Nintendo DS's so plentiful on ebay??!!!

Anyone who's into gaming and wants a Nintendo DS handheld for Christmas knows that they've a greater chance of finding Tupac Shakur alive, well, and living in Cuba! These things are so scarce they are like golddust!


Toy shops and electricals all over the USA and Japan are sold out of Nintendo's initial measly shipment, and even my Dad is having a hard time finding my little brother one in time for xmas day.

So where can the most desperate of Nintendo fanboys get hold of a unit? Why from
e-bay of course!, and at what appears as a most decent price?

Take this auction for example:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=62054&item=8153580134&rd=1&ssPageName=WD2V

You may wonder just HOW Nintendo DS's seem to be so plentiful on everyone's favourite auction site - well a closer look at the auction details reveal what seems to be quite a widespread SCAM, duping the most eager Nintendo faithful - and that what's being sold is actually a PICTURE of a Nintendo DS!

As I type this Blog entry the current bid stands at £45!! With the bidder probably feeling quite smug about being on the verge of a major bargain!
These DS's retail at around £150 but i'm unsure of how much the PICTURES go for!!

But, hey! - At least shipping is free worldwide! LOL!