I Got Ripped Off - Thought This Was A Good Idea - Samsung Parts Only Phone LOT

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  • @norvarg712
    @norvarg712 Жыл бұрын

    Looking at these old phone repairs just shows how far we've come along.

  • @CardboardGuy
    @CardboardGuy2 жыл бұрын

    Recently bought phone lot with XS and 8 Plus to realize they were all FMI ON. Great!

  • @sabersz

    @sabersz

    2 жыл бұрын

    This is why I won't do any iPhone that's supposedly not turning on, if FMI is on I'm utterly f*cked.

  • @choonky

    @choonky

    2 жыл бұрын

    I also got an iphone lot with 2x 6, 2x 7 and xs. One 6, one 7 and the xs were all fmi on sadly, but after talking to the seller he managed to remove it completely luckily

  • @CardboardGuy

    @CardboardGuy

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Arie death Videos the average seller doesn’t know how to do that lol.

  • @sportsnews2940

    @sportsnews2940

    2 жыл бұрын

    This is why I always buy direct from apple

  • @yaboiavery5986

    @yaboiavery5986

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@CardboardGuy then they don't deserve to sell their phones.

  • @NSHG
    @NSHG2 жыл бұрын

    Hugh, Snapdragon based Note 4s (N910F being the most well known example) were notorious for no power issues due to eMMC slowly failing. You could swap in a 910C mobo w/ camera and have a happy Note 4.

  • @wilyamiyoo

    @wilyamiyoo

    2 жыл бұрын

    It also affected my N910C (Exynos) but it did live for 5 happy years without any issues.

  • @cu2nytt

    @cu2nytt

    2 жыл бұрын

    Putting that phone in the freezer in a zip lock bag for about 20 minutes brings it back to life for a short term

  • @mementocity

    @mementocity

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@cu2nytt this is a bad joke right? Humidity will kill it even more

  • @cu2nytt

    @cu2nytt

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mementocity no its not a joke. the reason why it turns on is because small water ice droplets form on the bad connection on the emmc chip and it makes a temporary connection. i tried this on my note 4 and s7 edge that refused to turn on.

  • @eduardoavila646

    @eduardoavila646

    2 жыл бұрын

    My 10 year old s2 has the EMMC brickbug and all other sorts of curses, but it just refuses to die lmao

  • @Zichago
    @Zichago2 жыл бұрын

    I'm pretty sure I know what seller this is, as I recently took a chance and bought a 2nd Gen iPad Pro from them at reasonable price. I seem to have been incredibly fortunate, as the device was in very reasonable condition with no nasty surprises. I was worried that perhaps the battery would be problematic, but again, thankfully it holds charge quite well for its' age. My stomach dropped when I saw the listings, though. Complete minefield.

  • @xplore7359

    @xplore7359

    2 жыл бұрын

    I've been buying iCloud locked devices and bypassing them from the same seller, so far they've been accurately displayed and described...

  • @davidsolis3114

    @davidsolis3114

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@xplore7359 could I get a hint as to who you're using for the icloud lock bypassing?

  • @xplore7359

    @xplore7359

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@davidsolis3114 Sorry didn't see the reply until someone liked my comment. I do my own bypasses but only on wifi only devices as the apple ID on these is paired to the serial number, Bluetooth and wifi Mac addresses. On cell devices the account is tied together with the IMEI which is stored on the baseband and can't be programmed with the method I use. There's a few cell iPads (gen 4 and lower) that I do a resistor mod on which works well but isn't really worth doing now unless I get them in a bulk lot for next to nothing.

  • @justinbuckley
    @justinbuckley2 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate videos like this as it helps inform the audience that these sorts of tech lots aren't always a success, I generally feel that if someone has a big handful of devices then they likely know damn well that the items are toast in some regard or another.

  • @The_hot_blue_fire_guy

    @The_hot_blue_fire_guy

    Жыл бұрын

    I mean the listing said “for parts” so I think it should be expected that they a We’re not going to work.

  • @thenebula6980
    @thenebula69802 жыл бұрын

    It sucks to be ripped off like that. Fr tho, your videos are amazing and always very interesting. Keep up the good work

  • @s6edge7

    @s6edge7

    Жыл бұрын

    Flea markets are a much better deal , I got an s10+ for 10 bucks , given that it is smashed , tho the screen works

  • @ChrisSmith-mh6vk
    @ChrisSmith-mh6vk2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Hugh...I saw you recently at B**** Sq Shopping Centre, but resisted the urge to tell you I'm a real fan...love your work. This video highlighted an issue you might address in a future video. Screens going black on Samsungs that are only 3 or 4 years old. When mine happened I Googled it to find it a real problem. Anyway, thanks for everything you do.

  • @therealdaniboi
    @therealdaniboi2 жыл бұрын

    I noticed the S4 is GT-I9505 model. The reason why the screen acts up when you press the back part of the board because the midframe of the new screen could be for a different model of the S4 and causes some components to touch a part of the midframe causing a short. Samsung used to revise the midframe, charging sub-boards and logic boards for different countries where it was sold in the past. For it to work flawlessly, you'd need a matching screen/midframe assembly and a charging port intended for a GT-I9505 S4. EDIT: I suddenly remebered, the purple screen/midframe assembly is intended for a GT-I9500 (Exynos non-LTE) variant. The logic board you have is a GT-I9505 (Snapdragon LTE enabled). Using an Exynos logic board on a GT-I9505 midframe and vice-versa causes the screen to turn off when the back part is pressed. And when you try to screw everything back together, the screen won't work at all.

  • @NSHG

    @NSHG

    2 жыл бұрын

    Actually, his purple frame was for the 2.3GHz GT-i9506. I've had a 9506 board in a 9505 casing and charging port. It worked, but you had to be careful with the power button as it would reset if you pushed harder on it. Later traded it for a S3 Neo i9301. Not even to this day the chap who accepted the trade didn't even call me back on the issue.

  • @therealdaniboi

    @therealdaniboi

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@NSHG oh okay. I used to repair S4s back in the day. Just a hobby though. Buying screens with midframes for the S4 can be a pain if they send you the wrong part. Especially when dealing with Korean variants. So I do the tedious task of separating the screen from the midframe so I can transfer it to another midframe for it to work properly. I broke several screens before I got the hang of it. 😂

  • @Kabazuke619

    @Kabazuke619

    2 жыл бұрын

    For my experience filing extra material from bracket fixes issue. Taping doesn't prevent this issue because wrong shape of bracket bends motherboard. Compare original and new part and use dremel to cut materia off.

  • @mirkopacchioni4158
    @mirkopacchioni41582 жыл бұрын

    Being able to turn an unfortunate investment into a profit is always a good thing. Nice video as always.

  • @kilsnacks

    @kilsnacks

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@PhoenixTubez yeah he could of bought a excellent condition s7 for $70 not sure why he would spend $150 to repair it

  • @jeffoops9458

    @jeffoops9458

    Жыл бұрын

    @@PhoenixTubez 🤣🤣

  • @OFFtheCHIZANE

    @OFFtheCHIZANE

    Жыл бұрын

    Depends what his time’s worth

  • @phoneguyyt4636

    @phoneguyyt4636

    Жыл бұрын

    Tomato pureé

  • @yuchong1704
    @yuchong1704 Жыл бұрын

    The best repair videos are the ones you can save a lot of money. The voiceover details are really good. Keep it up!

  • @floppa9415
    @floppa94152 жыл бұрын

    Your Note 4 probably has an EMMC Issue. Its sadly a very common issue especially on the Snapdragon 805 variants. Basically due to bad solder joints the Note 4's EMMC memory chip can loose connection causing the phone to be dead. It can however be fixed by reballing the EMMC chip. I myself got a lot of 6 N910F Note 4's and 3 had this issue. I got 2 at least working by swapping boards and displays. *Edit : I meant N910F. The N915F of is the Note Edge. It also suffers from the same issue tough :/

  • @wilyamiyoo

    @wilyamiyoo

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sadly even the Exynos chips had this issue. I had the N910C and it also died from a suspected eMMC failure.

  • @unliving_ball_of_gas

    @unliving_ball_of_gas

    Жыл бұрын

    What about the Samsung S4 Exynos variant? I have one and once dropped it on the street years ago, since then the phone randomly reboots while I'm using and it got worse to the point where it seems to bootloops but sometime manages to boot, but only for a few minutes before it shuts down on its own. I always thought that I might have made something loose inside.

  • @Plainapple287
    @Plainapple2872 жыл бұрын

    I did this recently, I bought an iPhone parts lot and turns out they were all horribly water damaged, can’t return because they were sold as for parts, sadly they were sold as “untested” and I didn’t see the major red flags. Also I may have an explanation for the S7 edges not powering on, I had a lot of S7’s which most didn’t power on, and my main S7 developed the same issue. The PowerIC or the RAM goes bad, the device goes into a boot looping state before just not taking power properly, it can’t regulate the power properly

  • @satsumagt5284

    @satsumagt5284

    2 жыл бұрын

    3 year old S7 edge here, I hope it doesn't die soon

  • @IbbiAhmed

    @IbbiAhmed

    2 жыл бұрын

    same happened with a samsung note 3, note 4 and tab 3 8.0 I own :) idk why samsung made these the way they did :(

  • @nabs3178

    @nabs3178

    2 жыл бұрын

    EBay is the place for people to sell trash phones that are meant for the bin lol

  • @tammysharonlorettastafford3376
    @tammysharonlorettastafford3376 Жыл бұрын

    Great job Hugh and your advice is allways helpful.

  • @dgurevich1
    @dgurevich12 жыл бұрын

    Good techs are hard to come by. I myself tried phone repair several times with no long term success. I also used some labs to fix my phones, again with poor quality parts and workmanship. At this point, I am doing everything to avoid having to repair in the first place. The only problematic part being the battery. I am happy to report that I did find a state of charge limiter on my galaxy s20 ultra, which I am happy to use.

  • @sabersz
    @sabersz2 жыл бұрын

    5:18 if you think that burn-in is bad, my mums S7 is so much worse. Whites look genuinely light pink, as she had a mobile game (I think it was Candy Crush) open for years on end. Think 4 years plus of regular game usage. The game UI is inlaid, TWICE, on the display. I don't even know how that works.

  • @compulsoryevacuationdevice

    @compulsoryevacuationdevice

    2 жыл бұрын

    She must have played it while the phone was rotated to the right and left? Interesting.

  • @sabersz

    @sabersz

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@compulsoryevacuationdevice it's in the Portrait position but one is slightly lower down on the screen than the other

  • @Knaeckebrotsaege

    @Knaeckebrotsaege

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sabersz maybe an update to the "game" that changed the UI ever so slightly? idk i don't play that crap

  • @honda_fanboy

    @honda_fanboy

    2 жыл бұрын

    my S7 Edge has the homescreen burnt in, cant see it if its any color except white, but its not THAT BAD

  • @SCtester

    @SCtester

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's frankly astounding how Samsung just gets a pass for having used displays for years - even until fairly recently - that become unusable after just a few years of use. This is not an issue with most screens. I get that OLED has advantages, but this is a massive downside that rarely gets talked about. I remember people used to excuse the issue as some fringe issue that most people will never run into, but years later that's proven to be false - it's very common.

  • @TheFlapjackSnaffler
    @TheFlapjackSnaffler2 жыл бұрын

    I love the S6 so much that I got one for christmas. I was planning on the Blue Topaz color but I got Gold. I do like the Gold Color more than the Blue one so I was very happy. And mine was in Perfect condition unlike that S6 with a shattered Back and broken Micro USB. And my S6 defniently charges with a Charger as the Charging Port was never destroyed.

  • @gigiungureanu8958
    @gigiungureanu89582 жыл бұрын

    Always a pleasure to watch your videos bro❤

  • @turle8645
    @turle86452 жыл бұрын

    I paid $160 for a parts lot and ended up getting an iPhone 5 on iOS 6 which immediately made it worth it. Got plenty of other working devices too.

  • @nutandwivedi2016
    @nutandwivedi2016 Жыл бұрын

    A fix for the s4 is to put a folded up piece of paper on behind the display flex cable then close the midframe. I used the same trick with my Nokia 6.1 plus on which I broke the battery connector on the corner trying to go in EDL mode and it's still working even after all these years.

  • @talachahrour3923
    @talachahrour39232 жыл бұрын

    I love your vids!! Keep it up!

  • @starfox.64
    @starfox.642 жыл бұрын

    it's worth mentioning, but if you want to test the phones with good charge ports that won't turn on, open Device Manager on a Windows computer and plug the phone in. if it comes up as Qualcomm QDLoader 9005/9008, the storage chip has suffered severe wear or damage.

  • @divyamthakur

    @divyamthakur

    2 жыл бұрын

    that's only for Qualcomm devices i suppose?

  • @starfox.64

    @starfox.64

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@divyamthakur it is, yeah. for Exynos devices, it will come up as Exynos XXXX. (an S9+ comes up as "Exynos 9810", for example)

  • @amazingstuffbyyourphone3842

    @amazingstuffbyyourphone3842

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@starfox.64 If it comes up with [Device name], the screen is broken right?

  • @starfox.64

    @starfox.64

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@amazingstuffbyyourphone3842 I mean if the name still comes up, the screen's probably working. if touch isn't working, the digitizer is damaged. if the bootloader is unlocked, it could also be a driver issue.

  • @amazingstuffbyyourphone3842

    @amazingstuffbyyourphone3842

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@starfox.64 if it shows up as QHSUSB_BULK then the phone is hard bricked but the Qualcomm QDLoader driver is not installed on your PC

  • @bestestimesreborn
    @bestestimesreborn2 жыл бұрын

    If anyone can get these working, it's you. Thanks for another great video.

  • @imm311
    @imm3112 жыл бұрын

    excellent video as always! God bless you and yours!

  • @BaconFaceMcGee
    @BaconFaceMcGee2 жыл бұрын

    Amazing as usual!!!!

  • @requiemforaleo
    @requiemforaleo2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for another great video Hugh Jeffreys or, as auto-generated captions call you, Huge Jeffries.

  • @GGoblin1
    @GGoblin12 жыл бұрын

    Great to see Hugh working on Android phones

  • @TheSpotify95
    @TheSpotify952 жыл бұрын

    Sorry to hear that this wasn't exactly plain sailing, but I'm glad to hear that you managed to get something useful out of this parts lot. I'm also glad it went to you, rather than someone else who may not have been able to use the items (or would have just returned them upon receipt). Remember, eBay buyers can return an item for "not as described", for pretty much any reason, whereby the seller than has to pay return postage AND refund in full.

  • @ibrahimeditz4692
    @ibrahimeditz46922 жыл бұрын

    thank you for your time

  • @mountainconstructions
    @mountainconstructions2 жыл бұрын

    Nice to see this Every Samsung phone I've owned or my partners has suffered all these issues... Charging Port (everyone) Screen Burn (everyone, but very bad on OLED) Such a shame, such a good product let down by crap hardware issues.

  • @DrifterThrifters

    @DrifterThrifters

    2 жыл бұрын

    Still better then apple

  • @azenyr

    @azenyr

    2 жыл бұрын

    My experience is the complete opposite. A LOT of my friends used Samsung phones all their life, some low end, some mid end but mostly high end S and Note lines. Zero problems. The only time I heard something happening with one of their phones was only one friend that broke the screen of his S20 and had to replace it, and was actually shocked for it not being that expensive to fix, with a genuine brand new display. Was like 150€. Other than that, absolutely zero problems. However my gf owned iPhones all her life and she buys a new one every 1-2 years because her last one breaks in some random way that apple wont fix or its not worth it. Her current iPhone 13 (not pro) already has a broken volume up key. It wont even physically click, feels stuck, she has to use the quicksettings to turn up the volume. I guess it really is how you handle phones, how many falls or physical stress you subject them to, and maybe also a dose of luck. My gf is always dropping her phone and that is a huge explanation why all her iPhones break to unfixable ways in a year. She uses glass screen protectors and bulky cases on purpose because of this, but the impacts of it constantly falling eventually start messing up with the internals. Some people even without noticing put a lot of strain on their phones hardware. The charging port is a great example, people often put a lot of strain on that port by using bad cables or pulling on them too hard or whatever.

  • @mountainconstructions

    @mountainconstructions

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Ellis The DJ You don't work outside in full sunshine much then

  • @mountainconstructions

    @mountainconstructions

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Ellis The DJ Further more... Why are you making excuses for a Flagship phone. It should work as described without issues or having to compensate for the hardware short comings... It's not like these products are cheap and nasty China clones. Apple can get it right... Why can't Samsung.... And none of us want to use Apple Agreed, most of these issues happen outside the 12 month or 24 month normal contract period. But lots of us, me included haven't had a phone contract for 15 years or more now We buy secondhand flagship handsets to run prepaid SIM cards....

  • @krispyhd9484

    @krispyhd9484

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@DrifterThrifters lol no

  • @tdata545
    @tdata5452 жыл бұрын

    i have seen the white notification, that's a real hard brick you got there. Edit: I got it on my S4 that I still have in my possession. I damaged the IMEI trying to root it like 5 years ago. And somehow completely erasing the internals, including the bootloader. SO... that was fun. Somehow I managed to get the bootloader reinstalled and the phone kind of working again.

  • @satsumagt5284

    @satsumagt5284

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's not a brick, more like a paperweight

  • @Doggo_Norse
    @Doggo_Norse2 жыл бұрын

    I remember when you only had 121K Subscribers, love your videos keep up the great work 👌 👍

  • @TheBoringOne10
    @TheBoringOne102 жыл бұрын

    I Have Most Of Those Phones. Not Good To Hear You Got Ripped Off, But I LOVE These Videos Of Yours!

  • @GerbilNoises

    @GerbilNoises

    2 жыл бұрын

    bruh what's with the caps

  • @TheBoringOne10

    @TheBoringOne10

    2 жыл бұрын

    ...

  • @maybelbdidit

    @maybelbdidit

    2 жыл бұрын

    Why are you capitalising every word lmao

  • @TheBoringOne10

    @TheBoringOne10

    2 жыл бұрын

    .....

  • @re-fix9678
    @re-fix96782 жыл бұрын

    Good work👍

  • @jamiewood4280
    @jamiewood42802 жыл бұрын

    Wow! You wouldn't even get mugged for any of those in the UK. Nice to see them saved from the bin tho.

  • @furve
    @furve2 жыл бұрын

    Nice video, please do more of this type

  • @ApO__
    @ApO__2 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant job, man! I have one question about those older Samsung phones with removable back panels. Is there an easy way to make them run without a battery? I have made some attempts at that using small buck converter, but after the phone boots up with some percentage of battery, that percentage slowly starts to go down, even though the power supply is more than enough. Any ideas?

  • @oldfag_adventures

    @oldfag_adventures

    2 жыл бұрын

    i'm no expert or professional but i think the batteries have hardware in them that helps the phone know what the battery is at. with your current setup it doesn't have anything to tell it the state of the battery. you could try dismantling a battery (obviously carefully) to get the little board that handles the communications and then run power through, that might fix your problem but that's just an amateur's guess

  • @The_hot_blue_fire_guy

    @The_hot_blue_fire_guy

    Жыл бұрын

    Why would you even do this? Besides just figuring out if it’s possible. Because I don’t think it’s very convenient if you have to stand next to a outlet when you want to use your phone.

  • @milktoast56

    @milktoast56

    10 ай бұрын

    find a Samsung battery (preferably for the phone u want to do this on) the battery can be dead its ok, then carefully separate and cut off the bms board from the battery cell and plug your + and - to that

  • @thej0k3r34
    @thej0k3r342 жыл бұрын

    These videos always somehow entertain me

  • @truckerallikatuk
    @truckerallikatuk Жыл бұрын

    That un-usable screen can have a second life as a known working test screen. Even though it's pink, it does work... sorta.

  • @alexmaclean1
    @alexmaclean12 жыл бұрын

    Out of curiosity, if you were so inclined, could you have soldered on a USB C port to replace the micro on that S6?

  • @-_YouMayFind_-
    @-_YouMayFind_- Жыл бұрын

    I love the s6 and s7 edges I had them in gold. My s6 edge plus was stolen when it was still in perfect condition :( and then I bought the s7 because that one looked almost the same

  • @aegwasherndryrer
    @aegwasherndryrer2 жыл бұрын

    i get crazy when i see ur new video great job great job

  • @RestoreTechnique
    @RestoreTechnique2 жыл бұрын

    I like seeing you try and get some value out of your investment. Nice work.

  • @Windows98R
    @Windows98R11 ай бұрын

    The S7 edge was awesome. It was one of my early attempts at touching android as a secondary phone alongside my iPhone 6.

  • @williamkelley7654
    @williamkelley76542 жыл бұрын

    Should have filed a return, Ebay will always force the sellers to accept returns no matter what.

  • @andoletube

    @andoletube

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, this lot is so bad, it's barely worth using for videos.

  • @deanbolt9375
    @deanbolt93752 жыл бұрын

    Hi, What's the title of the background music you're playing, noticeably in the latter part of the video. Kind regards, keep up the good work.

  • @ezikoy
    @ezikoy Жыл бұрын

    that's what happened to my samsung note 5. When I charged it it just showed a white led light. Idk why but i think it's because of the broken screen. I can't buy a new screen though as it's very pricey. Nice video Hugh!

  • @ugzz
    @ugzz2 жыл бұрын

    I have some experience with part lots also, given you have the ebay chat history, I would expect the outcome to be a "partial refund" on this one, or you would likely have to "fight" for a full return, but you're past that. Also 250k views in a month, the parts have more than paid for themselves once you factor in the content ;^) (+ editing time, voiceover etc:)

  • @dblakewood1907
    @dblakewood19072 жыл бұрын

    Great video as always, Do people actually use such old phones still?

  • @paulsullivan6392
    @paulsullivan63922 жыл бұрын

    Sorry you got burned my friend. But good on you..your skills have allowed you to just about break even. Well done sir.

  • @maxtornogood
    @maxtornogood2 жыл бұрын

    I'd be interested to know where you can get one of those Amp Meters, looks neat!

  • @JxH
    @JxH2 жыл бұрын

    FYI. Current draw is measured in amps, period. For example, 152 mA. It's not correct to add an extraneous "-hour" in the context of current draw. That's why the current meter has just an "A" period. Amp-hours is a current over some period of time, for example the capacity of a battery such as 3850 mAh. Cheers.

  • @MrJay8080
    @MrJay8080 Жыл бұрын

    S3 was my first samsung, what a flash back

  • @MrheroGaming-mi3nt
    @MrheroGaming-mi3nt2 жыл бұрын

    was literally going for this lot. im glad you got it and i didnt lol. nah jk keep up the good work and keep inspiring people

  • @soupdrinker72
    @soupdrinker722 жыл бұрын

    Oh I think I know that seller, they sell really overpriced devices. They list Macbooks like "Core i5 SUPER FAST INTEL MACOSX 8GB RAM" and some fancy symbols. Disgusting

  • @HughJeffreys

    @HughJeffreys

    2 жыл бұрын

    Saw a tablet similar to the Tab S I just fixed up. It was a better version of it but he's asking $450 for it..... (Shown at 03:30)

  • @soupdrinker72

    @soupdrinker72

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@HughJeffreys You can buy a Tab S4 for that money wtf

  • @aa-au
    @aa-au6 ай бұрын

    Thanks for showing this video. I bought a very large iPhone/iPad/iPod and some non-Apple phones in 2016 from a large company with my at-the-time business partner. Whilst trying to book these in, we discovered that this lot were more faulty than expected ie: mainly iCloud locked. Being relatively new to iCloud locked devices I thought I could unlock them. My business partner offered his half to me and I accepted and paid him for his half. So 7 years later (2016-2023) I have invested ~$20k of stock and I am just under $10k return. This does not include my time to process the equipment, advertising fees, free postage, etc, so a $10k loss thus far. I may do a video on this one day...

  • @DemePoole
    @DemePoole2 жыл бұрын

    The main problem with resellers of damaged devices on eBay is that some people think what they have is worth more than it really is or they are looking for someone to buy who doesn't know up from down. I don't think 150 was too much to pay, but since the seller was dishonest, then perhaps the price could have been lower.

  • @strayiggytv

    @strayiggytv

    2 жыл бұрын

    This. And if your selling a for parts lot and somebody asks you a specific question you need to be truthfully about the condition or truthfull that you're too lazy to check. Nothing makes me more angry than people who lie about the condition of stuff they sell in the hopes the buyer won't follow up. If you can't be a$$3d to know the condition of your own inventory you shouldn't be selling it full stop.

  • @JoJoGaminG36
    @JoJoGaminG362 жыл бұрын

    I used to buy alot phones with defects in the past... But finding phones with working displays and only waterdamage is very hard, most plp slam their phones how it seems on the ground all the time.

  • @wonseok_song
    @wonseok_song Жыл бұрын

    Samsung's edge displays are very expensive to repair. I tried to get a replacement screen for Galaxy S8 from AliExpress, and found even the faulty display costs about the same as the fine used ones.

  • @ejonesss
    @ejonesss4 ай бұрын

    if these are old enough phones to not have modern data protection and kill switches you may be able to recover the data and sometimes peoples photos and documents can be valuable and could be used to recover the purchase prices.

  • @canubeleiveit
    @canubeleiveit Жыл бұрын

    Makes me happy to have our modern tech.

  • @stephendevore5340
    @stephendevore53402 жыл бұрын

    Well DONE!!!🙂🙂

  • @Nikkerston
    @Nikkerston2 жыл бұрын

    that s6 edge... i have a board from the same model samsung and its doing the same as that one. white light and thats it but mine doesn't charge the battery so it maybe a power delivery related issue. i have already fixed the Gold s6 edge i had with the bad board

  • @jozsefizsak
    @jozsefizsak2 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating! I enjoyed that and I'm glad you got some value out of the purchase in the end.

  • @ivankivac3281
    @ivankivac32812 жыл бұрын

    Hey Jeffrey. Will the motherboard of the Galaxy Note 4 SM-910C work on the SM-910F screen?

  • @neiliewheeliebin
    @neiliewheeliebin2 жыл бұрын

    Where did you get that silicone skin for your heat station?

  • @WildKid0927
    @WildKid09272 жыл бұрын

    S3 was my very first phone, fast forward today its still working but not the same anymore. I just use it for youtube

  • @iamrage4753
    @iamrage47532 жыл бұрын

    Hi Hugh, what hotair gun are you using? Thanks

  • @jasonsharon7474
    @jasonsharon74742 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man

  • @Bean-cs6vm
    @Bean-cs6vm2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Hugh, are you going to be doing an iPhone SE 3 tear down, just wondering because I haven’t seen anyone else do one yet.

  • @mrmaddocs68752

    @mrmaddocs68752

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sure!

  • @moya9450
    @moya94502 жыл бұрын

    Nice video as Always. But these kind of phone are too expensive there. Here in Finland they have no value. Most of the time they are free or 5-10€. I mean for that S7 and S6. Those S4 and S3 would be sent to recycle center

  • @ahyaan2552

    @ahyaan2552

    2 жыл бұрын

    Buy them in your country and sell it to the rest of the world

  • @moya9450

    @moya9450

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ahyaan2552 I did once or twice. I had trip to another country. I bought one laptop and 2 phone. I sold them in destination country and about 40% of my trip costs returned. But here working has much more money. When you are working here then you have no time

  • @satsumagt5284

    @satsumagt5284

    Жыл бұрын

    Datsun Saatana

  • @moya9450

    @moya9450

    Жыл бұрын

    @@satsumagt5284 what? Why Saatana:)

  • @satsumagt5284

    @satsumagt5284

    Жыл бұрын

    @@moya9450 Just a little joke from My Summer Car. Also, 100 A (Sata A) is close enough anyways

  • @huleeyaxerssius7
    @huleeyaxerssius72 жыл бұрын

    That seller, from the picture of the phones on eBay & some of the fancy graphics in the title of the listing, along with the quick preview of the other listings that the seller is selling, it is the seller i think it is. I got a phone from them too. But it was faulty, half the touch screen did not work, battery was rather bulged but still turned on. Returned it, and they are selling it again for the same price, with the battery issue mentioned but not the faulty touchscreen. But yes, was a dodgy lot hugh had bought, but still made something out of it, at least.

  • @mattgandelman3445
    @mattgandelman34452 жыл бұрын

    Some of my family had S7s and I remember at the end there was massive amounts of pink burn in

  • @SWISS-1337
    @SWISS-1337 Жыл бұрын

    When you say "free 16 GB SD Card" the child in me thinks "nice! 16 GB they cost about £50... Oh, wait, that was 16 years ago.... Ouch"

  • @razi_man
    @razi_man2 жыл бұрын

    I wish we have a refurbishing company here where I live, because we don't even have a big movement selling old phones or broken phones so we make a ton of unnecessary E-waste.

  • @darthraider450
    @darthraider4502 жыл бұрын

    If you want a new Samsung phone direct from them, use an old Samsung for trade in credit. Samsung are very generous with trade in credits for old phones

  • @OggyShows
    @OggyShows2 жыл бұрын

    recently I got ripped of at a old stuff market on a iPhone 5, tried repairing the battery and then it completely broke when i installed the new one

  • @QualityDoggo
    @QualityDoggo2 жыл бұрын

    it is indeed crazy the Samsung oled screens cost so much. I can only assume it's the curved edges and smaller production scale because even many iPhone OLEDs are cheaper

  • @dustinzilbauer7582
    @dustinzilbauer75827 ай бұрын

    Those Galaxy S6 and S7 Edge phones were absolutely BEAUTIFUL. Apple has nothing on Samsung in that department. Just wow. My Note9 looks great, but those phones were the pinnacle of design.

  • @WadeNixon-zw4kw
    @WadeNixon-zw4kw Жыл бұрын

    The S3 has gotta be one of my favorite Samsung models, so simple, before the Samsung batteries started expanding

  • @barabass2s
    @barabass2s Жыл бұрын

    i would welcome that s6 edge display, i have one phone in my garaje that is unused, and with my old pics in it.

  • @Rebelnightwolfe
    @Rebelnightwolfe2 жыл бұрын

    My poor s5 no longer boots up. :( It gets warm when on the charger but the LED doesn't light up and the phone won't power on after being on charge for a while. I power cycle all my older phones but it finally kicked the bucket I guess.

  • @lumsdot
    @lumsdot2 жыл бұрын

    my mi max 3 cost 130, 2 years ago, still going strong. they sell for upto a 100 2nd hand on ebay, thats value for money

  • @mr.technologysilva8856
    @mr.technologysilva8856 Жыл бұрын

    I had a note 2 with a damaged oled panel I ordered one without a frame and the seller sent the one with a frame and they sent the wrong frame so my note 2 was doing the same thing as that s4 was in the video but I was able to use my heat gun to remove the display from the frame and put it on the original frame atleast there's one advantage to the cheap glue on aliexpress screens

  • @drcyb3r
    @drcyb3r2 жыл бұрын

    I just did a bad purchase too. An M1 MacBook Air for 100€. I thought it was a good deal because of the cracked display I would be able to fix. Sadly it had a lock on it, so it is pretty much just junk. I might be able to sell the top case as working and the board as working but locked.

  • @affalterbachamg2094

    @affalterbachamg2094

    2 жыл бұрын

    You might be buying a stolen mac, try and search the owner!

  • @ahyaan2552

    @ahyaan2552

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@affalterbachamg2094 yeah he should

  • @Deeeestroyer
    @Deeeestroyer Жыл бұрын

    wich s3 did not power on the good looking one or the cracked one

  • @mr.z3976
    @mr.z39762 жыл бұрын

    How and Where did you soled your s3 in this time and ages?

  • @80sTechKid
    @80sTechKid8 ай бұрын

    My friends great aunt has a Galaxy S8 and it has probably the worst pink screen burn in I’ve even seen, the whole display was pink and she just used it like that

  • @PiggyDash
    @PiggyDash2 жыл бұрын

    I really do not like curved displays, but s7 edge is such a gorgeous phone.

  • @IBRAHIMROTERWOLF
    @IBRAHIMROTERWOLF2 жыл бұрын

    so good mr love you

  • @pixel_gaming597
    @pixel_gaming597 Жыл бұрын

    damn bro you just helped me repair my galaxy j7 in the fiuchure i want to be like just like you

  • @clubinhodetecnologiadomate4554
    @clubinhodetecnologiadomate45542 жыл бұрын

    You never gave the phone up you never let these phones down

  • @Crepuaculum
    @Crepuaculum2 жыл бұрын

    Say curious question but would it be possible to fix a potentially water damaged laptop for you, because I happened to have one.

  • @andrive
    @andrive2 жыл бұрын

    I might be mixing things up, but I think the white light means something is shorted inside. Try cleaning it with alcohol

  • @jobrell
    @jobrell2 жыл бұрын

    That kind of ripoff is a fairly common thing in the states of what I have seen. I have never heard of such ripoff in Sweden.

  • @BossDemo
    @BossDemo Жыл бұрын

    What i noticed is that the s6,s7,s8. All had screen which would have burn in. are the display used for those phones that bad ?

  • @richardlewis349
    @richardlewis3492 жыл бұрын

    What do you do with the fones you fix?? Thanks

  • @fatfalcon3434
    @fatfalcon3434 Жыл бұрын

    Where does Hugh get his parts from? I really wish I could find a Galaxy S4 screen for just 12 bucks.

  • @stefansuch1588
    @stefansuch1588 Жыл бұрын

    "I understand the S3 is quite an old phone" *still daily driving one*

  • @MrEdubs123

    @MrEdubs123

    Жыл бұрын

    How?

  • @pummelman3588
    @pummelman35882 жыл бұрын

    I remember when I bought my first phone it was galaxy s4 sd600 but I regret I bought that phone cuz it was really bad overheat and battery drain fast but i use it until 2019 and still working until now

  • @IngeTics
    @IngeTics2 жыл бұрын

    ¡Gracias!

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