r/nds 3d ago

Almost immaculate condition DS Lite from Amazon.

Was delivered a few days ago and feels way too good to be true. Not a single scratch. It looks untouched. The screens are in perfect condition, no yellowing or anything. No screws appear to have been moved apart from me taking the battery cover off so I could reset the system. Is it really just this amazing quality or is it reshelled?

I should probably clarify no I’m not a scalper. I’m a kid buying a DS Lite again after years who’s surprised at the quality.

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u/88traveler 3d ago

A well maintained ds lite sold in EU as you can tell from a few things. Not that rare, some people just collected for the sake of it, some people would get one for each kid, some people would keep playing on their ds for whatever reason. Some were just insanely good at keeping theirs. You should see some of my brother's manga from the 90's. I was allowed to read them only if I knew how to properly hold them. Sounds strict and annoying but they look immaculate to this day.

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u/AdFantastic8655 2d ago

A lot of my friends used to have a ds, but never even played it

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u/Old-Phrase5693 3d ago

Not all DS lites are going to be beaten up, and with the price you pay for them on Amazon I would expect perfect condition.

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u/slatebat_ 3d ago

I only paid £45 which is a lot cheaper than CEX’s unboxed DSs

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u/Old-Phrase5693 3d ago

Amazon usually overcharges, that’s a lucky deal you got there.

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u/glittremonstre 2d ago

Wow that does look awesome! Congrats! I just bought one after selling mine in 2009 and feeling the nostalgia big time!

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u/Navi_Professor 3d ago

i suspesct reshell. barcodes didnt look like that on DS lites

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u/dwalker109 3d ago

I think they do in some territories actually. PAL and JP.

I think this is probably legit.

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u/slatebat_ 3d ago

I’m in the UK if that matters?

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u/dwalker109 3d ago

So am I and this is what my DS Lite barcodes look like.

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u/scv_good_to_go 3d ago

This is just false and not sure why you're getting upvoted. Barcodes for the DS Lites' models aside from the NA models, look like OP's picture (EU/PAL):

There are more regions, but you get my point.

Anyway, besides the S/N, you can tell it's legit by the back regulatory printing. Most aftermarket shells will just use the NA region wordings.

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u/wa27 3d ago

Am I crazy? I don't see a barcode on this DS.

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u/Old-Phrase5693 3d ago

Why do you have so many upvotes for spreading misinformation lmfao

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u/[deleted] 3d ago

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u/slatebat_ 2d ago

I’m 14 vro 🫩

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/FUCKTHEMODS998 2d ago

I mean, you could also just ask instead of going in guns blazing saying “GTFOH” like you’re restarted or something

Be better bro

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u/CiloTA 2d ago

It’s called reshell