Can I use .com credit to buy Kindle for use in UK?

avantman42 · 12-23-2013, 10:14 AM

I've got about $100 in credit at my Amazon.com associates account. I'd like a new Kindle, so I'm wondering if I can use it to buy a Kindle at amazon.com, to use in the UK.

Does anyone know if this is possible? Any issues? Would there be a problem buying the special offers version?

HarryT · 12-23-2013, 10:18 AM

No, you can't. You can only buy a Kindle for the UK at amazon.co.uk.

What you could do is try to find someone in the US who wants the $100 in Amazon credit, transfer the credit to them as a gift voucher, and get them to buy you an amazon.co.uk gift voucher of similar value.

avantman42 · 12-23-2013, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

No, you can't. You can only buy a Kindle for the UK at amazon.co.uk.

What you could do is try to find someone in the US who wants the $100 in Amazon credit, transfer the credit to them as a gift voucher, and get them to buy you an amazon.co.uk gift voucher of similar value.

That might be a possibility. Thanks, Harry.

pdurrant · 12-23-2013, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by avantman42

That might be a possibility. Thanks, Harry.

Have just done something very similar, I should mention that transferring the credit to someone else's account isn't something you can do through the website. You have to contact customer services and explain that you have unusable amazon.com credit and ask them to do the transfer to a different account.

And then get a paypal credit or other credit from the person who's account you've transferred the Amazon.com credit. It's finding the reliable person with a regularly used Amazon.com account (so they're have to have some Amazon.com credit) that's the tricky bit.

avantman42 · 12-23-2013, 11:14 AM

Thanks for the extra info. I know some reliable people in the US, but I don't know how often they use Amazon. Guess I'll have to ask :-)

HarryT · 12-23-2013, 11:15 AM

You're a well-established MR member. Why not ask here? I'm sure that someone will be able to help you out.

avantman42 · 12-23-2013, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

You're a well-established MR member. Why not ask here? I'm sure that someone will be able to help you out.

Because ... I didn't think of that ;-)

I might just do that, once the credit has arrived. I had my account set to pay by cheque, with minimum amount set high, so I wouldn't get anything until I'd worked out how to deal with it.

cadele · 12-23-2013, 09:54 PM

Couldn't you just buy yourself an amazon gift card using the credit but sending it to your UK account email? You could then purchase the UK kindle and apply the gift card amount to that. Or do Amazon not allow this?

pdurrant · 12-24-2013, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by cadele

Couldn't you just buy yourself an amazon gift card using the credit but sending it to your UK account email? You could then purchase the UK kindle and apply the gift card amount to that. Or do Amazon not allow this?

You can't buy gift cards with gift card credit.

cadele · 12-24-2013, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

You can't buy gift cards with gift card credit.

Ah. Thank you for explaining. I wasn't aware of that. What a nuisance.

12-23-2013, 10:14 AM	#1
avantman42 Wizard Posts: 1,090 Karma: 6058305 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Can I use .com credit to buy Kindle for use in UK? I've got about $100 in credit at my Amazon.com associates account. I'd like a new Kindle, so I'm wondering if I can use it to buy a Kindle at amazon.com, to use in the UK. Does anyone know if this is possible? Any issues? Would there be a problem buying the special offers version?

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12-23-2013, 10:18 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	No, you can't. You can only buy a Kindle for the UK at amazon.co.uk. What you could do is try to find someone in the US who wants the $100 in Amazon credit, transfer the credit to them as a gift voucher, and get them to buy you an amazon.co.uk gift voucher of similar value.

12-23-2013, 11:14 AM	#5
avantman42 Wizard Posts: 1,090 Karma: 6058305 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Thanks for the extra info. I know some reliable people in the US, but I don't know how often they use Amazon. Guess I'll have to ask :-)

12-23-2013, 11:15 AM	#6
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	You're a well-established MR member. Why not ask here? I'm sure that someone will be able to help you out.

12-23-2013, 09:54 PM	#8
cadele Addict Posts: 372 Karma: 3710372 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Kindles, Sony 650	Couldn't you just buy yourself an amazon gift card using the credit but sending it to your UK account email? You could then purchase the UK kindle and apply the gift card amount to that. Or do Amazon not allow this?

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