I Bought A Broken Xbox Series S On eBay But I Might Have Been Scammed!

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[MoDzAudio]

I've been buying and selling on ebay for over 10 years. I can tell you by just what they said they knew exactly what was wrong with it and it's sad there is still people that do that kind of scummy stuff. I am very honest with my listings sometimes it makes it harder for my items to sell but atleast I know that the buyer knows exactly what there getting into because that's what I would want. I say that in all my descriptions on my listings. Honesty is key and it's actually helped me more now than before that more people are buying from me for being honest and not lieing.

[NikMitchell]

I appreciate you taking the extra time to explain your strategy as you went through the repair. You've got a great teaching technique and I am happy to see it! Thanks Phil 😁

[TechMatticz]

I never really watch long videos but your 45 minute video only felt like 20 minutes. From the funny side comments to your breakdown of what you're doing and how you do it was a great pleasure! Also no shame in leaving feedback without contacting them. Perhaps they would have countered with a partial refund but it definitely seemed like they knew what had happened to it and it resulted in you (or anyone who would have bought that) a loss of money or time. Thanks for making something super positive about it and teaching us step by step with references for items needed on this repair!

[usdms]

You're a legend! Video quality is very nice with the filter. As far as leaving negative feedback, that's what the system is in place for. I myself am fed up with dishonest sellers. So it's good to know who to avoid.

[scotts]

I never leave negative feedback before i let the seller try and fix the problem. I've been lucky and the sellers have always gone the extra step to make sure I'm happy. I also make sure to look over their feedback before buying.

[djm]

I really like your ads, as well as the repairs :)

[virgilkpn]

Very nice trace repair you did there, the microscoop view looks much better with the anti-glare 👍 keep up the great content

[wiz]

Great job Phil. You are truly talented with your repairs. Best of luck mate.

[AeiKei]

You are right about the negative feedback. Also if they wouldn't have lied the price had to be lower and also more difficult to sell. At least it was fixable, also very nice job with the trace repair, it looked really well, that's why probably took more time than usual

[MarleyDawg]

Tbh as a ebayer myself i think the negative feedback is unfair. They states it powers on but no display which seems correct ? Its also sold as spares repairs/parts which it is.

They wernt stating it was a hdmi fault, they were saying it possibly may be.

Although i agree with you the chances are they did know about the previous repair...their is no way to know this.
For example they could have just purchased it or been given it and not know the item history.

I think they listed the item cleverly to maximise the sale price of the item. In my opinion it matchs their description.

I think you should be more carefull when buying broken items in the future and always assume the worst when buying spares/repairs.


Anyway just my 2 cents
Love the content mate keep it coming 👍

[ggj]

Great to watch you repair this, and what a great skill of eye to hand control you have.

[SteveB]

1st class repair Phil, very neat job indeed. I wish my hands were that steady! I love that little grinding pen you use, makes removing solder mask so much easier by the looks of it, certainly beats scraping away.

[HHashi]

Lol, when you mentioned the time I was like "it's 3am for me too" and checked my watch. I kid you not, it was literally 3:22am for me as well lol.

[DYLB]

Buying faulty tech these days is just such a risk not because of the unknowns of the problem or that it potentially might be unfixable, its the unhonest sellers that buy or own them and know and realise they are unfixable due to water damage or damage from a repair attempt and sell them on acting like they don’t know so its becomes the buyers problem. Kudos to you for taking the risks even though they don’t always work out

[zynaps]

This has to be the best video you have put out, Brilliant. Love the little kittties testing your patience. Cracking trace work too, probably the best i've ever seen you done. Nice one.

[djashley]

Solder mask and conformal coating are NOT the same: solder mask serves two purposes - to stop bridges if a trace is tinned, and to prevent oxidation of the copper tracks -, whereas conformal coating is used to prevent moisture ingress to both the board and the components.

[kxBlazer]

Man you've got some steady hands. I'd seriously struggle to run one wire yet alone 9

[eukatch]

your production of youtube is so much better lately.. keep it up mate..

[theshemullet]

Fair play for given the name of the song and band. Shows proper respect.

[bernardadesina]

Hello Coder, you are an actual inspiration. Seeing someone like you do amazing things like repairs and electronics should make the average layman jealous. I hope you know what i mean by that, it seems you have achieved alot. Usually, people will see you and judge you, but in my eyes you are an actual role model and should be an inspiration to our lost youth. Much better than these low lives fantasising violence for profit. You actually lived a scumbag life and turned it around instead of glorifying it. May i just say thank you and show my appreciation. You are a proper good person, you were just lost before.

As a fellow who is much like yourself, i can say that you have found yourself, you turned tinkering with the world into something productive by tinkering with technology. I myself am still on a path of discovery, and im not saying it lightly but i think you are proof that change is possible. I dont know you but i am so proud seeing a fellow human turn things around. I dont care if it sounds corny but more people should look up to you. Thanks again for the content and for being here.