Oregon man finds out if he's been scammed out of $1,500 by viewer after buying '1-in-3 Xbox 360'

An Oregon YouTuber thought he’d stumbled onto one of the rarest Xbox 360 consoles ever made.

The claim was huge, the price was higher than most people would risk, and the proof was… thin.

Online, almost nothing supported the story he’d been told.

Which meant there was only one way to find out if this was a collector’s dream or a very expensive mistake.

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This ‘one-of-three’ Xbox 360 immediately raised red flags

Steve, who runs the popular YouTube repair channel TronicsFix, paid $1,500 for an Xbox 360 a viewer claimed was one of just three ever made. 

According to the seller, the console was created for a Disney sweepstakes tied to the Kinect Rush game, with only three units produced and given away as part of a promotional bundle.

The problem wasn’t the story itself. 

It was how little of it existed anywhere else.

Steve could only find two references online: an old eBay listing and a page on ConsoleVariations. 

Both used the exact same photos. 

Worse, those photos came from the seller. 

When Steve asked for fresh images of the console he was buying, he was sent the same recycled shots again.

There were no forum posts, no collector photos, no third-party documentation. 

For something supposedly this rare, there was nothing to cross-check. 

At that point, the purchase felt less like a score and more like a gamble.

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The evidence that suggested it might actually be legit

There was, however, one thread that kept Steve from writing the whole thing off.

Archived sweepstakes pages confirmed Disney had run a Kinect Rush promotion that included three giveaway bundles. 

Those prize descriptions specifically mentioned a ‘customized Xbox 360,’ along with a TV, a sound system, and the game itself.

That didn’t prove the console in question was real. 

But it did confirm that consoles like this were supposed to exist.

So, he pulled the trigger and bought it for $1,500.

Then came the teardown.

While cleaning and repairing the Xbox 360, Steve noticed something important about the shell. 

Under the glossy wrap, the plastic appeared to be fully painted first, then wrapped afterward. 

That kind of layered finish suggested professional work, not a quick aftermarket skin job.

The console itself powered on without issues, played games, and even read DVDs despite the seller’s warnings. 

Internally, it was filthy and overdue for maintenance, but the hardware looked healthy.

Still, none of that answered the big question.

So, was the Disney console a scam?

The turning point came during reassembly.

While putting the shell back together, Steve spotted a small label tucked beneath the paint. 

It read ‘Pixar 5.’ 

Crucially, it was partially painted over. 

That meant it had been there before the shell was finished, not faked and added later as part of a scam job.

That detail changed everything.

For Steve, it was the missing link. 

A marker applied during production of the Disney console, then sealed under paint and wrap, is not something you add after the fact. 

In that moment, his concern switched to relief. 

The console might be unofficial, but it was almost certainly authentic.

This $1,500 risk was in fact a rare piece of Disney gaming history. 

And all it took was one tiny label hiding in the right place to settle it.

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