MrGX Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Hello. I'm new to this site, and I hear all of you talking about imports. So, I wanted to buy a nintendo 3ds ice white from amazon uk. It costs 99 pounds, which is cheap for a PAL 3ds. I was wondering if they would ship to postal addresses in Kerala, and about how long would it take to reach india. And is it reliable? I would also like to know about the duties. And of course, about the warranty issues. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playstation Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Hello. I'm new to this site, and I hear all of you talking about imports. So, I wanted to buy a nintendo 3ds ice white from amazon uk. It costs 99 pounds, which is cheap for a PAL 3ds. I was wondering if they would ship to postal addresses in Kerala, and about how long would it take to reach india. And is it reliable? I would also like to know about the duties. And of course, about the warranty issues. Thank you. go through the order page and checkout page and you will see if they will ship it or not?? as for delivery expect within 3 weeks at most in rare case it has come within 2-3 days as well and not come at all. But amazon refunds the money. Btw 3ds is not region free?? i though it was region free ..Only wii u was region locked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGX Posted November 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 go through the order page and checkout page and you will see if they will ship it or not?? as for delivery expect within 3 weeks at most in rare case it has come within 2-3 days as well and not come at all. But amazon refunds the money. Btw 3ds is not region free?? i though it was region free ..Only wii u was region locked. 3ds is region locked. So, they refund the full money? And I checked on delivery, and they says they ships to postal codes worldwide. Thnx for the reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playstation Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 3ds is region locked. So, they refund the full money? And I checked on delivery, and they says they ships to postal codes worldwide. Thnx for the reply. yes..my personal experience . and thanks for info on 3ds being region locked. /cancels from wish list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGX Posted November 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 So, you have bought stuff from amazon uk? yes..my personal experience . and thanks for info on 3ds being region locked. /cancels from wish list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playstation Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 So, you have bought stuff from amazon uk? yes.many times. no video games and all though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGX Posted November 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 yes.many times. and is it reliable? I mean, can we trust them? And could you please explain to me the procedures? Sorry, but this is my first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 I have also had the same experience from Amazon uk. Initially my product did not arrive so amazon sent another one via expedited shipping. I received the second one and after a few days the one that was sent initially arrived. As a goodwill they allowed me to keep both at no extra charge. Experience with Amazon india was also good. I had tried to order something but due to a netbank issue the payment never went thru. I ordered again and the payment processed correctly. They sent the product and a INR500 cheque for the inconvenience. So I'd say the CC is trustworthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGX Posted November 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 I have also had the same experience from Amazon uk. Initially my product did not arrive so amazon sent another one via expedited shipping. I received the second one and after a few days the one that was sent initially arrived. As a goodwill they allowed me to keep both at no extra charge. Experience with Amazon india was also good. I had tried to order something but due to a netbank issue the payment never went thru. I ordered again and the payment processed correctly. They sent the product and a INR500 cheque for the inconvenience. So I'd say the CC is trustworthy. ah, thnx for the info. So, how do we contact amazon if the product doesnt arrive? And what should we do if we recieve defective goods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Online chat is the best and quickest way. I found them really fast and willing to help. And at all times you can have the transcript of the chat emailed to you for future reference. Ive never received a defective product but in the event of the same IIRC they will arrange a replacement. I'm not sure about the return of the defective item but iirc i think they send a postage paid return package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGX Posted November 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Online chat is the best and quickest way. I found them really fast and willing to help. And at all times you can have the transcript of the chat emailed to you for future reference. Online chat, huh? Do they charge much shipping cost? And could you explain to me about the duty thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Shipping is nominal. Around £8 if I'm not mistaken depending on the item. Duty is calculated at checkout and paid to customs. If it is less you will be refunded the difference. It's rarely more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGX Posted November 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Shipping is nominal. Around £8 if I'm not mistaken depending on the item. Duty is calculated at checkout and paid to customs. If it is less you will be refunded the difference. It's rarely more. Thnx. I'll check into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sach4life Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 100 pound is not that cheap if you consider that it is the smaller model. 3DS xl can be bought from different game shops in India with a game for 15-16k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kushalrocks Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 100 pound is not that cheap if you consider that it is the smaller model. 3DS xl can be bought from different game shops in India with a game for 15-16k. + 100 And i suggest not to get pal version as games sold in India for 3ds or any nintendo console are ntsc u . and it will cost Order Summary Items: GBP 82.50 Postage & Packing: GBP 8.48 Total before VAT: GBP 90.98 VAT: GBP 0.00 (Order Total: GBP 90.98) Payment Total: INR 9,476.73 You may have to pay import deposit extra when parcel reaches you. You can get 3ds normal here for 11 or 12 k new and 3ds xl 15 to 16k new.plus you can use games available here, unless you would have to import games from amazon uk . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banz Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Btw 3ds is not region free?? i though it was region free ..Only wii u was region locked. Everything after the DS Lite has been region locked. And i suggest not to get pal version as games sold in India for 3ds or any nintendo console are ntsc u . Since he imported the console, he'll import the games too? It's not that bad a decision to buy PAL... tommorow if Nintendo decided to sell their products in India, they'd probably sell the PAL ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent 47 Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 I would suggest you..if you can save some more money and go for the new nintendo 3ds or 3ds xl (know as 3ds LL in Japan). Its released only in Japan and releasing in Australia on Nov 21 (which is PAL region if want a PAL console..but even i would suggest don't go for PAL system due to unavailability of games here). US and EU will release it next year...first quarter probably Nintendo is currently considering making their hardware's region free so if it happens..its good news to all of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotSonix Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Even the games available in grey market are mostly NTSC plus there are better deals on the eshop too compared to PAL territories. So try and get a NTSC 3ds if you can. Infact there is a guy selling his NTSC 3dsxl on TP here so you could look into that. Nintendo's hardware is built to last so you don't really have to worry about warranty and stuff. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kushalrocks Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Everything after the DS Lite has been region locked. Since he imported the console, he'll import the games too? It's not that bad a decision to buy PAL... tommorow if Nintendo decided to sell their products in India, they'd probably sell the PAL ones. Waiting since gba era for this , i don't think ninty wants to set foot india , they know market is very low (too low) reason to suggest ntsc is games to search here would be easy and there are better deals for us version eshop . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banz Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 reason to suggest ntsc is games to search here would be easy and there are better deals for us version eshop . Yeah but this gen even NTSC games are hard to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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