Yeah it's pretty much the same story with me, and Now I've got my 3DS right here beside me.
You can find used 3DSs on Amazon for about $150, they have some for less but they do not have a charger, if you already have DS then that would be a viable option.
Yeah I did some research on Amazon, however this is going to be a little harder for me since Brazil has one of the highest importation taxes of the World.
A new 3DS here is rating around R$ 700,00 - 800,00 which is equivalent to ~ U$ 322,58 - 368,66. Not to mention our minimum income is revolving around only R$ 700,00 which is exactly the U$ 322,58 or the price of a "cheap" 3DS. Even if I order it from Amazon I'd still have to pay for the importation taxes. There's even a common joke around mentioning how it is cheaper to pay an abroad trip just to buy your merchandise instead of buying it here (or from here). And it is actually a true fact.
Nonetheless I'm still considering some alternative options and so far everything is going fine... I might be able to get 3DS XL cheaper than a regular 3DS sold in Brazil.
It will take a while though so I'm not really excited (yet) with the X and Y release.
Edited by Darkness, 17 October 2013 - 01:34 AM.