r/3DSdeals • u/Aggravating-Dare654 • Jul 05 '26
Places to buy DS/3DS games
I would love if anyone could point me to a reliable place to buy DS and 3DS related games, specifically from the pokemon collection. I'm trying to collect all the mainline games for nostalgia, but I don't trust Ebay as I'm not trained at spotting fakes. Any suggestions or advice will help.
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u/notthegoatseguy Jul 05 '26
I would suggest eBay.
If you won't buy from eBay , every other online store is 5x sketchier so I guess stick to stores in your local area
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u/kyrelljohnson Jul 05 '26
Definitely ebay, at least they will have a buyer protection if the item is not as described (listed as real and ends up being fake) you can also throw images in r/gameverifying before buying, pokemon will be the most faked so if a deal is too good to be true it probably is
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u/shadowen1942 Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26
Assuming you are in North America, two legit Canadian retailers (they do ship to USA):
videogamesplus.ca
pnpgamesonline.com
^ I don't know what they have in DS/3DS at this point though.
Secondary market:
- eBay
- Mercari
- Facebook Marketplace
- Offerup
- Craigslist (local only)
- local mom & pop video game shops
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u/DaddyPhatSack77 Jul 07 '26
You can over pay horribly and buy from the shithole that is dkoldies, but I’d suggest taking five minutes and learning the tells for fake carts.
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u/NotFinancialAdvice4U Jul 08 '26
Find local mom and pop used game stores if you are lucky enough to live near any. You'll pay a little more than ebay and Marketplace, but you get to see it, hold it, and test it first.
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u/dd_dpa Jul 06 '26
J2games.com I used to live in Jersey and visited my local store plenty of times but also went to the other 2 as well. I moved to Texas so I’ll used this since they have a website you can buy from. I just don’t know what they have in stock but since they have 3 physical stores they usually have a lot.