I enjoy the DKOldies shorts too, the issue is they claim to refurbish the products but send out consoles that haven't been touched/cleaned. So then the question becomes why the premium price if they are just flipping these products without doing what they claim to do to them?

The thing that you have left out is that they have videos highlighting how they clean and refurbish game units and then they seem to ship out the nastiest looking units to people. That makes what they are doing that much worse.

You know shits crazy when a reseller is calling out another reseller

You know it’s bad when someone already resells retro video games for profit is calling you out 😂😅

The biggest issue is even those base prices you see are not with original controllers. I believe Jacob's video showed them giving him a non-BC compatible cheap PS3 controller with a BC console. It's a slap in the face to pay 2x ebay prices and get generic garbage paired with a dirty console.

That was sweet of your wife to let you wear her glasses.

I think DK Oldies is fine to charge what they want, it's their business. If you don't wait to pay their prices, then don't. However I do feel companies like DK and Gamestop use the "refurbished" term too loosely.

You know it's bad when Phoenix Resale is calling people out for price gouging lol

The problem with DK is that they are not backing up their prices with their quality.

We’re in the twilight zone if this guy is calling out scammers.

I think the only reason why they're relevant is because of the amazing work Joey and his team have done. But Joey doesn't control the prices, he only does what he was paid to do: marketing their product

I watched both of Rich at Review Tech videos and just wow. I bought a PS2 for $50 at a thrift store here last year that was in better shape then one that was supposed to be completely refurbished. To me DK is charging a premium price for their consoles and not following through with what they say they've done to the consoles.

It's not just the fact that they are charging premium prices, that's a common business practice. What's scummy is that they lie about refurbishing their products, deceiving the costumers in the process. Even disregarding the prices, the fact is that they lie about what they sell, and people are calling them out for it.

To me, DK Oldies should sell items in very good condition. They preach that on their shorts, show the cleaning, etc. So they owe it to customers to send a premium product they advertise. If you list on Amazon as very good condition, it better be clean.

I assumed the prices were high because they have a year warranty and a big selection. If you look at their non Nintendo stuff it’s way closer to reality

“I’m a scumbag reseller” hardest line of this video 😂💪🏼

Always funny looking at these prices from an Australian perspective. A Wii in a Australia is very cheap, only worth about $25 USD. However, an N64 with the 2 controllers is around $180 USD making DKOldies around retail. Very strange how different the market is.

I think the reason people are so obsessed is because those shorts are extremely satisfying and everyone was watching them

I find Amazon wholesalers way worse and I appreciate that you hustle and make the business the way you do. Heck businesses like double jump games do similar stuff and prices are not over inflated. I’m guessing the over inflated prices on Amazon is because of fees and stuff from Amazon. I’m kind of shocked though at this point of how you do things you don’t have your KZfaq point to your own market place and sell online for less money to not rip off customers. Just a thought. I know Joey and I was at the warehouse yesterday, the whole staff there is very nice and friendly and heck I got recognized for my KZfaq channel today which never happens . I personally feel the biggest issue is how the website is constructed, it’s not consumer friendly. I made a video yesterday on mega man 6, it says on pricecharting that it’s worth $60, I search on dk oldies and it says it sells for $65 (not too bad but then you click on it to add to cart and the price is $85!!!). Basically the previous page only showed the cosmically flawed price and not the good condition until you click on the item. I went to Lukie games and the price was $52 so go figure. I have seen other video content in regards to hardware and talked with DK Oldies lead refurb guy and they are backlogged refurbing machines. There has been a lot of additional employees with all the growth, they added 2 good size retail store fronts in the area that they use for the warehouse and it’s been expanding because of the pandemic. Add in social media and they have exploded. They are working on cleaning better and acknowledge that they were not putting thermal paste on the chips but they were also not taking those apart to even look at that. They were only cleaning and making sure the systems functioned which doesn’t require thermal paste. I actually agree with that . I don’t agree with dk oldies sticking people with cheap power plugs when paying a premium for systems.

DKOldies appeals to the larger casual gaming audience. Their Shorts consist of topics like "PS2 Controllers can be used on PS1!" and "Did you know you can turn the PS symbol on a PS2!?". The larger casual gaming audience doesn't spend time researching prices, they just want a quick hit of nostalgia and so they buy from what they feel is a trusted source: DKOldies. Also, the larger casual gaming audience probably doesn't care if they receive a slightly dirty or discolored item, as long as it works they're happy. So really, blame that audience (and mayyyyybe blame DKOldies for taking advantage of it? idk, is it really taking advantage if those customers are happy?)

Caleb only spends big bucks on my OnlyFans

I don't agree with what their doing. Selling things for way more than what you pay elsewhere. They claim refurbished and don't even check to see if it's working at all. Bad business

But saying it certified refurbished when it not is why people are saying this and bringing that up you’re defending them for your own sake smh

Honestly, I expected nothing less from this dingleberry. Phoenix Resell and DK Oldies is a match made in heaven. I hope yall enjoy touching tips together for many more years!!!

What u don’t realise is all dk oldies consoles come with third party controllers u have to pay extra for the genuine ones Also dk oldies split everything up they separate it all in different boxes. For example the consoles go in one box controllers in another the cables in two separate boxes so u never get the original stuff that came with the console u buy as it’s randomly picked

Basically, their quality control has been passed onto the consumer through refunds.

They do pay out pretty well. People should look at their website buy list and the prices they pay from time to time.

Everyone seems to leave out their warranty and return policy. 1 year warranty, 100% replacement for broken or defective items. This is included in the price which probably accounts for some of the increased cost. Not sure many of these other sellers offering the same.

Love the Press Publish hat! Colin & Samir are the best.

If you don’t think DKOldies is a scam, then you already got scammed.

Renix are we doing a shelf tour? Did I miss that video if it exists?

They do make some entertaining shorts lol

Legit sites like eStarland and JJGames are great and need more recognition. DK Oldies overprices their Nintendo stuff for sure, but some of their Sega stuff for example is fairly priced.

Dk oldies must of lowered their prices after seeing all the videos about them because they were higher a week ago

Go buy a "refurbished, cleaned and tested" console from DK Oldies. Once you get it in, take it apart and see why they're getting called out. That so called "warranty sticker" is just slapped on a screw hole and called good. I bought a Xbox 360 from DK Oldies several years ago and after a couple days it was acting up. So I took it apart and seen an extremely dirty console. The outside view of the console is cleaned but interior is where the trash is cause for their "cleaning" process is just an air can to spray dirt back into the console.

I sold to DK Oldies a GRIP of NES games almost 10 years ago. It was such an easy process and pleasant experience and they offered me top dollar! I was able to get my PS4 and a couple of games because of this. Honestly, I will forever like them for that experience!

This guys store is 20 minutes away from me, but they dont do walk ins. And when they say refurbished on the site people are assuming it was refurbished. Sadly that doesnt seem to be the case

Yes it's a scam. Those prices are totally a scam. Taking advantage of old parents trying to buy nostalgic games or consoles.

i like how he is thinking about them sending thing CIB when its all loose and third party

The other problem is that they charge that much and don’t even give u the original controllers

Click on one of the items. They don’t include the original controllers so you have to pay more than what the price is listed at. Ridiculous

The issue is mainly the level of "above it all" attitude they have. Like they charge way too much, but an item is worth what people pay. So if someone wants to pay twice as much for an xbox one as they could get one from gamestop or other smaller stores, then let them. But they don't refurbish products (personal experience, having a dualshock 2 be completely broken and caked on dust on the outside and inside). It makes it feel like they just use the money to make tiktok videos and not actually sell a good product. They also give crap money in trade in, but thats for another time.

They are using the donkey logo as their own did anyone else notice that

dude I just sold a wii for 85! These prices are not bad! Maybe the ps2... BUUUUT.. I always make above market!! who cares?!?! If they dont like your price go somewhere else! Ive had people say they buy from me over others merely because of reviews.. I thought people were roasting a little too extreme. Of course Maybe I am just too unfamiliar with their care of product? Maybe packaging is bad too? Who knows..

I have had nothing but good experiences with DK Olides. One time they sent a bad cart and immediatley sent a replacement. People can bash them if they want. Just more for me to choose form if they go somewhere else.

I don’t see how you can give your 2 cents on a company or the condition of a system when you personally have never purchased an item from DKoldies.

I think your last point is crucial and really love it from a business point of view. Fair enough I haven’t brought from them but to have 1M subscribers and be at that base as a business they have to be there for a reason. So you could probably say 80/20 their product is probably good at that price. And if not they give u a warranty sticker and you can always send it back immediately 🤷‍♂️

Is DKOldies a scam? In the words of Joey DKOldies: "Absolutely!" Edit: LMAO you didn't even buy anything to see for yourself how garbage their products are! WEEEEEEEEEAK!

DKOldies are actually smart about it… they’re receiving negative feedback about their price and quality and people are still buying large amounts of stuff from them just to get views

I have no issue with prices, it’s supply and demand. If someone is able AND WILLING to buy at that price point, there’s the demand. My issue, along with everybody else, is that they’re NOT providing consistently good product at their price point. Third party controllers at their prices is BONKERS and the number of improperly cleaned or refurbished consoles is astonishing. I bought The amazing Spider-Man on PS Vita from them for like half the going eBay price, only for it to come DOA. I’m still trying to get my refund from them after a month and a half I truly believe the people at DKoldies are good people who want to provide a good service, but that they’ve grown too quickly and are falling apart

why someone will pay over priced stuff x2 x3 over prices there? tell me why????

i don’t really think anyone hates them that much you have to remember most of it’s old stuff and he has a 1 year warranty on all of his stuff ???

Claiming you refurbish the items you are selling and you clearly don't is called false advertising.

Just high prices doesn't really get people to pissed off as much. Just look at said scalping. People hate scalper but not enough to being the kind of hate DKOldies get.

This is some predatory clickbait. Doesn't address the ACTUAL issue with DKOldies.

Never thought their would be someone worse than GameStop lol😂

Got fallout new Vegas Ultimate edition on PS3 from them like 2 years ago before they blew up, paid like 25 or so, and the game came in good condition with the poster and everything, wasn't really upset I paid a little extra but it's fallout. And yes I know how buggy it can be on PS3 I just really wanted that poster 😂

PriceCharting is a bad metric anyways. It's way too low. 1. It only aggregates eBay which by definition includes snipes or limited availability windows that limit the full realization of value. 2. It doesn't consider shipping. *_At. All._* If about half of ebay sellers bake in their shipping and half don't, then PriceCharting will naturally be underpriced by about $2-4 shipped. 3. It misflags items. It's not perfect. You'll have items missing the manual seeding into the complete price, manuals or merch sometimes seeds in. Box only. Sometimes it's the other way around and a complete copy or new copy seeds into loose. 4. It's an *_AVERAGE_* for the last 30 days. If it averages $10 for Pitfall, then for every $15 Pitfall there's a poop stained pee-smelling copy that doesn't work for $5. Or two borked copies per $20 passable copy. It's not that simple. PriceCharting has to be taken with a massive grain of salt. That's not even considering prices fluctuate +/- 20-30% every month. Lol. Look at Pitfall for the 2600. Are we in a $7.50 month or a $15 month? *_You don't price stuff at the aggregate market value of eBay. You price stuff at the peak price, then add shipping._* That's not scalping, that's just not being an idiot. 😂

Some of their prices are at matket prices but MOST of their products are almost twice as much as market value

I say DK is a scam but that's why I don't buy from them

If you live in the area of dk oldies store is it a walk in type of store or just online stuff? My guess is the ones they "clean" and "refurbish" are probably the ones they sell to their local people? Or displays? Or do they just shaft anybody?

Lol this is like the spider man meme 😂 Phoenix resale calling someone a scam 🤦‍♂️

Who's the new guy with the peachfuzz I love Joey I found some great deals from DK in the psp and Dreamcast sections

Reseller calling out scam reselling store 😂 whats this world coming too?!

I like their videos. It’s entertaining. I probably wouldn’t purchase anything from them because of their prices but there are some that are reasonably priced.

glad big youtubers finally picked up on these clowns. They prey on idiots that overpay and don't know what "refurbished" actually means

You gotta click on the actual stuff, it increases the price by like $50 😂

The prices they show on the screen you are in are not the actual prices. That is the lowest price available, which is for a "Cosmetically flawed" version of the item and in the case of the system it is with second party controllers and cords. The picture show first party controllers though.

Comparing the prices that you do with DKOldies is really not…like… idk..they pay lots of employees and shit, also, do you give 1 years of warranty?! But the quality should be a solid 9/10 minimum for the price.

i love how this turned into a whatnot ad at the end LUL

I live by and have been to d the dkoldies warehouse it's just a small business on the outside but it's a big operation on the inside

Free marketing for dkoldies

I think fans and the general public have way too high of expectations for these types of things. I mean theee games and systems are nearly 30-35 years old now it’s not going to be perfect.

What's the real scam? Company acting like they refurbished consoles, or a KZfaqr acting like they like video games to scam viewers?? 🧐

What is the difference between a video game reseller in a scalper because I understand if you’re reselling your own video games or whatever but if you’re only purpose is to bike video games to sell them for five times their value aren’t you just a scalper because all video games are just like movie tickets or new consuls there’s a limited amount of them in circulation and by reselling them drives up the inherent value it’s just like building a road for more even though you could do it for cheaper you do it for more because you can make more money because you made it cost more. This more money is going to bite us in the ass reselling it is good to go with inflation but when something that cost $25.10 years ago is now being sold for 50 you know there’s a fucking issue

I’m completely new to your channel, but I must confess I really like the room that you’re doing the filming in

One thing that this also overlooks is all these prices are before shipping because DK all this is not offer free shipping

" *by my wife " - thank you for clarifying that.

0:13 - Ohhh look! The 5th search results of DKoldies! That's my video there xD Dang!!

I don’t understand why everyone complains just simply don’t buy from them eventually they will go out of business

Fun fact: Reonix real name is Eugenie.

I enjoy y’all videos but that’s where I draw the line I’d never purchase anything from dk or you or any reseller when I know for a fact I can get it at a much more reasonable price. There’s many other options out there just research and spend your hard earned money as wisely as you possibly can

How did this guy talk that long without saying anything

you can get a pre-owned ps2 in marketplace in my country for 60 dollars.

Market price is whatever people are willing to pay for something, if someone is paying more for something that’s the market. Maybe the 12 year olds crying about this stuff should go back to their mommy’s basement because no one wants to hear it.

I meen they're selling cosmetically flawed ps3's for like 400$ and they're also giving people third party controllers. People are taking apart the consoles and are finding that they're not refurbished in any way. So one they're selling the products way above market price and two they're lying because they're obviously not opening all the consoles and cleaning them. I watched in video by Jacob r and he baught a ps3 from them and when he opened it, it was a disaster of dust and dirt. It was honestly horrendous how bad it was. I'm just saying if you're selling a product for almost double what it's worth, they should atleast be cleaning them and not just saying they're doing it.

All consoles come with third party controllers. So it really is a bad deal at the end of the day

The part that I don't like is when Joey shows up at your house, clears your browser history and forces you to make a purchase from their website. Its such a scam.

The problem is the prices is outrageous when they dont even clean and refurbish them. If you paid top dollar and got top cleaned console this would not be a problem. Paying $400 for a BC PS3 and its filthy and doesnt come with official Sony DualShock 3 thats a scam IMO.

Trolls that live in their mom's basement are always gonna have an opinion about someone trying to make a dollar

Well when you expect to pay more than the actual consuls value unreleased you expected to at least look like it’s been fixed like it’s brand new but why would you pay $500 for a consul that only cost 300 unreleased for it to come in poor condition like he boast about his repair centre but so many people buy things from him that are broken on working or just not what they paid for OK so there’s one review where this person bought a game boy and when they opened it up the screen was scratched the hell in when you complained they said there was nothing wrong with it

All I got from this video is that this guy just admitted to marking up his own inventory and agrees that the prices of video games nowadays are absolutely ridiculous specifically the retro video gaming community and he partakes in the mark-up of selling your childhood. Don't necessarily know what point he was trying to prove other than just trying to get views. He knows ultimately that trying to defend dkoldies is like trying to defend him it's impossible.

whos talking

The RGT85 is actually not bashing on them at all. He was just using clickbait, he talks about having positive interactions with them actually

not more of a scam then you are ill tell ya that for sure

I think a point that people rairly point out is that DKO also sells on Ebay at prices cheeper then there own website. They also "allegedly" run a few alternate accounts that are bots that auto buy underpriced popular games like Pokemon, Mega Man, consoles.

90 bucks on eBay and they’re charging $200 and it’s $100 cheaper

none of the “resellers” talk about if they buy at these prices! guess why ??? exactly

So you pretty much love scammers………. Good to know

They selling nintendo consoles in ridiculous prices however in japan prices like 10-15 dollars to buy wii ,snes or gamecube 😅😂 if you asking is this scam the answer is simply yes