When the original owners of lost devices contact us, we mark the devices as lost in our system, so the devices will be unusable by the finder. I asked this to the Amazon representative and he never mentioned anything about this. If i get you right, will this option put the matter to rest? Would i still need go police, file report, etc if i send it for recycling? I bought this item online, so probably the police anyway will say they can't do anything.
Your options are to use it as a paperweight, a doorstop, recycle it, or otherwise dispose of it. I am not sure why you mention all this. I am not asking to unlock it. I just want to know the best way to handle this issue. This is my very first time having this issue, hopefully the last. Not a lot you can do if you've had it a long time. When buying "used" gear from people you do not know, check it out immediately.
Ebay would have forced the seller to refund you for selling a locked or stolen device. They've seen this before, loads of times. It's even in their policies for selling. You bought it with intent to use it so people are going to tell you you won't be able to just to be thorough. The PD may even tell you to keep it so the info does have utility. Since you say "years ago", at this point I'd just recycle it but you can always consult the non-emergency number for your local PD and explain things.
On top of that, it comes at a fairly reasonable price, especially if you get it via second-hand or third-party retailers. However, sometimes an extremely cheap price can raise suspicions. This article will explain how to check if a Fire Tablet is stolen. The bargain second-hand Fire Tablet can actually be stolen from another user.
Even if a device looks completely new, it can have a history behind it. You can check this easily in a few simple steps if the person the device was stolen from reported the theft, that is. Afterward, they will probably contact the customer care team to blacklist the device, meaning nobody can register a new account on it. The first thing you want to do is deregister the device, you do this by visiting Amazon. Next, click on your devices , Click the Actions button, and then click deregister device.
Deregistering your device prohibits Appstore purchases on that device, and disables the use of any app purchased from Amazon Appstore for Android and downloaded to that device. You can re-enable purchasing from the device by signing in to the Amazon Appstore for Android again. When you unregister your Kindle, you do not lose any of your past purchases or digital content.
If you were to buy another Kindle Fire or an e-Reader you can simply use your login and password on the new hardware and sync all of your past content. If you want to insure that a stolen Kindle cannot be sold on the blackmarket, eBay, Craigslist or the local pawn shop you may elect to blacklist it. When it is blacklisted, it can not be registered by someone else. You can do this by calling Toll free: If you manage to find it, or someone returns it in a lost and found bin, you can call Amazon back and they can unblacklist it so you can re-register it.
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