Importing a DS - problems?

drunken fool · 21 Sep 2006 at 10:46

The girlfriend wants a Navy DS Lite so am looking to get one for her birthday. The only place they seem to be available is Japan/asia and having never imported anything like this from Asia is there anything (apart from import tax) i should be aware of? Has anyone done this before?

z0mbi3 · 21 Sep 2006 at 10:51

Might be cheaper to buy it hear and keep the look out for a replacement case?

http://www.nds-central.com/market.htm

smokedog · 21 Sep 2006 at 11:10

You wouldn't get hit by tax if you buy from "yesasia.com" but you need to get a power adaptor or a stepdown.

Warbie · 21 Sep 2006 at 11:19

Dead pixels may be an issue. Get them on an import machine and you're screwed, buy one from Game and keep returning them till you get a goodun.

smokedog · 21 Sep 2006 at 11:38

Warbie said:
Dead pixels may be an issue. Get them on an import machine and you're screwed, buy one from Game and keep returning them till you get a goodun.

Good thing I asked Yesasia to do a pixel check for me first then

My arrived perfect.

Greyhound · 21 Sep 2006 at 12:01

The import duty is pretty pricey - I just bought my girlfriend a Navy DS and the shipping (UPS) and duty came in at about £50!

stoofa · 21 Sep 2006 at 12:25

It really does all depend on warranty and the hassle of having to return.
Nintendo do not offer any kind of worldwide warranty on DS machines.
So if it goes wrong you're only option is to return it to the place of purchase and have them return it under warranty.

Sure things don't go as wrong these days, however it's nice knowing if our DS Lite goes wrong we just need to pop into our local Game or at worst speak to Nintendo UK.

drunken fool · 22 Sep 2006 at 09:00

Greyhound said:
The import duty is pretty pricey - I just bought my girlfriend a Navy DS and the shipping (UPS) and duty came in at about £50!

Are the buttons on it Navy as well or are they Grey like the black DS?

Greyhound · 22 Sep 2006 at 09:26

drunken fool said:
Are the buttons on it Navy as well or are they Grey like the black DS?

I cant remember and it's wrapped up at the moment, so hopefulyl someone else can answer that for you.

tsinc80697 · 24 Oct 2006 at 19:25

i know this thread is old but, if you get a foreign DS Lite or foreign games, are there any compatibility issues or is everything region free?

dlittley · 24 Oct 2006 at 19:28

Its totally region free.

drunken fool · 25 Oct 2006 at 08:18

i got one in the end but off an auction site. Shipped from the uk and checked for Dead Pixels first and looks very nice