What always baffles me about them is that they film in a warehouse full of merchandise and then you go to their website and everything is “OH NO LAST ONE IN STOCK”

@looksfineforme9471

Жыл бұрын

classic FOMO

@user-10021

Жыл бұрын

It’s the classic marketing sham

@auscaliber1

Жыл бұрын

if theyre doing shady/dishonest stuff in one place (like saying theyre doing things theyre not), is it really a surprise? dont deal with businesses the moment they do something dishonest, its the tip of the iceberg

@caircair1958

Жыл бұрын

It's literally what every KZreadr does too. "Limited time/edition merch, Only available for this week, etc."

@AshtonGodbout

Жыл бұрын

it's a tactic to boost sales seeing last in stock makes the buyer want to purchase it faster than waiting around to buy something, same thing on ebay sellers just want to boost sales normally or they'll price high and sell lower then usual cause if it was refurbed there probably off a pallet that costed them nothing like 100x consoles for $1000 dollars and being sold for $60 each making $6000 without the tax etc very good earnings if done right

Charlie’s “you are either a scammer or a victim” is starting to become even truer every day

@afar5y

Жыл бұрын

Says a Discord scammer

@ElantraFukkenGang

Жыл бұрын

@@afar5y GameStop hates me bro

@cheese1627

Жыл бұрын

Cheese

@CantTellYou

Жыл бұрын

Why can’t you be both? 😢

@NoctuaOlivae

Жыл бұрын

So like "eat or be eaten"? That's not exactly a novel idea

Only Charlie can go from putting you in an existential crisis to finishing off the same sentence with "but anyway... they sell Retro Games".

I worked at an Electronic Recycling facility sort of recently. It was like the worst job I've ever had. It was basically a warehouse filled to the absolute brim with trash, like it's shocking the first time you walk in, it's an actual mountain. One of the jobs was sorting for things like consoles, putting them all in giant container and then people would bid on the container. So companies would buy a container of misc electronics for like $500 for a variety of different reasons. The amount of dirt inside those consoles and the way they look makes me think that's what's happening here.

@OverChainz

4 ай бұрын

Any pictures of said mountain? Not doubting your story, just curious

@thevalorousdong7675

4 ай бұрын

​@@OverChainz "Worked"

@wykydytron

4 ай бұрын

This is legit business, that container will earn them around 20k if they get good stuff, at worst it will be 2-3k in raw materials. There are many blind auctions of literally anything, in Germany even military auctions mystery containers with military equipment (not weapons tho). Sometimes you get used helmets worth nothing, sometimes you get unused generators, kitchens, medical equipment worth 200k+ for like 4-5k per container.

Since Charlie has now addressed the DKOldies drama, I'm throwing in a free keychain!

@12345Yeah

Жыл бұрын

@Darktion291 give up please.

@maximusprime4448

Жыл бұрын

Underrated comment

@APTheis

Жыл бұрын

This comment is very solid.

@hand13932

Жыл бұрын

@Darktion291 does anybody even click on the bots? i dont think anyone does anything but reply to them telling them to piss off and then report

@nahfamyouaint

Жыл бұрын

@@p-__ get help

Charlie hitting us with a dose of existential dread within the first minute of the video is amazing. As a wise man said, "Nostalgia is basically addictive pain".

@rileysimmons9886

Жыл бұрын

He got so sad too. I was really feeling it lol

@PinkManGuy

Жыл бұрын

It wouldn't be so bad if time didn't move faster with what feels like every passing second.

@-YELDAH

Жыл бұрын

@@PinkManGuy you can slow those seconds back down by breathing manually :)

@wolfetteplays8894

Жыл бұрын

@@PinkManGuy trueee

@avonire

Жыл бұрын

yeah it was unusually somber from a moistcritical video lmao. I definitely felt that

The issue isn’t even that their prices are jacked up, it’s that they’re claiming to refurbish consoles, but they don’t. They just buy the console from eBay or a pawn shop or something, maybe wipe the top off, and then slap their warranty sticker on it and claim it’s refurbished. It’s more than just false advertising, it’s a scam.

There is a pretty low risk of getting scammed on eBay since they almost always side with the buyer rather than the seller if there is an issue.

@tesseract5569

2 ай бұрын

It's why it's so easy to scam on ebay. "No I didn't receive it. No idea what you're talking about. Give me my money back now. No I won't be sending the item back"

8:57 The irony of Charlie saying "I don't think anyone's expecting to MAGICALLY ERASE cat scratch marks on it" when those cat scratches were probably caused by DKOldies' Magic Eraser step of their refurbishing process

@sexygirlmax2019

Жыл бұрын

Magic erasers are abrasive but idk if they can be causing THOSE scratches. They must be using some freaking steel wool sponge LOOOOL! Edit: apparently melamine sponges are very abrasive; I never knew that. I've used them on figurines and the like....There is scratch removal/fill gel that will repair scratches on plastic, CDs/DVDs, headlights, car paint, windows, electronics, etc....There are also machines that clean and fill in the scratches of discs, idk if they are standard or if I was just lucky to see them at all the game/second hand stores in my area

@cwill2127

Жыл бұрын

@@sexygirlmax2019 …. You’re joking right? That’s how magic erasers work - they’re actually abrasive. It’s not to the same degree as sand paper or steel wool, but they are definitely abrasive

@jytvreal

Жыл бұрын

those sink foil scrubs

@EvilFefe

Жыл бұрын

@@sexygirlmax2019 Magic Erasers are an abrasive material because of its design. That's how it's soft and cleans so well. Shouldn't use it on many things like Plastic, Teflon, Stainless Steel, etc. Basically anything that will scratch.

@fyretnt

Жыл бұрын

I used car polish/wax (I can’t remember which) on a very scratched wii one time and it deleted those scratches

Can we all appreciate how much effort DKOldies puts into their market manipulation?

@awatcher4965

Жыл бұрын

We also gotta appreciate how much effort these botters dont put into advertising themselves

@therealhankster1691

Жыл бұрын

@DONT READ MY PROFILE PICTURE ok

@Buggabones

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, any company that throws out a "price cut" to trick people into thinking they are getting a deal is a scam to me.

@middle-agedMan

Жыл бұрын

Gold

@imjustbeingrandom

Жыл бұрын

You had us at the first half

Thank you for addressing the issues with DKOldies Charlie. Way too many small KZreadrs tried to warn consumers of their fraudulent practices, but nobody would listen.

@MASTEROFEVIL

2 ай бұрын

100th like

4:28 Thats console only. No cords. nothing.

@raulguallpa8688

2 ай бұрын

I thought it was super weird selling the console alone, and for that price.

One of my big problems is that they pride themselves in being able to perfectly tell fake products from real ones, and then filmed and uploaded a video of them destroying an extremely rare piece of retro ware because they thought it was fake.

@someonerandom704

Жыл бұрын

that sounds painful to watch

@g.wilson536

Жыл бұрын

Oh my god, what was the retro ware?

@issacp6635

Жыл бұрын

​@@g.wilson536 a Chinese gameboy

@kekansaru

Жыл бұрын

LMAO

@MrDJXtreme99

Жыл бұрын

It’s not hard to tell between knockoffs and the real deal when it comes to classic games… that extremely rare piece of retro ware was basically worthless since it’s a knockoff. I can guarantee you considering that they over charge for many items, they wouldn’t destroy something that could actually get them money

I started following this after Rich’s first video on them. Can’t believe how long it’s been and now Charlie is covering it. Crazy.

I really appreciate your honest existential crisis at the beginning of this, it's very relatable.

Now that Charlie actually involved in this Saga, DKoldies finally has to own up to their actions. thanks Charlie

@AkumaSephitaro

Жыл бұрын

They probably won't.

@pppupu936

Жыл бұрын

They’ll just add a keychain. They’ve been heavy on posting “QC” videos. It’s hilarious.

@Eduardo_Espinoza

Жыл бұрын

I literally paid 10$ for a cleaner xbox360 with a game left inside, at a thrift store. Shop locally

@rubendr6510

Жыл бұрын

Feels good to be early to controversy. Cant wait to see how this turns out.

@therealdatenshi

Жыл бұрын

lmao so Charlie covering this magically fixes everything, sure

Nostalgia hurts sometimes. Like when I play a game I played as a kid and realize I'll never experience it like I did when I was a kid and that it'll never be the same.

@RedForeman

Жыл бұрын

I miss the way hot Cheetos use to taste when I was a kid 😂 now I’m 27 and they taste chemically made.

@HANGING_SILVER

Жыл бұрын

Although there are some games that you can play 20 years later and it brings you right back to when you were a kid, a tragically small ammount of games are like that.

@SergyMilitaryRankings

Жыл бұрын

@@HANGING_SILVER not really, it's about the mindset you had as a child, the innocence.

@HANGING_SILVER

Жыл бұрын

@@SergyMilitaryRankings yeah i understand what you mean.

@KireTheOne

Жыл бұрын

@@RedForeman Wouldn’t be surprised if they are cutting corners, although I don’t know if just me, but I like the taste of the smaller bag of Cheetos than the big bag one, idk it just taste better.

What's insidious is there are whole generations who have not played these retro games, that may competely miss out because of practices like this, which is why emulation is insanely important. Its not so much that they should play them, but they should have the OPTION to.

@pkcell

Жыл бұрын

I got into Fire Emblem in November, and I’ve just had to emulate the older games because some of them run for hundreds of dollars. They’re great games, but this investor(I’m not even going to call them collectors) market has raised the price even more than they’d be normally.

@ojgsk8ter

Жыл бұрын

@@pkcell yeah same situation for me. I just finished playing path of radiance and radiant dawn which are definitely two of the best games in the series. Assuming one already has the consoles they run on (wii and GameCube) it would cost them around 500 dollars to buy both of those games. That’s not even money that would go to Nintendo or the developers. You’re literally just paying some speculator. Anyone who says emulation is bad is a fool.

@El-Gato69

Жыл бұрын

For a while there, I was looking into copies of Conker's Bad Fur Day, and they were going for 300-900 dollars online, then I walked into this random ass mom and pop game shop, and well and behold, Conkers, and only for 20 bucks? Hmmmmm, almost makes you think that the retro games market is a scam.

@Kirbykrusher

11 ай бұрын

@@El-Gato69100% fake my man

Charlie almost went into a spiel about how time is gonna turn us all to dust. I want to hear more of that Charlie!

@laneshippy7737

Жыл бұрын

You know he's been holding that in 😂😂

@ochuspin

Жыл бұрын

Fireside existential talk

Man, Charlie is having an existential crisis in the beginning of the video

@Kavou

Жыл бұрын

We've all been there.

@loopygordo

Жыл бұрын

I'm Charlie's age and I've started having the same moments lol. Especially since I've been regularly interacting with 14-16 year Olds they just make me feel old even though I'm not really yet lol.

@familyguyfartsproducions5812

Жыл бұрын

my existential crises are better than charlies existential crises

@larryhoover2541

Жыл бұрын

@@loopygordo Bro you might wanna explain yourself before the FBI come a knockin'

@shrekbrando6195

Жыл бұрын

Too relatable

0:32 I beg you, calm down, I'm 29, man, I can't take these kinds of constant brutal reminders

I used to repair/refurb consoles as a side hustle. I never pulled any of this shit. This is pure laziness

Charlie, there are legitimately consoles they sold that didn’t even work because they weren’t refurbished and after people cleaned it themselves, it finally worked. Its like paying for a hotel room and after getting inside you see the room and everything is dirty so you had to clean it before you can use the most basic functionalities.

@Space_Ache

Жыл бұрын

Do you have examples of this?

@ChristopherMcLarenExperience

Жыл бұрын

@@Space_Ache literally any video of somebody receiving a console from DKOldies on KZread, no joke, three off the top of my head are reviewtechUSA's original xbox, Retrogameguy's n64 and Kreesky's n64, search those. The consoles didnt even work, not refurbished, sold at twice the price people usually sell them for, and people keep buying from these guys for no good reason.

@Space_Ache

Жыл бұрын

@@ChristopherMcLarenExperience damn.

@Bugaboos

Жыл бұрын

Not only are you paying for a hotel room but you’re paying EXORBITANT prices for this hotel room just for it to be dirty or not even have functioning things. And when you do clean it, the management is like “well that voids out your warranty so you can’t get a refund for what you bought”

@AugustRushGaming

Жыл бұрын

@@Space_Ache Check out Jacob R's channel and especially Review Tech USA- all the proof you need right there

Now that Charlie has addressed the situation, DKOldies can’t make any more excuses

@bestieswithtesties

Жыл бұрын

I don't think there's some big conspiracy at DKOldies to not clean consoles as a way to save money or something. Probably just some rogue employee, likes to be lazy and skip a console here and there. "No one will ever know" he probably thought.

@pizzaking699

Жыл бұрын

@420_69_no one asked

@powerrangerblue8566

Жыл бұрын

@@bestieswithtesties you could argue that, if literally every KZreadr who orders from them ALWAYS gets a unrefurbished console, 8 for 8 isn't ideal at all.

@Angels510

Жыл бұрын

@@bestieswithtesties If that’s all it is they would just fire the guy and say that. They’re not so it’s clearly company policy but they can’t admit that

@youngeeneden1594

Жыл бұрын

@@powerrangerblue8566 I’ve seen plenty of KZreadrs get a great console from them. They seriously aren’t scammers, their family owned business, and most likely it is an employee.

Charlie talking about how nostalgia makes him sad made me depressed cause that's exactly the way I feel when I think about my childhood.

@AChunkyDog

Жыл бұрын

Quit thinkin about stuff man. Ignorance is bliss.

@kirtusselleck8927

Жыл бұрын

It’s very easy to be sad missing your childhood... but you can try to think of it this way, and it might help. Don’t be sad that it’s gone and done, be happy that it happened. Be happy that you got to have those experiences.

@Biguniveresmallc0ck

Жыл бұрын

Especially when your childhood is kinda shitty. It definitely makes you feel like shit

@BigmanHagfish

Жыл бұрын

I’m 18 rn and ever since I was like 15 I’ve been scared to grow up cause my childhood is leaving me, and I’m still scared. I don’t know how I’ll make it in life man and like I don’t want to get old either I don’t want to be trapped in my body

@SmokeyTheBandit

Жыл бұрын

Wait... You grew up? I sure as fuck refuse to. I'm still living my childhood. haha

Just watched the video on someordinarygamers about this. I’m glad you posted a video about it too. Love your videos Charlie keep up the great work man.

Yeah dude. I always thought my parents complained too much about moving around. Now im in my 20s and its already hitting me like a freight train. Sit too long on a hard surface and the next day is gonna be painful as hell.

Thank you for speaking about this situation Charlie. I’m glad someone as big as you in the KZread scene is touching on their bs

@hazardousmatter2

Жыл бұрын

Mutahar adressed it recently as well.

@greenherooftheinterwebz7078

Жыл бұрын

@@hazardousmatter2 funnily Muta also got on this before Charlie did, I've noticed recently Muta is like a day off from Charlie

@dxov1597

Жыл бұрын

@@hazardousmatter2 true true but as much as we love muta he still doesn’t quite have the reach Charlie does yet

@Eduardo_Espinoza

Жыл бұрын

Glad I'm only hearing about them now 😊

@LakesideTrey

Жыл бұрын

@@greenherooftheinterwebz7078in his defense he's canadian

Thank you so much Charlie for shining light on this. I’m afraid prices are going to go up for retro games because of them and I hope you are able to help bring a light to this situation.

@MrFusion

Жыл бұрын

KZread gotta fix this bot shit

@heeldarrell

Жыл бұрын

Iconic games already made their money back in the day, so any physical copies just benefit re sellers. Just go ahead and find the ROM for whatever you want to re live

@Pavylova

Жыл бұрын

Squarespace is a website that makes websites, people make other people, not my morbidly obese auntie tho….

@urmad2873

Жыл бұрын

EMULATORS. Play literally anything for free. don't get attached to the nostalgia of the original setup, because almost all emulators are far more manageable and reliable, assuming you have the ability to learn how it works and that you have the hardware to run the games smoothly

@Calamibee

Жыл бұрын

@Darktion291goofy ahh channel

They dont even have a photo of what your buying its always stock photos.

I love how the product they always show being picked off the shelf was placed there previously and doesnt belong there at all

Glad Charlie addressed this My mom got scammed by DKOldies and I felt so bad bc she just wanted to buy a gift Edit: y’all need to calm down. She was way overcharged for some NES games/accessories, half of which didn’t work when they arrived.

@jackcalow2430

Жыл бұрын

Elaborate

@Gatorade69

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, what happened ?

@johnny44937

Жыл бұрын

What happened

@Masterqueefin

Жыл бұрын

Bruh that's crazy I was gonna buy from them cuz I see them on YT all the time like WTF 😒

@Neoicecreaman

Жыл бұрын

@SwordieSlice You don't get to tell them they can't ask for an elaboration.

I used to work in Target electronics with one of the guys in the DK oldies videos. He was a really nice guy and we talked a lot about old school gaming at work. He was genuinely passionate about the stuff. Now he’s not the owner he’s just one of the employees in their videos but it does make me think that they at least employ decent people

@06twar

Жыл бұрын

It's definitely the owner he's such a guy 😅

@BigSuzpekt

Жыл бұрын

Usually if it’s this bad it’s more of the people on top that cause the issue.

@usmanahmed-zq2ld

Жыл бұрын

Well adleast their employees are nice people

@serily4524

Жыл бұрын

why would a "nice" person even work at dkoldies a place known to sell overpriced shit

@leonro

Жыл бұрын

People can also change, sadly. What was once a passionate person may in the future use their knowledge gained in that period of passion to scam unknowing victims.

No point in getting depressed about getting old. Time and Tide stops for no one.

I just got a ps5 for $450, and bros selling a ps3 for $400 💀

Charlie discussing about getting older and time passing on is something only people near or over 30 can truly resonate with. It’s actually horrifying

@highfivegh0sth5g25

Жыл бұрын

33 here. I've been in a state of near constant existential dread since 29.

@twicein14days

Жыл бұрын

19 and i can relate 👴

@redcherry8137

Жыл бұрын

Only people 40+ would really understand and truly grasp it

@cantremember6794

Жыл бұрын

​@@highfivegh0sth5g2525 and this shit hit me hard already

@thomasdeininger1605

Жыл бұрын

ya. glad i have faith..

Can we talk about the brush that was used on the Wii while it was getting cleaned?? What an amazing tool! Not only does it barely suck up the dust, clearly, it also creates new scratches to make sure you get your cosmetically flawed system!

@SleepyJohannes

Жыл бұрын

Seems the "cosmetically flawed" is the only thing they do themselves

@DarthPerkins

Жыл бұрын

I think they have enough stock of 'used, like new', but are short of 'cosmetically flawed' so they have to make a few.

@user-op6kt8pg9y

Жыл бұрын

The same as them using magic eraser on plastic

The other major factor not touched on in this video is that they have a "warranty" on every console, but they enforce its conditions through a sealed sticker that warns that opening it at all voids said warranty (word is getting around now that such a policy is not legal in the USA), but uninformed people are scared that DKO will not service or replace the console if it breaks after they've opened it to clean it at home. Worse, some people who do know better are arguing with DKO about it and not getting anywhere because they often refuse to listen to that. So it sounds like a lawsuit might be brewing. They're refusing to help people they took money from, and that' s nasty.

While eBay is definitely a coin toss at times, I prefer having the option to see photos of the exact item I’m going to buy. I can’t trust someone to sell me a used product and not be able to see the condition it’s in and instead have to take their word for it.

@user-TheTrueGibly

Жыл бұрын

Seeing a picture of every angle and a picture of the system turned on is a hundred times more assurance than anything i would get on dkoldies I dont mind the scratches and possible dirt inside and if you do mind it you can look for a system without scratches or with scratches in places you dont mind which is another one up over dkoldies especially buying things from japan thats like a guarantee itll be looked and cared for like a baby im typing this on a pocket laptop i got imported from japan and the inside was literally sparkling and they even replaced the battery with a new one which was the only thing i was scared about because the original batteries were glued on the system with the force of the sun but with that new battery i wont have to worry about replacing it or taking a few hours to remove the glue to not bend the system because they hotglued it :D

@user-TheTrueGibly

Жыл бұрын

They even sent me the cutest japanese paper crane!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍 it looks so beautiful with little peach flower petals 😍😍😍

They explain the pricing in one of their shorts from (I think) around October. They claimed it was due to them blowing up in populatarity, and everything was going to be more high in demand. And had to buy a bunch of stock, and make a profit off of that stock, But others did some digging on the prices and found that the prices were the same before they started to go viral.

@jordan2735

Жыл бұрын

@@p-__ lemme get a huff

@Xenshi.

Жыл бұрын

i remember them saying they also price stuff in accordance to demand

Damn Charlie hitting hard out of the gate with the Existential dread in full force. Wasn't prepared for that nearly as much as I should have been.

@blackpowderfist8222

Жыл бұрын

You should never be prepared for that. Rage against the dying of the light.

@Enter54623

Жыл бұрын

That was naught but a mere fart in the wind of the cyclone that is Existential Dread

The Nintendo Wii being referred to as a retro system made all the joints in my body ache

@ashurad_fox5991

Жыл бұрын

Bruh, my nephew told me my old 3ds is before I was even born last christmas vacation. And now I started seeing gray hair on my head.

@tyjuarez

Жыл бұрын

It doesn't have an HDMI port. If it's built for use with a CRT screen I'd say it's retro.

@shloopea

Жыл бұрын

​@@tyjuarezIt's weird, because the Wii was already out in an era where HD was just slowly beginning to take over television as a whole. This "retro" thing is confusing.

@adopted996

Жыл бұрын

It can't be that old..right?

@xenn4985

Жыл бұрын

@@tyjuarez but it was launched at the same time as consoles that DID have an hdmi port. So that criteria is moot...

This is essentially a car salesman selling you a car but not including the steering wheel, tires, and wheels because it never included it explicitly in the listing.

From my experience most people lie when they say something is refurbished. Cleaning and resetting an electronic item isn't refurbished. Refurbished would be cleaning, replacing any consumables like batteries/drives, replacing broken parts, replacing thermal paste, and updating software/firmware.

I started collecting retro games in high school and stumbled across dk oldies because they had some obscure stuff I was looking for and then I saw the prices and never went back

@tix8699

Жыл бұрын

@@p-__lemme 👃

@Gatorade69

Жыл бұрын

I bought a Wii, 2 Wiimotes and a zapper attatchment for the Wiimotes for around 25$ at Goodwill a few months back. Wii and the Wiimotes are in great condition too but it was missing a power cable/video cable. Funny seeing that Wii for 60$, 119$ for the one that isn't cosmetically flawed.

As an Ebay seller, I say it's a lot harder for scammers to become sellers nowadays. Ebay has made some pretty strict rules for sellers. That being said there are still some scammers on there, but the majority are just normal people running a small business, like me.

@caprimann87

Жыл бұрын

same, you definitely have to differ between private sellers and actual shops. charlie is clearly in the wrong here.

@erikvaldes4293

Жыл бұрын

@@caprimann87 So when using Ebay I should look for stores instead of private sellers? Im looking for ps3 controller and those are notoriously faked

@caprimann87

Жыл бұрын

@@erikvaldes4293 in that case I would look at the rating of the seller and for a product with an actual photo of the controller, not a stock image. Also read the description if it specifically says "original" or if it just says "compatible with" or similar

@caprimann87

Жыл бұрын

@JW I have a shop in Germany and often bought from UK shops on ebay (before the great brexit idea tho) and never had any problems

@educatedcarrot3484

Жыл бұрын

Lmao are you sure you have used eBay before? A quick search will turn up a massive number of obvious scams and fake products. This is exactly why I rarely use eBay. Shit I mean look at all the KZread content based around buying eBay stuff that is an obvious scam

Yay I was hoping u would go over this!!!

This is why I try to buy my stuff at stores around me if I can

I remember getting absolutely robbed by gamestop whenever I'd trade in my old console or games, knowing they go for this much now just adds to the pain.

@pepperpwn5228

Жыл бұрын

Gamestop should always be the last resort for selling games tbh. Although it's also good if you want to get at least a penny out of some dogshit games that no one else will buy. (i.e Madden, 2k, or any of the Kingdom Hearts games)

When you said “actually its not really beautiful because when i get nostalgic i just get sad” i felt that 😖

@lifeofjeffrey2447

Жыл бұрын

@@p-__ ok I get it. Your farts are better than Charlie’s. Stop commenting that now

i honestly think their philosophy on criticism is "if I don't see them they don't see me."

I like the existential panic that lasts for a few seconds before he corrects course

Nostalgia comes from Greek "return home pain" and I think that's two feelings back to back. A positive return home feeling, then immediately lamenting that things aren't that way anymore. You don't HAVE to have that last part if you don't choose to though, it's okay that some things can't really be returned to. Wouldn't be life if you weren't always moving forward.

so good to see you pick this story up. i've been ripping on these guys for being bad actors in the retro games collecting scene for a while; even taken Joey himself to task a time or two. hopefully this lends some legitimacy to the real problems they cause through essentially scalping desirable pieces and not living up to their claimed service. a couple things i don't know if you touched on: nearly every single product on the site has a falsified sale price. they are listing the prices they always intended to charge as though it's a discount, trying to blatantly manipulate customers. also, while their prices are always high, they become absurd when you look at the most valuable pieces. EarthBound, legendary SNES game, is worth around $200 to $250 in good condition. they've listed it as high as $800, and never less than $600.

@WildCharger

Жыл бұрын

I think LegalEagle touched on this in his video on Established Titles, but permanent sales are technically not illegal, for a reason I can’t remember. So there’s a law we need to change.

@minatoarisato4742

Жыл бұрын

That's crazy, You're better off buying Earthbound on the 3DS for $10 - $11 on the eshop or emulating the game.

@Lybrel

Жыл бұрын

@@minatoarisato4742 What? You don't buy games to play them. If I see anyone open a sealed Earthbound game, I'd have a heart attack. You buy them to sell them later.

@ssshjsssj5033

Жыл бұрын

@@Lybrel Absolutely not. You're absolute scum and a terrible person if you're buying something like Earthbound as some kind of idiotic investment. That mentality is exactly what has destroyed nearly all collector markets in the past years. It's just as bad as being a scalper.

@Major_Arachnid_1

Жыл бұрын

​@@Lybrel then why buy them?

There are kits you can get for a few dollars to fix scratches on plastic. Takes minutes I used it on my motorbike.

You know it's real when Charlie covers the DKOldies drama

I've been watching this Saga for the last month, if not more. I'm so happy to see that you're covering this

I absolutely love that charlie upon reading the chat message categorizing this situation in some way admits to not knowing and does not make a hasty conclusion unlike other streamers who would've commented instantly without proper research

@ARUCARDFTEPES

Жыл бұрын

I have much respect for anyone who can check the facts before reacting with pure emotion, it surely isn't easy.

@DrBacon22

Жыл бұрын

It’s a pretty low bar when the best reaction channels are simply people who can admit they’re ignorant to a subject before learning more and making a more informed assessment.

Nostalgia is fun for the first few minutes or hours, then it just hits deep.

10:02 the fact that the dog looks so happy being pet brings a smile to my face.

@craftie7721

Жыл бұрын

What a happy boi ; u ;

Charlie having an existential crisis 1 minute into the video has become just par for the course

Nostalgia is one of the most intense bittersweet feelings of dread and pure childlike happiness ive ever experienced and im ADDICTED to that feeling

Ebay does have buyer protection if your item isn’t ad described. I have generally good experiences with it. Also you can get dirt cheap consoles in the UK as the market for consoles and games is way less inflated compared to the US. I can’t believe some of these prices I am seeing on DK oldies.

I can't wait to see Charlie in 20 years keeping us up to date on all the latest scams

0:54 aw poor guy :(

I bought shit from them about 10 years ago and my experiences with them at that time were pretty good. I think what happened is what happens with a lot of smaller businesses when they get bigger and that’s the fact that their quality control has declined in order to keep up with demand. It’s shitty, but a lot of places sell their souls to be profitable.

It gets even worse, In the full DkOldies "refurbishing" video they show how they use a magic eraser to remove stickers/adhesive from the consoles, this 100% explains why all of the glossy consoles are in such bad shape, since magic erasers are made for removing paint of stone walls...

@matthewbertrand4139

Жыл бұрын

seriously!? i haven't even seen that one. have the fuckers never heard of Goo Gone? i swear i didn't think their image could get worse lol

@gorgnof

Жыл бұрын

@@matthewbertrand4139 yep lol, it's in the same video that Charlie watched in this video, he probably just missed it :)

I like how he was about to get deep into how he thinks of life now that he’s older lmao

I agree with the summarization of nostalgia in the beginning here.

You know you’re in trouble when Charlie discusses a topic

This situation is really sad to me. I really enjoyed their tiktok videos and they seemed like a genuinely good company. I'm glad I never bought from them, cuz those prices are insane especially for how little work they seem to actually do

You know it’s bad when even Charlie has to give DKOldies a God Slap.

Been waiting for this video

I was a district manager for a retro game store, and this is an unfortunate thing that happens at so many of these retro game realtors. The people who owns the company do not give a crap about the quality that just care about the quantity.

That part at the beginning hit me in the gut because I feel it too. Even when it’s all said and done, people will remember you as one of the most genuine guys on the internet. That fear is normal. Talk to people. Let it out. It’s all we can do as human beings to lessen the struggle we all feel inside. I wish you luck in finding happiness.

Guys. Can we just appreciate not his work but the fact that dkoldies really prices these things higher than snoop dog?

@jordsterroa

Жыл бұрын

no

@MorinehtarTheBlue

Жыл бұрын

​@Dont Read Profile Picture Let me tell you something. I can and I will. You can not stop me from reading. I can't even stop myself.

@xXMapleVodkaXx

Жыл бұрын

@Darktion look everyone the bot said the one type of person whose life unequivocally, unarguably does not matter

@hastur-thekinginyellow8115

Жыл бұрын

Can we just appreciate that OP is also a bot because the comment fucking starts with "can we just appreciate"?

@PJNyte

Жыл бұрын

@@hastur-thekinginyellow8115 they're mocking the bots

I hope DKOldies gets a class action lawsuit, they deserve it

@SwagJaws

Жыл бұрын

For what exactly? Not cleaning their consoles perfectly? They're allowed to make the prices whatever they want, and even at the high price, there seems to be good demand for their products. And I'm sure if someone were to get a defective product, they would work with them to correct the situation.

@GraveMemories

Жыл бұрын

​@Austin if you advertise that you REFURBISH all your consoles and you don't, that's false advertising. High school is in session go back to class

@alexl.8748

Жыл бұрын

@@SwagJaws so i can post my dusty, dirty, grimey, thermal melted throttling gpu on the market and say its refurbished? You do realize if that was a business practice, that would be false advertising and illegal to boot right?

@MysterioTGN

Жыл бұрын

@@SwagJaws bootlicker

@UwUIamPandaKing

5 ай бұрын

THEY DID!!! LETS GOOOO!!!

I dont know why companies do crap like this knowing that the internet exist, and information spreads very fast that can tarnish your brand.

All I needed was Charles covering this

So glad you covered this man, dkoldies has been disastrous to the used market of not even just retro gaming equipment but older tech of any kind which is a pretty big community

Kinda makes me glad i went the diy route with the retro stuff, was going to resell at one point too bought a ton of original gameboy, cleaned then inside and out and when i was done decided to keep 7 out of 9 of them lol

about time you covered this charlie

Charlie briefly stared into the cruel abyss of time and, all at once, the crushing sensation of unfathomable cosmic horror hit the plucky KZreadr like he's the protagonist of a low budget isekai show who got hit by a truck.

@realslimsh8y

Жыл бұрын

I hope nobody calls the comma police

0:55 Off-topic, but it sounds like Charlie could’ve gone on for another few minutes with that one.

Getting an ad with Charlie on his own video was kinda weird ngl, took me till the last couple seconds to notice it was an ad...

If you're ever in the Des Moines area, I highly recommend Jay's CD and Hobbies. You can buy an N64 (which is refurbished) with cables and 2 controllers for $200. They also clean any game disc you get right before you leave with it.

@rayvenskye3274

Жыл бұрын

That price is actually really bad.

As someone who is invested into this, I can say with most doubts removed, DKOldies deserves all the drama they receive. Still have some reservations but there is some stinky smelly garbo going on.

@JackFoxtrotEDM

Жыл бұрын

@@p-__The fuck do bots even gain by saying shit like this?

The nostalgia tangent made my heart kinda sad. Miss you too Charlie. We are all getting older. You helped me through school and now that I'm about to be 19 it's crazy... scammers are gross

@chriswilbur1356

Жыл бұрын

My friend, you'll eventually have nostalgia for right now

@sleepypeanut2657

Жыл бұрын

19 is really young, learn a skill, persue your passion and dont let life get away from you

@amethystwyvern

Жыл бұрын

Once you hit 30 it all starts to go downhill, enjoy your youth while you can.

@zambonibob2026

Жыл бұрын

25 now, and everyday I wake up in pain…

@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1248

Жыл бұрын

@@zambonibob2026 I can relate. 27 and my knees are fecked! 😅

I'm disappointed that the actual video isn't linked this time so I can watch it without stopping every 5 seconds

Favorite thing was watching their video of them grabbing a PSP from a box filled with other PSPs where they’re all layered facing each other back and forth, meaning the screens are going to scratch against each other

Charlie: Sits and talking on mic for 10-15 minutes Early comments: “Can we appreciate how much effort he puts into his videos?”

@gabe_iadeluca

Жыл бұрын

They’re called bots

@Ksjdisbdiwbdisbdos

Жыл бұрын

@Calvin Lee Vail literally no one

@imcomingafteryou2749

Жыл бұрын

@Calvin Lee Vail I don’t

@theartman6297

Жыл бұрын

​@Calvin Lee Vail happy birthday to you and your family and friends and family and friends and family and the family yyyyyyy and the

@moomoo7614

Жыл бұрын

the bots are so bad dude 💀

The Atari 2600 was my favorite game system as a kid in 2008, retro games just hit different

@squirrele.1266

Жыл бұрын

I got one from DK, it was dirty, and not refurbished at all. I still enjoy playing it though, glad to see another Atari fan.

@MrClarkworld

Жыл бұрын

​@Dont Read Profile Picture ok I wont

0:46 Well yeah when Charlie misses a step on the staircase it's like falling down a mountain to the guy lol

whenever i hear him say "dunked on" i get a wave of euphoria

Charlie: posts a video Bots within 1 second of the video being released: “can we just appreciate how much Charlie does for us?”

@Johnnaan

Жыл бұрын

Fr 💀

@Ksjdisbdiwbdisbdos

Жыл бұрын

@@Johnnaan you’re proving my comment Bot

@Whatismusic123

Жыл бұрын

Says you

@Ksjdisbdiwbdisbdos

Жыл бұрын

@@Whatismusic123 what do you mean by that?

@Ksjdisbdiwbdisbdos

Жыл бұрын

@Charizard S I take it your not a fan of him.

Thanks for bringing awareness to this. I've been following this since they started posting their shorts a long while back but can't do anything myself since I'm not in a position to. All we could do was call them out

@jytvreal

Жыл бұрын

Im sure you would of single handedly destroyed dk oldies if it wasnt for that copium nerfing you, but its ok we can help all together

Seeing the Wii being now a retro console hurts a little. I still have mine and of course it works wonderfully(minus the fact I can’t connect to the wifi) and when I use it I go ballistic.

@IdiotPlaysgames69420

4 ай бұрын

The Wii is almost 18 years old…

@dreamiinotdream730

4 ай бұрын

@@IdiotPlaysgames69420 Truly, the end of an era

@SinAster_19

4 ай бұрын

​@@dreamiinotdream730 I will die on my hill that the best Era for gaming was when the PS3, Xbox 360, and WII were all the rage

@slothonmercury

2 ай бұрын

​@@SinAster_19 youre not special. Make some room on that hill. Alot of people share that opinion

The personal console review part 😂🤌 loved it

Can't believe it's only 2 years from 2025. That intro really hit home. Im about the same age but suffer from an auto immune disorder that causes all my joints to pop in and out and has become increasingly painful to where im near immobile now. Incredibly depressing. Especially when you are fighting to survive bc dealing with insurance and doctors and disability and food stamps is incredibly difficult especially when you're disabled and without someone to help i feel im just withering away.

@MyDogFulton

Жыл бұрын

Oof bro. I wish you well. Take care

@laserramon9926

Жыл бұрын

Hard to read what you're going through man. Hope you will do OK.

@apfelcake4528

Жыл бұрын

i wish you the best man

@Raining_Potatoes

Жыл бұрын

Stay strong king (or queen)

@paisleyfire4678

Жыл бұрын

Best of luck brother, I wish to have switched places just to bare your burden so you could experience some bliss.

Since Charlie discussed the DKOldies situation, I'm throwing in a free DESTROYED DS!