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Kindle paperwhite1 Serial number invalid
I bought used kindle Paperwhite 1, the serial number is : "b024000000000000"
What can I do to make it display the real SN Ps: the seller said he sells them with deleted serials because they are used . Thanks in advance. |
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If you bought it on eBay and used PayPal, contact the PayPal. Also contact eBay as what the seller is doing is illegal. |
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Thanks I will try to get my money back,
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I am quite naive I never realised people did this. I have no words.
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Slightly off topic question here, what are serial numbers used for on paper whites?
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Everything on the Amazon web site for a Kindle is governed by the serial number.
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The device has to transmit it's s/n to the website in order to be registered (which makes it pretty relevant) or are you saying they use something else now? It's not just un & pw as Amazon needs a way to know the specific device for DRM (which is device specific), emailing docs, etc.
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I will buy a new one , because this was bought from china and I live very far in Algeria, what I can do now is just reading sideloaded books and thats all .
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