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Old 08-30-2010, 09:17 AM   #1
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Refurbished K3s
I know this is a bit premature to discuss this, but can any of the regulars here guess when the first batch of refurbished k3 will be on the warehousedeals.com site?, but hope springs eternal.

I know the law prevents Amazon from reselling the returned units back as a "new" unit.
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Old 08-30-2010, 10:08 AM   #2
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Generally, refurbished units don't start appearing until just before the release of a newer model.
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Old 08-30-2010, 10:52 AM   #3
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Well that can't be true, as I purchased my K2 US the last quarter of 2009.

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Old 08-30-2010, 12:55 PM   #4
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Well that can't be true, as I purchased my K2 US the last quarter of 2009.
Probably not until there's a critical mass of them. Even if 10% of the K3s bought in the first wave get sent back, Amazon may wait until they have enough to sustain a good "buzz worthy" sale. They'll also probably wait until stock of NEW k3's is stable and in-stock consistently.

Just my spitballed take...I'd say the earliest would be November, but maybe not until after Christmas?
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Old 08-30-2010, 12:58 PM   #5
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Refurbs? Geeze ... just cancel the next five or ten trips to Starbucks and use the saved money to purchase a brand new one. (grin)
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Old 08-30-2010, 01:30 PM   #6
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Thanks for your insight, seems like the most plausible explanation.

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Probably not until there's a critical mass of them. Even if 10% of the K3s bought in the first wave get sent back, Amazon may wait until they have enough to sustain a good "buzz worthy" sale. They'll also probably wait until stock of NEW k3's is stable and in-stock consistently.

Just my spitballed take...I'd say the earliest would be November, but maybe not until after Christmas?
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Old 08-30-2010, 01:31 PM   #7
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No starbucks for me, I roast, grind & brew my own coffee at home :-). Have to look at some other savings.

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Refurbs? Geeze ... just cancel the next five or ten trips to Starbucks and use the saved money to purchase a brand new one. (grin)
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Old 08-30-2010, 01:35 PM   #8
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Sorry for the poor attempt at humor ... But the price is at an amazing point for the Kindle3 right now. I'd hate to see you NOT enjoy one - as you wait for a few months to save, what?, twenty bucks or so?
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I do agree the price point is great, but I already do have a K2 and it is adequate for my daily reading needs. I have plans to gift the K2 to 1 of my cousins during the holidays later this year, so right now I am just drooling about the K3 and anticipating the the availability of refurbs some time in the near future.

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Sorry for the poor attempt at humor ... But the price is at an amazing point for the Kindle3 right now. I'd hate to see you NOT enjoy one - as you wait for a few months to save, what?, twenty bucks or so?
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Old 08-30-2010, 02:47 PM   #10
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Well that can't be true, as I purchased my K2 US the last quarter of 2009.
At which point the latest version (the K2i) was already out/coming out (it shipped Oct. 19th, 2009).
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There were refurbed K1's before the K2 was announced. There will be refurbs for the K3. It might take a while since they use refurbs to replace units and will initially use the returned units for that purpose.
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