Crap! Where did all the M$ Xbox controllers go?

[Hanafuda]

I can't find anywhere online where I can buy a Microsoft "S" controller for my Xbox. Even estarland doesn't have used ones in stock. I don't want a MadCatz Green Bay Packers controller, but there sure seems to be plenty of those for sale.

WTF? I've never seen official accessory support for a console dry up so fast, except maybe for the Saturn. I bought a N64 controller brand new at Circuit City in 2003 ... 2 yrs after Gamecube launch. And I can still buy one new from Nintendo. Doesn't Microsoft have an online store for this kind of stuff?

Guess I'm gonna have to go ebay, but any suggestions?

 

[754boy]

Amazon.com has lots of them.

 

[Hanafuda]

thx I've never messed with Amazon before ... but my wife does so I guess I'll let her take care of it so I can blame her later if something goes wrong.

j/k

 

[canvasch]

use google shipping and get 10$ off

 

[Hanafuda]

thx. I ended up buying a used one for $13 from my local game store. It looked good in the bag, but when I got it home the A button was stuck and it was so filthy I had to take it apart and give everything a rubbing alcohol cleanup. I mean there was gunk in the seams and down in the button holes that made it look like the previous owner slaughtered hogs for a living and never cleaned up. Everything works like new now, but it still reeks of cig smoke. (need the puke smilie)

I might still buy a new one after Christmas, so thx for the advice.