Purchased a M3 off Facebook marketplace. Met the seller. Did a very quick test drive. Paid via CashApp all was well.
It wasn't until I started googling & looking to upgrade to a RC Pro that I realized the seller forgot to unbind his account.
Contacted the seller via text message but no reply. Went back on Facebook and his profile is gone.
Posted here on MavicP and someone mentioned to reach out to DJI. Did so. DJI got back to me and stated they have contacted the original owner (after some days went by) & they stated the following:
"We have contacted the account owner, but we didn't receive positive feedback or authorization. We are unable to disclose the information on it or unbind it directly in respect of the privacy rules and regulations. We understand it must be frustrating to know the background of this product. To protect your benefit, we suggest contacting your seller for a refund or replacement service."
So to me, that reads like the Drone has been stolen from the original owner.
The strange part is, I can still fly this. Just like normal. I'm just stuck w/ this RC controller and can't upgrade to an RC pro since the M3 is bound to this controller.
So I don't have a paperweight. Which I guess is good but I am worried about:
1) Couldn't DJI just remotely turn this drone off so I can never take off if it is indeed stolen? And if so, why haven't they done that?
2) If I want to send this in for maintenance or a repair will they just keep it and not ship it back to me if it is stolen?
I make this thread in part because today I met w/ a local Mavic 3 owner. I tell him the story and I wanted to see if the slight glitchyness it displays ONLY when hovering is normal. Turns out his Mavic 3 is steady and doesn't glitch when hovering. Mine exhibits a glitch every 5 seconds or so as if it's having a hard time staying in place.
So if this M3 doesn't turn into a paperweight & I can't contact the true owner to give it to them, I'd like to send the drone off for maintenance to DJI but I'd hate for them to keep it & not ship it back.
What do I do in this instance?
I have contacted the local police but the officer that took my report later said after the report that there's nothing they can do in this case and there is nothing in their database that shows this drone as stolen.
It wasn't until I started googling & looking to upgrade to a RC Pro that I realized the seller forgot to unbind his account.
Contacted the seller via text message but no reply. Went back on Facebook and his profile is gone.
Posted here on MavicP and someone mentioned to reach out to DJI. Did so. DJI got back to me and stated they have contacted the original owner (after some days went by) & they stated the following:
"We have contacted the account owner, but we didn't receive positive feedback or authorization. We are unable to disclose the information on it or unbind it directly in respect of the privacy rules and regulations. We understand it must be frustrating to know the background of this product. To protect your benefit, we suggest contacting your seller for a refund or replacement service."
So to me, that reads like the Drone has been stolen from the original owner.
The strange part is, I can still fly this. Just like normal. I'm just stuck w/ this RC controller and can't upgrade to an RC pro since the M3 is bound to this controller.
So I don't have a paperweight. Which I guess is good but I am worried about:
1) Couldn't DJI just remotely turn this drone off so I can never take off if it is indeed stolen? And if so, why haven't they done that?
2) If I want to send this in for maintenance or a repair will they just keep it and not ship it back to me if it is stolen?
I make this thread in part because today I met w/ a local Mavic 3 owner. I tell him the story and I wanted to see if the slight glitchyness it displays ONLY when hovering is normal. Turns out his Mavic 3 is steady and doesn't glitch when hovering. Mine exhibits a glitch every 5 seconds or so as if it's having a hard time staying in place.
So if this M3 doesn't turn into a paperweight & I can't contact the true owner to give it to them, I'd like to send the drone off for maintenance to DJI but I'd hate for them to keep it & not ship it back.
What do I do in this instance?
I have contacted the local police but the officer that took my report later said after the report that there's nothing they can do in this case and there is nothing in their database that shows this drone as stolen.