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ProfCrash · 11-29-2011, 09:58 AM

I would only buy a used Kindle from a good friend or a fmaily member because it is not difficult to report a Kindle as lost or stolen and have it blacklisted. The original owner only needs to call Amazon, tell them when the Kindle was purchased (it does not need to be an exact date but a general time frame), what the Kindle was called, how they paid for it, have the credit card number they used, and give an approximate time that the Kindle disappeared and Amazon will blacklist it.

I know this because I discovered my Mom's Kindle was missing about two months after she lost it at the airport. I checked my Kindle Account on Amazon and noticed my Mom's Kindle was not registered. I called her to ask if she had opened her own account and she told me she lost it coming home from visiting us. I called Amazon and they bricked her Kindle.

The long and the short, the original owner can brick the Kindle pretty easily. I don't know if there is a length of time where Amazon will say "It has been too long"

This means that I will only buy a Kindle through Amazon or a B&M store that Amazon sells through.

11-29-2011, 09:58 AM	#89
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	I would only buy a used Kindle from a good friend or a fmaily member because it is not difficult to report a Kindle as lost or stolen and have it blacklisted. The original owner only needs to call Amazon, tell them when the Kindle was purchased (it does not need to be an exact date but a general time frame), what the Kindle was called, how they paid for it, have the credit card number they used, and give an approximate time that the Kindle disappeared and Amazon will blacklist it. I know this because I discovered my Mom's Kindle was missing about two months after she lost it at the airport. I checked my Kindle Account on Amazon and noticed my Mom's Kindle was not registered. I called her to ask if she had opened her own account and she told me she lost it coming home from visiting us. I called Amazon and they bricked her Kindle. The long and the short, the original owner can brick the Kindle pretty easily. I don't know if there is a length of time where Amazon will say "It has been too long" This means that I will only buy a Kindle through Amazon or a B&M store that Amazon sells through.