Trying to Fix FAULTY Items on eBay for a Profit! S1:E79
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- This is THE longest video on my channel to date! I can't believe what happened with this one 😂 Just when you think you've seen it all buying and selling on eBay, something like this comes along.
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Randomly popped in my feed, fully watched the video without skipping a second, dubbed! 🎉
Thank you and welcome! :)
Same,it was so "tense" also so satisfying.
Yeah same here! It was riveting!
This one had everything!
Deceipt, adventure, horror, surprises and even a fairytale ending
ok
Deceit
You spoiled it!
Without shadow of a doubt your best video yet! The trace work on the wifi pad was unreal. Great stuff again Joey.
Thank you Stu! :)
Yeah, the seller knew exactly what he was doing. Made no effort to tell the truth.
I'm an eBay seller myself and on most broken items I make no effort to find out what's wrong, not worth the time, if it doesn't work it's listed for parts. I would assume that the seller just plugged it in, concluded it didn't work, and thus listed it for parts, nothing wrong with that
Sadly the more you say eBay the less people will take a gamble on it
@@BatteriesRcool99 The fact that the seller didn't show a picture of the top of the console shows exactly that he wanted to hide the missing front grill piece.
Dropped all broken stuff together and boom
Yup, seller is experienced, he knows what hes doing. Send it back.
Man you have come such a long way since I started watching you. Considering how that fan plug was when you started, the repair is immaculate. Favorite repair channel!
Posted my first comment before I finished the video. Holy crap you got the console working! I think this is the best repair I've seen by you so far. Excellent job bro!
Thank you, these messages honestly make my day. It's why I have loved every second documenting starting the journey on UA-cam 😊😊
My thoughts entirely! It's so impressive
Your vids inspired me to have a go at some SMD rework - my goodness you don't half make it look easy, but I got there in the end. I've learned a huge amount from your channel, thanks!
This was in a few words, the best damn win that sally has had, in terms of skillful recovery from what anyone else would consider a game shattering disaster.... Well done, we are all loving the progress along this wonderful journey. So inspiring and so honest. Keep it up :)
Incredibly kind of you Mark, thank you for the awesome words :D
Besides 49 pounds profit you've also gained at least one subscriber with this repair. I loved this video! 40 minutes just flew by😅
Haha thank you and welcome! :)
Out of the blue I bought a beginner soldering project yesterday. Today I've been watching soldering videos non-stop. This video definitely was a fun one to watch, keep em coming!
@@hshxy Thankyou! Let me know how you get on :)
Im new, too. Great work ❤
@@sh1rub4 thanks and welcome! :)
In situations like those of the PS5 I usually don't request a refund even when I feel like I've been "eBayed" (LOL), I do it as a sort of "self-punishment" in the hope of learning to buy only when I'm reasonably sure I know what actually I'm buying...
I feel you but in general its pretty bad what some ppl sell on ebay. Surely someone knew that this console was successfully repaired to death. Its always the same "didn't open it myself" "no idea whats wrong with it"..... yeah right buddy.
I would have done so because the pictures showed grills and the one he got was missing half of them. At least get a partial refund.
Just a quick answer: You are due a bit of a refund with just what you've found by 3:50. The missing grill not only warrants this, but shows they were in there since listing the item.
My first time watching any of your content... I feel like I showed up in the 9th inning to watch an all-star hit a grand slam for a walk-off home run. You are amazing at this. I really appreciated your detailed explanations. This was also the first time I've seen a reball too.
Thank you for the kind words! Welcome to the channel :D
This one really shows your growth. Diagnosing issues when things dont go as expected, reballing, and just the overrall ability to repair and understand what is going on. Great job! Took this one from the dump and turned it into something that can be appreciated again.
You are like the Gordon Ramsey of tech. The way you describe things is satisfying
And Gordon Ramsey did'nt baptise his children he seasoned them
Let the board do the work
Hi there Joey, I wanted to mention that in a Video Card Repair channel called NorthWestRepair. He demonstrated using a clear UV mask which cures really fast and hard and also has the added benefit of seeing how it has been repaired and how. The UV light can get under a connector (or whatever) and cure it completely. It doesn't look as pretty as the Mechanic Green, Red, Black and Blue. But the clear UV Mask works so much better. It may be worth looking into. You could always put a thin coat of green on top of the clear after to make it look better, but that is entirely up to you. Cheers!
Joey, this is the best repair Ive seen so far. Very impressive and it’s great to see how far you’ve come❤
When making the wires, leave a little more past the area. That way, you can add some more coating to anchor them down.
Just found your channel! Love it! Subscribed.
FleaBay: Buyer beware. Not enough photos, request more. If not willing to post more photos, walk away.
Fantastic repair job 👏
Did you end up replacing the fan? I thought it was just the PWM wire not connected, but turned out to be the southbridge. Fan could still be good, just needs replacement plug.
Thank you bud! Yeah it was a crazy ride haha. All great experience 😊
Suddenly I've had the urge to lock tight screws on electronics then list them as spares and repairs.
I dont understand why people pay so much for a BROKEN console. Even if it can be fixed, its still not worth more than $30-40 in a broken state. You can buy a brand new ps5 for $300....a broken one is NOT worth half that.
I'm so confused by how much effort was put into putting that PS5 back together whilst simultaneously absolutely useless effort. Like, they did *SO MUCH* to the console yet 99% of it was just endless damage
I don’t take orders from you anymore………. Sad trumpet 🎺 spectacular fail
As an Ebay business seller myself selling consoles I don't open them up and diagnose issues. I sell as is with basic tests. I buy 30+ Consoles a week amongst 200 other items and don't have the time to test faulty stuff so sell as is.
Alot of time ebay business sellers get absolutely destroyed from returns as we get so many returns based on selling items Spares or Repairs when a buyer assumes we've tested or know issues with our broken stuff we sell.
Love the channel but like u said the business seller has 2k+ reviews. They probably in same boat as me. Buying joblots at auction cheap and sell on with basic testing
First time viewer. Very impressed, had to sub. I learned a lot about something I never want to actually do for a living. :}
Wow you’re a very talented repairman that fan connector looks immaculate
Thank you! Appreciate the kind words.
The seller likely knew but since it was listed as for parts/repair as is then buyer assumes all risk. May not be moral but legal
I do not have the patience or eye for detail for this kind of work. Amazing work dealing with such a mess. Great show of skill and knowledge as well as a solid support team on Discord.
Love watching the channel but it's always a PS5 or Switch lately...
The auction was sketchy, why would you even buy that (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
Let me know when you get a faulty unit from Ebay that hasn't been butchered.
Still waiting for the bunny suit
Lovely to see someone in the UK doing this, as its always US content on here! If I wanted to learn how to repair my own stuff, where would I even start to learn things? Not for a business/service, just to reduce my own waste, especially with kids toys!
Thank you for actually listing the tools you used. It's always fun trying to find tools that actually work.
I am in complete awe! I had no idea you could repair consoles like that. They ought to give you an honorary surgeon's license, such a steady hand and great knowledge. Subscribed.
Profit for the ps5, 50 bucks, profit for the video, likely well over 250 bucks.
Oh and I should also ask you... is there anything we should be looking for, for you, at garage sales?? (like car boot sales - that's what WE do).
When buying spares repairs youre literally buying that, if you got a spare repair and it works fully you wouldnt return or pay more to the seller. All part of the game.
Good point...
I mean, I swear for my life... I'm on 10:30min and I do not know If I can stand watching this anymore
The broken heatsink had it... I'll try to watch just some more, it is too painfull
Refund, that is scam
Congratulations from Barcelona. Great job!!!
GREAT save!
Wow this was really entertaining to watch. I've done this before, replacing the HDMI for a mate. You made it look very easy, I remember how much heat basically disappears into the board and requiring the soldering iron and heat gun both at the same time to apply the solder.
I used to do this a lot about 12 years ago. I was able to get a lot of nice dead electronics cheap. Today I still look but so many sellers ask near working prices for their broken items. You can find good deals, but it's much harder.
I would have immediately been suspicious of the shorted power directly to ground on that ripped off fan connector. I suspect that alone could prevent the system from properly booting.
this feels like watching my dad repairing electronics i love it
so much win
really happy to know people doing great repairs exist
The algorithm works! 10/10 content. The first video I've seen of yours and I salute you. Amazing stuff. Free knowledge based on personal experience. Your content should be compulsory for many learning frameworks and systems. Do ping me if you are interested in exploring that angle.
Since there was FIFA (FC24) installed on the console my guess is the owner itself messed up his console trying to repair it. Very nice job Joey! Amazing that you were able to fix the abomination they sold you.
To keep a 100% rating on ebay they probably didn't have the intenion to mislead so i would contact them and let them know bad it was and see wbat response you get
You need a set of Bondhus torx screwdrivers. iFixit is good, but Bondhus has an amazing set of torx screwdrivers that I have personally used a t10 or t20 (I forget the exact size) on a rusted on set screw. Pounded the screwdriver into the hex head fastener, then had to use a 200mm plier set to turn it and get it off. The screwdriver handle didn't slip or spin, the shaft of the driver twisted at least 60 or 90⁰, but once the screw popped out, it sprung right back to normal.
The set is like $30 and well worth it.
Surely the seller took the external cover off to have a look, before putting it on E Bay ?
Good Job, Started Electronics in The 70's, Went to a Pawn Shop in Vegas, Bought a Fender Twin Reverb, Broken, They said I Couldn't Bring Back, Agreed, As Is, Pulled the Tubes to Test, But Noticed One of the Tube Sockes Had Been Replaced, Also Noticed it Was Installed 180 ° Out. Desoldered The Wires, Rotated the Socket, Soldered Wires Back as They Laid. Tubes in, Worked Like A Charm, Been Doing Ever Since, People Throw Away Anything and Everything. Usually 1 Part, You Get to Work On Everything.
Is Broken, Can't Hurt it any more(actually can Make Worse), End Up With Some Cool Stuff.
On Ebay, I Buy Broken Musical Electronics, and Locks with No Keys, am Locksmith as Well. Both are Like Puzzles, Trick is to Solve them. Am Sure You Have Stories.
Good Work, Take Care,
The seller knows everything wrong about this console and knows that has been opened before by him or another one, 100% sure.
I love so much this kind of extreme repairs, sadly its really common in "Wallapop" in Spain (most used second hand marketplace).
No handy people should be arrested for touch, break and sell his own products 😂😂😂
Nice one, that was an amazing repair, I honestly have never though of using braid as replacement ground pads, I'm stealing that haha.
Also, I find that sort of wire quite difficult to find... could you tell me where you got that from? Thanks.
Really nice work. Never seen all the different ways to fix damaged traces and pads. Would it be a good idea to add some glue to the JST connector to prevent the wire from moving?
@37:57 Showing you SSID does actually do something. You can unintentionally disclose your location. So well done for covering that!
Im pretty sure you purchased this on purpose just to make a crazy entertaining video because it's obvious what you were buying & what the seller wrote was a certain 99.9% Scam! But Kudos anyways to you👍😎🇨🇦
PS-oh you did say it...It makes for good content! scam or not...it actually does and you can learn a heck of a lot.
I've cooked some ICs (usually a PCH) with temperatures that high when reflowing after reball. Recommend heating from the bottom until the board reaches 150C then come from the top with temperatures until the IC reflows keeping the top air under 260C (leaded balls melt and flow around 190-200c). maximizes succcess by minimize possible damage due to heat. a good cheap preheater helps with this job. ( I use the T8280, can be somewhat slow, but solid, the new quick 861 pro has awesome/accurate temperature control now too)
38:04 Hiding SSIDs is an important thing if you don't want anyone to know your location.
There are websites, where you can enter SSIDs and it will return coordinates where those WiFi are located.
Wow I've seen bad jobs before but thats bad I'd send it back immediately I wouldn't even of snipped the fan wires soon as I would of seen the hot glue it would of gone straight back in the box
I bought a PC from a garage sale that wouldn't turn on so I figured i'd salvage what I could.
it had a 3900x, a 2080 super, 32gb of RAM and a couple SSD's. I paid $65 for it.
Got home, wouldn't turn on of course. I went to unplug the power cord and noticed the PSU power button was off. I flipped it on, booted it and it worked perfectly fine.
I felt so bad I went back to try to give it back to the people but they just laughed and said they didn't want it either way, their son was addicted to WoW and they wanted to get rid of the PC one way or another.
I realise your main goal is profit here, but its a nice touch of accidental good will 😋
One less beautiful machine for the skip, back in the wild and usable by some lucky person. Top job my man!
I mean... It was quite an accomplishment to fix that ps5 but... 49.30 profits for that amount of work don't look like worthy as a business if you count how many hours you put on fixing it and the monetary risk you had on attempting to fix it. :/ I feel the broken down items market is over inflated. You should have paid like the 49.30 instead of getting 49.30 for fixing it. :/
Good job. I was a bit surprised on the price you selling here in argentina the most cheap ps5 is selling in 600k ARS wichi would be like 450 pounds im talking on used stuff, and thats the cheapest if we talking average that would be like 850k or 680. So if you ever want to gain more profit you can send it here, and even with shipping you are having more gain. If you need help with any of that im up for it :).
Whenever I see "untested" on busy accounts over on da fleebay, I move on to the next item. Its hiddenspeak to "I know its broken/I know I broke it" and it is a fraud dishonestly declaring ignorance over somethings state to mislead buyers :(
Seller 100% had a go at “fixing” it themselves, threw it together any way that could then just added the “DoNt KnOw” line. Ruin that 100% positive feedback.
Its for parts, the seller said exactly what the overall function would be. Anyone who argued otherwise is insane unless they're talking about the low effort they made to test. However, they said it was from a bulk lot, which means they're looking for easy repairs and wont spend time on diagnostics.
The target audience for this sale is repair shops for parts or someone who wants to roll the dice. Applying consumer expectations based on a functioning device is asinine.
Hi i was wondering if you ever work on a Nintendo 2ds xl my R bumper for the camera doesn't work and i think its the sensor thats what im calling it but i was wondering if you would have the correct part name please let me know thanks?
This reeks of "learning"/"failing".. Everyone who does this stuff probable left some carnage along their path of discovery LOL
29:07 Yeah, bro... We get it, you see the Wi-Fi
Seriously though, great content. Even considering I don't understand half of what you're saying/doing xD
How reliably would this PS5 run? I have absolutely 0 idea of how technology works so Im wondering how likely issues are to occur when using a device that has had serious surgery done on it.
New subscriber here. This was amazing work. I wish I knew how to do stuff like this but I would fail at this even if I practiced.
First time seeing this series and I’m hooked I would love to learn this work and I’ll be watching from episode 1. Earned yourself another sub
Ebay automatically removes negative feedback for top rated sellers after buyer is refunded. 100% positive feedback often isn't really 100%.
“Bought from a larger joblot unsure if working” is universal for “someone fucked up and couldn’t fix it so know I’m hoping to make get some money back.”
Did you check serial numbers match in photo to actual console received? Sorry if this has been mentioned, couldn’t see it in comments.
At 5:15 If I wasn't a youtuber, I'd have sent it back, if I wanted to just fix the issue it had. As a youtuber I'd keep it, record fixing it, and post it lol, 'cause this is going to be good content, even if the repair is a fail
Love the channel but I get irked when you interchangeably use the terms soldermask and conformal coating when reworking boards.
The green stuff is soldermask and is meant to protect the PCB copper areas from being tinned by aolder.
Conformal costing is transparent and is used to cover the PCB and soldered components from the environment (salt spray, moisture) or for isolation of high voltages.
I have almost a quarter-century experience in R&D and electronics manufacturing. I am allowed to be irked.
As a seller, I think it’s not right to issue a refund if an item is listed as “spares or repairs” (unless the description is incorrect or the pictures don’t match). Buyers could abuse the system by ordering items, doing quick tests or repairs to get them working, and if they can’t, asking for a refund at the seller’s expense. Personally, I buy and sell a wide variety of electronics that I’m unfamiliar with (often from repair shops). I don’t even open them up, and oftentimes the item actually works. I just don’t have the time to test all of them, so I sell them as faulty at a lower price.
I think the buyer should ask about the item before purchasing if it’s not clear. That’s what I do. Assume “faulty” means broken or missing parts unless the seller specifies the known fault.
I have so much respect for this man, he is a genius! I will definitely subscribe to him although I don't understand anything he did, but its so satisfying and I hope to learn a lot from him! and a big shoutout to the gentleman who helped him in the discord server!
If you can only sell a working one for £230, why on earth did you pay £160 for a spares and repair?
(Didn't the don't parts also cost money? Sure they're left over bits from other repairs but you still paid for them or at least I presume you did.)
Was the original fan actually bad or just missing its connector? Also, you should give your salvaged parts some value (you did buy those machines in the first place). Great job fixing it!!
When I was younger I tried to buy used parts from ebay saying that they're "working" to upgrade my computer. I still remember from all the parts I bought only the cpu cooler worked, from that point on I never even looked at ebay again.
Because even if you were a person who knew how to repair tech the CPU was missing pins, the GPU was missing caps and memory, hard drive was dead, and the PSU almost caused a fire good thing I was doing it in front of my house and not inside.
Good sellers from ebay are like unicorns, because even people with good reviews start to just lie and hope the buyer doesn't contact them again.
Joey you should make the new wire-pads more longer and then put uv resin in both sides. I think it could be more easier to solder and more stronger.
Gg Joey!!!! 🎉
Great Fix, looking forward to watching your videos; been interested in your concept for a while now, but with a big lack of soldering knowledge, i haven't started myself yet :)
They 100% were dodgy with their picture I would feel totally duped by this and I would not leave decent feed back
Fix from other planet ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks Froz!
160 punds for broken PS 5... TBH, I would never pay so much for a broken item.
if i was a gamer, i would soooo buy this from you. watching how you found and fixed all this wrongness!!! i am a fixer myself, not so much into electronics, but mechanics and electricity and water things and bicycles and my beard trimmer and my receiver, cd deck and record player, my computers and so on. i cannot read boards, though, and i love everything you did :)
I think the term 'previous technician' may have been a bit kind :D Well done, that was interesting to watch and a positive outcome again! woohoo!
Your work is exceptional, and as a fellow repairer it is great to see the end result of less e-waste. To say that it was profitable however, is a stretch, if you take your time into account and taxes (like VAT, which is worse if the seller isnt VAT registered) then this is not a profiable and sustainable way to run a business. Obviously you get external revenues which will subsidise the repairs which will help.
I like repairing musical instruments from ebay, too bad people think a non-working keyboard or guitar is worth the same as fully functioning one. Needless to say, thanks to idiots overpricing everything I've had a hard time finding items to repair.
Random video....stayed until the end. Strangely compelling.
This is the first time I've seen one of your videos. And you've made a profit of basically 50£. But what you don't talk about is how many hours you spent doing this and you need to consider the the donor boards cost because that's a sunk cost already.
From a business sense you haven't made enough to make a living or even pay a month of rent compared to what you could be making doing any other job for the same amount of time. I'm not saying fixing things isn't worthwhile, but this is far from profitable.
You should be buying these broken units for no more than 50£. The sellars argument that there are valuable parts inside is pointless if they are not willing to fix them themselves. You also need to consider the fees that you've lost in purchasing it and the fees that you will lose selling it.
What on earth have they been doing to this thing? I had my PS4 Pro since 2017 and I’ve never had any trouble with it
28:01 for something like that, personally, i would've done it old school (from the 90's) IE, you take a bit of copper faced board, cut a little square, cut your vias in it, glue it down to the mobo, and then put bodge wires to that. Strong mechanical connection and a reliable path to the connector.
Wow, i have actually watched the whole video with no skipping.
Very engaging and fun.
Nicely done mate 😅
15:04 why not use a bit of quick cure, high temp resistant epoxy to permanently fix those bits of braid to the board? I use "pegatanke transparent" on my fixes like this, a simple 1:1 two part epoxy that is resistant to temperatures of 500ºC, can handle 700kg of dead weight and is resistant to solvents. and might as well use those replacement pads that is sold in sheets.
Your slogan should be 'I can fix anything except for stupid'. lol Awesome Job!
Sometimes HDMI port stopped working so they tried to fix it and in the process broke everything else and failed to fix the HDMI😂
Next ps5 u get do not update with out checking the firmware version people are paying extra for hackable ps5 with older firmware like 800 $ on ebay