>>54448296I bought a like new DSi XL/LL from Japan recently and the quality of it all is amazing. I forgot how much of a step down the 3DS family was.
I wouldn't pay the current prices for the English ones, though. I bought every Japanese DS game for like $120 and the DSi was $180. Honestly if your only option is English I would just emulate until the whole retro video game market crashes.
>>54448362Check ebay regularly. Just go through every listing and inspect the pictures. You'll find a nice one eventually. The good ones tend to only stay up a day or two before getting sold so you need to check often.