3ds screen I got on eBay. I couldn’t find his profile after I bought it.

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Deal of the day, eBay purchase. I ordered a joycon about a month ago for parts or repair, 3 weeks later the guy never shipped gave me two tracking numbers that never received the package. I finally decided that eBay should step in and the guy shipped immediately. I received my package today w/ bonus

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Ps5 owners be like: Yeah man I tripped over the cable

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Found this while cleaning a closet, but left stick is doesn’t respond well and feels gritty. Any suggestions to fix this without replacing the joystick?

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I love this sub, they love Isopropyl alcohol as much as I do

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True story 😬

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I found this jammed inside a PS3 slim drive. What was the guy thinking?

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Bought a wii u with a 'broken' disc drive...

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PS5’s are poorly designed

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Is it worth trying to save this?

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The calm before the next project

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VICTORY!!! My smashed and cigarette burned xbox one S in bought for $15 lives once again! Thank you too everyone who helped and a big F you too everyone who gave me crap.

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I keep the heads of my enemies

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Quick soldering guide by adafruit. Make sure all of your joints are solid!

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Just bought this HUGE job lot of 36 consoles for 400$ CAD (about 300$ USD). Also, shout out to my cat’s butt on the picture.

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I've only ever fixed consoles I've gotten in bundle (still dozens) but I couldn't pass this up locally for only $800 from a local store closing. Really excited for this opportunity and the profit should turn my life around!

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PS5 Watercooling Overheating Fix

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A vending machine in Japan that sells solder and resistors, for your late-night circuitry cravings.

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It could be worse. There could have been roaches. 😂 Glad they opted to have it cleaned while I've got it.

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What ticking time bombs should I be aware of?

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I don't know about you but my kitchen always looks like this every time I get a new console

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Built my own Retrobriting Station

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I found this jammed inside a PS3 slim drive. What was the guy thinking?

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A friend: Dude help me fix those when u got time.

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Just needs some new capacitors

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75% of the consoles I open in my area are infested

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Today is the day!

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Just picked up all these “non-working” consoles for $20! Any tips on cleaning and restoring these? If you can, explain to me like I’m 5 years old.

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My personal worst condition game I’ve encountered.... Not too hopeful

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Just bought this HUGE job lot of 36 consoles for 400$ CAD (about 300$ USD). Also shout out to my cats butt on the picture.

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It's always the beat-to-shit ones that have working drives...

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Had a nice weekend. 3x RGB, 3x Picoboot 1x repair.

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Found this shared on Facebook 😬

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Found a PS4 outside...

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Now to start my console repair journey

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Found my old gameboy at my parents house. Can I just find a new clear glass, or do I need to find one with the pokemon on it?

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PS4 Pro I cleaned it but it's still over heating

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Can you see the problem here?

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My first genuine console repair!

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It's ugly and it works

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25$ for all in flea market.

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How do people do this? 🫠

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Looks like I have a new apprentice.

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Poor PS4 has never been opened

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Bought a lot of 15 for repair ps1 consoles. Got extremely lucky fixing 13/15!

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All for under $100

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Claimed as it suddenly just stopped working... yea i bet it did

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Congrats, friends! Since this sub isn't protesting the API changes, we're now top 1% apparently. Haha!

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I just picked up two “broke” PS4’s for free. No info on them only been told they don’t work. Anyone know of common issues I should look for straight away?

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People like this infuriate me... Guy has working consoles on his page but “doesn’t” have the cable to test this one. Easy way to spend $100 on a dead console

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The scratched Wavebird I asked about recently, thanks for the help everyone.

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PSA to always remember what screw goes where 🤦‍♂️

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Found a unicorn SNES console.

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Before/After of the PS5

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Not the most complicated repair but did my first successful HDMI port replacement!

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What kind of monster does this...

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I brought these bc ps3 consoles back to life...

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Fixed up the old man’s childhood Super Nintendo for Father’s Day.

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Ready to start learning got 14 consoles locally for 10$ per

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Refurbished The Nes and gave it a paint job. What do y’all think?

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Excited to try my new gear - thanks for the recommendations!

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Purchased this Ds with a broken screen for 6.99. I salvaged a resistor in a broken xbox and one pencil later ... Ta-Dam !

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Made a Gameboy Pocket with a modern screen and USB rechargeable battery. 👍

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Bad capacitor, can I fix this or should I try to return it to the ebay seller. Its DK Country 3

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Got two Japanese GameCubes from Japan, after testing, found a very professional way to know which one works.

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Bought an $1500 ultrasonic cleaner for cleaning motherboards and keyboards. First test was my friend's old/dirty wavebird.

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Got a DS Lite from eBay. On/off switch didn't always work. Opened it up to find this impressive mess

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Let's have a moment of silence.

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Despite being widely debated, retrobrighting is always satisfying to me. Here's a button from a Panasonic VHS remote. Has anyone tried this process on color plastics?

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Guardians of the Hard Drive

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Time for repair 🥹

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Gonna be a handheld week!!!

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Can we all sing the praises of desoldering guns?

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Apparantly this switch just stopped working one day... yeah sure 😂

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PS4 Pro Overheating.

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just needs a lil clean up and u be ighh

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I get the feeling there are certain members of this community that would have this done within a day

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You just never know what you can find out there, Flea Market madness so much better than sleeping in. PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360 lot. I paid around 30 bucks for all of this combined.

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Fixed another PS2. Glad I have a play tester on staff.

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Yesterday I did my first PS5 HDMI Port Repair. Required retrofitting a PS4 Slim/Pro port and running 19 jumper wires since the pin-line is offset. There are no replacement ports on the market yet.

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A great fix for worn controller contacts.

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Private message from group member about my repair

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Yeah, it's a giant mess but it's my giant mess and we just fixed a 5200!

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I tripped and knocked my husbands game boy off the desk - HELP

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After a little back and forth, I’ve finally fixed my first Game Gear (recap and subsequent LCD replacement)!!

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i have cloned the stock middle gear and gasket for the turbo cd/cdrom2!

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New customer DIY repair technique just dropped

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Not my best work but it works

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My first success. Was a simple cleaning of the console but a win is a win.

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Nothing's dead til it's buried, right?

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Revived a WonderSwan that won't turn on by replacing capacitor!

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Console repair station

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How many do you collect before you throw them away?

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Just Scored These For Only $300!!!

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Finally got my own soldering kit. Now I’m gonna be able to fix my own consoles and accessories.

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Attempting repair on this ebay 3DS XL (touchscreen not working) Didn't even notice something was stuck in the cart slot before opening.

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Paid €20 to save this PSP2004 from the dumpster

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It's my... I'm working on it shelf

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Fun-filled weekend ahead 😊

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It is still working like a champ

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My Vita just stopped working after I replaced the right stick, I don't know why.

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Just say something about my PS2 Fat I broke the fan so I had to look something to cool it off......and I fixed it's laser

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Xbox 360 Slim has the RLOD, anyone got any ideas what to check for?

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Repair guy here! Post your setups

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Went to start testing ps1's. Plugged in my old trinitron and hit the power button....nothing. Look like im going to have to start looking into fixing this thing instead of playstations for awhile.

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All for $210 going to be fun and profitable

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Found your ashtray

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Inspired by people posting their clean and organized work areas...

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Refurbing an “audiophile” PS1 unit being used exclusively as a CD player. Laser is skipping - anyone trusted replacement laser sources that won’t degrade sound quality?? Is Aliexpress ok?

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Local pickup haul/steal. Got everything for $60!! let’s see how this goes! Imma be busy for a while.

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ISO ghostcase trans blue flip top PS2 fat complete shell. I can find black in stock but would rather this beauty.

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She's alive! Anyone know how to fix that horizontal line? I know vertical is easier

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New tote for roaches.

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Is this a good hot air/ solder station to start out with. Or should I look for something cheaper?

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Good Price? £28.99 + £6.85 P&P

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Sony back on their bullshit

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... annnnd closing it back up

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I thought you guys might like my HDMI repair. I take pride in my cleanliness.

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Just finished recapping

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One of my brothers old genesis...I don’t even know where to begin..

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this nes connector is looking el dente

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Jesus Chest. I didn't tihnk there was going to be that much of this shit

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Should have put on gloves today...

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Amazing what retrobrighting can do!

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What’s everyone’s “test” game? Have a fully repaired disk drive here!

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IT TOOK THE SACRIFICE

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Does anyone have suggestions on what to do with all of these? Or do some of you also have a drawer like this?

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Xbox 1.6 Voltage Readings

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I built myself this articulating, fume extracting, ring lit microscope... out of tape...

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Can you fix a ribbon cable? I tore mine a little bit while repairing my DSi

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Will this capacitor still function or do i need to take it out?

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My father in law told me he had a SNES and small TV in his old Chevy Explorer from the 90's that I could have. Everything fired right up after not being used in almost two decades. Thought you guys might enjoy.

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The back of the my ps2/Xbox series s

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I opened a GG I was given to see what board was in it...

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Another Game Boy Pocket 100% Fix with FSTN 🇧🇷

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cant wait to fix these

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O yeah!!! Customer been waiting 4 weeks for his Xbox series x hdmi repair and I can finally do it 🤘🤘 tomorrow’s job

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Is it okay to use electrical tape to secure ribbon cables in ds?

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Drunk customer ripped his TV off the wall with the ps5 plugged in! I'm fixing it for $150 same day. Let's do this!

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I bought 2 RRoD 360’s solely to get their once-nearly-perfect faceplates and shells. But thanks to Ace Ventura (aka UPS’ finest), I will now need 4.

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Finnally, recaped, regreased, recalibrated and a little love, it came to life. 😍

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A rare image of my station while it’s clean. Tips appreciated!

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Another successful delid done on a CECHC04. May it live for another 15 years.

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Bought this new 3ds xl for cheap, but the bottom screen has a yellow tint, anyway to fix this?

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Fixed a 35 Years Old Sega

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Not buying but what’s your thoughts

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