XL Charging Cradle

I cannot find one of these in stores, and I for one love the charging cradle. Not having to unplug my 3DS is the kind of convenience I want, personally.

$20 (plus shipping!) is steep as hell, though, and I had to order it through store.nintendo.com
None on eBay I could find...

I assume they phased these out because its cheaper not to include them and because feedback claimed them useless (I disagree wholeheartedly!). I say that from various threads claiming its a useless piece of plastic bla bla bla. Just a convenience to each their own...

Yeah I'm going to have to get one through Nintendo also. It's a convenience I'd gladly pay $20 for. It's a hassle right now having to twist my hands to reach and plug it in every time. And then sometimes the cord slides off the entertainment center so I have to go fishing for it behind the unit. The drop-n-go feature of the charging cradle is so nice. Thanks for reminding me. I need to put in my order soon.

Actually, I can probably explain the reports. My original cradle was junk. It mostly worked at first, but over the course of just a few months became completely non-functional. I stole my son's, and while it is not 100%, it still works pretty well. They are pretty cheap construction for a Nintendo product. The Wii U gamepad charging cradle, by contrast, is outstanding.

I have 3 charging cradles and they all work... :\ Bummer.