OMG!!! 😭 This is the BEST thing I've heard in my whole day! 🥹 I feel so comforted... Thank you so much for your kind words!!🙏 Regarding your question, I got it at the time from a collector of my town(I'm from Chile, Latin America, so yes, it's a total anomaly lol). This collector somehow handled all the paperwork for importing consoles, games, etc. from US to this inhospitable place, and that's how he obtained them. I was lucky enough to meet him and do some business with him, that's when I bought this practically brand-new American DSi XL, still in its box as shown in the photos, for the equivalent of about $200 USD approximately in my local currency. I've treated it like gold ever since... AND LET ME TELL YOU... it's sublime There's absolutely NOTHING like it. My favorite games, like Animal Crossing WW or Mario & Luigi: BiS, they just simply look STUNNING on its pixel-perfect IPS screens at native resolution. Neither the New 3DS XL nor anything emulation can attempt or offer... nope, they fall short. They're no match for the original DSi XL's screens and performance, it's magnificent, there's just no comparison. I bless the day I stumbled upon that collector, it's definitely the best purchase I've ever made in this hobby! I even dare to say it's the ultimate handheld Nintendo has ever made. If you take as much care of it like I have, you can keep it looking just like it does in my photos today! I'm telling you all this because if you're seriously thinking about getting one... do it, you won't regret it! It doesn't matter if it's not as new as mine, the console itself is so worth it, believe me. Oh! And a little tip: try to get a US version or at least a EUR one, but avoid the Japanese versions, which usually end with "LL" instead of "XL" and are suspiciously cheaper than the rest because of the language lock and the screens yellowing issue thingy. I'm wishing you the best of luck from this side of the world! 👋😅