What a joke. And you know that seller only responded cuz they don't want bad feedback on ebay and can continue scamming people.

@OverTheHorizon840

11 күн бұрын

Like April Fools Day. thats why trust sellers like Facebook MarketPlace.

@Lynnfield3440

11 күн бұрын

I think I got tricked like that a few times on ebay too. I wonder if anyone ever sells something working on ebay. Literally everything I have ever bought from there has been broken. Besides stuff from China/ Hong Kong, and 1 guy from Arizona send me the stickers I ordered. Oh and Japan is the worst, only got broken stuff that was clearly not tested but sold as working. But it's so far away and expensive to send back it's usually not worth it to even bother.

@Yippeee5959

11 күн бұрын

How is it a scam?its just like all the other trash IPhones

@Lynnfield3440

11 күн бұрын

@@Yippeee5959 not sure about modern ones, but unlike my modern androids my iPhone SE2016 is still going strong. Old androids were also good, but I swear these new ones barely last you 1 full year. But that might be the same with modern iphones too. I can't say because I will use that 2016 SE until I absolutely can't anymore.

@Yippeee5959

11 күн бұрын

@@Lynnfield3440 that's nice

You know that customization went wrong when there’s blood inside 😂😂😂

@DurkMcGerk

10 күн бұрын

TIL offering a blood sacrifice to the repair gods when opening a device isn't something that everybody just does.

@FinkHD

10 күн бұрын

@@DurkMcGerkOnly the good stores

@sharkey086

9 күн бұрын

If you don't bleed, were you really even trying?!

@dieseldragon6756

6 күн бұрын

If you believe that _Blood means it didn't work out_ you probably *don't* want to see what I look like at the end of my better Orienteering runs! 😉 OK, approaching the download tent absolutely dripping with the stuff might _look_ scary...But when your ability to charge straight through dense gorse and not feel it gives you a _significant_ time advantage over your competitors, then why not? 🌵🩸🏃💨😈

@RedVRCC

4 күн бұрын

​@@DurkMcGerkhe was hoping the tech priests would bless it and make it just work

“I’m no scientist, but I know a gold sticker can’t double your battery capacity” 😂😂😂

@dynlenoir

11 күн бұрын

Good morning to my neighbour, seems I woke her up, didn't expect myself to burst out laughing at 4AM.

@lspci

11 күн бұрын

Its like RGB lights gives extra 15% of FPS

@bunnies8773

11 күн бұрын

@@lspci Or putting stickers on your car to add HP

@borghorsa1902

11 күн бұрын

Look up pictures from Putin inauguration room, all gold plated, painful to watch. This what it looks like :)

@GreatestCornholio

11 күн бұрын

At least you can make it faster by downloading more RAM.

The moment I saw that battery on the thumbnail I immediately knew!

@TheSpotify95

11 күн бұрын

Yeah, I saw the battery in the thumbnail and remembered Hugh's video on the battery before! Something about rlsk of fire or burne!

@OverTheHorizon840

11 күн бұрын

@@TheSpotify95 Just like the note 7

@TheSpotify95

9 күн бұрын

@@OverTheHorizon840 the note 7 exploded because Samsung put in a battery that was too large. If they'd have replaced the original batteries with 3200mAh ones as seen in the Note FE then they'd have been alright (albeit with a smaller battery than the S7 Edge). I'd actually really like a Note FE (re-released note 7 with the 3.2Ah battery)

@baoquoc3710

8 күн бұрын

the design flaw in the chassis at the time made the whole disaster. The battery had the anti exploding mechanism built-in so the only worse case scenario is swelling which is still better than battery obliterate the phone. The note 7 ones are design issue.

eBay is full of scammers. He didn’t respond until reported.

EBay has a feature were you can get ai to write your description, I don’t use it but that seller clearly did

@TheSpotify95

11 күн бұрын

Yep, I saw that immediately. I've seen several listings pop up with these AI-powered descriptions, and tried once myself - before not being happy with it, and using the AI description to just write my own.

@dieseldragon6756

6 күн бұрын

Artificial? Yes. Intelligence?... 🙃

@enqquerthahhgut1842

3 күн бұрын

@@dieseldragon6756looks up its information it can’t think for itself that’s not possible yet

A portable time bomb, if we ever saw one. 😂

@joshm264

11 күн бұрын

Note 7: _allow me to introduce myself_

@salguodrolyat2594

8 күн бұрын

With a totally random timer.🤣

@dieseldragon6756

6 күн бұрын

It's definitely *UKCA¹* compliant, then! 🔋🇬🇧🔥✅😉 (¹ - UK: Combustibility Assured. 🇬🇧🔥✅)

Some important context with eBay is that the platform has recently added generative AI features, and it has been aggressively encouraging sellers to use them. So that overly effusive item description was probably *literally* written by ChatGPT. I’m surprised there wasn’t a garish DALL•E image to go along with it. (And, yes, all this AI glurge makes eBay substantially more difficult to use as a shopper.)

@dgwdgw

11 күн бұрын

That would explain the nonsensical, suspiciously similar descriptions I found recently when checking to see how overpriced secondhand Limited Edition models of Steam Deck OLED are (very). Only generative AI would crow about stereo speakers offering "3D audio"

@jonessii

11 күн бұрын

lol so Ebay encourages sellers to scam buyers now

@TheSpotify95

10 күн бұрын

@@dgwdgw I've seen AI based descriptions for various other items on eBay, too, including watches and other electronics. At least it looks better than the default app description though, which is basically just the title, the condition, and the shipping service selected.

@elsiehupp

10 күн бұрын

@@TheSpotify95 I mean the better thing to do with, e.g., electronics would be to copy and paste the manufacturer’s description and spec sheet, because it would at least hopefully be accurate.

@elsiehupp

10 күн бұрын

@@dgwdgw I remember waaaaaay back in the 90s when 3D games were first starting to become a thing, one innovation was to simulate audio sources in the 3D space for the purposes of attenuation (distance) and balance (direction). This is IIRC also called “3D audio”, and even with just stereo speakers it can create an impressive effect (due to the brain’s eagerness to interpret recordings as reality). Granted, this meaning of “3D audio” is probably lost on anyone under the age of, say, 35. (Also, to be fair, I wouldn’t feel surprised if the Steam Deck is generating more than stereo audio and just not doing anything with it unless the user attaches an external surround sound system. These features are built into the games and the hardware drivers, so there isn’t really much of a way to disable them entirely, and the Steam Deck really is just a PC under the hood.)

When I saw this battery with gold sticker I immediately knew everything will be messed up.

As someone who used to do iphone housing conversions for fun, this is diabolical.

This custom phone has me questioning so much... Why even sell it if you can't even do it correctly??

@tydshiin5783

11 күн бұрын

Because most others are just as good or worse haha

@panickedshears

10 күн бұрын

Money. That’s the only reason

@Ararou

10 күн бұрын

@@panickedshears pretty muchly.

@PatrickBaptist

9 күн бұрын

I like buying broken stuff on ebay, but as long as I know about it before I buy it..... I buy non running cars and all sorts of stuff, I prefer broken stuff, I usually can fix it cheaper than buying something new.

@tiramika

8 күн бұрын

to scam people. same reason you get so much fake shit on ebay these days.

I think the person who tried to repair and then sold that phone should learn a lot before they attempt to do it again. If you do fail to repair a phone be honest in your listing at least.

@mikaelbiilmann6826

10 күн бұрын

Yeah… this is borderline scamming… 😂

@TtechA-ml2ju

10 күн бұрын

I'm 12, repair phones and I never forget screws😂😂😂

@BiosElement

10 күн бұрын

Yeah no, it's just a scam. They knew full well what they did.

Scammy seller: selling sketchy phone Hugh: It's free content

0:26 That isn't an over the top description, it is an AI-generated description. eBay allows you to fill in the item specifics and generate an AI description based off the item specifics. It uses over the top language and can be misleading if you haven't filled in the specifics correctly.

The phone looked like it went through a dumpster fire and a meteor strike lol

I once converted a Nokia to look so golden. Then the only person that was impressed was my mum. Now I see this on Mothers Day.

@rockpie

11 күн бұрын

cool i guess

How someone can do this bad of a job is honestly impressive. I managed to make my iPhone 15’s back transparent without breaking anything.

Hello Hugh, I always enjoy watching your videos. Keep up the great work 👍🏻 Tanks to you I learned how to repair my own devices 😊

I hope the seller some day gets the help he so clearly needs.

Custom Dumpster Fire indeed...

@rockpie

11 күн бұрын

no that's a landfill fire

I’ve ran into issues like this on eBay for new and used phones so I just stopped buying electronics from eBay or anything used

@elsiehupp

10 күн бұрын

I imagine “certified refurbished” devices on eBay tend to be perfectly fine (and you can get third-party warranties on these devices, too).

Thank you for a great video. Classic Hugh Jeffreys! I really miss the weekly posts.😊

@foxyfoxfilms

10 күн бұрын

Me too :(

Bro came back when we needed him the most

I hope you gave him the most negative of feedback.

I must say, I have DEFINITELY missed your older iPhone content!

Hugh I really liked your video in Cuba, if you get the chance I'd love to see you do more of those types of videos

Impressive, I love to see that it’s fixed up now. By the way, did the seller really removed it from iCloud?

the fact that you could fix this is so cool

I once bought an iPad 9 256gb model for $50USD on Facebook marketplace as the lady who owned it, her hubby failed the DIY and when I bought it, they damaged the LCD and lost the Touch ID module so I replaced it, and kept it for months until I decided to sell it recently due to it still holding good value

When I first started to watch you you were at 330K subs I love seeing how you have grew up.

Good job. As always, entertaining.

Man, a 5C. These were run to repair. The screen replacement was the easiest out of any iPhone thanks to the plastic body. It was such a cheap phone though a lot of people said they’d rather replace it. Thank you for the nostalgia

I remember seeing a iPhone 6 styled replacement shell for the iPhone 5 / 5c. Would love to see a video on it

@Wtrxprs007able

6 күн бұрын

I remember actually doing that to my iPhone 5 back in the day

I've never seen a battery like that in my life

@avery581

2 күн бұрын

When he showed on the gold wrapper it was from a brand called “business batteries” I just had to laugh

Never knock diy rs without him no video, a good businessman always looks at the bigger picture.

Wow fantastic job fixed!

Some of the phones I’ve repaired are missing one screw on the display bracket, because I don’t want to risk tearing the relevant ribbon cables, and often the battery adhesive is just some double-sided tape after I replace the battery (makes it easier to replace in future, plus is cheaper). It can be jank, but it does its job. It’s not perfect, but it’s an amazing repair job in comparison to this hot mess. And if I’m gonna sell something, I’m gonna do it right

What a scam. Thanks for showing it off. I personally also repair my phones myself, but I wouldn’t sell these devices further- I rather giving them away.

This is why you don’t buy iPhones with the description only being written with the AI writer tool and not describing the actual device itself

@themac6356

11 күн бұрын

AI writer tool? Wait, is that the reason that so many damn eBay listings I’ve looked at have such weirdly worded descriptions that don’t actually describe the product being sold? That is just unbelievable. People really get so lazy that they can’t even be bothered to write out the description of their own product.

@GH3PC

11 күн бұрын

@@themac6356 yeah, some people don’t know about iCloud locks and that so they just use the AI writer tool for the description

@Kingcloudii

11 күн бұрын

@@themac6356 yes, chinese people generally dont know english and have it auto translate through the AI writing prompt which makes it even worse english ontop

@VedM

11 күн бұрын

@@themac6356yes, ebay can automatically write an Ai description for you. in the ebay listing settings it tries to recommend you to do it

@sdjmchattie

11 күн бұрын

@@themac6356eBay encourages sellers to use the generated description. I do not with my listings. It reads like a school boy’s essay where all they were trying to do was hit the word count without putting any useful information in.

I hope you opened a case and got a refund. I know you can fix anything, but this person was just straight up scamming. Gives the rest of us good eBay sellers a rough time.

Because of this I prefer if Apple and other companies instead of disabling features just put a disclaimer somewhere on the phone that it was repaired by a third party.

It’s like a Frankenstein of a phone! Thankfully you brought this thing back to life.

Best video I've seen in days😂

A repair that I had made on my iPhone 4S was bad, But not as bad as that 5C!

I've replaced the charging port from an old iPhone, and it works great, however I followed an iFixit guide, as well as videos like this from Hugh so as to not damage or break anything. The same can't be said for my Nokia 9 Pureview, which I cracked the back glass of, and am struggling to find a replacement that's the same thickness that still have the Nokia logo on the back. However I still followed guides and tear downs to minimise damage. The Nokia is now in need of its second replacement battery (as the first swelled, forcing me to put the original back in as it was in better shape), new back glass, a new wireless charging coil, and USB C port. In total, depending on the cost of parts, it will set me back approximately AU$200, which is still cheaper than a new Nokia, and taking it to a repair shop. The hard part is sourcing that back glass, as OEM ones lack the Nokia branding, and 9 Pureview parts phones aren't easy to find from my hunting. Still, repairing a phone can be done, as long as you're patient, careful, and use as many guides as you can to make sure you're doing the right thing

Touch up the outside with a metallic gold pen!

Seriously you're like genius level at this stuff

The phone was so bad that this guy had to repair (replace) the whole phone💀

Did you ever get the phone unlocked?

I ve been repairing an ip 6 plus that got the same special Housing, it was the same disaster with loose screws or missing, battery was glued in with an bad double side tape and also an broken mute switch cable.

I don't know what an Effrey is, but I'm glad to hear that yours are indeed huge.

Based on the fact that the photos didn't have the phone as damaged leads me to believe that it had all its good/unbroken parts swapped out before it was sent to you.

Still a better job than Apples Genius Bar.

@_BangDroid_

11 күн бұрын

Calling these idiots geniuses is just one example of how deceptive Apple is

Oooh, the iPhone 5c, I clearly see from thumbnail due to countless hours of pain to getting fully working one (and still no luck) in my country.

wait what laptop keyboard is that at 4:17 did you do a custom led keyboard for macbook?

What do you think has a higher explosion rate on the job? Bootleg electronic manufacturing? or Meth lab?

wtf???? I hope you got your money back, INCLUDING shipping!

@stevenbliss989

11 күн бұрын

OK get this liar to pay for a replacement LCD!

hi there hugh can i please know what kind of double layer tape u use for phones that orange tape in every vid which is double sided pls ❤

On new Year's day a few years ago i found an iPhone with a broken bloody screen on the street, but that at least sort of made sense. I don't know why someone would work on the inside of a phone while bleeding.

The seller must have had a stroke after being roasted by Jeffrey, LOL

Wow, that was crazy on the inside.

You're Awesome Mate ✌🏻

did they avoid explaining why the shoddy parts, missing parts, extra floating screws, damage, etc. or you just didn't really press them on that?

OMG Hugh Jeffreys I miss you 😭

I had my phone professionally repaired with a new screen, it looked like this in the inside when I had to repair it a year later. Watching this video brought back that anger.

2:06 are you going to try to repair it using pasta, I'm kidding

Selling your failed DIY project on ebay is fine, you just need to be honest about it.

Im not through the video yet, but i get the feeling that this is one of the cases where it would have been easier to state what wasn't wrong

Sorry for your loss rip Gold phone

Unfortunately these are the people giving “right to repair” a bad rep. Hugh is among the few I know who do things properly

Where do you find all ebay Schiester ?

Ah, how I love Boot Loops in the morning...

i got lucky with a 128gb iphone 6 in gold Just some screen burn in but now its a great music/apple tv phone lol

You should go into the custom phone business. This is why I just put a case on a phone. I don't like having a naked phone personally. Only if it is a company phone. They should provide the case if they want to get me after hours.

Always a pleasure.

That has to be one if the worst purchases ever. Thanks for sharing.

@Unknown_Ooh

9 күн бұрын

Used uncleaned dildo would the worst

why you do not clean the dust between rear camera and glass ?)

What. A. Mess. This thing is an absolute physics dragon.

I am so sorry but me trying to fit into an XXS shirt probably would look better than this phone internal AND external. [EDIT] Also, CHEWING GUM?! WHAT?!

Hello I had a question is it possible to upgrade the storage on m2 iPad Pro 2022 model

Hi Hugh, big fan of your videos and your campaign. I am sure you are aware by now but Samsung just became the new Apple. Their latest update to the OneUI 6.1 (AI update) renders third party screen replacement useless. The touchscreen stops working and the SPen is still functional. Would love you to make a video about it. Thank you

Jesus ,hugh was standing on business with this one lol

Would have bought a cheap replacement gold housing to finish the job

Bro said “chewing gum” lmao

As I've said in the past it's only a matter of time before we see Hugh take a melted ice cream cone and restore it to like new condition.

This is just like buying an old BMW from some gipsy, looks shiny from 10 meters and sort of works, but when you dig deep everything is fucked up.

The how did the seller chip the back of it?

The only way to get good is to practice and NOT sell the failures on eBay 😅

@Nebby_99

7 күн бұрын

Or at least don't sell them dishonestly! Hugh probably still would have bought it if they were up front about what a mess it was 😆

so the gold sticker does actually say 5.92Whr which is strange given the much bigger brighter sticker that says 2680mAh. lol

Please, I need to change the home button on my ipod 7. How can I send it?

So did you get it unlocked or returned it?

Only Hugh would still be saving a 5C. I know why though. Hugh now has a White , Yellow, Pink, Green, Blue and a GOLD 5c. You have to collect them all. It's a collector thing.

What an oddly satisfying video this is.

My phones look like shit inside, too. But I never sell them. If they still work a little bit, they ho to someone who doesn’t need more 😂

This is like that one car that the owner has been DIY fixing for the past 15 years in order to save cash.

Hey I’m gonna sell my custom gold iPhone I did all by myself! God damnit, Hugh Jeffries bought it, I’m going to get so roasted.

the high talk and then the reveal of the phone being 50$ says everything lol. you get what you pay for :P they essentially just sold you parts, and not very good ones

A side note about eBay and the description this seller and others are using is eBay's ai description generator

Thanks for this awareness video, I’m taking your advice to improve eBay sellers, fixing phones is the disadvantage idea because it can cause more damage if it’s not great enough of their skills.

My 2020 iphone se always bootloops for 10 minutes after plugging in if I let it go completely dead