"bound or unbound" that is the question.

[buschman31]

One day you will go flying with it and it will ask you to log in ...Someday... If I were you I would fly it until that day and During that time get a Drone only from a store such as CamRise as a replacement. You can use this one for parts later or sell it off as parts

it already asking to update in the few times that i have logged into the controller when its online and i have not flown it yet

 

[Cafguy]

The letter is a pretty good idea!

 

[Cafguy]

Its gonna logout eventually also the Authorization letter thing I don't understand. With DJI you only have 2 choices when it comes to Drone transfer. 1. You can be the original owner If thats the case they will still not unbind the Drone...they will only send you a code that will allow you to change the password. OR 2. you can send the Drone to them and for the same price as a replacement they will throw the Drone you send them into the grinder and send you a Replacement. The DJI user agreement states that they will not unbind a Drone and they would NEVER do it "Remotely" if they even did.

 

[buschman31]

wow, another new twist to the same old problem. here we have a buyer who checked for the problem first only to learn later that you cannot really fully check for the problem in person but only if you possibly reach out to the manufacturer to verify. and....the person who bound the drone refuses to release it even though that person sold it to you.

in america, there is only one legal answer to this lunacy and it's call the court room. take the pawn shop to court.....please. write a letter to them explaining they either release the drone or take it back for a refund or else we go to small claims court. post the letter here, we will help you. we'll see if they feel comfortable with explaining their position in a legal setting. this is not legal advice but only my personal opinion.

What i will do Monday is call the corporate office and speak to someone there. The store manager is basically telling me that its unlikely the area manager is do a authorization letter releasing the drone for unbounding since the sales receipt shows all the info.

 

[Droning on and on...]

How do I check if it's bound before I purchase it?

Like the OP, get the S/N of the drone and check with DJI. Small inconvenience, but straightforward and pretty easy.

 

[mavic3usa]

How do I check if it's bound before I purchase it?

Like the OP, get the S/N of the drone and check with DJI. Small inconvenience, but straightforward and pretty easy.

As you know, fraud is real and the thieves are smart these days. If you are selling a bad drone, you're not going to provide a s/n that can be "looked up" and found to be bad. Therefore, lookout for the fake s/n provided to you which is likely social engineered from someone else on the internet or easily found elsewhere and it's clean. Same for stolen drones.

Just remember, the s/n you are provided by the seller for an item that you have neither won nor placed a bid on, you're not guaranteed to get that particular drone and the thieves know this. You get the green light from DJI, your drone arrives and it's a different locked drone s/n. If the seller is willing to list the s/n or provide it thru secure messaging to a legit buyer, that would be better (which I believe ultimately is the suggestion here). Nothing you can't overcome but just be aware, if you don't have the product in your hand, no guarantees. I know for sure I wouldn't give my s/n to just anyone who asks on the internet because they were browsing; only to the winner.

 

[Mrprop365]

As you know, fraud is real and the thieves are smart these days. If you are selling a bad drone, you're not going to provide a s/n that can be "looked up" and found to be bad. Therefore, lookout for the fake s/n provided to you which is likely social engineered from someone else on the internet or easily found elsewhere and it's clean. Same for stolen drones.

Just remember, the s/n you are provided by the seller for an item that you have neither won nor placed a bid on, you're not guaranteed to get that particular drone and the thieves know this. You get the green light from DJI, your drone arrives and it's a different locked drone s/n. If the seller is willing to list the s/n or provide it thru secure messaging to a legit buyer, that would be better (which I believe ultimately is the suggestion here). Nothing you can't overcome but just be aware, if you don't have the product in your hand, no guarantees. I know for sure I wouldn't give my s/n to just anyone who asks on the internet because they were browsing; only to the winner.

I usually sort out small points over messaging and then hop on a call and if there is anything of particular interest I'll ask them to stick it a message so it's on file

 

[buschman31]

Ok i was able to get the authorization letter from the pawnshop and sent it to DJI. It will take 1-2 days before i get a reply back. I'm pretty sure that things will be ok now.

 

[buschman31]

Ok i was able to get the authorization letter from the pawnshop and sent it to DJI. It will take 1-2 days before i get a reply back. I'm pretty sure that things will be ok now.

Also i if anyone is going to buy an used DJI from a local pawnshop or individual, please use the DJI chat in their website. They can check the serial number right away and give u a quick answer if the drone binded or unbinded to an account

 

[buschman31]

Also i if anyone is going to buy an used DJI from a local pawnshop or individual, please use the DJI chat in their website. They can check the serial number right away and give u a quick answer if the drone binded or unbinded to an account

UPDATE: The unbind request took 1 day. I got the email notice 12-20 that the unbind of the drone was done.