Hacking Hey guys any suggestions on where I can buy an AK2i?

[inb4everything]

This is my first flash cart so I'm new to this type of thing and I was hoping someone could help me out. I live in the US and I need somewhere that allows MasterCard.

 

[lyte]

Have you tried realhotstuff?

 

[The Catboy]

I suggest either here or here

 

[lyte]

I suggest either here or here

Is etcome US based?

 

[The Catboy]

I suggest either here or here

Is etcome US based?

I believe it's based in China

 

[frogboy]

Go with http://realhotstuff.com/.

 

[inb4everything]

Thanks guys. I got it from Real Hot Stuff.

 

[Xarsah16]

What's a good store that takes Paypal or Visa for the AK2i? I looked at RealHotStuff and the shipping plus cost came out to 21.80... I'm looking for the cheapest price with the best service. I was going to order from ZhuZhu, until I realized that either way I was going to get hit with a currency conversion charge by ordering from that site... whether I input my credit card directly or went through Money Bookers which I didn't feel safe doing. I've also heard some horror stories about RealHotStuff with credit card charges.

 

[Wizerzak]

What's a good store that takes Paypal or Visa for the AK2i? I looked at RealHotStuff and the shipping plus cost came out to 21.80... I'm looking for the cheapest price with the best service. I was going to order from ZhuZhu, until I realized that either way I was going to get hit with a currency conversion charge by ordering from that site... whether I input my credit card directly or went through Money Bookers which I didn't feel safe doing. I've also heard some horror stories about RealHotStuff with credit card charges.

You should be given a confirmation page stating the exact amount in USD before you can click confirm.

 

[Saken]

I bought mine from Zhu Zhu China yesterday.

I'll race you to see who gets quicker delivery!
I'm in AUS btw.

I was going to go with etcome, but they didn't have paypal or visa or anything. There was some dodgey payment method, where i had to send money from the post office so it put me off...

So, Real Hot Stuff vs Zhu Zhu, let's see who wins

 

[lyte]

What's a good store that takes Paypal or Visa for the AK2i? I looked at RealHotStuff and the shipping plus cost came out to 21.80... I'm looking for the cheapest price with the best service. I was going to order from ZhuZhu, until I realized that either way I was going to get hit with a currency conversion charge by ordering from that site... whether I input my credit card directly or went through Money Bookers which I didn't feel safe doing. I've also heard some horror stories about RealHotStuff with credit card charges.

Well I'll just cross my fingers then lol

Btw they have a free shipping option (may only be for US based addresses)

 

[StereoBit]

I bought mine from here yesterday: https://www.ndsgamer.com/shop/article_6/Acekard-2i.html?sessid=AAVTFhjWVjuivP67dq7LsRutQz6SwMuwaULiTK9US7uFLQ8iBtmyBzzzpSZquKfz&shop_param=cid%3D1%26aid%3D6%26

Came to 20.00 with shipping.
Will let you know when I recieve it.

 

[inb4everything]

I bought mine from Zhu Zhu China yesterday.

I'll race you to see who gets quicker delivery!
I'm in AUS btw.

I was going to go with etcome, but they didn't have paypal or visa or anything. There was some dodgey payment method, where i had to send money from the post office so it put me off...

So, Real Hot Stuff vs Zhu Zhu, let's see who wins

Got my AK2i today.

 

[Saken]

Got my AK2i today.

ZhuZhuChina haven't even sent mine yet :|

 

[Wosselcot]

I got my card back in December from NDSGamer, it had free shipping and was from the US. Came quick and I haven't had any issues, can't complain.

 

[Exkorath]

i get my cards from realhotstuff.com. They're real good in my opinion for stuff and there shipping is free so thats hot!.....you see what i did there? pure awesomeness........

 

[Xarsah16]

So, I'm going to bring everyone up to date on what I ended up doing

A few days ago, I bought a new AK2i card from Zhuzhuchina, which I will end up giving to my friend, but I will probably use it until the following supercard dstwo comes so I can use a flashcart on my 3DS.
Last night, I bought a spare 8gb Sandisk microSD card for 9 bucks from DealExtreme.
I splurged on myself and bought a Supercard DStwo because I wanted gba compatibility. I placed my order again with Zhuzhuchina.

I am pleased so far and have not been charged any conversion fees from Zhuzhuchina or the iwsmile processing company. I eagerly await my flash carts!

 

[EyeZ]

zhuzhuchina is a trustworthy seller, a wise choice to buy from.

 

[Xarsah16]

zhuzhuchina is a trustworthy seller, a wise choice to buy from.

Good to know for the future. My original AK2i I bought around DSi launch, and so I got my flash cart from DealExtreme before they stopped selling flash carts. I got a legitimate one for cheap with the free 3 weeks shipping and I was overjoyed with my order. The cart paid for itself. Now that DX doesn't sell carts anymore, I needed to find a new retailer to purchase from. So far I'm very pleased, and they do seem very trustworthy. Processing time might be a little long, but I understand that it's going to be a little while since it is coming from China and all. I just hope the carts arrive to me before I leave for Japan. I need my games.

 

[EyeZ]

I'm in the UK, i got my order in a little over a week.