I case modded a DS Phat for no reason -_______-

So I bought a Phat for $35, bought a housing from Dealextreme, took it apart and swapped it, and when I went to Gamestop in an attempt to sell it, theyt old me they wouldn't accept it because the color was never released her in the US. And they told me that if I DID have a valid color, they'll give me $20 for it :angry: Now idk what to do with it, think I can sell it for way more anywhere because the color is rare and only released in Japan? :unsure: I've noticed the Phat has WAY better sound than my Zelda lite, and it's comfortable, although I cannot stand how the screen is so dim and discolored (well my touch screen is).

Btw if anyone wants to swap the housing on their Phat, it's not that hard, the ribbon cable goes through the hole easily, instead of the lite where you have to fucking wrap it up and feed it through, I can't stand that. Anyways, here's some pics.

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Try a different store if you can. Tell em its legit, you got it on your trip to Japan
 
I've taken DSPhat's I repaired from ebay into GameStop with Black, Pink, Red, White, and Blue cases, and get $20 for every one...

I can usually make about $3 on each one due to case cracked DSPhats on ebay are cheap as hell...

I think I have $200 on one of those cards, lol
 
[quote name='zidane_genome' post='1470975' date='Oct 15 2008, 10:33 PM']I've taken DSPhat's I repaired from ebay into GameStop with Black, Pink, Red, White, and Blue cases, and get $20 for every one...

I can usually make about $3 on each one due to case cracked DSPhats on ebay are cheap as hell...

I think I have $200 on one of those cards, lol[/quote]

Do you pay more for the broken Phats than how much you get from GameStop?
 
[quote name='JDMEVOIXMR' post='1470979' date='Oct 16 2008, 01:36 AM'][quote name='zidane_genome' post='1470975' date='Oct 15 2008, 10:33 PM']I've taken DSPhat's I repaired from ebay into GameStop with Black, Pink, Red, White, and Blue cases, and get $20 for every one...

I can usually make about $3 on each one due to case cracked DSPhats on ebay are cheap as hell...

I think I have $200 on one of those cards, lol[/quote]

Do you pay more for the broken Phats than how much you get from GameStop?
[/quote]

No, with just a case repair, I pay less than what I get at GameStop... if I have to buy a screen, I'll sell it back on eBay for a bigger profit... I usually have 2 of each shell, so I can sell them as "custom" shells... once someone buys it, and tells me what color case, I pop it in, and ship it off...
 
[quote name='science' post='1470967' date='Oct 16 2008, 07:29 AM']Try a different store if you can. Tell em its legit, you got it on your trip to Japan[/quote]
WHy would that work they don't care if he case modded they just don't want a non-US system XD

No American Store will buy foreign games or devices, and you'd have to get a pretty dim employee to think you have a white US Phat lol
 
What's the most you've sold a white one for? :wink: It's weird, with flash carts, it feels like a DS is worth MORE to me now, like even a Phat, I feel like selling it for $120, but that's near lite territory, but it feels like it's worth that much!
 
$20 for a DSPhat!

Most places in the UK offer £40 (about $70)

I tried to trade-in a french copy of Animal-Crossing, but they said that they wouldn't because it wasn't english (the boxart was dual-language, and of course the cart was multi-5)
 
[quote name='juggernaut911' post='1471002' date='Oct 16 2008, 01:07 AM']looks slim, nice

craigslist? ebay?

I miss the phat[/quote]
Yeah I do sometimes also when my hands start to hurt from the small DS Lite.
 
[quote name='Heeroo' post='1470992' date='Oct 16 2008, 01:56 AM']Sell your Case or what ever in a Flashcardcard Shop.[/quote]

And those exist...where in the US?
 
[quote name='dmonkey21' post='1470988' date='Oct 16 2008, 01:52 AM'][quote name='science' post='1470967' date='Oct 16 2008, 07:29 AM']Try a different store if you can. Tell em its legit, you got it on your trip to Japan[/quote]
WHy would that work they don't care if he case modded they just don't want a non-US system XD

No American Store will buy foreign games or devices, and you'd have to get a pretty dim employee to think you have a white US Phat lol
[/quote]

Explain how I got my used navy blue DS Lite from Gamestop then.
 

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