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Originally Posted by Manix
1) has anyone had a second-hand kindle before, is there anything I should look out for?
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The main things I would look for are making sure it's in good general condition. If it has buttons make sure they all work well. Make sure the screen displays everything well (they're fairly fragile).
The other thing is to make sure it can be registered to your Amazon account. If it was reported stolen and Amazon has blacklisted the device you won't be able to register it.
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2) is it worth spending the extra to buy a brand new one?
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Completely an individual decision. A new one might have different features that are useful to the individual and some models have better screens than some older models. Assuming a "Kindle WiFi 2011" and "Kindle WiFi 2012" are the basic model Kindles from those years (Sometimes called the Kindle 4 or Kindle non-touch [silver for 2011, black for 2012], Amazon calls these
Kindle 5th Generation) then they have the same resolution screen as the current basic Kindle (sometimes called the Kindle Touch 2 or Kindle Basic 2014). Keep in mind too that a new model will also have a new battery, not one that been used for years.
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3) what current model is for sale? it doesn't say on the website.
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The current models are the
basic Kindle (released in 2014) sometimes called the Touch 2 or Kindle 7th Gen, the
Paperwhite 3 and the
Voyage. All are touch screen models and the Paperwhite and Voyage have higher resolution frontlit screens. All three models are considered 7th Generation devices by Amazon.