I Bought 3 Broken Nintendo Switches From eBay - I'm Not Happy About It!

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I Bought 3 Broken Nintendo Switches From eBay - Let's Fix Them! I paid $350 for 2 Switch Lites and 1 Switch. The consoles were pretty rough and someone had obviously tried to fix them already. I tried a number of repairs myself including: replacing the charge port, replacing the charge chip, and reflowing the CPU. Not a very good buy but that's the risk I take buying "for parts" consoles from eBay without knowing if someone has tried to repair it and messed it up even worse.

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About This Video: I paid $350 for 2 Switch Lites and 1 Switch from eBay. One of the Switch Lites was already mostly apart when I got it and a lot of the screws were out of the other Switch Lite. Once I started diagnosing and trying to repair them I discovered that at least two of them had bad CPUs and the other one had motherboard issues I couldn't track down but might also have been caused by a bad CPU. Looks like I'm 0 for 3 on this one. Better luck next time.

[Tronicsfix]

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Ultimately I got what I paid for but at the same time the seller could have said what was done to them. BUT also, the seller may not have known what all was wrong with them. I pretty much never recommend other people buy stuff like this to try and fix...only for parts. I can do it because they make interesting videos but I would not have bought them to try and fix to resell otherwise.

[Gustavofeanor]

We appreciate you Honesty by showing us not only your winnings but also your looses like this one. This sort of videos helps a lot to keep the channel fresh and real. Thanks buddy

[TheKid]

Hey man just a little info for you; I do repairs as well and I've experienced and also read from several others that a faulty wifi chip (either whole chip or sometimes just bad solder) can give that problem of being stuck on logo screen and preventing the switch from fully booting. Hope you see this!

[owainjones]

Taken apart with no idea how to put it back together is defintely something I'd do

[icepicjoey]

Never ceases to amaze me the price they charge for broken consoles.

[chadbailey]

My favorite part of his videos are him showing the fails. I hate when certain channels make it look like everything is so damn simple. I like seeing him work through the process.

[bryanfrye]

Advice, dont forget that software issues can play a role of the system not booting past boot screen. Disconnected update, sudden loss of power, yada yada can mess with the system on the software side. Before reflowing chips make sure that hard resets are applied so you don't accidentally "overfix" your systems in the future. Good luck

[beachballs]

Let’s say someone has definitely been in here

[stevendotson]

Some people have no business taking electronics apart (like me.) I destroyed a working PS3 just trying to disassemble to clean it and replace the thermal paste. Also destroyed a working PS3 controller just trying to replace the battery and clean. I have learned my lesson and my hats off to you sir with what you do, and the patience you have with repairs.

[alaudet]

It always amazes me how much broken stuff costs. I have to say though you are extremely good at fixing stuff and its a pleasure to watch you work.

[alexisrojas]

I love the fact that not just show your successes but your downfalls aswell

[B]

“Not happy about it” that’s rare but great vid

[AlGoYoSu]

It would be interesting to see who the seller is. Who would have three different switches that are all broken beyond repair? Probably someone who tries to fix devices, and knew enough that these were junk so they posted them on fleabay. You pointed it out, they left out important details (lied), but it would be tough to prove they did this on purpose unless they admitted it. Possibly send them leading questions to see if they slip up? Maybe not worth the time? Either way I wouldn't leave a favorable review.

Moral of the story: make sure to have a YouTube channel, and sponsor for the video because you will go broke if you have this kind of luck on your own.

[a.ncrossing]

The main thing I like about Steve is, he doesn't give up when repairing game consoles, he tries his best, unlike people who think they're smart, basically, they are showing off. As Steve was unable to repair one of the Switches, he didn't give up and he tried his best to get the 2 other switches working which he did. Also as Steve gets *A LOT* of consoles working as it should, he can get the Switch with the Faulty CPU working too.

[indask]

That ebay seller just did ...



A BAIT AND SWITCH

[tomwalter]

It probably was a faulty nand/memory chip or a faulty Firmware. But it's to late. Awesome video👌♥️

[shaydevlin]

I saved all my money during quarentine for a switch bought one and now I haven't played it since August

[RiderLeangle]

This kind of thing is why I avoid those super vague listings and often will send a message asking for more specifics before buying a project.

[XcarrammbaX]

If NS is stuck on Logo Screen try:
1: Recovery Mode Vol UP+ Vol Down + Power On, than try to update, if this not work:
2: Reflow/ replace WifiModule, BCM4356XKUBG. Replace only from doner board, new modules don't work. If this not work:
3. CPU is faulty, reflow. If this not work:
Game Over

[Juliett-A]

The perfect amount of thermal paste; the first time, every time.