I Bought a "Refurbished" NES From eBay - I Wasn't Impressed - Extended Version

This is why when I get a console for my collection , I just stay away from these so called "refurbished" units. I just try to find the best looking one at the best price and refurbish it myself.

Note to self: don’t comment on Steve’s videos unless you’re prepared to back up your promises 😂

Looks like "someone" is losing his 100% feedback 😂😂

Get better soon brother! I'll be praying for you and your family. I would love to see a long-fix compilation of the most difficult/complicated repairs!

Just the way it was tossed in the box is a clue on how this was gonna go.

This makes me wonder where my first gen NES is. I miss playing all my favorite games, Zelda, Mario, bump-n-jump, Spy Hunter even A Boy and His Blob. It's been 30 years a wow, so much fun.

Watching you fiddle with it at first trying to get it to work REALLY brought back some memories lol

Put an old credit card inside the sandpaper and slot it straight in and out. It is the best way to ensure not bending pins while your moving back and forth.

Glad you took a minute to play a level, Steve! If you’re gonna put the time into fixing it, why not enjoy the victory a bit, right? 😁

Damn I thought for a moment this was a new video and he was off Chemo due to getting better and then I realized this wasn't his main channel. Keep on fighting man.

The First NES I brought was from a guy who was moving away and needed the money ,it was with a small 12" TV and 10 extra games all for $100 this was in the mid or late 80s

Dude that sand paper on the pins is definitely in top 10 for unpleasant sounds.

I have two old NES consoles that do the same thing with reading the game cartridges. I'm going to follow what you did here to hopefully get them going good. One of them looks brand new and the other one definitely needs to be retro brighted due to the yellowing.

Ehh, I know ebay can be tricky, but if you're selling as a business, I'd say you should get some actual decent boxes and packaging material, even if you increase the price sightly to cover it. And definitely make sure it's working well before you send it.

Figuring out the exact process for making your personal nes work was half of the fun. I had to slap the shit out of the side of mine after putting the game in and then turn it on. Worked every time.

I would have given the console review either a 2 or 3 depending wether or not they showed proof the console was chippied on the outside before your purchase. The packaging was subpar at best, and they definitely should have checked the pin connection with the issues of the blinking light. I forgot there a few screws were missing from the board, too.

Though Atari 2600 was my family's first consolue, the NES was MY persnal first console. And I have to say, still my favorite. Such amazing titles.

Grtting better... we all pray for you

I used to make a killing selling refurbished NES consoles locally about 8-10 years ago...I kept a pile of 72 pin connectors and I would just change them out if they looked bad...It saved me a lot of headache if the system actually worked when they got it home!

Sincerely, when I read the word, "refurbished" I expect that to be in, "like new" condition. Meaning pristine and thoroughly cleaned and all caps replaced, with certified parts (72 PIN connector for example). Basically everything except for the logic board. You can't trust anybody these days. The scratches and faded front text is unacceptable for a refubished device. That is not, "Like New" which is what refurbsihed means. You need to be a TronicsFix guy or a tinkerer like MyMateVince these days. I am considering offering my skills to this craft. We would all provide quality products. Let's start the group The Refurb Massive! It's a working title.