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Originally Posted by craziskata
I posted mainly to warn other MR users, because 8 other people have purchased from this same seller. Who else would knowingly buy a crippled DX?
I'll be sure to follow ebay's steps. I really just want to leave negative feedback to warn others, but a part of me is hoping that I'd get a better replacement. |
You are not going to get a working DX for $99. The seller has made it very clear that he is selling the units for parts only and that the buyer should understand exactly what he is buying. This is eBay speak for "I am selling junk". If these units worked, they would be sold for $250+. Sorry, but you were being a bit naive to expect that the seller would send you a good unit for 40% of the price of a working Kindle DX. Of course there is no excuse for the sloppy shipping, but the seller might have thought that since the screen is already broken, the casing is damaged, etc., there was no need for careful packaging.
This seller probably bought a huge lot of these from salvage for a few dollars each (perhaps they were put in demo mode before being sent to salvage). It would be a miracle if even one worked.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/200-PCS-OF-K...item19d4183fc7
Your best bet is to apply for a refund and chalk it up to experience and the lesson "if the price is too good to be true ..."