yeah, thats where the hook up comes in handy... get to know someone in the states, or find friends/relatives that are going there to visit, and have them buy it for ya and ship it off... yes you do have to worry about customs on occasion, i have had some battles with them... but for the most part something like a ds isnt a problem to ship due to size and whatnot... just say it cost 100 on the label thingy ya gotta fill out, and as they say 'bob's your uncle'... heh
but then there is amazon.com which like i said can in some cases ship internationally... so always worth a look... specially on micro sd cards for cheap... 4 gig card for 40 bucks i think, unless it is cheaper now, prices are dropping on them kinda fast... unless it was an 8 gig card, but dont think it was, heh i will have to check it out meself again here heh...