Anyone able to find a Game Boy Advance?

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Lifer
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Wal-Mart has them (online) - glacier bundles, GBA + Mario + Worm Light for $129.99. About $145 with "Priority" shipping. It didn't tell me 1-2 weeks, it said 1 or 2 days to process order and should arrive June 29 - July 2. So I'm hoping...

I've tried everywhere locally and no one has 'em, so I said the hell with it and just ordered one.
 

Aenygma

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They are all over here.. EB, Babbages, K-Mart, Walmart, CC, everyone has them in stock.
 

Pabster

Lifer
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Yeah, yeah, well this is I-O-W-A and a small (65,000) town to boot :D

It seems the stores here get very small shipments and they are gone in minutes. So I just said the hell with it. Besides, the online price was pretty reasonable. They are a little higher on the separate titles, but I can get the games locally without a problem. It's the GBA itself that seems to be hard to come by.
 

Aenygma

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Then PM me, and I will send you one + shipping, if you wait a week the Fushcia one comes out in case you are interested.. Mine is black anyway. :)
 

Imported

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I found a few on launch day.. but I didn't think anything of it because I didn't want one. Another stupid thing I've done regarding toys I could sell for a profit.. (Had two of those Tickle Me Elmos when they were fetching mad $$$ and left em on the shelves, could have made a lot easily..)
 

Pabster

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Well, EB has the Fuchsia bundles now, for $150 ... But I dislike the color, and they are more expensive. Not as outrageous as the Amazon bundles, but still a bit expensive. I may be in the market for another unit, but I'll have to see how I like the one I'm getting first :D
 

ChrichtonsGirl

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I found one quite easily at Toys 'R Us - they were sold out of one of the colors, but it didn't matter because I wanted one of the ones they had left. This was a week or so ago, so I don't know if stores have just had a run on them lately or what, since I haven't had a chance to look for one again.
 

Huma

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the GBA has the worst screen you could imagine. So dark, and reflective, so when you shine a light down on it to see what the hell is going on, it reflects in your face.

Nintendo really screwed this one up.
 

woodly6

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<---- Looks next to himself:



Oh there it is, Yes I can find MY Gameboy Advance.


Wal*Mart In my town still actually has a couple.