Texting a guy who put an ad on craigslist for a blue 3DS XL.
He says his son only played it twice and wanted a Wii instead of the 3DSXL, which is kind of hard to believe. What kid wants a Wii instead of a 3DS XL?

Anyways, he says he'll sell it for 160. Take it or leave it? He's going to send me a picture soon.  

You can get the same model on Nintendo's store for $10 extra, but comes with a one-year warranty as it's refurbished by Nintendo themselves:

https://store.nintendo.com/webapp/wc...encyPreference  

How much shipping?  

Should be the standard $4.99 or even free, but I'd say $10 max.  

Hmmm, I guess I'll be stuck in limbo for a little longer now.
Don't want to spend big bucks for a 3DS Xl, 3DS battery life is subpar, 2DS is my price range but ugly.

Gamestop is ****ing useless as hell in this situation. Why the **** would I buy the refurb when the brand new one is 10 bucks more?
The Nintendo refurb price is more realistic.  

My 3DS had good battery life for me at least, not sure why everyone says it's bad. Lasted me a whole commute trip from CA to NY by plane, and then NY to NJ by sub.  

I bit the bullet and bought it for 150.
Its like brand new, his son was only 6 years old so now it kind of makes sense why he wouldnt want it.

Also bought FE Awakening. Doubt I'll have time to play it with GTA V though.  

I, myself have a 3DS XL too. Great system, although I hardly touch it since i'm too busy  

My cousin had problems with his 3DS XL... Had to get a new one 5 times.... I'd recommend the 2DS. I meant there really isn't a difference with the 2D and 3D (Depends on game). Only big difference is the price.  

Posted by AnarchyGraal

My cousin had problems with his 3DS XL... Had to get a new one 5 times.... I'd recommend the 2DS. I meant there really isn't a difference with the 2D and 3D (Depends on game). Only big difference is the price.

There's a huge difference. You can't play any of the 3DS games on the DS. The 3DS also feels like a much more robust system, and street pass is fun as well.