Hey! I'm planning to send in my New 3DS XL for a capture board installation and wanted to confirm a couple things about the shipping process.
1. I plan to send in the New 3DS XL without the battery to avoid potential complications with shipping. The order page says this is fine, but I wanted to confirm that it's okay to not send the battery at all, and that it isn't referring to simply removing the battery and sending it separately from the system (which is not what I plan to do).
2. From a quick look through the forum posts, it seems like communication is pretty minimal throughout the capture installation process before it's returned to you. I'm okay with that, but I wanted to confirm that you do get notified when the system arrives at Loopy's location (also in what way you get notified of this). Thanks!
Questions about shipping
Re: Questions about shipping
(Oops, just realized this was posted to the tech support section instead of general. I would delete this but it seems like I'm not allowed to do that here.)
Re: Questions about shipping
1) shipping it with the battery installed is fine, done it many times with DS consoles. I'm sure Loopy probably has plenty of batteries to pop in to check the console is good before sending it back if you take out the battery before shipping, too
2) You won't be notified when it gets to Loopy. You just have to check the tracking (with however you send it) to see that it was delivered. Loopy has someone else who typically signs for the package, since I believe it's at a pickup location and not just to his residence or anything. So no notification on arrival to Loopy, but you will get a PayPal notification with tracking info when Loopy sends it back to you.
2) You won't be notified when it gets to Loopy. You just have to check the tracking (with however you send it) to see that it was delivered. Loopy has someone else who typically signs for the package, since I believe it's at a pickup location and not just to his residence or anything. So no notification on arrival to Loopy, but you will get a PayPal notification with tracking info when Loopy sends it back to you.