Some cunning scammers have been selling low quality refurbished phones as "new" and "sealed" on online sites like eBay. They go to great lengths to reapply the plastic wrap and create fake boxes to trick people into believing their phone is new when in fact its far from. We are going to be taking a look at this one I was given after the previous owner upgraded to a newer model. While of cause assessing and dissecting the phone to see whats going on inside.
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This scam is as popular as fake/staged restoration videos getting around on the internet....
I see a lot of staged ones.
I know exactly who you’re referring to
Hugh you may wanna re-upload. You're audio is pretty dang crackly. Super informative video, but the audio is awfully crackly
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@@benpaye9364 who? (If you don't mind telling me) Is it restoration and metal?
Finding a guy that always give tips so that we don't imitate the mistakes that he made. Such a selfless guy. Keep doing it!
Think the word you're looking for is selfless
I bought a iPhone 6s here in the uk for £180 (328.92 Australian dollars) a few months ago it did admit it was refurbished but it said like brand new with high quality parts. When it came it had the screen seal and everything but not the Apple box. As I used it the mute switch just stoped working the first time I flicked it even tho the seller said one year warranty a few minutes of ownership the seller does not care “Don’t message me it’s not my problem fix it yourself. It is your fault” then I asked for a refund from eBay that did not work so I asked him “I’m not doing a refund” as I got to know the phone more for a week I notice very bad screen burn in and also the home button would spin also the battery had 52% battery health as not stated in the listing in the listing it stated 100% battery health. Then the cheap quality screen broke when it got hot and just broke. So I just went ham I ordered a refurb screen, new rubber gasket for the home button, a fixit battery, EVEN SCREWS, adhesive (which the seller said like new even though it had not adhesive holding the screen down and a new dock connector because the apparent “high quality part” would break after 2 months of owner ship. Now my phone is good and I love it I think it’s unique but don’t buy untrusted eBay refurbs. Do your research which is did but not well. If I had a second chance I would just bought a iPhone se 2 as I spent that much money on the parts (not counting how many dock connectors I went through)
There is always another reason being it
That housing is horrific, they don’t even bother to get decent parts yet charge almost retail. Almost as bad as the MacBook scams on eBay
On amazon I got a battery for my 6s We installed it And the phone exploded It’s on my channel
Automotive Activities You fucked up by getting iphone parts on amazon
@@2S2F1 You can buy good parts on Amazon. You just cant buy the cheapest and expect it to be good.You have to be smart when looking for parts.
David Rosenberg No cause ur gonna be overpaying for garbage.
@@2S2F1 not really. There are plenty of good cheap parts with good reviews on Amazon. I bought a battery and a GPS/wifi antenna for my wife's old iPhone 6 and they were perfect and cheap
there are pro scammers that sell iPhones and you can't even tell the difference.
Yeah
You can always tell. If it's not from an official apple dealer than it's fake. Apple doesnt let random vendors sell their products as new.
@@kristopherprevo7078 Me who sells a week used phone for barely discounted price on ebay.
Well,if you really can't tell the difference in performance then is it really a problem?
just like apple
I fixed my iPhone 7 today, I cracked the screen, and had a massive amount of dead pixels. I got an ifixit screen and replaced the old one! Thanks for you help Hugh!
Henry Collins. I have the same phone
@@raimundobosman1003 cool!
I wasn’t able to replace my own screen on my 6s, so I got it replaced. Same problem though. Probably dropped it 50+ times before that though, and it’s lasted a long time
@@myrealusername9998 nice name username.
#HateApple
I will never do any of this, but I love watching it.
Same here😁
Omg sameee
Same
I have like atleast 10-20 broken phones and 8 broken tablets All caused by me getting mad at losing at a game
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Man when did scammers become smarter with their lies.
They have been doing this for a very long time now
@@RackaApps too damn long
idk, people are getting more dumb with time. In my country, people fall for the same scam for over 3-5 tears "oh look, an iphone 6s for 50$ what could go wrong buying this??"...
Among Us imposter bro
They really didn’t get smarter, they just hide behind a computer and prey on people who don’t understand what to look for.
I hate these scams cuz it makes it harder for people who actually sell real good phone
My friend who sells iPhones said these scams are why he stopped bothering with genuine older gen iPhones and just sells them as refurbished or used
@@RackaApps I'm interested what does he sell
And where
Legit Plays what does sell on
My recommendation is always ask questions. Good sellers are more than willing to answer questions honestly and are really reasonable. Scammers usually are using moderately broken English and usually quickly to push buying and avoid saying much or adding additional photos.
“Usually what the scammers do is post a picture of a real one and send ya this one” -DankPods
All them scammers out there disliking the video cause you out here killing their livelihood lol, good on ya!!
LOL
@@MCAlexisYT How did u get the apple logo?
Preinstallable on Roblox With an app called “Characters and Symbols” on iPhone
@@MCAlexisYT Thx
there are pro scammers that sell iPhones and you can't even tell the difference.
I love that instead of hello eBay says G'day to Australian users.
For some reason, this guy’s videos are so relaxing
True
I was just thinking how satisfying it is to see these iPhones transform from not working at all to looking pretty much brand new 🤩
Its the same with the black listed & bad esn iphone 11’s.
ChrisFix: uses threadlocker for super important car parts which could kill you if getting loose Hugh Jeffreys: might use some threadlocker for the iphone housing screws
Did you see what happened to Christopher Fixtopher's driftstang?
I watch ChrisFix
Fun Fact: In Turkey, getting scammed from iPhones are more common than getting an honest IPhone.
Wow my cousin would hate to live there 😂 (I prefer Android but still)
Öyle miymiş ?
@@zeldascarlet bazı tv kanallarında ucuza telefon satıyoruz deyip eski nokia veya hıyar geliyor
From authorized sellers also? I mean from Amazon etc
@@I_killed_that_beard_guy Sometimes
Oh my God, you're such a good guy, I hope no one encounters with one of this products, keep going with the videos, they are amazing!
I stumbled across you channel here in Liverpool, England 🏴 about a week ago.....you Sir are a Magician bringing beaten up Technology to life 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 and now I'm a subscriber.....
I really love it when 3rd party repairs are done so good as this, as it is really trustable. But the problem is, I have a lot of service centres in my area that do totally unreliable service. Every single one of them use low quality parts, but some of these could be justifiable by their price. The problem is, some of them claim to have really good parts and charge a high price, but the parts used are cheap. I have replaced the battery of my phone 5 times from them, with each one not giving me an SOT even close to my 3 year old OEM battery. And the really sad part is, even OEM authorised service centres here don't use Thermal paste or the water and dust resistant seal. On opening up one phone, I even found some (authorised) service centre use screwdriver (or some sharp tool?) to scrape off the thermal paste. Even the OEM authorised service centre used the B7000 glue to stick the LCD to the frame, even without removing the old glue. This is the reason I've started doing repairs of phones on a small scale, but then again, it is quite difficult to acquire good quality parts here in India, as there are a lot of fake/low quality one. Ordering parts from iFixit, or some reputable international seller would take a lot of time for delivery and would cost a lot more in shipping and other charges. But it is really satisfying to see there are people like you who wouldn't sacrifice on quality no matter what and do true professional 3rd party service. 🙂
It's the same where I live. They wanted to charge me 80 euros to replace the screen on my Iphone SE 2020 (which is ridiculous since the screens they use aren't worth even half). I ended up buying a used original apple display from Aliexpress and a water and dust seal and doing the repair myself.
Hey Hugh, i love your videos, they're great! It's something you need when you need to calm down or are curious how things are built! :)
My friend got scammed like this, so I'm happy with your advice
Same I bought a iPhone 6s here in the uk for £180 (328.92 Australian dollars) a few months ago it did admit it was refurbished but it said like brand new with high quality parts. When it came it had the screen seal and everything but not the Apple box. As I used it the mute switch just stoped working the first time I flicked it even tho the seller said one year warranty a few minutes of ownership the seller does not care “Don’t message me it’s not my problem fix it yourself. It is your fault” then I asked for a refund from eBay that did not work so I asked him “I’m not doing a refund” as I got to know the phone more for a week I notice very bad screen burn in and also the home button would spin also the battery had 52% battery health as not stated in the listing in the listing it stated 100% battery health. Then the cheap quality screen broke when it got hot and just broke. So I just went ham I ordered a refurb screen, new rubber gasket for the home button, a fixit battery, EVEN SCREWS, adhesive (which the seller said like new even though it had not adhesive holding the screen down and a new dock connector because the apparent “high quality part” would break after 2 months of owner ship. Now my phone is good and I love it I think it’s unique but don’t buy untrusted eBay refurbs. Do your research which is did but not well. If I had a second chance I would just bought a iPhone se 2 as I spent that much money on the parts (not counting how many dock connectors I went through)
@@Zahoodo That is The most accurate description of a person being scammed ever. Thank you
The Kitten Central thx mate
@@Zahoodo - how come ebay wont let you get a refund?? I sent 1 image to ebay about a 3ds and was able to go through with the process.
@@mizzymsp as I said the seller said I should fix it
One suggestion for refurbs: Try to remove any pocket lint from the lighting port with something very thin like a needle, it makes the port have that nice click
I unfortunately got involved with a scam like this. It was an “brand new” iPhone 6 gold. It was full of bad and cheep parts and it broke with in months of me using it. Even the repair shop (not Apple) said they couldn’t fix it
Androids are a better deal, used or old
Comrade Akaov yeah right. You can’t find any parts for old android phones. Try fixing parts for a S6. There’s 10 times more parts for a 6S instead.
@@markm0000 have you heard of ebay and AliExpress? There you get any part.... did you heard Hugh saying about compatibility among parts in iphones?
@@markm0000 you are right, I had a s6 edge with a broken screen and the guy at the repair shop said that parts of that phone are not available. Whereas it is easy to get parts of even iPhone 5.
@@comradeakaov408 where I live Ali express takes about a month to ship and on top of that the time taken to repair the phone, you will be basically going without a phone for 40 days.
Ayyyyy, not a video at midnight! Thanks, Hugh!
Idk why i watch his videos but its a different kind of satisfaction 🤣
“And we’re done.” The satisfying line of the video.
3:17 When you realize this is a "how to fix" video too
I’m pleased 😂
Good job getting this back in working order 😃 , great to see you repairing old and new Apple products 👍👍 !
Hugh is simply amazing at this
Excited for the blackberry video!!
Sharing your skills and knowledge in this way empowers consumers to not get scammed. Being screwed by Apple is one thing, but by rip-off merchants is even worse. I wish you worked in Perth WA, your skills and pride in your workmanship is rare and commendable.
Thank you for informing us. I will keep my eyes open
Love the iPhone videos! I would love more videos, although I appreciate how hard it can be to find reasonably priced iPhones on eBay at some points. I was inspired to fix phones from this channel, and for that I say thank you! I have been doing them for a year and absolutely love it. Learning how to micro solder now too
This guy is definitely playing the role of hero to jerryrigeverything's biopic
Top quality repairs hugh keep it up.
Good job awesome video.. wish we had a repair guy like u in New Zealand.Probably the dislikes to this video are coming from scammers exposed here.
I think you have forgot to repair samsung s8 from the previous lot.
I'm also waiting for it.
Moral of the story: never trust 'brand new' electronic devices from China.
moral of the story after corona .. never trust china
Dipam Dasgupta True!
@@dipamdasgupta4803 www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/china-exploits-australias-lax-laws-to-sign-up-researchers-for-secret-program/news-story/35a48fe48919f0cc2cd269a3bc2fd91d?fbclid=IwAR23sgy-xWuQ-y8dn48scxkUmtbU71afe_nH7BklQKSo4ULfwObHo3RS4EQ
true. i got a phone case and it took a month to arrive and it broke within a few weeks
After 2020... Never trust bat eaters
Glad you are bringing awareness to people with this. 90% of time you buy an older phone (iphone 7 and prior) shown as sealed and brand new it is infact refurbished and resealed. I have a colleague that is an iPhone seller and he tells me there really isn't a brand new iPhone if its iP 7 or older. They are all refurbished. If you buy an phone with a weird sticker at the back or bottom it is refurbished. Easiest way to tell
You are the best!!!! I find your videos very relaxing! :)
Love Your Videos And You Should do a raspberry pi 4 video plz you are such a good person trying to help other people and I thank you for that.
Kid: "Mom here is your phone" Mom: "You're grounded for 2 weeks"
This is the best guy that repairs phones that a have seen soo far Keep it up
Learning something new from Hugh. Thanks dude!!
Yeah, those Apple boxes are some of the strongest I've seen. Once or twice I wanted to use the box to store some stuff and battled to get the inside base out.
Your so good Hugh Jeffreys
Fantastic job, Hugh!
People have been selling fake & blistered iPhone since 2016 in my country (France) but I like the fact that you share this to the one who aren’t aware yet 👍
That's why I always record it when opening the package Trust me, it really helps a loooot
Love people who do a job correctly and absolutely perfect
This is such a great information. Thanks bro .
Enjoy watching these repairs. I would like to see a repair/upgrade on the original click wheel IPOD. I think those are just classic but the mechanic hard drive leaves lots to be desired, so upgrading to an SSD card would be paramount.
I would never be able to afford to send anything to HJ to have fixed being in the US. But it is good to know there are people left in the world that still have excellent work ethics. And good lord! How he takes these incredibly complicated things apart and knows how to put them back together and not have any parts left.
I CAN HEAR THAT CRAZY AUSSIE DANKPODS SCREAMING FROM HERE!
your comment is right next to his video on the right in my recommends xD
WOWWWWWWW!!! the way how that phone looks so fresh after you've revived it, id say you did more than just to avenge yourself from being ripped off... bravo and more power to you!
Found your content a few days ago and now it makes me want to fix the old iPhones I own lol
This Man Finds Scams And Tries To Make iPhones completely original. He's deserves a million subscribers. Good content. Spread the word:#StopiPhoneScams Edit:Btw He's Such a Good Guy.
Bruh
@@sgcs .........
Wtf
He Should Take Down The Scams! ❤ Edit:Scammers that lie about the phone means never buy anything from them!
yea. a great way to avoid scams is to buy from trustworthy places like apple, best buy, a friend, etc. probably not ebay or facebook
Thanks so much I love it when you do iPhone repairs
This video is so helpful for the people who are less tech friendly
Imagine if you changed your channels name to ‘Hugh mungus’ for an April fools thing.
No, he'll lose the check mark if he changes username
Or Hugh Jars😉
@@justsomepandawithinternet he doesn't even have one
Clare Willison omg, that’s even better 😂🤣
@@dj_noxxie he does
Moral of the story, just wait for a good deal from an authorized seller or even better from the manufacture website.
Man every phone can be fixed in his channel, I luv his vids
After more than a year Hugh finally made this video!
Hugh Jeffery is the guy that can refurbish a scam iphone
This is more entertaining the most of the stuff on netflix
Nah that’s only if you’re a extra huge tech nerd Netflix and Hulu the goat
Benedict Stanley netflix garbage wdym
kamigozen what did u say bro anime = 💯
Benedict Stanley there is no good movies
kamigozen what do you watch? Romance movies 🤡🤡🤡
We need more of those!
these channel deserved more subscribers and views!
Too many scams out there :(
the scammers punch every phone they sell and say that theyre “brand new”
So satisfying to watch!
9:31 One thing I would like to note that he isn't mentioning here, most repair shops only have access to poor quality adhesive gaskets which provide little to no additional protection against liquid ingress. Typically if an iPhone did not come with an IP rating (such as the iPhone 6s) and we are not able to salvage the old OEM adhesive then we don't bother. Water resistance of a phone takes ALL openings into account such as the headphone jack, the charging port, the sim tray, any holes on the device that would allow for water to enter must be properly sealed for the phone to have water resistance. Not to mention that compared to Android phones that have water resistance, iPhones have more like "splash resistance" due to how weak and thin Apple's adhesive seals are compared to the likes of Samsung or LG. Not biased, just basing off of how thick and wide the adhesive is. With all of this taken into consideration, some techs just leave the seal off. Sometimes they don't have enough time to install it, sometimes the seal they receive is wrecked during shipping, and sometimes the phone is bent or has broken glass on the back that would render the seal useless. A lot is taken into consideration before installing or not installing seals. I wish he would talk to some technicians in these repair shops before badmouthing their practices. There is always a reason behind these decisions. I would be interested to see if Hugh could get access to some OEM seals and aftermarket seals, compare them by sandwiching them between two slabs of acrylic and do a torture test to see what fails first. My bet would be that the aftermarket seals wouldn't last even 1/3 as long as the OEM seals (if they even provide a seal). By seal, I mean no leaks or ingress of water.
iFixIt sells pretty solid display adhesives for most iPhones. They aren't OEM, but are pretty high quality. But yeah I would agree that finding Apple OEM anything is extremely difficult if not impossible (in some cases... *cough cough Texas Instruments blacklisting ANYONE from buying certain chips designed for Apple*) I've seen a decent amount of third party repaired iPhones and a lot of them are of poor workmanship and part quality. Missing screw, missing adhesive (likely to increase turn time), damaged connectors, torn flex cables, missing entire parts all together, etc. I'm all for Right to Repair and I'm not trying to badmouth every third party repair shop. But A LOT of them are really shitty. Mall kiosks and the like are horrible and put a bad name out for all other shops and people like Hugh. Also, independent testing shows that the newer iPhones (iPhone X and later, I believe) are actually more resistant than most of the other big phone brand on the market. I think JerryRigEverything did a good video on testing water resistance of phones, but don't quote me. They are more like IP68+, not nearly good enough to meet Ingress Protection 69k but can meet and pass any IP68 test with flying colors (submersion for hours, if not days, with no issues). New iPhones are some of the most resistant mobile devices on the market. To be fair though, most of the big name devices are very solid as well. Samsung I know is very solid and on par with iPhones.
I would be very interested in an iPhone 7 Audio IC Repair but it's a bit more complicated than your current repairs.
Yeah, I don't think that he has the microsoldering skills, though I have asked him about glass only repairs and he has said that he will try it at some point, so it's probably a similar story with this too, as you need a lot of practice to get it right.
I guess I learned my lesson from this video & I know that both iJustine & EverythingApplePro fell for kind of the same type of scam
It's so satisfying to see these videos 😂
Always coming with the great content and the need-to-knows about the consumer market - Thank you Hugh Jeffreys and I hope to one day have the skills like you! 🤞 👍🏾
I got a brand new 6 plus from eBay it did literally look new but was cheap and was convincing. I setup the phone and a few hours later the WiFi stopped working I tried lots of troubleshoots and it seems the WiFi antenna had gone . This made it really difficult to take off the iCloud and nearly cost me all of my money due to icloud
You should use the tool he used in the video to verify everything about the phone before putting data on it.
@@kaptain1477 it was working fine originally the antenna just stopped working. Weird was sealed like new and everything so convincing . It was my first try with iOS aswell just to see what it was like and not a great experience aha . Ended up taking my iCloud off on a pc n returning for a refund in the end
side note - you have such beautiful hands and a very calming voice.
Thank you Hugh. Without your video I could have got scammed because I was about to buy a iPhone SE online
I remember this when the iPhone 4 was still new. I bought it without my knowledge knowing it was a refurbished. It said new and sealed, when it come it was sealed. But I noticed scratches and such. I was kinda upset paying a lot at that time for an iPhone 4s
Lmaoooooooo why he sound like trump. “To no surprise it comes from China” lmaoooooo
because China is known for scamming, it’s part of their culture
China only speaks in money. If there's money to be made they will find a way not regarding ethics of course
OwenBland I agree with u. Well said👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Sorry but that charger at the beginning triggered me👀
I'm happy that I'm not alone 😂😂
@@DenisDaLynx Haha 😂
Its a genwine apple cable, so its Apples quality
Soooo clever. Thank you for educating us 💫🌎💫
Same for Amazon third party sellers and lots of other sites with third party sellers too!
the easiest repair ever, i do this on a daily basis.
Early two minutes agooo!!!
Hi, what program do you use to verify the apple products?
Fantastic video it's always satisfying to see a good repair. I guess i got lucky when buying my refub s10 off of ebay for 399. Any words of advice in the event that I break the display on it? I heard that samsung displays are nearly impossible/very expensive to fix, especially compared to apple (which will be one thing that I miss)
I have an IPhone 6s Rose Gold in good condition.
i have a iphone xs
Lmao just don’t buy tech from eBay, unless you’re specifically looking for used stuff
thankfully I have never been scammed, I love to watch you video, they are quite informative. I have one question for you if you can please share The name of the adhesive you use.
I've seen the process of repackaging in a local store in my city, they use apple boxes, perfectly resembling the original ones, and a machine that resembles a small fridge... They assemble the box and parts, put in the used or refurbished phone, and use the machine for a perfect resealing... When buying its always a good idea to check the warranty status on apple's website for that specific device
And this is why I only order from apple.com Edit: fixed spelling
how can you misspell 8 words
@@aronaronaronaronaronaronaronar haha so funny joke lol I died laughing as I murdered my dog
GOAT
Hi Hugh, you've mentioned that you don't like the adhesive that is often recommended to you. Is there a specific name for that thin double sided adhesive tape I often see you use? Also, what other tools / materials do you think is useful but lesser known? Might be a video idea. Thanks!
Also, thanks for the 3u Tools tip. Wish you could've included a link in the description. But, another video idea would be software tools you use to diagnose / check smartphones.
What website did you use to get all the iPhones information ? Like manufacture and parts being replaced?
Ariana grande ftw
Until she runs away from her fans after the Manchester Arena bombings...
Discard comment? Me: Clicks "Keep Writing" KZhead:Okay?
Definitely a stupid question.. I have an iPhone 5s with a blown battery, blown enough to expand and pop the LCD out of the top right corner, it worked for a while after that then stopped working. Anyways I have games on there I can’t transfer progress over to, and want to use the phone for gaming. Would an iPhone SE(old) batter work in it for the longer batter usage hours?
Nice to hear from you
Only OGS Remember the Ariana grande wallpapers 😂