Every year around the holidays, I have a negative experience with one of my Ebay shipments. Last time it was a package that I put in my mailbox for carrier pickup. A few days later I discovered that there was no tracking info in the system and the package had
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Holiday Shipping Surcharges
It’s that time of the year again for holiday shopping! I do a lot of shopping year-round on auction websites. One of the things I like to do is add items to my favorites or watchlist. Some websites let you enter a note on the item on your watchlist. I
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As of the end of September 2024, I have repaired and sold 16 Xbox One Controllers. I have encountered 3 controllers that have issues on the main IO board and one controller that will not power on. Stick drift aside, there are numerous other issues that can arise on used
Continue readingXbox One Thumb Stick Circularity
After spending some time repairing game controllers it wasn’t long before I found myself looking for the best way to test a controller before and after a repair. The method I use is to first connect the controller to a PC with a USB cable. This will show me if
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It’s been 3 months since I started buying, repairing and reselling Xbox One controllers. So far, I have fixed and resold 7 controllers. People seem to be looking for model 1708 and special edition controllers because they sell quickly. The newer model 1914 controllers are not selling as well, most
Continue readingEbay Buyer Red Flags
I recently had an Ebay buyer that raised a lot of red flags on my scam alert radar. This buyer had sent me a message offering a lower price for an item only a few minutes after it was listed. Against my better judgement, I responded with a higher counteroffer.
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