Paperwhite Second Gen: First Impressions - Page 72

allowingtoo · 10-11-2013, 10:40 PM

I'm sure Amazon has to get rid of them somehow......

xendula · 10-11-2013, 10:53 PM

Ah, too bad. I would have tried another PW1, seeing how the later ones had less issues than the first ones that came out.

jswinden · 10-11-2013, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by allowingtoo

I'm sure Amazon has to get rid of them somehow......

No, if Amazon blacklisted it they didn't sell it to you or to the crook who sold it to you. You bought a stolen item.

GoSharks · 10-11-2013, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by allowingtoo

I'm sure Amazon has to get rid of them somehow......

Your kidding, right?
Why would Amazon EVER sell one that can't be registered?! They make their money when people buy e-books with them and they need to be registered to do that...OYE!

allowingtoo · 10-11-2013, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jswinden

No, if Amazon blacklisted it they didn't sell it to you or to the crook who sold it to you. You bought a stolen item.

I'm sure Amazon has a lot of these they have to get rid of. This seller was NOT selling 1 or 2 of them but multiple quantities of PW1. He had to of gotten them from somewhere, and I would guess it would have been Amazon. You just don't buy this many off the street.

It's not stolen - it's lost and returned to Amazon and de-registered. Amazon has to go through a 3rd party seller. The Paperwhite still works. I downloaded the newest update and was able to set the date and time.)

GoSharks · 10-11-2013, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by allowingtoo

I'm sure Amazon has a lot of these they have to get rid of. This seller was NOT selling 1 or 2 of them but multiple quantities of PW1. He had to of gotten them from somewhere, and I would guess it would have been Amazon. You just don't buy this many off the street.

It's not stolen - it's lost and returned to Amazon and de-registered. Amazon has to go through a 3rd party seller. The Paperwhite still works. I downloaded the newest update and was able to set the date and time.)

Stop...you're killing me...

allowingtoo · 10-11-2013, 11:44 PM

You're just jealous you didn't get one.

xendula · 10-11-2013, 11:46 PM

Well, if you search for the seller, he looks to be legit.

allowingtoo · 10-11-2013, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by xendula

Well, if you search for the seller, he looks to be legit.

That is what I'm saying. Amazon has to "wash their hands" of returned Kindles. They work. What are they going to do? Throw them away? The serial number is bad but the Kindle still works - what do you do?

The eBay seller is a 3rd party seller or what ever you want to call it. They are not stolen. They may be turned in Kindles - sure. But I wouldn't call them stolen. They must have 100's of them (or more) that they have to do something with. Selling them for pennies on the dollar to a third party seller makes sense to me.

GoSharks · 10-12-2013, 12:07 AM

The seller is a middle-man. He buys and then resells. That he has good reviews for selling / delivering an item does not mean the item he is selling was not stolen at some time in the past. His purchase history indicates he rarely / never buys from the same source more than once and mostly sells used and parted out items.... a functional PW1 that cannot be registered for $39 dollars? No, I'm not jealous...I'm ethical.

Enough said. Enjoy your PW.

allowingtoo · 10-12-2013, 12:10 AM

Carmelreader · 10-12-2013, 12:12 AM

there's a refurbished kindle touch on ebay with a buy it now price of $7495.00. Free shipping no less. 10 Available. From an experienced seller. Doesn't seem to be gold plated either.

FanciFreez · 10-12-2013, 12:19 AM

In my opinion.. there is no comparison between the KPW1 vs the KPW2.. the KPW2 is so much better.. way better..

allowingtoo · 10-12-2013, 12:29 AM

never mind

GoSharks · 10-12-2013, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by allowingtoo

wallachee has been a seller on eBay since 1998. I don't think that's a kind of fly by night seller of stolen goods GoSharks. They even have a website that is BBB accredited under PowerbookMedic.com.

I didn't say wallachee was not a 'good' seller on ebay...as in his buyers are content with the way he sells to them (which, by the way, is all BBB cares about). What I said was that wallachee does not appear to be particularly discriminatory about who he buys from and that an unregisterable PW1 for $39 dollars smells of stolen. Obviously I am not going to convince you that it is stolen and you are not going to convince me that it is just a good deal....so as I said before: Enough said. Enjoy your PW.

It's probably about time to let this thread go back on topic...

10-12-2013, 12:29 AM	#1079
allowingtoo Bibliophile Posts: 159 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Amazon	never mind Last edited by allowingtoo; 10-12-2013 at 01:57 PM.

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10-11-2013, 10:40 PM	#1066
allowingtoo Bibliophile Posts: 159 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Amazon	I'm sure Amazon has to get rid of them somehow......

10-11-2013, 10:53 PM	#1067
xendula eBookworm Posts: 2,300 Karma: 4525746 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Coast brrrrr Device: Kindle 4B/K ~ Nexus 7 ~ Kindle Paperwhite 1&2 ~ iPad Air	Ah, too bad. I would have tried another PW1, seeing how the later ones had less issues than the first ones that came out.

10-11-2013, 11:44 PM	#1072
allowingtoo Bibliophile Posts: 159 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Amazon	You're just jealous you didn't get one.

10-11-2013, 11:46 PM	#1073
xendula eBookworm Posts: 2,300 Karma: 4525746 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Coast brrrrr Device: Kindle 4B/K ~ Nexus 7 ~ Kindle Paperwhite 1&2 ~ iPad Air	Well, if you search for the seller, he looks to be legit.

10-12-2013, 12:07 AM	#1075
GoSharks SQUIRREL!! Posts: 1,636 Karma: 8400000 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: California Device: K-Fire, PW2, PW3	The seller is a middle-man. He buys and then resells. That he has good reviews for selling / delivering an item does not mean the item he is selling was not stolen at some time in the past. His purchase history indicates he rarely / never buys from the same source more than once and mostly sells used and parted out items.... a functional PW1 that cannot be registered for $39 dollars? No, I'm not jealous...I'm ethical. Enough said. Enjoy your PW.

10-12-2013, 12:10 AM	#1076
allowingtoo Bibliophile Posts: 159 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Amazon

10-12-2013, 12:12 AM	#1077
Carmelreader Groupie Posts: 181 Karma: 617380 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Kindle Fire HD, kindle HDX 8.9, ipad pro, ipad mini 2, Voyage, Oasis 2	there's a refurbished kindle touch on ebay with a buy it now price of $7495.00. Free shipping no less. 10 Available. From an experienced seller. Doesn't seem to be gold plated either.

10-12-2013, 12:19 AM	#1078
FanciFreez Banned Posts: 100 Karma: 577064 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: Kobo Aura HD, KPW2, Nexus 7.2, iPad 4, Nook HD+	In my opinion.. there is no comparison between the KPW1 vs the KPW2.. the KPW2 is so much better.. way better..