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Having a couple of teenagers these days can get quite expensive. Food, clothing,  spending money, and of course electronics can really add up. Last Christmas my son wanted an iPod. We got a really good deal on the 60 GB iPod video and it made my son very happy. At least until a week ago. That is when, and nobody knows how it happened, the LCD got broken. Great! What is this going to cost me?

After searching around I found that it would be between $20 and $80 to have it repaired. Well that really is not all that much, considering what the iPod cost, but I really did not want to spend that much money. Not because I am cheap, but because I know that this will not be the last time this get broken and I wanted to see if I could do it myself.

Off to eBay

I searched eBay for iPod parts and I found this place, that had screens for the iPod for $12. That’s right $12! I though how can anyone sell a screens this cheap, there has to be a catch. But what the hell I’ll give it a try. So I hit the buy it now button and with shipping the total was $18. Worse case if it was junk I would have learned my lesson and only lost $18.

Today’s mail brought the display. I went out on the Internet to get the instructions on how to take the iPod apart and in about 15 minutes I had the new screen installed and the unit back together, and best of all IT Worked!!!!

I believe the reason that the display was so cheap is because the parts are used. The display I got was in great shape but had a few light scratches on it. However these did not even show up when installed. I went back and checked the site and it did not say that these were new parts. Honestly I don’t care. The part works and it only cost me $18 and 15 minutes of my time. I also wanted to mention that they even included the tools I needed to get the iPod open at no extra cost.

All-in-all this was a great experience and I can honestly say that I will be repairing anymore problems myself. One caveat. If you are not comfortable taking things apart or working on electronic equipment I suggest you pay the extra cost to have one of the many iPod repair shops fix your unit for you. You could end up damaging it more than it already is. So for all your repair needs go to Repairfinders.com, where only the best in the business are listed.