There’s a world of difference between selling a broken item for parts and an item that has 50% of its major parts missing.

Joblot on eBay always means "I've taken everything nice and useful from this console and now I'm selling this shite husk of a system on to screw someone" it Might be annoying losing some money on the console but I'm always amazed that techs like yourself can take a piece of e-waste garbage and restore it back into a working console. That's really nice to see and way beyond anything that I could ever do. Hopefully, the video will claw back some of your losses but either way always great to see a machine saved.

@Jdn19

2 жыл бұрын

Well said mate

@incognito9387

Жыл бұрын

👍👍

wow! this one was a rollercoaster!.. Congrats on nailing it, your a really skilled technician!

Your awesome Phillip!!!! I have a soft spot for ANYONE who repairs or brings back to life ANY video game or video game system. Much love from USA.

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy, much appreciated 🙏

There's 2 ways of looking at the seller. Maybe they did buy some machines in an auction or something and realised that didn't work or, like you suggest, they used it to fix the other ones and decided to sell it as not working properly (which I think has probably happened). I admire you being able to fix them because I wouldn't have a clue with some things and to be honest, whilst I do like taking things apart, if it's very complicated, I usually end up with one or two screws left over lol, so I don't usually bother. Thanks for this video, I enjoy watching them :)

Awesome work man. You are such a skilled guy. Keep it up!

Definitely a labour of love that one Phil. Great fix as always bud.

Ty for the video, I watch on twitch all the time but sometimes can't stay til the end.

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, yeah I do stream pretty late tbf

wow that thing was a hot mess lol nice work man i love your videos i have been binge watching them the last few days and im addicted keep up the great content man!!

Was rooting for you all the way through that one. Message the seller and atleast ask for the screws :) maybe one day the key will open something truly profitable. Well done !

I did something similar not long ago. Bought a lot of 3 consoles, two S and one X. I shouldn't have bought a lot anyway because they are never good. When I got them, they were carefully "put together" to look like a complete console. Two of them had less than half the screws (in bags), one didn't even have the X clamp. I'm usually pretty good about weeding out the eBay scammers but this one got me. I learned my lesson! I am still excited to see if I can get them running. Just more challenging.

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

They get us all mate, don't feel bad about it. It happens to the best of us. I actually bought a bunch of 4 one x consoles the other day, I won't say much because I have a video coming for them but they were actually genuinely listed which was nice to see

Great video hope you get a bit profit on it. It's a shame when a lot of work goes into something when you know it's barely going to return even

Excellent repair job!

Enjoyed the video, and watched till the end

May I suggest you use guitar picks to open consoles? You can get a pack of 25 with 4 different thicknesses for less than 5 quids and they even come in a metal box. Less chances to scratch/damage plastics. Also you should report the seller. 🙂

New sub here, I could watch your videos for hours!

Looks like someone with small kids owned it at one point and they posted a few things in the slot. Even though you lost out a bit on the money front, it made for some great content. Keep it up Phil, it's great to watch you bring these devices back from the brink.

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was thinking the same mate, definitely a kid. You're right there, sometimes giving up a little money at least makes for good content and I'll make it back on the video revenue so it's not too bad

The Cod3r doesn't lose.

Hard to find honest sellers these days, If I'm looking for things on eBay these days I check their other listings and history to make sure it's not some dodgy repair shop flogging off their failed attempts, then I check recent sales prices for my area and then costs of parts to perform the repair if the issue is known then I set myself a max bid price taking into account costs and postage to leave a bit of head room. Great watch anyway 👌 thanks again for sharing!

Hi mate u r amazing at what u do! Keep it up lad 👍👍

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate much appreciated

I'm just for the accent and repairs love it mate!

Another masterful repair on only what can be described as unfixible for most well done oh and love yer vids 👍

I like your work. You are doing amazing things ✨️

My heart sank for you when you opened it for the first time many are killing the joy off buying from ebay 😢

Amazing vid again bro although it had a ton load of problems 💯👊

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud, yeah this one was a nightmare lol

Great fix phil……it looked like a very tedious fix..ps new hair cut looks great

Phil, I watched all the video, all the ads, clicked as many buttons as I could, hopefully, you get your money's worth for your time, work and sharing :P please bring back Pew pew, I miss shooting yar a$$

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha thanks mate, I'll be playing again fairly soon, just need to get some projects out the way

I think you are a Very Good Tech. Wish i had half your knowledge. Love your videos.

Years ago I dropped my keys walking to the parking lot, when picking them up I saw what looked like my apt key laying next to them, picked it up thinking my key had came off, got back home from the store opened my apt with the key, later that night I was going to put it back on the key ring only to find my key was still there, eventually found out it opened the door knob lock on the 40 apts in the complex. I havent lived there in many years but still think I have the key.

Good video mate, glad to see the end result, would definitely go with a Neutral, I tend to save my Negatives for things that are miss sold and unrepairable, rather than just miss sold, but personal preference of course :)

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate. Yeah I haven't left any feedback, but I'll likely leave a neutral because of how bad it was. I tend to not see much point in feedback, no one pays much attention anyway lol

@tk2097

2 жыл бұрын

Feedback tends to be a hostage situation were sellers don't leave feedback untill you have which never made sense to me, if I pay quickly then as a buyer I've done my part and then can leave my honest opinion of the seller.

@1up_Gaming

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCod3r I have to, although the other way round, checking low feedback buyers to see if they’ve just left loads of negs for sellers. It’s amazing how many things don’t turn up for sub-50 feedback users, tend to find these are cheeky scammers. Ebays still a better place to sell than Amazon though 😳 That was a seriously bad console though, so much work needed to be done, genuinely happy to see it revived, even if it’s not a money spinner, you’ve saved it from landfill 👍

@1up_Gaming

2 жыл бұрын

@@tk2097 I've got a business account on there, as soon as a buyer pays, auto feedback is left, as you say, the buyer has done their part, if there is a problem, well, you get the feedback you deserve. If something arrives and there is an issue, I'll get it sorted, and hopefully the buyer i shappy with the outcome. :)

New sub, I thought to myself this guy sounds local, lol I'm from Sandwell, great videos 👍

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud, yep pretty close, I was born in dudley too 😀

nice video man, always you revive almost console back to shape..but as a noob in soldering and heat gun..is it ok maybe next video you will mentioned what temperature are you using to desolder ,solder and when using heat gun..im not a electronic major, but wants to fix things since covid struck,, thanks

Good job Phil 👏 👍

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers bud

I thought after you found the key the piece of paper would have had a treasure map on it to the location of a lockbox!!! Haha

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha that would've been cool 😂

Piece of 2000-4000 grit sandpaper and a bit of a polishing afterwards and you too can restore your disks!

Basket case, straw unit. I buy broken consoles on eBay and I've gotten a number of straws assembled from someone's junk bin.

8:13 "A free key is a freaky" Sorry couldn't help but throw that in. 😂

Wassuppp !!! Great vid buddy

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks mate much appreciated

I know you might not make back your £££ but that was a rly entertaining watch mate, hope you get a lot of views on this one 👍 because it was such a bad state, to get it all working again was rly satisfying to see!

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, yeah sometimes it's worth taking an L for some good content

Look on the bright side: *that’s one more console kept away from the landfill.*

Missing power port and no history would be a red flag for me, definitely a brave buy but made for a good video. Have a look what the seller trades, may give you a clue on their honesty. Surprising how robust these consoles are with a little tlc.

Just one of them with eBay you never know what to believe with sellers on there.

Seller realy did that. Owsh. He knew it was like that.

That was a lot of hard work and a very interesting watch. I tend to err on the side of an innocent (dumb?) seller having been scammed themselves having bought a poorly repaired unit. Hope the next one is a bit more straightforward. Keep up the great work 😀👍

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I never ended up leaving feedback because of that exact reason. I'd love to give them the benefit of the doubt, but it's hard to do so lol

Very happy to see your videos get sponsored Phil!! Love your content and your way of repairing! Finally you get a haircut!!😂 Big love mate!

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, yeah I had to drop a sponsor on this one just to recoup my losses lol

Hi phil when you get them headphone jacks for your rode wireless go could you do a video on replacing it the only video i seen the guy didn't show replacing he only talked about it yours would be the first

Absolutely fantastic watching you, just brought xbox x series , I've got xbox one x to sell any ideas

Guess the council will be starting to click on were all the equipment is disappearing too😂

Great video

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers bud

Some man great job as always pity you won't make much on Xbox but video views should help. Phil I get the shakes if I'm hungry or dehydrated. Tea is fine but should drink plenty of water throughout the day too and you'll probably find that'll keep the shakes at bay.

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud. Yeah I need to start eating more and drinking more water rather than coffee, it's definitely not good for my body, plus I'm an old man now haha

love it, mate. You never gave up on that console from start to finish but that HDMI port repair by who ever had the console before, was just dire and shocking repair work. You are the man though.

Nice video man! Can't believe you were able to fix this peace of junk and turn it into a fine working console again! I have one question tho, did the chip you replaced make a difference cause it was a chip for the one x so it's technically more powerful? I don't have much knowledge about it so i was wondering!

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud, nah the TDP158 is just a better chip than the SN75DP159. They have almost the same spec but the 158 is newer, works more reliably and is easier and cheaper to buy too 😀

@mikeyfama9409

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCod3r Ah alright i see thanks for explaining! Makes sense.

Hi . where is the link for your discord server? Thanks and keep up your great work !

Good job pro 😍😍

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud

I believe you about the key your brother in law found. I used to hold master keys for BT exchanges when I did callout years ago and I could open lots of other locks with that, very handy. I even unlocked a Police station comms room with it once, you should of seen the Sergeants face, lol.

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Haha wow I'd have loved to see that, that's hilarious 😂 imagine what went through the copper's mind 🤣 I do know when I was locked up in Oakwood prison I used to talk to the guards (they really aren't bad people) and they said if they ever had even a key to a cupboard go missing they lock the entire place down and replace every single lock. Apparently it cost them £2m every time they had to do it 😂

@fraggit

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCod3rBack in the 80s/90s, I could get into almost anywhere with my BT id and the uniform, then 9/11 changed everything, literally. I know a couple of screws who work at the "Jurby Hilton" on island, they're hearts are in the right place. They have it pretty easy over here though, I think it's one screw to each prisoner. Keep up your honest content, it's refreshing to watch a non BS creator, warts and all ;)

@benjamincole659

2 жыл бұрын

Locks are funny things. As a lock picker and someone that is fascinated by penetration testing many locks just plain suck

Congrats on getting it working! You say you may breakeven, not when you account for your time (unless KZread pays you a ton for the video). Definitely negative feedback, unless the seller made the description clear (which from your video it doesnt sound like they did).

40:53 Famous last words

I have Xbox one without disc drive , if there is any hope to do the update ? Can change the processor or something?

That disk drive with sharpie letters s.p could mean alot of things but to me spear part lol

What can cause it to turn itself off with the turn off chime after 8-10 seconds after I turn it on ? Already swapped the HDD and power brick.

Funny enough, I have an Xbox One S with the same issue. The display occassionally flickers on and off. It was a lot worse with major artifacting but after cleaning it that is more or less gone (with some minor). Thankfully it was cheap anyway

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Ah, yeah it could've just been the port but I just preferred to change the encoder, that way I know it's good since my encoders come direct from Mouser so I know they're genuine

Its what is known as a frankenstine build, I bought a nintendo switch made up of loads of switches. Its all parts that are left over from fixing other consoles hence frankenstien lol.

You could contact the seller and request a partial refund bc the listing didn't match the description. Given the state you found it

That was freaky!😁

I am currently after a PS5 digital here in the UK but the only ones availible are either Facebook or Ebay and its too big a risk as there are so many dishonest people out there.....hopefully in the not to distant future i may actually be able to walk into a shop and buy one!

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah be super careful on Facebook especially mate and don't buy one from Facebook unless you're collecting in person. It's overrun with scams right now

Did you put thermal paste on the heatsink off camera?

Another great video. Really enjoy watching you fix these things, your videos are getting better every time. I like how you explain what you are doing much more these days, really useful for noobs like me to try to fix similar stuff. Keep up the good work. :)

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, much appreciated and I'm glad you're finding them useful 👍

Walsall?. Greetings from Dudley

Maybe the bit of paper is what team a took out the console and what team b took out the console

bro looking very handsome today!

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks mate

id check sellers other listings, would give you an idea as to if they are telling the truth or not.

If i got my ps4 cleaned will i have put my email and password back in to log in? Only asking because can't remember the og email or password 😅

I'd just sell the board for like 60 bucks with 100 and core return The flip rinse repeate is best

Got an Xbox one s from a pawn shop along with 3 ps4s opened the Xbox and someone had to have stomped on it with their foot. Fan was crushed along with a lot of screw downs for the lack of a better name. As far as I've gotten so for too busy to do any more right now. Oh yeah I only paid $1 for each. my son has way more time so took two ps4s and combined them to get one working so he could turn it into a game emulator.

Key to unlock gaming skills😂😂😂😂

Ebay used to be such a reliable place to buy parts, I got scammed with the cheap 1TB SSD when in fact they are whole lot smaller scam luckily got my pennies back but its frustrating when people can be so dishonest. I build PCs for people and especially in the current climate you just can't believe what anyone says when it comes to much prized items like graphics cards. Love the videos as electronics on your level is way above me but makes for a very good watch. I can put a PC together like lego but if anything was to go wrong with the circuitry I would not have a clue lol

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Thay sucks sorry to hear mate. I have a little idea for you though to combat those scammers. Buy their fake drives, they're basically smaller drives with hacked firmware. Then open a dispute as soon as you receive it, get your money back and you get to keep the drive. You can usually find the firmware to restore it or just use it as a little USB drive for storing smaller files that hold no importance. If everyone did this it would put them out of business

@ys053rious6

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCod3r Yeah I didn't know of the scam until hit me, I was refunded in full and like you said got to keep the drive, I knew there was something wrong when the disk was 100% usage all the time which didn't make any sense, I watched a video then realised it was probably only a 64gb drive. I look into how to flash it back at some point another string to add to my bow so to speak as I have never done that before

@mistermikeanson

2 жыл бұрын

I remember friends of mine buying cheap USB drives in China years ago. They were way to cheap to be any good. Some of the drives managed to remember stuff overnight - most didn't! Haha!

Just keep it for yourself and make it a killer mod. 😀

that free key was very freaky

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Haha I see what you did there 😏

Yeah he knew eBay has a lot of bad apples

I would have just sent that back as not described.

I've had consoles like this, it just needs one thing after another and by the end all the parts have been replaced.

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah pretty much mate. The term triggers broom comes to mind

8:16 I think he heard you need keys these days to unlock games ...

had similar the other day, i mainly work on vcrs bought an ez49v as spares or repairs , opened it to find a previous recap attempt, 11 caps replaced and every one had torn traces on the board was not worth the time to repair, left him a negative, could tell as soon as i got it as the screws had been replaced with non standard ones , i never believe the bullshit lies

i new u were local to me from 1st time i watched a video lol

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Haha where you from bud?

@G33.DEVELOPMENTS

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCod3r dudley bro :)

DYI everyone..EVRI phil is referring to, used to be called Hermes up until a week or 2 ago

20:24 A damn miracle.

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Haha indeed

Mate I want to buy one of your consoles but there are no pictures 😢 witch is a shame...?

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

I can get pictures mate but it's been a busy weekend and I can't upload pics via my phone. I'll get some uploaded when I get chance tomorrow :)

I think it was a bin find that they then resold

I bet your key opens a safe full of money somewhere 😌

Key to the Xbox love it that a 1st tho lol 😂

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Haha yep gotta unlock its' full potential

Dang it what a repair on that one lol can't win them all I guess

Back in the early Xbox 360 days of buying spares or repair or faulty units becomes clear in description and sellers history etc etc. You mostly want genuine sealed units. As soon as there touched leave it. Plus genuine sellers become easier to spot. Sounds like you're a bit short in experience with this part of the game.

yeah that's someone trying to recover their losses from a failed repair attempt worse part is for 60 that's still not a bad deal for what a broken one s goes for there are usually between 50 to 90 around here is what is messed up he could have been honest and still of made close to the same amount cause even just motherboard and DVD board go for around 45 and a lot of time its a no power board witch id rather have these faults than that lol good video tho

I would try to file a claim, even if you lose you tie up the money for a while just as an eff you to the guy. At the end of the day that was not an honest ebay post.

The amount of ipa vapour u produce I'm surprised u ain't pissed up lol

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Haha to be honest it gets me every now and again and I feel like the room is spinning 😅

Please clean that controller.

Hey mate great video I bought an xbox today and it won't power up the light comes on for a second then goes away any idea whats wrong?

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

That's a tough one mate. Beep on beep off are very tricky to diagnose because if it isn't something obvious like a burnt component or liquid damage it can be literally anything on the board causing it

@samelson671

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCod3r it sounds like it won't power up cant even hear the fan come on just cuts out. Do u think it mite just be the power supply?

Worst end of the deal and wrong end of the stick.

Loving the videos mate it’s helping me learn so I know what to look out for and it’s helped me buy a Xbox one s of eBay as well like I said keep up the lovely work.

Cex only give about 70 for series s mate wtf you pay that for. Hopefully you’re keeping it