There was a reason of course. First here are the pics of the unit. In perfect condition aside from the broken top frame and some super glue on the top lid from when the original owner tried to fix it in vain. Even had original, non-spicy battery. Unit powers on and bottom screen flashes. Should be good to go!

    And the reason I bought it. I already had both a Japanese fire emblem unit and an oem all blue shell. And comparing them is knew that the blue was the same. The only differences in the parts are in the lid, the battery cover, and the bottom frame, which has a silver portion on the black.

    So I will simply replace the top frame and top screen, and get a like new Fire Emblem US version, which importantly has the game either already downloaded or I can redownload it as the game is attached to the board and not the account.

    And the final piece? A US box in which to store it! So yeah, that’s why I bought it and I actually thought it was a good deal!

    Posted by pakron

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    1. archaeology2019 on

      Could you fully deconstruct it and a working English 3ds and just re shell the working English 3ds with FE shell?