Yan Lucky = TOTAL FRAUD
My conversation with the guy at the Yan Lucky electronics place (where all the console mod orders are sent, just in case you were if it makes a difference which video game place you take your console to) was hilarious. Seriously. I brought May along with me (more like she drove me, heh), and even she thought he was full of shit.
Me: Hi, can I take a look at the chip you put into the ps2 slims?
Guy (who may or may not actually be named Yan): Okay, where's your playstation?
Me: In my schoolbag. Can I see the chip?
Guy: I have so many chips! Which one do you want?
*****There are only two or three LEGITIMATE chips that are compatable with a ps2 v15 slim, by the by....
Me: I want the Matrix Infinity, but I would like to take a look at the chip before you put it in.
Guy: Okay, Matrix... ***He starts nervously rooting around in several plastic bags.... pulls out parts from the inside of an old-style, fat PS2, thinking I can't tell the difference, his hands are shaking as he tries to unscrew the damn thing which leads me to believe he would be a very bad solderist**** Now, I'm a professional.... You can tell me which chip you want, but when I look at your system, I know better which one should go in it, so let me choose.
****As I said, the Matrix Infinity is one of the only chips currently compatable with my PS2, so if he had real ones in stock, he would definitely choose those****
Guy: ****Shows me the smallish, red, rectangular chip on the inside of the old-style PS2**** There, this one doesn't work for me, but I assure you when I put it in, it will work for you!
****MI chips are big, black squares that say "Actel" on them, with gold lines on the side, ending in a gold dot, where the soldering should be done.... And by the way, his soldering job WAS shitty****
Me: That's the Matrix chip?
Guy: Yeah, Matrix.
Me: Can I see one before it goes in?
Guy: *mumbles in protest*
Me: Can I see the other side of it?
Guy: There's nothing on the other side...
Random other girl: Why do you need to see the other side?
Me: I want to see what's written on it....
Guy: Like I said, I'm a professional, but if you don't trust me, then it's better not to do it here.
Me: *smirking* Alright, thank you very much!
Bitches, with their overpriced clone chips. Seriously, do you have any idea how many people go in there asking for matrix chips and then go home, update the firmware and realize their chip no longer lets them load ANYTHING because it's a fake? But, of course, they make too much profit buying their chips for $5 and selling them for $80 - 100.... I guess it makes sense that if a mall is going to give you cheap, copied games, it's going to give you cheap, copied chips as well.
If Sara ever responds to my e-mails BEFORE we have to go back to Ottawa for the exam, I'm ready and willing to leave my playstation in the capable hands of Mike, the durhammods guy. At least I know he'll do a quality job for the price he charges. And if Sara DOESN'T respond any time soon, maybe I can convince one of my brothers not to say anything to my parents and drive me over a few times.
Oh, and there's good news! The Overstock distributing people have shipped me a new Swap Magic DVD! So it's entirely possible that I don't even need a chip, but I'm willing to bet that there's a flaw with the DVDs being produced in China, like there was a few years back, and I'll be screwed no matter what.
Me: Hi, can I take a look at the chip you put into the ps2 slims?
Guy (who may or may not actually be named Yan): Okay, where's your playstation?
Me: In my schoolbag. Can I see the chip?
Guy: I have so many chips! Which one do you want?
*****There are only two or three LEGITIMATE chips that are compatable with a ps2 v15 slim, by the by....
Me: I want the Matrix Infinity, but I would like to take a look at the chip before you put it in.
Guy: Okay, Matrix... ***He starts nervously rooting around in several plastic bags.... pulls out parts from the inside of an old-style, fat PS2, thinking I can't tell the difference, his hands are shaking as he tries to unscrew the damn thing which leads me to believe he would be a very bad solderist**** Now, I'm a professional.... You can tell me which chip you want, but when I look at your system, I know better which one should go in it, so let me choose.
****As I said, the Matrix Infinity is one of the only chips currently compatable with my PS2, so if he had real ones in stock, he would definitely choose those****
Guy: ****Shows me the smallish, red, rectangular chip on the inside of the old-style PS2**** There, this one doesn't work for me, but I assure you when I put it in, it will work for you!
****MI chips are big, black squares that say "Actel" on them, with gold lines on the side, ending in a gold dot, where the soldering should be done.... And by the way, his soldering job WAS shitty****
Me: That's the Matrix chip?
Guy: Yeah, Matrix.
Me: Can I see one before it goes in?
Guy: *mumbles in protest*
Me: Can I see the other side of it?
Guy: There's nothing on the other side...
Random other girl: Why do you need to see the other side?
Me: I want to see what's written on it....
Guy: Like I said, I'm a professional, but if you don't trust me, then it's better not to do it here.
Me: *smirking* Alright, thank you very much!
Bitches, with their overpriced clone chips. Seriously, do you have any idea how many people go in there asking for matrix chips and then go home, update the firmware and realize their chip no longer lets them load ANYTHING because it's a fake? But, of course, they make too much profit buying their chips for $5 and selling them for $80 - 100.... I guess it makes sense that if a mall is going to give you cheap, copied games, it's going to give you cheap, copied chips as well.
If Sara ever responds to my e-mails BEFORE we have to go back to Ottawa for the exam, I'm ready and willing to leave my playstation in the capable hands of Mike, the durhammods guy. At least I know he'll do a quality job for the price he charges. And if Sara DOESN'T respond any time soon, maybe I can convince one of my brothers not to say anything to my parents and drive me over a few times.
Oh, and there's good news! The Overstock distributing people have shipped me a new Swap Magic DVD! So it's entirely possible that I don't even need a chip, but I'm willing to bet that there's a flaw with the DVDs being produced in China, like there was a few years back, and I'll be screwed no matter what.