[Harmon]

If you go back to message 49 you will see that this guy has already contacted Amazon, which basically washed its hands of the situation. They did not say "it's ours & we want it back." The essence of what they did say is "tough luck, you can either try to deal with the guy who sold it to you or call the cops on him."

So I don't see that he has any moral or legal obligation to do anything more. Is he in possession of stolen goods? Yes, but the true owner (Amazon) knows he has it & doesn't want it back. Should he report it to the cops? Well, what is it that he is supposed to report? Not the original theft because the real victim (Amazon) won't prosecute. What's left to report, "I got semi-screwed on an eBay transaction & I think it's because the seller stole the article but I really have no proof & he did send me the article I paid for."

Basically, he bought what amounts to a defective Kindle because of the implication that it would work on Amazon. But of course the seller never actually said it would - or so I would guess.

In my view, he gets to keep the Kindle, maintain a clear conscience, and ask his best friend to give him a dope slap.