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This PS5 from eBay was only $300... đ§ it has an issue with the disc drive, but supposedly everything else is working properly. So it's basically a digital PS5 for $300 - very solid deal if it works. There are some other interesting things going on inside of this console as well, like an extra warranty sticker that Sony definitely didn't put there. Let me know what you think about this console and if you think I got a deal!
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Do you prefer the Disc PS5 or Digital PS5?
Digital
Disc
Disc
I have an Xbox X, but Iâd say Disc is better no matter what.
Disc all the way and also Digital sucks đđ
Even with this disk drive issue, that's a ridiculously great deal.
For sure. I have a disc PS5 but 99% of my games are digital and I don't own any movies on disc. I would've happily paid the $300 for this console and just ignored the broken disc drive!
They are going for that everywhere 350-400 nowdays
most PS5 must have them issues, mine is the same from day one it was doing my head in PS5 not reading disc, i got my PS5 from Game... remember buying a disc game Sony get no cut, buy from the PS store Sony make 30%... its funny how it seems like Sony dont want discs to work in there machines... i noticed it with the PS4 pro as well... so all i'm getting at is, go for discless.. less money, less pain in the hole.
It's not that good, remember he also didn't get a controller
The price has gone down, they're actually worth that now. $300-400
Need more repair vids. It's cool to watch them get taken part.
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Amen
Repair my brother
Try my mate Vince for fix it videos
I had the disc drive go out on my OG XBOX years ago and had to replace the laser in it. Required some minor soldering (which I was mostly unfamiliar with at the time). Sounds dorky as hell, but when it booted up and read the disc first try was a feeling I'll never forget.
The same thing almost happened to me except my 360 elite console video AV cable went out. I took a replacement cable and used electrical tape, got a signal and my 13 yo self was so happy
Nice!
Not dorky lol
@Tristan-rh3le yeah not dorky at all! More like proper knowledge & brain power!
Most of the time you can fix them just by adjusting the potentiometer on the laser with a screwdriver and multimeter. I've not once had to completely change the laser on my og xbox's or customer ones
Cannot thank you enough. My PS5 disc drive stopped working a few months ago with the exact same issue and sound when it tried to read discs. Alway saying unsupported or dirty disc, even though they were all PS4/PS5/4KUHD/Blu-ray discs without a mark on them. Sony wanted $230.00 plus tax to repair it as the warranty period has passed and no local repai shop would look at it for less than $200 so I have just been playing the digital downloads I had up until now. Was able to order a brand new replacement lens from the same seller you used for less than $60.00. Received it in 3 days after purchase and it came brand new in a sealed box as was advertised. Installed it and system is working perfectly now. Thanks
Now Iâm tempted to buy a PS5 with a bad disc drive and replace it to save over buying new
Really cool to see you changed and fixed the disc drive with ease !!!!! I would recommend this video to people who have the same problem or buy a ps5 straight out without a working disc drive. This video will help a lot of people. Great job !!!
Your vids are thoroughly enjoyable. Love all the unboxings and seeing what you get. Repair vids would be a welcome addition to your channel. I would never try to do what you do, so I really enjoy seeing how simple it sometimes is. Gives me courage to try some things myself. Thanks, Jacob
I like seeing the repairs! I got into repairing consoles and itâs always fun to learn little bits of knowledge along the way
Speaking on what you said about the feeling of fixing something, one time I put a green film in my Xbox Series controller for the Xbox button light, and in the process of unhooking one of the wires, I may or may not have broke the wire and the circuit board đŹ. I just took an old series x controller and replaced the wire and the board with barely any soldering experience. It was an amazing feeling after a about 3 hours of work.
That was an awesome repair man, definitely a satisfying feeling when you're able to fix it! Thanks for the video! Good work!
I have had this exact dual monitor stand for about 2 years and it is still holding up amazingly. I def recommend and it's worth the money for sure.
Neither of these here comments are in a context I can understand
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"This is what the LORD Almighty says: âDo not listen to what the prophets are prophesying to you; they fill you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD."
I just use it as a foot rest would recommend tho
why is this so religious
The âIâm freeâ guy is gold, got a chuckle out of me.
Nice to see it was just the laser issue and not drive controller being at deathâs door.
I bought a $300 ps5 disk edition from Facebook marketplace. Came with a $220 scuf too. Thought it was a scam but the guy just wanted to get rid of it. No problems on the ps5 or the controller either, I got pretty lucky.
80 percent of the time disk drive issues are caused by loose/corroded ribbon connections. I've fixed 5 by just removing the cables cleaning the pins and putting it back in.
Send me one of them brother. Need to play final fantasy 16.
$300 still a pretty decent price even with the broken disk drive. Idk how much the repairs would normally cost but I canât imagine theyâd eclipse the remaining balance to put you over a retail ps5.
I tried to get my X360 repaired back in the day, and that cost me $100 to look at; unfortunately they couldn't repair it...
you could just use it as a digital console too
had to get my ps2 disc drive repaired back in the day. Sent it to Sony and it cost the price of the console at the time. Like $200
no idea about the sony prices but for my xbox series x a broken disc drive after warrenty was going to cost 330 euros to get it fixed by microsoft,ofcourse i told them to shove it where the sun dont shine
â@@M0RGAT0RYi think its hilarious that you have to pay JUST FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT. Like they can literally just say "Come back in a day or two" then leave it somewhere not looking at it and then tell you that it's broken but you still have to pay
Great fix. That helps a lot. Thanks dude.
Open the drive and move the laser lens back and forth and you should be good to go. The gears in the lens will lockup on some consoles due to Sony using too little lube in the moving lens. Previous owner probably already tried that. If you use a heat gun you can take the stickers off without leaving a residue.
Hey this was ones of my consoles! At least I couldnât find any similar sales posts to mine. I purchase âbrokenâ consoles and sometimes repair but always resell them. Way higher profit margins than reselling other electronics. Easier to sell as is than repairing it when in bulk. I bought these from an individual that works for an Amazon return auctioneer. Very curious now myself though as to who opened the system prior to you lol. Thanks for posting this video!
Do you have anymore ps5 disc version consoles left for sale?? đđ
Yes please! I just got a job refurbishing consoles and I'd love to see. More troubleshooting and repair tips!
TronicsFix better watch his back đ. Good job dude, I love repair videos so please make more if you find the time.
My PS4 Pro had stopped reading PS4 games years ago, but it still read Blu-ray movies and music CD's. I wasn't sure that it had different components to read games and other media separately, but it was decent to know. I thankfully haven't had that issue with my PS5 but I assume it might be the same way.
Good thing the upcoming PS5 models will have a detachable disc drive. Much easier to replace. But its nice to see its not that hard to replace a laser.
No proof of this all bullshit so far till Sony actually confirms and releases them đ
Hey I bought one listed exactly the same a week ago! Just started the vid. Arrived yesterday, looked like it had never been used by someone before, no dust or scratches anywhere. Hadnât been opened before. I tore it down to fix the disc drive, the inside panel was a little weird compared to what Iâve seen on this or other tear downs, I forgot to check if it was a later make. Anyways, I tore down and rebuilt the disc drive, individually testing each piece along the way until I got it all working, luckily not banned either. Happy I got a basically brand new ps5 disc version for $300 now lol
Subscribed and liked because there was no nonsense of part 2 coming next week or Iâll be back when the eBay part arrives good stuff man
Nice repair Jacob. Would love to see more repairs. Great video.
Common issue with automatic disc drives seems to be not really a dirty laser nowadays, although still nice to clean it every 5 years or so, but someone who puts a game in or is in the process but then, they change their mind LAST second while the drive is pulling it in, and that causes a part of the mechanism to get stuck and maybe even the laser reader to also move to a undefined position. So in reality the issue maybe as simple as that, but as for me, I'm more digital nowadays anyways so if I had that console it would be a pretty big score even without fixing the drive, but with a even the little amount of knowledge of how to disassemble and reassemble, someone can easily fix something like that.
I remember having trouble with my xbox 360 disc drive i had to readjust the laser with a pen or anything long and skinny enough to reach in the back it would last for some days until I had to do it again id definitely go with all digital.
I used to replace parts for GameCube and Dreamcast around 10+years ago. Replaced my PS2 Slim laser last year but I still can get it to read DVD games. I even drilled a hole in the bottom so I can access the pot screw without disassembly đ
I already have a PS5 myself too which I just got this past Christmas, and the PS5 that I have is the standard base model with the optical disc drive which even included a digital voucher for God of War Ragnarök.
I am actually surprised that it actually worked after repair because I thought surely the seller would have tried changing the laser before selling these ps5's for cheap, but good for you man
Yeah, I thought the same.
However, I guess it all depends on how much the seller paid for it. As mentioned, the seller had a bunch of them so probably bought them real cheap as a job lot. They must have just figured on a quick flip by selling them individually.
Could have been one of those return pallets that people buy to flip
@@stevehaire6324 or maybe they had a connect that gave em defective ps5s to get back on their feet.
haha when you said Yes! after fixing it, i totally felt that bro!
Nice one! Would love to see more of these đ
I used to do that with consoles until I kind of just didn't have the money to buy consoles anymore. Selling the parts of the consoles get you way more money than just selling the console by itself. You can sell the box, controller, the shell, power supply all that other stuff. You can even just sell the heat sink and motherboard. You can sell so many parts off of consoles and make way more money
This was satisfying to watch I remember trying to fix my ps5 lmao I jus ended up getting a new one đ
Wow!
I'm glad that it works normally other then the disk reader!
Yeah bro.. pls do more repair videos.. really satisfying bro.. great video as always đ€©đđœđŻ
That's awesome man! I never thought to look for a PS5 with a broken drive. That totally makes sense, it's something that has plagued Sony since the PS1. I've gotten so tired of their cheap drives I don't even bother repairing them anymore. My PS2 and PS4 Pro both have broken drives. Hopefully I can find one cheap that isn't banned.
I guess I'm kinda lucky in that my original PS2 still has a drive that works fully. And it was played daily back in the San Andreas days, so it's not down to low use.
I wouldn't completely blame Sony. My ps2 had disk drive issues but so did my xbox 360 and xbox one. It's probably a common issue on consoles in general.
@@ihswap I don't give Sony slack because they're an electronics company. They have the capability to build quality products but sometimes they choose not to.
It's not likely to find a banned console on eBay, it's just a couple of edge cases
I have the PS5 Digital but I would rather have the disc version even if I have to repair it. I'm surprised on that $300 price for this though. I honestly was hoping the worse especially with that warranty sticker. Can you post the link to the seller?
Iâve been looking at ps5s lately and the physical versions are super expensive but I much rather have them so I can play my old ps4 games and I just like physical games
I'd love to see more repairs!
Cleaning the laser lens took me way back lol. I remember taking apart my ps2 and doing the same when I was a kid.
makes sense him putting a warrenty sticker on, if someone opens it breaks it more and tries to send it back, he is pretected
Only 2 days on eBay? Might wanna bookmark that seller for future.
Awesome! I work in IT and know satisfactory of fixing computers and seeing our end users faces đ
I'd definitely like to see more repair type videos.
So basically it was 300 for a good condition digital edition. Not bad.
Haha yeah if I saw a deal like this I'd just buy it and ignore the broken disc drive
@@JohnSmith-bt4lf same!đ
Ebay is a wild card. You can get consoles in bad condition or good condition. The pricing on consoles are different.
Iâm glad I was patient and bought mine at GameStop, newer is better forsure.
Straight to the point and quality video Deserve a sub!
Pretty smart on your part brother excellent job đđœ
Repair videos are useful and if you title them correctly they will help grow your channel a great deal.
Brotha you got lucky! Hell yeah bro make some more repair videos they're so satisfying
I definitely like this style of video. Please do more.
I would love to see a video on how to fix consoles and what signs to look for in different scenarios. I'd love to start my own business fixing broken consoles
More repairs would be cool đ Still trying to work out a disc issue on my PS5 đ
Great videos man, always something interesting, oh and nice shirt.
You deserve, way more views and likes for doing this in one part/ short video
Love seeing the repairs
Can you do more videos on the repair and disassembly of the current Gen Consoles, namely PS5 and Xbox series x, your videos are awesome btw.
Awesome Vid Bro! Deffinely like the repairs
Loved the video, not sure if you're aware but there's some very deep bass background noise periodically during your video. It sounded like someone was pounding on my walls or there was a car in the distance playing loud bass. It took me a while to realize it was in your video lol
Very nice and simplistic video, English is my fourth language but able to follow trough. Say, could you if not done already make a video on how to fix controller? When I press L2 in makes the right stick go up. Anyway good continuation.
Definitely need more repair vids, is that going to be a keeper PS5 or a resell?
Nice job :) had to be super satisfying!!!
âOh yes, im soooooo lazy to look behind the console im just gone guess on where it isâ đ that stupidly funny asf
Yes do more repair videos it will be amazing to watch
I love watching videos about the PS5 since I do plan on getting one
100% Has been opened up mate they were clean and delicate with it though which is a good sign
Some people buy faulty consoles in bulk like 10 to 20 units they then try to fix it for a profit if not they sell it for the going rate and still make a small profit i know of people right now who have several listed with the same issues they tried a basic fix first and just get their money back basically if they fix 3 out of 10 they make reasonable money
nice video, please more repair vids like this.
That's good the disc drive worksđ
Very cool. Think I am going to get the newer SLIM version as the disc drive is easier to replace.
That pillow cube tho đ„ might have to grab one
clean the rollers on the disc drive and see if it comes back to life and cleaned the laser. never mind i kept watching and you bought the part after trying to clean it. great repair
you can fix that drive issue by resetting the diode to the start position most likely on the drive manually, I did it on 360 many times it had this same issue...the diode just had the wrong track starting position, so the code that runs the diode along the track to read the disk couldn't work properly.
Lot of laser assemblies on consoles have small adjustment screws, I had a Dreamcast that I would adjust it to read bootleg games I burned. It's usually built in close to the laser diode so that prob why the one he got of Ebay has tamper proof stickers. He should of tried taking the cover off and seeing if he could adjust the laser diode. might of fixed the issue with no reading discs.
So a couple months back I had bought a used first run PS5 console just like the one you have here and it had the same exact issue with the disc drive not working. I ended up taking the system apart got down to the laser lens and come to find out it had become either glazed or fog over with some sort of off color film or substance. Ended up taking some 98% isopropyl alcohol and a q-tip to clean it up, took quite a few passes to get it actually clean though. It looked and felt as if the plastics on the inside of the PS5 we're getting so hot they sere releasing fumes or vapors that were sticking to the lens overtime at least that's my opinion. Either that or something else was causing some sort of chemical reaction inside of the machine resulting in this film covering the lens and other parts in the laser and tray mechanism....... đ€·
Great content piece!
Hit jackpot there Jacob, nice 1
I got my ps5, a year ago, on firmware 5.10.
I've been patiently waiting for the jailbreak. I've played a whole lot of ASTROS with my kids + ps4 while I wait.
Man what I would give to send this guy my Xbox 360. Great content.
Dude I was blown away when I saw your oak Island shirt, I live there! Lmao
what do you do with them after the video? i need one lol
I got mine like for 300 like 5 months ago thatâs what theyâre going for tbh perfect condition and came with game and two controllers
I would love to see a video like this on a Xbox 1 or even the new Xboxâs
Very good job. Thank you.
pretty good deal overall you got a disc model for 350 vs the 499 many like me paid 2 years ago lol
Ppl like you say these jobs are super simple đ but i barely even trust myself to work a toaster haha. Thanks for cool video.
Great job Jacob!
I liked the vid purely for the display magic in the background lol
@Jacob R isopropyl alcohol and a scalpel works to remove stickers without leaving any residue
Imma do a dk oldies style vid on your website cuz you deserve it. Your prices are crazy high.
Yea. More repairs would be great. Done it on a few consoles including 1's I bought to sell.
bought mine for like 320⏠on ebay.
I also ordered a used GT7 Disc.
First 3 Times disc unreadable. cleaned the disc.
Works like a charm since then.
My office uses similar monitor mounts. Ngl the arms are way better than regular stands.
Great buy. Better fix!
Crazy prople are selling parts from PS5s, I remember it like yesterday when these were just released.
I remember cleaning my ps2 Lazer all the time back in the day.
I also did a "repair" lately, I put in a new battery for my phone. It was "almost" as hard as yours. đ
I did this with a PS3 scarily 7 years ago now. Paid ÂŁ50 for the console. Tempted to do it with a PS5 so I have one, but I'm not too sure how I feel about gambling with second-hand PS5s if the hardware itself can be blacklisted. That sounds like a terrible idea for e-waste.
i got a digital ps5 from ksl classifieds, included with a pulse 3d headset, and extra controller and a charging stand for the controllers
Offer up has way better prices. People realize that not losing that shipping and ebay cut goes way further and moves the item faster.
Repaired my 30 year old sega CD which required some minor soldering and a rubber band. Works perfect now!