xpl0sive I owe you a big thanks too mate, I had all but given in to the idea of being shafted for $350 by an eBay vulture. I spent every spare moment during the last week alternating between ea store, figuring out which is the least terrible deal on eBay and gradually Reading through this, now rather lengthy, thread - and I hadn't read thepage before! Lol owe you a huge thanx mate, luckily when I read your post there was still plenty of time to set my alarm and get in quick.
And might I say how impressed with and glad to be a part of this community I am, I joined CE in the quest for a DS3 dev team edition, but I've been a collector for a long time, what a great bunch of people to share ones passion with, a place free from haters and animosity, just people enjoying their hobby and helping one another out to further advance their collection, feels good to be a part of such a community. Rare to find a place like this exists within the gaming forums universe, a place so often teaming with angry people out to prove a point at your expense.
I look forward to sharing many more personal CE stories with you and hearing all about yours! Go team CE