Lost $35 on a garbage NES power adapter from eBay

Saw a listing for a 'new old stock' NES AC adapter for $35. Looked legit in the photos, seller had good feedback. Plugged it in and my console just flickered like crazy. Took it apart and found they just stuffed a cheap modern power brick into an old shell. Now it's in the trash and I'm back to using my original that I should never have tried to replace. Anyone else get burned by fake 'vintage' parts on eBay?

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henry_webb681mo ago

Did you check if the seller was eStarland?

miller.jason1mo ago

Did you at least get a cool paperweight out of it or was it a total loss? I did something similar with a Genesis power supply once, only I got zapped for my trouble. Learned my lesson to just hunt down OEM adapters at garage sales and test them before buying.

mason_knight15d ago

@miller.jason yeah that Genesis zap is rough, always bring a multimeter to garage sales and test voltage before plugging anything in.