DKOldies Has Absolutely Lost Their Minds
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• DKOldies Scammed Me (DKOldies Scammed Me)
• DKOldies Scammed Me...... (DKOldies Scammed Me...Again!)
• DKOldies Refurbishes T... (DKOldies Refurbishes Their Consoles)
• I Purchased a Refurbis... (I Purchased a Refurbished Nintendo 64 from DKOldies... WTF?)
#dkoldies #scam - Hry
Their PR Spokesman accidentally admitted that they don't open the consoles and clean them unless there is a problem with them.
RT should cover this definitely
Haven't seen that video yet. But if that's the case. They shouldn't repeatedly make videos saying otherwise. Stating that they clean test and refurbish all of their items. ((Refurbished)) to me and most people would mean a complete cleaning/Repair on the inside also , Even if it is functional. Like selling a 57' corvette at a sky high premium. Saying fully restored. Yet you didn't do any restoration under the hood.
Wait, he said what? Dear lord, he gave away the game without even attempting to fix it.
He said that in this video. The only reason they opened it was because of the disc read error
Yep I noticed that
It's wild how people are still supporting this shady business.
DKoldies almost makes Gamestop seem like a good place to buy games LOL.
I wouldn’t say that. But I get what you’re saying.
I love dk oldies, no fakes and only real stuff.
Gamestop is better just don't sell to them
@@Gaslighter893 🐑
@@Gaslighter893 And their totallllllllyyy refurbished consoles 😉😉🙄
Thank you for helping to bring these crooks to light. I hadn't heard of them until your videos, and while I still have all of my original consoles all the way back to the NES because I'm an internet old fart (38), my younger sister (26) doesn't. She has an enormous interest in and appreciation for retro gaming since she grew up playing my consoles while I was away at college, so I've been slowly contributing to her collection by giving her these cleaned up old consoles as Christmas gifts.
The 2600 I gave her several years ago was fully restored by an electrical engineer on eBay who did it as a hobby so the insides were fully cleaned and resoldered, etc., and it was a fantastic restore. I modded an NES for her myself to bypass the region lock chip, but I've been in the market for an SNES for her next. While I obviously can't say for sure, I might have fallen for DKO's bullshit otherwise. I'm an illustrator for a living so even in my free time, I draw pictures - I don't tinker with electronics.🤷♀️
"We get tons of new collections everyday, for a great price, with the console, at least 2 original controllers, accesories and a lot of games. We're not going to give you any of that, because we're going to sell all of them separatedly for a premium price. But don't worry, we're going to include a third party controller that no one wants and third party power supply and cables that are very bad... but let me tell about the keychain, brother! My mother is very proud."
DKOldies just sells broken, overpriced stuff, while lying to their customers. That’s just shady. Thanks for spreading the word!
They should die like Artesian Builds lol
Retro games and consoles are overpriced I don't understand why dkoldies catches so much flak
@@nestlesnipes8353 it’s bec they say their product is refurbished but they aren’t & selling them for unreasonable prices with claiming the fact that they “clean & fix” their products
They also buy good reviews for their website
DKoldies is ridiculous. Thanks for making these videos shining a light on their bs.
Don't hate on them for making money. They're marketing is insane
@Ned Mccann OH yeah don't hate on corrupt people misleading retro gaming fans, who want quality retro gaming products. "They're" just making money, by doing the least amount of work! No big deal right!?
You are an ID ten Tango
@NxtDoc1851 they're making thousands fairplay to them. Hope they make more too. Keep scamming the idiots 💪🏻💪🏻
@@nedmccann5381 def not hating on them for making $; hating on them for misrepresenting their products and being unethical (allegedly).
@@nedmccann5381That says everything about you..
The magic eraser bit kills me! I've refurbished and cleaned a crap ton of consoles over the past 10 years. I can tell you that the magic eraser is one of the last option I go for to remove any kind of dirt. It 100% leave micro scratches and messes up the colours.
I was thinking the same thing magic eraser is literally super fine sand paper.
This makes me really sad. I haven’t purchased from DK Oldies in forever, but I bought an NES from them about a decade ago online. Works great. But the coolest thing was that their warehouse (their only one at the time??) was like 25 minutes from where I grew up. So my friends and I would go there in high school and walk around the warehouse. They’d let you do that if you were local, and the dudes in there were genuinely nice human beings. Every time we were in there the employees were tinkering with old consoles and stuff, so I always got the impression they actually refurbished their stuff. It wasn’t like they were putting on a show or faking it whenever a customer strolled in - it wasn’t even an official store, after all. It was just a warehouse that locals could knock on the door and ask to come in & browse. So it was definitely genuine. But this was years and years ago. So maybe things change, but this was my experience with them personally.
I know it’s hard to take a stranger’s word for it on the internet, but as some sort of proof of this story I can provide details of what the place was like. For example, at the time the warehouse was near Morgantown, Pennsylvania. I am telling the truth, here. That’s all the detail I feel like sharing openly on the internet. Lol
Companies always get worse and start cutting corners when they get bigger. 99% of those workers are probably not there anymore. If they were smart they would own up to their bullshit and get back to their old ways.
@@zackhopkins5185 yeah, that tracks. Hopefully the criticism gets them back on that path to doing things properly. Because I feel like the reason they’re so big now is because they used to do a genuinely good job and probably established a decent reputation in the beginning. Sucks if they’re just cutting corners that badly now. Also, I should add: I can’t believe they’re so popular now. They’ve really blown up.
Ofc there are nice people there. The workers are doing what they are told - and are just like me and you.
It’s the leadership maximising profits at the expense of the consumer which is the problem. The predatory business model isn’t absolved because they have some cool staff.
@@KazeHorse y r u a communist
@@octodaddy8322 why are you illiterate?
A magic eraser is literally a fine grit sandpaper sponge. That's why it takes dirt off anything. You can tell when a eraser is used. It scuffs it up.
While I agree with what rich is saying, to be fair he didnt expose anything. He just jumped on the bandwagon after other youtubers were doing it.. dont know why im even saying this.. basically what all his videos are lol
@Jacob S it's not a "bandwagon" when you expose bs
Was Martin Luther king Jr and all his supporters bandwagoners? Cmon now
@TransCube You have it reversed, lol. Higher grit (more sand particles per square inch) is finer and polishes better. The lower the number the rougher it is.
I've seen Magic Erasers be described as 800-5000 grit depending on how hard you press. Since it's a sponge, you do have *some* variability, but even so, it's still sanding the surface. It's a sponge made out of ultra hard melamine (commercial grade countertop surface or cooking utensil material) but in sponge form. lol.
I just saw someone demonstrate this on a old xbox
Goo gone is the best thing to use it’s safe for many objects and works really well
Odd Tinkering does a better job restoring and fixing consoles than what DK Oldies does.
He litterally inspired me to repair my SNES and N64, and I did it 😳 Same for my aging Gamecube
That man repairs every console and not even that sometimes he replaces some things the console needs and even more that's how you refurbish a console, no, that's what you call repairing and refurbishing a console
@@ZERARCHIVE2023 Dude, same. His videos were getting recommended to me at the start of the pandemic, and they inspired me to start buying and refurbishing old consoles. I started buying GBAs to fix and mod, eventually it helped me get a side-gig at a local gameshop fixing consoles for them.
@@matiasbardales2136 hes one of the biggest examples of a person we should look up to hes does an incredible job
I love his videos! They're so cool to watch.
Do they understand how many fraud charges they have against them at this point? If I'd ever done business with them I'd be looking to file a class action and put them under. On the same note. This is why they're not coming after you with legal threats. Because if they sue you (and other CZcamsrs that have exposed them), they get destroyed.
its amazing what can come out in discovery.
Thanks Rich for keeping us in the loop on this scam company. May the birds be ever in your favor!
Their "response" video is gaslighting. Which means, not only is it obvious they are scammers. They KNOW they are scammers, and they are doing it intentionally. What they are actually doing, is buying the cheapest (possibly broken) stuff from Ebay, putting a sticker on it, and acting like it's "refurbished". I hope someone gets the FTC on them.
My guess is when you pay for a "refurbished" console they just plug it in to see if it works but if you don't they just send it in whatever condition it's in
@@error_404.69 They don't even do that. I've seen multiple videos of "refurbished" consoles that were obviously not tested.
@@StormsparkPegasus you can get the FTC, but by law they are not scamming
@@dright24 They are, it's false advertising, and therefore fraud. It's not the people that are checking them that have to worry. It's the normal people who don't know anything but to plug it in and turn it on. If they happen to get one that functions, they will be unaware that they didn't receive what they paid for.
@@dright24 They have a constant “sale” which I believe is illegal, that and false advertising
Insane that instead of taking accountability they pretend like they did nothing wrong they should be removed off CZcams
They’re on tik tok anyways
@@yeetyeet5079 youtube also
They don’t need to take accountability when crybabies like this guy hate buy their stuff!
dude i saw a vid by Jacob R about the ps3 and dude go check out his because his ps3 looks like Dk oldies had it sitting in grandma'a basement since she was a 9 year old
Let’s rephrase the above comment they should be banned off all existing platforms and not allowed to sell their overpriced garbage
The "magic eraser" is actually formaldehyde-melamine-sodium bisulfite copolymer. Its a highly abrasive substance so much so that any extended use on skin causes rashes and burns. So now imagine what that does to the finish on the console.
Edit: this is also before they add another chemical substance to the "eraser" possibly changing the chemical reaction to be even more abrasive.
Edit2: I'm not a chemist or even a console repairman. But I do know how to use Google. So what does that say about DK oldies.
Great video on this matter, keep the content coming. Info like this helps gamers and collector's to be more aware of sellers with bad habits and cheating customers with insane prices.
You missed when they shipped out two completely broken N64s to different CZcamsrs within the last week and a half lol
OMG no way
I love how they were like “oh it’s not broken so we’d just send it straight to cleaning!” Ahhh what?!! You need to change that thermal paste and dust the inside like crazy! Not just get a damp cloth and clean it! That’s not refurbished!
I'm so glad they're finally being exposed and people are starting to catch on. Also they make a video saying if it's not reading disk they open it up to replace the laser and why they are there with an open console they also blow the dust off. Somewhere they have this in writing incase there was some class action law suit they have in detail that they test every console and unless it's not working properly/reading disk they don't open them. Therefore they don't have to open every console and clean. These companies are sneaky especially in the fine print.
This makes me appreciate still having my PS2 from 2003 and still kicking!
I went to their website, saw their prices, and was like nope.
Fr
taxes bro. they need to.
@@gabolayv They don’t need to false advertise though ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ that is not a valid argument
They’re selling a used 3ds Zelda game for $39.99 when GameStop and Nintendo themselves have it at $19.99 brand new.
@@gabolayv Exactly bro! Like Comon im sure they need to sell a 20Yo game for 100$ ( 250$ if it was a Pokemon game ), Taxes!, that's the reason!
I love how they're vacuuming the back vent on the Wii after they replaced the disc drive and put it back together. I would think it'd be easier to clean while it's taken apart lol
🤣🤣🤣 right?!
DKOldies do not need to take accountability when crybabies like this guy hate buy their stuff!
Funny when I was learning to took apart consoles had the idea to use a keyboard vacuum to clean the thing when it was still apart before putting it back together like a smart person.
If wondering why I use a keyboard vacuum is because my room is bit dusty and the last thing I want is more dust floating in the air.
🤫 shh don’t give them ideas . I want more content from their f ups
It makes good B reel to fill up video runtime.
step 1: Buy cheap consoles from other companies in bulk
Step 2: Clean up outside
step 3: see if power on.
Step 4: If power on sell for 200% mark up
Shawn was off on those days 😂 honestly I’m so thankful for your channel and a handful of other CZcamsrs because I was literally making a list of products I was gonna order for them as I love retro games. Now I have to do more research to find a reputable company. Thank you!
I’ve never been more excited for an upcoming video, RIP Dkoldies
It's weird how they replaced the entire laser assembly. Most of the time you just need a q-tip and isopropyl alcohol.
Pretty sure that was the whole point- they wanted to make it look like they go the extra mile.
probably to justify paying the "Premium""
that is true but if cleaning then going trhough the motion of reassembling doesnt fix it you just wasted more man hours where it could of been fixed if just replaced the laser assembly
@@franciscoponce7981 Still means salvageable parts that they can use with generic replacement parts. personally I think it would be more economical to say, take the lense out of a disk drive with broken plastic Disc ejection guides and put it into a drive with ejection guides that aren't broken. Would be more work yes but Cheaper than buying a whole new assembly just to blanket repair everything, creating E-waste of a drive that could work with some TLC. Though I suppose they could use replacing easily fixable components to justify the expensive cost
@@franciscoponce7981 Testing it via cleaning takes seconds or minutes. It's worth it to avoid the man hours of replacing it.
You can use a magic eraser. I use them quite frequently to refurbish N64 carts, and clean up consoles, etc... The key to them is not using too much pressure, and not staying in one spot for too long. I will say a magic eraser is generally my last resort though, not my go-to. They are abrasive so you do run the risk of causing microscratches if you're not careful.
Came for the intro meme, stayed for binge watching all of your videos, keep it up dude!
I just would like to thank you for exposing them and letting everyone including myself know what type of company they are
DKOldies do not need to take accountability when crybabies like this guy hate buy their stuff!
@@Gaslighter893 why don't u stop sucking off joey and go back to your "family reunions" I hear you're aunt and cousins are calling u
Exposing them? I looked at their site circa 2018 and could realize what they were up to.
Good name
@@treysimmons7707 what I mean by exposing them is they are claiming to refurbish, clean and testing their consoles they receive but they clearly don't do that so he is exposing them cause no one would know that if he or Jacob R did not start opening up the consoles
I am shocked with their immense stock of inventory and their high prices! Charging like these consoles were rare 😑
I live near DKOs shop. Years ago I had purchased refurbished NES, SNES and N64 bundles. One of the bundles had issues and, since I was close, I drove to their shop. They assured me they cleaned/tested/repaired the units but, wouldn't you know, my console and games all failed when they tested them in front of me. They did give me another system and games, but it definitely raised questions about their truthfulness.
I sold them my game collection and shipped it off with the expectation that it would be evaluated in 2/3 days. It took almost a month of follow-up emails before they finally confirmed my quote and sent me a check. It wasn’t bad considering I hadn’t played some of those games in close to 10 years and offloading was easier than selling them myself. My favorite response was that they review on a “first-come, first serve basis”. You can’t tell me they have a month backlog of orders to process 😂
Rich Tomorrow: My birds are now working with DKOldies. Let’s get into it.
Yea I’m surprised they didn’t hold themselves accountable to this issue
It’s the least surprising thing they could do. They even pulled the cliche “wE gOt DeAtH tHrEaTs” instead of actually acknowledging the problem.
@@BahhBahhBrownSheep idk how hard it is to say. “We apologize a we will make sure we address these issues” man DKoldies I don’t want your stupid free keychain gifts. Give me a clean working console🤣
@@kevsretrogaming Well that wouldn’t be so hard to say if it was a rare issue, or unintentional. It’s pretty clear they thrive on this business. Actually doing what they say would cost more, take more time, and actually be somewhat difficult work.
They don’t need to when crybabies like this guy hate buy their stuff!
@@kevsretrogaming you'll only get that keychain if you spend 600 dollars and if you just so happen to get picked for their stupid video.
I'm a school custodian and I can tell you right now that Joey is 100% wrong about the magic eraser not damaging the finish on a console. Rich is right. We are told by our head custodian to not use magic erasers on the painted walls in classrooms because it makes those spots lighter because it damages the finish. It's going to do the exact same thing to glossy consoles
Couldn't they be legally liable for false advertisement? Someone needs to start a class action lawsuit.
A class action lawsuit needs to happen
yep
A CAL won't necessarily impact DKOldies and is not as damaging as one might think. Sure, they can get punched in the wallet, but there are insurance companies and litigation that will soften the blow to the extent where it barely sends a message. And, at the end, what do the consumers get? A check for a whopping 3-5 dollars, if that. More exposure on their "practices" and less consumers purchasing from them is what is needed to happen.
@@trunkwontopen yep 👍
Chargebacks best option then
They probably have fine print up the ying yang to prevent people from successfully suing them.
I got a Fat PS2 from them a while back & inside had more dust than Vecna's house from Stranger Things & the disk drive had goop that looked like it came from the Upside-Down
Lmao-in all seriousness sorry to hear that you were a victim of their schemes
Ahh dood. Someone was using that built in web browser for something..
Good way to put light on a bad situation lol. 😂
@@dwightmanfreddi "It's my sexbox, and her name is Sony."
That bubble wrap flip at 2:34 says all you need to know. That man is ANGRY 🤣🤣🤣
Man im glad i saw all this now. Was considering these guys to send my old gameboy micro in to try and get it repaired.
Can’t wait for DKoldies goes full BuzzFeed, and we see former employees come out and put the cherry on top to this whole ordeal.
I love when they used a magic eraser to clean the sticky part of the console. Might as well use a steel wool instead and get the same result LMAO XD
I actually went and downloaded all of Jacob's videos on DKOldies (as well as DKOldies' response video) and put them on the Internet Archive just in case they try to copyright strike Jacob's videos.
I am fully pumped to see this final video tomorrow - DKOldies going down like the Hindenburg.
DK = Defying Kids
Defying (Adult) Kids
@@Gaslighter893 < defying and being an idiot.
DK- Making profit
DECEIVING Kids
@@joey.99 By fraudulent advertising, which is not a good thing
I've been saying that too
Tagged you in a few rants
The unfortunate thing is, as long as they have fanboys, they will forever be in business
It's up to those of you that got screwed to file a class action lawsuit
They do not have the big money for defense
Sue them and shut them down
He could sue them for false advertising
DKOLDIES #1 Crybabies like this guy need to stop buying their stuff if they don’t like it.
@@Gaslighter893 He is buying from them to expose them, because they’re frauding people with consoles that are not gonna work for very long
@@Gaslighter893 Firmly on their nuts, aren't you?🤣
@@Gaslighter893 well when someone sells heroin to your daughter you can tell her just not to buy it also. If you don't like your kids buying heroin, just tell them not to buy it. Great life lesson genius.
I just can't believe their prices. They're charging triple what I can find things on Ebay or Facebook Marketplace for (and that stuff would probably be in better shape). It's crazy.
From my experience with working with old game consoles like the old-school Nintendo's and the PS2 and the ps1's my rule of thumb is always open them up and test them even if they don't look bad
They smashed up a rare iQue Gameboy Advance SP a few years ago because they thought it was "fake"
Ohhhhh no... Really? God that sucks. I bet they thought Nintendo only used the iQue brand for literally nothing other than the Plug and Play N64 controller console.
OH NO! 😭
MAN am I glad you're on top of this!! The first day of the posting this I commented. "Can someone say damage control?"
DKOldies do not need to take accountability when crybabies like this guy hate buy their stuff!
It's not damage control. It's gaslighting.
Lol I love Joeys head going across the screen in the beginning. 🤣
6:00 you can audibly hear it scratching the surface and there is nowhere near enough light to spot imperfections
I'm honsetly glad I just happened to stumble across your videos about them because I was going to make a huge order with them recouping all of my old systems and games
You were willing to pay an arm and a leg?
@@resfan000 if it was worth it...but now i see it isnt no where worth it....money isnt the issue also
I’d like to propose a petition for one major lawsuit against DKOldies
Good luck. Yall are so dumb smh. Learn how things work.
I’d say there’s about an 80% chance of a class action suit being filed in the next year or 2 tbh
Lol. Do you know how a lawsuit works?
Not as easy, refurbishing can be considered just checking and blowing into the console and the court would agree. You have to prove without a shadow of a doubt that the seller specifically stated that there would be no dirt or grime on and out of the console. No lawyer would touch this case without a large compensation first, because losing the case is a very high chance.
I'm here outta order, just watched the Xbox video with you and your dad. This is awesome.
A facebook group I was in had a DK oldies employee get in and started posting nothing but DKoldies content and offering to buy stuff up. He was even saying they mod the handhelds and thats why they were expensive and recapped them. He eventually blocked me after I screenshot their webpage stating they do not mod handhelds and do not offer modding services. The Sega Enthusiasts group was also deleted a week later.
I'm glad your calling them out rich but it's crazy that they be like they did nothing wrong but there is something wrong, I hope they close down for good!
DKOldies do not need to take accountability when crybabies like this guy hate buy their stuff!
@@Gaslighter893 I mean they got called out for their BS
And I don't care about it I'm happy to buy anything from Libya XD they have PS2 for only 30 full profile XD with all the products
@@imcutegirl146 what 😂
@@MetroGaming75 (─.─||） sorry wrong person
The funniest part is how they actually state in the video the device is only opened and cleaned on the inside if something is wrong with it.
Yeah, they need to stop calling the items "refurbished". Running a rag on the outside is not refurbishing a console.
They don't say that though....
@@kazyink7187 they're scam artists
@@Mason-or9xg welcome to American business
@@kazyink7187they don’t state it in the video iirc, but in a comment by their channel I know they 100% did.
The magic eraser part was the nail in the coffin for me. Haha
It's called DK Oldies because Donkey Kong chucks your console against a wall before they send it out to you.
If someone cleaned my old consoles with a magic eraser I'd have to beat them with a sack of oranges
And a sock full of Grape Nuts Cereal ☠
That's oddly specific
@@SoulforSale no visible bruises :)
A couple days ago I was with my family and we all make fun of dkoldies. I called them from google maps and a girl picked up. I said “could I speak to Joey please I talked to him last week.” I said that because psychologically she will feel compelled to hand it over to Joey and think “oh this person already is cool and I shouldn’t think anything from it.” joey then answered the phone and said “dkoldies Joey speaking!” And I said “Hi Joey is your refrigerator running?” He said “…yyyyyes?” Then I responded “must be barely holding on because if it has as much dust in it as your consoles then they don’t have much longer!” He then said “haha good one but we refurbish all of our-“ then I hung up lmao. Absolute lied to they refurbish everything.
Rich. I tear you in half most times, but these videos are the ones i really appreciate you!!!
I've seen the exact same scam going on with pre-built "gaming" PCs. They'll throw in a bunch of buzzword items, and then top it off with a literal display output (GT710) as a video card. A gaming PC for $1400+ that won't even load Minecraft. I'm SERIOUSLY glad that people like you are calling these companies out for the scams that they are.
I wouldn't be surprised if Joey hire actors to make his company look good in these videos.
I heard Joey's not even the owner. He is the hired actor
@@JBird401 he isn't. I've only seen 1 video of the owner. He was smashing a "fake ds" which was actually an ique (a rare Chinese exclusive DS)
One of their team members literally destroyed a rare iQue GBA SP thinking that its a bootleg not knowing who iQue was at all (who were the distributors for Nintendo in China between the iQue Player to the Wii)
Hey Rich, I do very small scale console repairs and mods locally, and yes - Wii are incredibly easy to repair, maintain, and mod. Swapping disc drives is incredibly easy, as there's no keys to check like on PS3 or 360 systems. It's so robust, that even the Mini Wii can have some crazy mods on it, and the family version of the Wii (the ones that sit sideways and have no GC ports) can put an original Wii drive in and play gamecube games. It's kinda bonkers.
This just hit my recommended and checked out the other videos. 12 of them dedicated to DKOldies. Props for exposing them, but seems like straight up obsession, holyyyyyy
What they are doing is that they are fixing and cleaning some consoles, but letting the rest slide through. They are half assing it.
He puts the Wii with GameCube ports in the box labeled no GameCube ports
This is wild. I've bought like 6 SNES controllers and countless accessories from them before, and I never knew any of this behind the scenes...
LMAOOO honestly I just came to see if the intro to the vid was the same😭😭😭 that is golden
Everything that you’re saying is true, and it baffles me to know that there are people that have the audacity to defend them and argue that they are not a scam.
*cough cough* RGT85
True, fap king. Big true.
Seems like its just that one man here in the comment section though.
@@keithchristner4522 and maybe him too.
That video DKOldies made was an instructional on how to clean the console when you purchase a dirty console from them.
I propose DKoldies set up a continuous live stream of their testing department to ensure they maintain these items accordingly. A live stream ensures we have an eye on them at all times
Yeah let's invade employees personal privacy to make you feel better. LOL get bent with that idea. Just don't support them.
@@xanderscott807 how is it invading if they willingly stream it? Get outta here bozo. DKoldies is a scam
Thanks for the heads up. I was thinking of buying an old school gameboy, I’ll stick to independent stores here locally. Thanks.
I remember the first video I watched from Rich. He reviewed the Aver media live gamer portable 2 plus capture card and said it wasn’t good. I immediately ordered it and was thoroughly tickled impressed by it & it’s still going strong now if I need to capture on the fly.
Good times 😂
Wow, gilly is here. Awesome
@@dwightmanfreddi 🙌 🙌
Ayyy it’s gilly
It makes me sad personally, this company operates very close to where I live (almost applied for a job there in high school, way before I knew anything about them). I really hoped they would be good little company but I guess not :/ Lucky though that there is a smaller old game store not too much further away that operates on a much smaller scale and the guy there takes really good care of his stuff, whenever I buy an old disk he offers free disk buffing and is really good with returns. So crazy the level of care between two places that aren't so far apart from each other.
Oh boy I can't wait for that 3rd video also glad I saw these videos before even thinking of buying anything from DKoldies. I feel as though you helped me dodge a bullet!
Oh man we get to watch you open up a third system lol. I hope you keep this going!!!
Makes me glad I have a few retro stores near me. Brings me back to game buying when I was a kid. Or well.. 30 years ago lol
It’s amazing how they’re just going on like this is just some fart they let out in the grocery store-when in reality they’re dropping large deposits & think everyone’s blind.
Won’t be giving them my business, thanks for the heads up good sir
The worst part is, they're sitting on a massive pile of valuable retro tech right. They'll go bust. And they will. Shady businesses like that always do. And when they *do* go bust people will either buy up all their stock and hoard it. Or they'll scrap all the consoles. There's a second hand shop chain in the UK that I use called CeX. I can get a N64 from them for £70, PS2 for £60 and OG Xbox for £70. Better shape than DKO's consoles and a third of the price lol. Their N64 package I could get for £60-70 less if I bought every item individually off of CeX's website.
Lawsuit waiting to happen, kinda surprised there hasn't been one yet
Glad to know if I buy any retro gaming stuff to avoid that company.
What's crazy is there's actually better sites to buy from because they actually do the work. AND their prices are actually a fraction of dk oldies.
About magic eraser and it not damaging the finish, not only is it not true it's also completely unnecessary because that grime would come away in a minute with isopropyl alcohol mixed with pure ethanol. That does take maybe a minute more though which is, I guess, why DKoldies opts for a definitely destructive method that is maybe slightly quicker/cheaper.
Back before the ps3 came out, my ps2 needed a lens replacement and Sony charged the price of the console to ship it in and get it replaced.
I cannot wait for a hot piece of man to review some more DKShiddies!
Nice job Joey! Good thing you placed the GameCube supported Wii with the non-GameCube supported Wii's in the box. Nice quality control there!
I mean this is the company that destroyed a rare GBA SP because they thought it was fake. Can't really expect them to know what they are doing.
This seemed to be in response to a video Retro Gaming Guy. After he pointed out that using a magic eraser on a wii is bad for the finish, the took the video down and reuploaded the version we're seeing now talking about how they don't mess up the finish the finish because they're professionals.
We need some dk oldies on the sound board
The nicest of people I've known have been fake. Joey knows zero embarrassment.
I knew they did not care about console condition before this whole fiasco. The first short of theirs I saw, I noticed they kept everything loose in cardboard bins! Letting Gameboy Micros just rattling around in there!
There’s companies in the uk that have similar practices. Purchased a ps4 pro (refurbished) and opened it up only to find it full of dust and a few cockroaches. It was a good deal at the time so I gave it tlc. Had the same with private sales of consoles it’s a real shame people don’t look after things
Im pretty sure this guy is their only customer.
Love this DK series, getting spicy!
8641 Micro mininature repair tech I noticed a few thing about their repair process that was a pretty big red flag for me personally.
1. The tech fixing the Wii was barely ESD safe for himself or the console. I see an ESD wrist strap but I can't see the grounding cable. (Might be under his arm but still I hope he is grounded.)
2. I see no ESD mat on this bench. If he is going to be moving this Wii around then having a ESD mat is vital to not build up static that may damage certain components. (He will be moving it around to clean the Wii or if they do)
3.Rubbing alcohol is not a great idea for cleaning electrontics. Most rubbing alcohol is 70% achocol and 30% water. What they should be using is isopropyl alcohol which is basically 100% alcohol. Iso (Isopropyl alcohol) is great for cleaning electronics as it dries up fairly in the air or a gentle breeze and if a small bit is still on there it will dry up in a matter of seconds before any testing or powering up of equipment. If you don't make sure that rubbing alcohol is completely dried up then it may short the console since its in small area it won't dry up as easily. Even with the blower if you don't blow it in a certain area for a bit you can still have traces of it shorting stuff when you go to test it.
4. The toothbrush looks very dirty and might have some dirt, flux, or whatever still in it. They should be using an acid brush. (used in many things like soldering) But they are cheap so if it gets damaged or dirty you can throw it away and get one 36 pack super cheap at any hardware store. Toothbrushes are not great since their bristles are different from brush to brush, (when it comes to shapes and sizes) and frankly cost a pretty penny if you are going to go through a lot of them, Also the bristles come in certain "Hardness" so for consist cleaning you must be using the same type for quality control. Acid brush bristles are made from stiff horsehair and are pretty much the same from brand to brand great for cleaning in small areas, cracks, and holes.
5. Be very careful when using something like q-tips on electronics. The ones they are using look like cotton q-tips which can leave a mess if rubbed hard or catching on something inside the ports. Q-tips can leave small bit of debris even when wetted so it might block or short something if not removed. Its not completely wrong to use q-tips but you need to inspect after your are done cleaning to make sure nothing was left behind from the q-tip. There are polyurethane foam swabs you can use but its not needed. A solid inspection for debris under some magnification works best.
6. After you clean something its best to test it again. During the cleaning process there is a chance you may any fluids that got into the console or equipment. Testing should be the final thing before you finish "fixing something." If you go back to cleaning something you missed you should test it again so you know that something else didn't arise when cleaning.
Just seeing small bits of this video makes me mad and shocked on quality control they show everyone.
Yeah it reminds me of the local game store when I used to live in Cali. They promised the can fix the Ring of Death Problem with the 360 and all they did was Heat Treat your system something you can do at home by wrapping it in a towel while it's turned on. Needless to say before I moved they already went out of business for ripping others off.
I saw this video and I was shocked of how arrogant DK oldies really truly are