I Bought a “Refurbished” PS3 from DKOldies… it's NASTY!!

I decided to try my luck at another refurbished console from DKOldies... and this might be the worst one yet. Check out this refurbished backwards compatible playstation 3 console from dk oldies, and let me know what you think. Was this backwards compatible PS3 from DKOldies worth $400?

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[jrob]

Gotta be the worst refurbishment I’ve seen so far. 1/10. Gotta be better for $400. Smh
**does my caption at the beginning say rerurbished 😬 yikes

[QuietRadioTV]

$400 for this quality of PS3 is criminal. That amount of dirt genuinely shocked me.

[ThatAnimatronicPerson]

The only reason they are still in business at this point is because of their youtube channel and tiktok

[robaustin]

Those prices from DKOldies are insane. Over $400 for a PS3? You can almost get an Xbox Series X for that price.

[trevorbraun]

I paid $40 for one in similar condition off Craigslist… spent a few days tearing it down and thoroughly cleaning it. Works fine… 10x that cost is wild.

[dawnofthewalkers]

I like how they “marked it down” from $599 to $400.

[vancedvanced]

That is absolutely shocking. How embarrassing for that company to sell that as "refurbashed" and "cleaned". Completely unacceptable.

[Mikebritt]

How they haven't been hit with a lawsuit yet is amazing to me. They're basically lying to their customers and stealing money for services not rendered.

[brandonlewis]

Back in the day, the 3rd party controller was affectionately called the "Guest Controller" in my house

[KagatoAsuka]

This looks like the sort of thing I'd get from a Goodwill for $75 not $400

[JustinGone]

The fact that they put their own warranty sticker is CRAZY lol

[LeChucklas]

I've refurbished and resold a few on eBay. I usually pay around $90-$110 for one in that condition then sell it on afterwards for around $220-$250. Refurbished means a complete teardown/rebuild and it only takes me a couple hours work to:

- Strip down and rebuild the PSU/fan/Blu-ray (cleaned & re-greased) whilst the heat sinks and case parts go in the bath! The rest (fan/card reader/HDD) only needs a wipe/air-clean.
- Brush/Isoprop clean the motherboard
- De-lid CPU/GPU, clean and apply some MX5
- Polish up the case

= minty fresh!

In my book a CECHA/B/C/D or E that hasn't been de-lidded hasn't actually been refurbished, the thermals on that dye will be 17 years old and such a system will only last a matter of weeks with regular use before RLOD kicks in. The de-lidding of these systems is vital, they're dying in droves now and a simple clean just won't do. The thermal paste underneath the heat spreader of every single one I've de-lidded to date has turned to powder, with the dye being basically naked and receiving no cooling.

[phonecenter]

People like Dkoldies give refurbishers like me such a hard time with customers, because they think refurbished means "trash pulled but working".... I hate seeing stuff like that

[obsoleteobsession]

Giving the entire 3rd party repair industry a bad name. "Embarrassed" doesn't even begin to describe how they should feel about this.

[Sorrow_For_Mary_music]

$400 even for a PS3, dual shock, and a game in good condition is crazy to me.
So the fact that they sold you a dirty PS3, a "double shock", and a game for $400 is robbery

[henkestenke]

Need to file a report and start a criminal investigation, because this is more than unacceptable. This is downright ridiculous.

[rhinox]

Only thing they cleaned was the money from you're wallet. That was disgusting

[wmv]

$400?! I bought a white fat ps3 from Japan and it was great condition with the original controller. It was $160 and shipping was free. Wow

[damienhansen]

This was one of my fav consoles of all time, it just had issues of the thermal compound thining & sauter displacing causing it to overheat then turn off. Fixed mine myself multiple times but it was like that old car you love that just always broke down.

[iseeyou]

$400… for that first version ps3. Is absolutely crazy. I’ve seen the price less than half of that with the console being actually refurbished and in great condition. This is criminal.