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Buy a new 3DS on eBay for $150, you penny pinchers photo

In a move that can only be described as "batsh*t insane," some clown on eBay is selling brand new 3DS units for $149.99. That's a twenty spot less than the current retail price, which as you all remember just dropped a little over two weeks back, plus he's offering free shipping! The listing states that both Aqua Blue and Cosmo Black colors are available, and though supply is limited, it hasn't run out since I last checked this morning.

I have no idea how this guy is making any money off this ludicrous scheme. He's practically giving them away! Either a Nintendo supply truck was "rerouted," or he's buying directly from Nintendo and cutting out the middleman. Either way, given his extremely high feedback score, I'm positive he's on the level. If you were holding off on buying a 3DS because it was still too pricey for you, maybe this deal will entice you.

Nintendo Of America 3DS Handheld Game Console [eBay]








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llort het's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/29/2011 22:35
llort het
You're probably supporting someone who robbed a store. But someone would buy them all anyway, might as well be you!
eddiemos's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/29/2011 22:37
eddiemos
Stolen. I'm calling stolen on this one.
king kong five's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/29/2011 22:40
king kong five
thanks for posting this! i myself won't get one--i'm saving up for the vita--but it's always great to see the destructoid staff sharing little tips like these
Epic-Kx's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/29/2011 22:40
Epic-Kx
FREE 3DS! FREE 3DS!
*finds out unit is stolen*
No 3DS. No 3DS.
PlanetPanton's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/29/2011 22:41
PlanetPanton
hehe I suppose I agree with the people above me, I believe they could be stolen systems. Anyway, theres so many cheap systems now :D
HKKstudios's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/29/2011 22:49
HKKstudios
Maybe a truck with 3DSs flipped in front of his house during the hurricane, instead of doing the logical thing and seeing if the driver was ok, he just took as manny 3DSs as he could and ran, a great salesmen in the making right there.
Tony Ponce's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/29/2011 22:55
Tony Ponce
Given his long eBay history, I highly doubt he'd resort to flipping stolen merch. I just cracked a joke in the store. I wasn't serious.
JohnGrisham's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/29/2011 22:59
JohnGrisham
Still not worth it :P
EKGProd's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/29/2011 23:17
EKGProd
Dont forget that knock offs are common place on Eaby. I know a few people who bought DS Lites for good prices and they turned out to be fakes. Very good fakes I might add. They looked like the real thing, and they played all the DS games, but they were fakes.

Compared to a real one, you could see how they weren't real. The plastic was a tad cheaper. The DS slot was made of cheaper material, the headphone jack was off center so you couldn't actually use any headphones, and the screen had a small layer of crusted glue where it was put together.

They still have them and the work, but they are 100% fakes. The final nail in the "it's fake" coffin was when we double checked the serial number with Nintendo, and no such number existed. So let it be known, honest Ebay sellers get duped as well. The seller they bought the DS Lites from had a 100% rating as well from thousands and thousands of sales.

He had no idea they were fake and stopped selling them when we contacted him.
Gee-Man's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/29/2011 23:20
Gee-Man
Damn, that's awfully tempting. I mean, I do have the funds for it. But once again, I'll have to hold off until there are few more games. Besides, there's already enough games coming out this fall/winter.
Excel-2011's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/29/2011 23:22
Excel-2011
If it turns out to be fake, turn it over to Dr. Ashen.
gmadera7's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/29/2011 23:33
gmadera7
I bought a 3ds for $120 on amazon :-p
Manthai's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2011 00:00
Manthai
Would be tempted if it had better battery and no region lock. Waiting for 3DS lite instead since there are no must have games yet.
lotuseater20's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2011 01:07
lotuseater20
@Manthai
I haven't found the battery life to be an issue at all. Unless you're going into the forest for a few days and want to play 3DS the whole time you're tramping. I wouldn't recommend that though.
Seriously, if you're ok with charging it every day (assuming you're getting a lot of usage out of it), I wouldn't see the battery life as a problem. I think the totally dire battery life that's been reported must be with 3D on and screen brightness on 5, which is just too much for my eyes (and the eyes of my friends!) I get about 8-9 hours out of a charge.
yeahyeahbigN's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2011 01:31
yeahyeahbigN
I was about to pick it up but I'll wait till Mario Kart and Super Mario 3D Land are out. So buy that time the list of games I would be purchasing will be of those two and Zelda.
Rammstein's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2011 02:07
Rammstein
I still haven't put up my extra 3DS on there. Except, I opened mine so that I could update the firmware to make it eligible for the Ambassador Program. Still don't know what I would charge for it though(seeing as it's still brand new). :|
Lonnie413's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2011 05:25
Lonnie413
There's a number you can call, can't remember the exact number, for each console maker so you can verify if your system is stolen.
salamagogo's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2011 07:55
salamagogo
I wonder where the phrase "batshit insane" originated...does certain bat poo contain hallucinogens, maybe?
MoonRaven's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2011 08:04
MoonRaven
Buy it in big, sell it cheap.
LittleBigD's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2011 08:06
LittleBigD
Since hearing the rumblings that Nintendo is already whipping up a new design for the 3DS I've been dreaming of an XL with dual nubbies. I wouldn't buy this for $99 now
HKKstudios's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2011 10:25
HKKstudios
@salamagogo, we can't stop here, this is bat country
dantemustdie's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2011 14:38
dantemustdie
Does no one here know who MacMall is?
These aren't stolen, probably just scored a sweet deal or something.

They're 250 on their website, so fuck if I know.
I'd snatch one up if I hadn't just spent 600 bucks yesterday. Fuuuu
ElektroDragon's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/31/2011 18:18
ElektroDragon
It worked, I bought one! Woohoo!
21imranharis's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/04/2011 17:24
21imranharis
wow sure is cheap. i am getting one
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