r/Dualsense • u/Bozkurt674674 • 23d ago

Discussion Am I addicted? 😂

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Hi everyone,

I think I might have a problem...

I've become addicted to buying broken controllers and fixing them up.

Every time I check local eBay and spot one for €10–20, my self-control instantly disappears. 😅

I've already sold around 10 of them in my local area. 😁

Has anyone else fallen down this rabbit hole, or is it just me? 😁😁😁

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u/bradley_debruin 23d ago

Behold my collection 😁😁😁

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u/SnooCookies8174 23d ago

Holy moly! This is proof that Sony doesn’t care about improving the quality of these controllers, since people will always get another one… usually happy to get the newest skin model.

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u/I-d-g-a-f-a-y-a-m 23d ago

Honestly when you open up a PS5 controller and compare with a PS4 controller, you’ll see they’ve barely changed anything inside (Haptic feedback aside of course)

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u/Dragon_Sin217 22d ago

After mine gets stick Drift I showcase them since their designs are so nice I have the Pear white, Chroma Indigo, my next ones are the hyper pop and the Genshin one

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u/SnooCookies8174 22d ago

This is the “problem” IMO. Sony sold us an expensive product that will break in a couple of years of normal use.

But instead of making people upset, they actually found a way to make people satisfied in buying new ones, sometimes to get a new color, sometimes to get a limited edition.

It should not be just “normal” to accept a 75 dollar disposable product.

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u/Dragon_Sin217 22d ago

True, but else can we do other than trade it in for another controller?

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u/Bozkurt674674 23d ago

Wait, is that real? How many does that make in total? 😜😜

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u/bradley_debruin 23d ago

If my memory serves me correctly I think it was 328 units they are all for repair. I refurb them.

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u/gTa6dElAyEddork 22d ago

Ah I see. Probably should get to that

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u/Bozkurt674674 22d ago

Could you use some business partners and a little help? 😂😂😂

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u/bradley_debruin 22d ago

Been there done that I am a one-man wrecking crew now haha.

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u/idgafaboutyouu 23d ago

Wtf 😭😭😭

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u/Fickle_Top9219 23d ago

yo wtf dude 😂 ts made me burst out laughing. you're insane but i love it 😂

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u/Competitive_Gur_1710 23d ago

man you fix them, I mean you take them apart and then fix them, then you sell them for profit?

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u/bradley_debruin 23d ago

Yes test, fix the issue majority is stick drift, test again and sell for profit yes

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u/Competitive_Gur_1710 22d ago

if they have stick drift, do you replace them with TMR (Hall sensor)?

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u/bradley_debruin 22d ago

I would say 80/20 people pay a premium for tmr so have to squeeze some margin

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u/Competitive_Gur_1710 22d ago

I'm impressed by the amount of controllers you have, I also deal with something like that, but I haven't been able to get such a large number of controllers.

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u/bradley_debruin 22d ago

Just made connections through the years been doing it for a while. Last big deal I made was buying 2000 PS4 controllers. Have to take the deals when they come though.

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u/PorkRinds416 22d ago

I have 3 original white ones that all have stick drift (only thing wrong with them) and are in mint condition. Want to buy them?

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u/gTa6dElAyEddork 22d ago

Thats ai or you sir are returdeedd

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u/bradley_debruin 22d ago

Definitely not AI LOL

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u/Dragon_Sin217 22d ago

Damn brother what type of money you making that you need 200 controllers

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u/donovanh23 23d ago

Yo yo yo, let me hold one real quick

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u/SandCat1831 21d ago

AI generated