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Originally Posted by dordale
Look for a non-functioning reader of the same model you have, but make sure the screen is intact!
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Most of the time you just can't tell. Even if it does not look broken on the product picture, it may still be broken. Broken eInk is often distinctive but not always and if the device is dead for other reasons you can't test. And since Kobo can not be bricked (thanks to the replaceable SD card) you don't find many such devices around.
Buy a new device. Sell the old broken one to make a few monies. Not sure about Ebay elsewhere, but for some reason on German ebay people seem to be buying broken display Kobos like crazy. I offered 20€ for a broken Kobo Glo and was outbidded and it's not the first time this happened...
Not sure what people use them for... maybe there are vendors that got their hands on a batch of replacement displays, or they're just using the board for raspi-alike things, or they're hoping for a huge stash of ebooks on it? No clue.