want the game sent back, probably because he knew it was junk to begin with.
Probably not , most likely wasn't worth sending back a broken game on their dime.
That's why you don't buy crap on ebay.
No wonder, they got their refurbishing training from DKoldies
I would personally try to get a partial refund since they sold you a broken console and keep it. You can use the partial refund to get the right fan for it.
i would love this console but still wouldnt pay close to even retail price let alone 700.00
i just bought a used ps5 original for 300.00 plus tax if that gives you an idea how long i wait for deals. and it had to be "like new" condition. im brainstorming how to design this version by doing some DIY at home.
you dont even need to heat up warranty seals to remove them without ruining them, a little drop of lighter fluid on them they come right off and stay sticky after the fluid dries
Love the random events that happen in your videos Jacob lol
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I work for such a place and unfortunately the bosses don't want us to do any stress tests on consoles because of time and money. Turn on consoles, load up a game to main screen and then factory reset.
that sucks. gain a load of intel and make your own, better company. start the cycle of improvement.
I made sure to buy a ps5 brand new when I got mine, I would not trust these people that claim they refurbished the thing
I just returned mine to Amazon brand new. Had they not announced an updated console, I might had kept it. Resell prices on eBay are flat too. Wasn't worth keeping
Bro got electrocuted and all he says is ow
Haven't heard the rocketship since I upgraded from a PS4 lol.
I put my PS5 the correct way. Even a Sony exec got called out for putting the PS5 upside down, so even Sony themselves have verified which way is the correct way to place the console as that exec admitted to him making a mistake lol.
im so mad i couldnt get those plates...
Thats definitely a launch era console and someone just swapped the console out with a new one. Slapped rhe Spiderman plates on and called it a day
Remembering watching the wish PS5 earlier this year and how fast this year went.
Compare the serial numbers on the box to the one on the machine, might be the old swap trick
That’s incredible. I have a launch day ps5, I’ve had the heat paste replaced, new fan… I don’t even get a warning and it still shuts down
i think it’s time to put it down bro
i think it’s time to put it down bro
its obvious that they bought the spider man model, replaced the unit's cover plates with their old white ps5 and resold the spider man to gain money.
I'm subscribing, I love your channel!! you're just being yourself, not desperately trying to be funny, not annoying, NICE
different topic but kinda similar, i bought a rare lego set to keep sealed in the box and the seller decided to ship it in a trash bag, which obviously the box came smashed.
well there was probably a part of you that wanted to open it so now you can!!....... uhhh yayy...... sorry
The casing was definitely replaced with the spider man one on account of the inside looking like it was buried underground for decades
When the PS4 first came out someone got ripped off badly, instead of the console and fifa game they got a picture of the PS4 and game with writing on it saying ''thank you for buying''
Kinda obvious they swapped the plates and put a older console in the box.
Kinda figured they’d have used the code as well. I think you’re right, someone replaced the blades and just returned it. Not sure why they got the Spider-Man version though. Nice video!
9:48 That thing sounds like a fat PS3, lol. Sucks people are able to sleep at night having scammed people like that.
My guess is they had a broken ps5, bought the special edition, swapped the plates and then sold it
Wait a scammer that sold you a bad ps5 wont accept a return. Im shocked
Maybe they bought the Spider-Man PlayStation five, kept it, and just gave you the spider plates on their old PlayStation five. Perhaps they just wanted to swap the console for whatever reason.
I just started the vid so maybe you’ll figure it out by the end. I’m curious to find out!
Bet he bought this bundle, switched the plates from the old ps5 on to his new ps5 and kept just the console portion of the bundle, repackaged then put it up for sale. In turn giving him a new ps5 that is actually clean and works.
bruh bro barely had it for a month and already found a way to break the fan bruh 🤣
Unfortunately
The original owner of the PS5 didn't deserve this beautiful console, this is messed up, how can you not take care and be grateful for what you have and take good care of it
I'm sure that many people wish to have one
Luckily I got one this year, and have been waiting for it for a long time
And seeing these people is just making me sad
So… you paid over $200 extra just for the faceplate? Because I got my ps5 with Spiderman 2 included for $500
So your gonna return it so that some other buyer gets totally screwed when the seller doesnt do anything to fix the console?
$700 ps5...you were already scammed period.😂
DKOldies doesn't agree with others using its refurbishment plan.
My Launch Model PS5 did the static thing too about once or twice a week. Also would sometimes go to the home screen on its own or freeze and I'd have to force power it off
Maybe their PS5 broke and they bought a spider man unit to replace the console and swapped everything out to make a buck on upcharging it for being spider man
I was thinking this was a swap from the seller who probably bought this console from dk oldies and resold it on ebay, but just didn't know what they were actually doing when they were putting it back together 😂😂
this video just makes gamestop look reliable with their pre-owned and refurb options
At least you've got the plates 🤷♂️
IF it did not work shouldn't you have just returned it instead of opening it up and doing stuff to it and possibly causing more damage to it, doesn't that void your return?
The limited/special edition of Spiderman 2 has nothing special about it, since you can buy the plates separately, even the controller, so what's the point of this bundle?
I only bought it because I had a digital ps5 and wanted a disk one. It having the plates, controller and game was a plus in my book for an upgrade.
Maybe the point of this bundle is for people who don’t have a ps5? Like me who bought it.
Those white buttons on gamepad...
Ok, I'm curious: Is the model number of the ps5 the same as the middle of the ps5 spider-man edition. I know you said it matches the white box, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was an older model 1215A is the spider-man system it says on the sleeve
How much you wanna bet they purchased another Spider-Man themed PS5 and sold the messed up one.
Achievement Made: PS5 Airlines.
4:07 First time to hear you laughing, you're good bro❤️😂😁
Unless you hang it from your ceiling you can place your ps5 however you like. 😂
The reason the seller sold it for more probably because that spiderman cover is like $200 ish.
Did they swap the plates and return an old one?
Why would you buy that console as refurbished for over msrp when it's still in stores almost everywhere, sometimes even for under msrp?
WTF didn't this thing come out in september lol
How do you wreck a console crazy how people don't know how to look after their stuff
😕...I think it's a downright pitiful shame...👌🏼💯✔️
It’s refurbished as long as you refurbish it
Time for the Texas Load 2!
I reckon it’s an old console with the face plates changed. They used they old faceplates for their new console and sold this on.
I was thinking this was a swap minus the plates and controller.
I really worry someone just sold you an older ps5 and swapped the plates. I dont think mine came with a manual for the controller.
$700!?? This has DKOldies shenanigans all over it.
😂
1:30 seems someone got 19 inches of venom on that controller
That had to of been a white Ps5 before because that Spider- man 2 console is not even a month old.
Never trust anything that is NOT refurbished by the OEM. OEM refurbs are typically almost flawless. 3p refurbs are typically YMMV, there are diamonds in the rough, but most are not truly refurbished.
I put it vertically, but I would put it with the disc drive up if I didn’t
Maybe they took a regular ps5 slapped the plates on and put it in a spiderman box
It’s sickening that people can’t take care of things like this
Why would putting your PS5 upside down effect the cooling? If the airflow is coming from the same place it shouldn’t make a difference
He didn't mention cooling when he talked about that.
The eBay problem is that you can’t trust feedback anymore because they’ll get friends and colleagues to “buy” items to leave positive feedback. You have to go by the age of the account and the feedback. Always believe the negative feedback and if it’s recent you should nope up out of there. Also, if you paid with PayPal you should do requests through them. eBay is horrible with requests but PayPal is pretty immediate. ❤
I don’t know why the resell is so high. Just get the plates and controller separately
i have started keeping my boxes so its worth more with the box if anyone where decide to sell consoles
I put it upside down because it fits better in my setup
Nexus!
That stuff on it is Aerosol spray from air fresheners, it will ruin electronics as I found out the hard way
The Spider-Man PS5 has not long been released. What has someone done to it that would need it to be refurbished already?
Ikr? That was my first question and is exactly why I had to buy it lol
The PS5 isn't even that old, how could it even be in that state?