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I'm looking to buy Fire hd8 to read Kindle comic books. Will it be enough to buy the for kids pro version? I'm not going to use most of the features of my tablet (sometimes Netflix or YouTube?) Right now, I'm worried because the version for kid pro is 10,000 yen on Amazon Japan Can I use the kids version after I purchase it and log in with my adult ID? submitted by /u/Firm_Virus_2073 to r/kindlefire [link] [comments]

My boyfriend and I take care of a relative with some health issues and our relative has a very old Kindle Fire. We want to get him a new one while he is in the nursing facility so he has entertainment until we can bring him back home to our house, where he will have access to his computer again. I’ve read you can convert a Kindle kids version to a regular adult version, but I saw mixed info on if you can do that with a Kindle Fire. We were considering the kids version because of price, the case, and because we may need to limit his ability to make purchases for a while due to some of the brain issues caused by one of his health issues. But we also wanted to be able to have the ability to set it to adult mode so he isn’t locked down entirely if that makes sense. Our relative doesn’t like iPads and with the health stuff/etc going on, I’m not comfortable sending my iPad Pro to the nursing facility, and our relative does not want us to bring the Nintendo Switch. If we can’t convert a kids version, we will just get a regular Kindle Fire and call it good. submitted by /u/LadyMoonstone to r/kindlefire [link] [comments]

Hey all. Dumb question for you. I got my kiddo a kindle and am having issues keeping our books separate. I am able to keep mine off of hers via family sharing and that’s ok. What I’m struggling with is keeping her books off of my kindle. Today I borrowed a bunch of books off Libby for her, and while they all went to hers just fine, they clogged mine up to no end. Removing them from mine seems to have returned the books, and she no longer has access to them. How do I use my kindle and Libby accounts for us, while keeping Warriors and Wings of Fire from overtaking Dungeon Crawler Carl?! On the bright side, she’s asked for her switch exactly one time and has logged 12 hours of reading time in the last couple of days! submitted by /u/spunky-chicken10 to r/kindle [link] [comments]

It was on app store for an amazon kindle sometime in the 2010s. It started off bright and happy with two kids playing and jumping on flowers, but then one child was taken by an evil monster. Suddenly, the game turns dark and gloomy and you have to continue jumping on the flowers to runnway. It was a side scroller. It mightve been an endless runner, i wouldnt know, because I was too scared to ever play it for longer than like three minutes. The monster was shadowy and black and you had to jump on flowers or something like that to run away from it. It wasnt Nihilumbra, LIMBO, Naught, or toby and the secret mine. It is very important the game has the starting scene in the bright world with two kids jumping on flowers before their world turns dark as one kid is snatched by a monster and the other one runs away from it. submitted by /u/AwayDragonfly5029 to r/tipofmyjoystick [link] [comments]

After going down loads of Reddit threads, watching YouTube videos, and getting absolutely nowhere… I’ve finally got YouTube Kids working on both my kids’ Kindles. Figured I’d write this up properly as most guides are either outdated or missing steps. You will need: A PC About 20–30 minutes One paid app (£2.99) Step 1: Enable Developer Options (parent profile) Go to Settings Tap About Fire Tablet Tap Serial Number 7 times (you’ll see the countdown) Go back and open Developer Options Turn it ON Enable USB Debugging Step 2: Allow Unknown Sources Go to Settings → Security & Privacy Tap Apps from Unknown Sources Select Silk Browser Turn “Allow from this source” ON Step 3: Install Google Services (APKs) You need these 4 APKs (make sure you get safe/reliable versions): Google Account Manager (com.google.android.gsf.login) Google Services Framework (com.google.android.gsf) Google Play Services (com.google.android.gms) Google Play Store (com.android.vending) Install them in this EXACT order: Google Account Manager Google Services Framework Google Play Services Google Play Store Use the file manager on the Kindle to install each one. Step 4: Install YouTube Kids (parent profile) Open the Play Store you just installed Download YouTube Kids At this point it only works on the parent profile. Step 5: Set up ADB on your PC Download platform tools from: https://developer.android.com/tools/releases/platform-tools Extract the ZIP Open the folder: platform-tools-latest-windows\platform-tools Click the address bar, type cmd, press enter Step 6: Connect the Kindle Plug the Kindle into your PC Accept the USB debugging prompt Type: adb devices You should see your device listed Step 7: Get the child profile user ID Type: adb shell pm list users You’ll see something like: UserInfo{11:Name:8010} The number (e.g. 11) is the child profile ID Step 8: Enable apps for the child profile Replace XX with your user ID and run each line: adb shell cmd package install-existing –user XX com.google.android.apps.youtube.kids adb shell cmd package install-existing –user XX com.google.android.gms adb shell cmd package install-existing –user XX com.android.vending adb shell cmd package install-existing –user XX com.google.android.gsf adb shell cmd package install-existing –user XX com.google.android.gsf.login Step 9: Install launcher (£2.99) On the parent profile: Open Amazon Appstore Install “QuickApps: App Launcher & Organizer” I tried to find a free workaround but couldn’t. Step 10: Enable for the child Go to Amazon Kids / Parent Dashboard Manage Content Enable QuickApps for the child profile Step 11: Done Open QuickApps on the child profile Launch YouTube Kids from there You can also hide everything else in QuickApps if you want it locked down. TL;DR: Sideload Google services → install YouTube Kids → use ADB to enable it for child profile → use a launcher app to open it Not an expert, just sharing what finally worked after way too much trial and error. Happy to help if anyone gets stuck 👍 submitted by /u/JustJamesHere to r/kindlefire [link] [comments]

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This has been Solved. Thanks for the help. As stated in the title, the book was set in Australia, and had three children as the main characters, a brother and sister duo, and their female friend. The three were taught Tai Chi by an elderly Chinese (I think) woman who went on to bestow upon them three items after the group was attacked by a monster. The items were a pair of bracelets that went to the friend, and when activated, they became the Rings of Wind and Fire. The brother was gifted a belt that, when activated, became the Sword of Tai Chi. Finally, the sister was gifted a paintbrush that turned into the Yin Yang Brush. They were also all given uniforms to wear when fighting the bad guys that had individual colors: Brother being Red, Sister being Black, and Friend being White. They were also given masks that, when painted on by the Yin Yang Brush, could alter their appearance to be whatever they wanted. They went on to solve the mystery behind the attacks in the first book, and it was heavily hinted at that the father of the siblings was actually a former user of the powers of these items, as he made a very nonchalant remark about his head being crushed by some mountain, that in turn is revealed to be just the technique the Sister needs to defeat the main bad guy of book one. I also read the second book, and the only real detail I remember is that the Friend had an older brother that Sister was attracted to, and she would use the Brush and Mask in order to visit him in disguise to have a sort of relationship with him. This caused some serious strife in the team when it was revealed. Also, it was hinted at that Friend had a huge crush on Brother, but Brother was too oblivious to realize it. These are all the details I can remember, so if anyone knows what these books were called, please help me, as I cannot find any info on them online anywhere, but I know they existed at one point. Thanks for the help. submitted by /u/BlazeMarine to r/whatsthatbook [link] [comments]

My kiddo loves audiobooks and has a Kindle fire tablet just for listening to audible. His consumption of audiobooks is pretty hefty, and I tried to create some sense of budgeting for him by letting him earn audiobooks for doing things that are hard for him. He can earn one audiobook per day, but the challenges are hard enough that he earns 2-3 per week... At $6+ each. For the sale, his current series is half off. I want to buy all the books in the series (over 20), but I don't want him to be able to listen to the new books until he's earned them. We started off using the kids profile, but the kids audible app doesn't have a timer... So at 11 PM, I'd be woken up by his audiobook still playing. Now he uses the unrestricted profile for bedtime listening or other things when we need the timer (like bath time). I checked the T&C for gifts, and they can't be redeemed by the same account that purchased them. So is there a solution I'm missing besides going back to the timer-less kids profile? The boundaries around listening are necessary... He will listen to audiobooks and ignore everything else. He won't socialize or do other things (like eat or bathe or get ready for school). He will sit in a tub for 2 hours listening to audiobooks, so the timer is helpful for giving him some autonomy without having a meltdown because the audiobook is paused. We also read actual books to him and practice reading together. We make up stories for him on the spot. Our family is very reading-focused. The audiobooks are largely replacing screen time. I don't think this is a parenting issue, and I'm really just looking for technical advice on managing the availability of books on the tablet. I asked Google, but the only solution it gave me was to go back to using the kids profile. submitted by /u/arcticmusings to r/audible [link] [comments]

I have a kobo that's 32gb, but I also got myself a kindle fire 7 (2022) so I can have more space for Manga, comics and more or bigger files to read on. I haven't connected it to the internet or attached it to Amazon yet. I want to remove the kids app, Alexa and a few other things I don't need, as well as add a way for it to read other reading file formats. so far it can only read TinTin comics in pdf format. submitted by /u/Dizzy_Hellfire to r/Piracy [link] [comments]

Just bought this for my daughter for Christmas and it will not play any of the audiobooks that are included in the subscription. I've seen this has been an issue for a long time but was wondering if anyone actually has a solution? Ridiculous that this bug has been going on for over a year tbh. I've cleared cache/storage, updated, reset etc etc & Kindle is active from the parent account. submitted by /u/Lukesonfire to r/audible [link] [comments]

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I'm missing some before pics, but these are in order of when they were completed. Biggest challenge was hiding the electrical panel in my bedroom. I threw my back out part way through doing it, so there were delays in completing. Living alone means having to learn how to hold things up while screwing stuff into place and keeping everything level. I'm not a very strong woman, so I learned the benefits of a good quality set of clamps. Over the summer, I purchased: A circular saw A mitre saw A jigsaw A small sander A circular sander A new power drill New drill bits So, so, so many nails and screws and urethane and wood stain. I want a table saw and a band saw, but I don't have the space for them. I also wanted a router saw and rotary tool, but those will have to wait till next summer. I have so much Ryobi brand stuff now, I'm surprised they didn't send me a Thank You card by now. Lol submitted by /u/Due_Function84 to r/BeginnerWoodWorking [link] [comments]

Context: I’m a mid to late 30s man with kids that used to skate in my teens. My oldest kid, middle school age and somewhat sheltered, has been showing interest in the “urban culture”. He likes to draw graffiti style letters, listens to hip hop and some punk here and there. He likes baggy clothes that are very 90s style. Yesterday we went shoe shopping, walked into several stores, one of them being a big box skateboarding store at the mall. You know the kind. They had some D3s on the wall that brought me back to my era and we talked for a while about how it was back then. The vhs tapes, the skate shops, the CCS catalogs, the culture that surrounded skateboarding, the music, THPS when you’re 12 and it’s raining outside. We had a good time. He mentioned he would like to try but is intimidated. How can I feed into that interest without overwhelming him and turning him off? I told him that if he was into it, I would get a skateboard too and we could do it together but idk if he’s interested in skating with me at this point. I guess, at some level, I’m living vicariously through him but I only want him to enjoy everything that comes with skateboarding as much as I did. I had such a good time and made lifelong friends and I want him to experience that. submitted by /u/baddadjokess to r/NewSkaters [link] [comments]

I did have to pay to remove ads but it was on sale for 139 and it came with 6 months of Amazon kids which my son can use on his fire. submitted by /u/stoney_balogna20 to r/kindle [link] [comments]

UPDATE (08-JUL-2025): YT Kids is going away in August, so we will have to use the regular YT App from here on out. The good news is that YT has now implemented a Parent Code to keep the kids from switching profiles. It is disabled by default. I bought my 5yr old son a 13th Generation Amazon Fire Tablet 10 for Christmas (an upgrade from his Fire 8 with a shattered screen), but it will not go over well without YouTube Kids on his profile. He even notices when YT Kids disconnects from his signed in profile and always asks me to fix it. I NEED him to be able to get to YT Kids from a Kids Profile and it NEEDS to be connected with HIS YouTube profile. Since it took me 3 days to find and piece this together from multiple resources, I want to outline the exact steps I took in case someone has the later version and needs something to follow. Credit to this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/kindlefire/comments/risv8q/how_to_sideload_apps_3rd_party_to_childs_fire/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button Get Google Play on the device. Switch to the parent profile and install Google Playstore https://www.androidpolice.com/install-play-store-amazon-fire-tablet/ Install YT Kids at the Google Play Store Connect to Fire Tablet through ADB: https://developer.amazon.com/docs/fire-tablets/connecting-adb-to-device.html Step 1: Enable Developer Options Install the Kindle Fire Driver (Windows Only) Extract the Zip file and run the exe Step 3: Install Android Studio You don't need the Studio, click the link for Android SDK platform tools Extract the zip file Step 4: Connect Your Fire Device to Your Computer with a USB Cable You may want to update the settings on the device to not sleep for 30 minutes of inactivity or the rest of this will get real annoying Add ADB to Your PATH Check for Connected Devices On the tablet, switch to the Child's Profile On the computer's command window enter the following command adb shell Now the the ADB shell is open, run the following commands, hitting enter after each line: cmd package install-existing com.google.android.gsf.login cmd package install-existing com.google.android.gsf cmd package install-existing com.google.android.gms cmd package install-existing com.android.vending cmd package install-existing com.google.android.apps.youtube.kids Each command should indicate successful installation ( most likely to User 10) Youtube Kids (YT Kids) is successfully installed at this point. The downside is it will not show up in the Content Manager or on the home screen (even as a recent app) in the kids profile. You need to install another app to make it accessible in the Child profile Switch to the Parent Profile In the Amazon App Store search for and install "Alpha Launcher" (free as of this writing) Open the app to do the initial setup and assign permissions. Make the app available to the Child profile in the Content Manager. Switch to the Child Profile. Alpha Launcher will be available on the home screen, open and do the initial setup. It will give an appearance of a phone home screen. Add Amazon Kids App and YT Kids to the Home screen. I removed all other apps from the Home screen except the settings icon, which I placed on the 3rd Home Screen. I sure hope this helps someone and saves them some time as it took me 3 days. I'm glad I kept up because this has totally saved the new tablet as his Christmas gift! submitted by /u/IamMeeka to r/kindlefire [link] [comments]

. I know this is a bold statement, but I feel that I can back this claim up. You may ask, "What do you mean by this one theory solves every major mystery, you can't seriously expect me to believe that?" But it's true, if you are serious about investigating Elden Ring lore, please hear me out until the end, because I am not exaggerating and I'm not kidding or clickbaiting. You will see how this one, simple theory really does fill in virtually every hole in our understanding of Elden Ring's narrative and does so in a satisfying way. The questions just answer themselves. Well, I won't leave you in anticipation any longer, this is the theory: The bloodletting ritual to feed the great trees such as the Haligtree and the Erdtree, and the burning of the Kindling Maiden, are part of the same, cyclical ritual from the Pre-Golden Order era. The ritual of the Uld would start with a war of Lords and their vassals, battling for the opportunity to become the Elden Lord to the Kindling Maiden, the Empyrean who would become God, the source of fertility for the new age. The blood from this war would fertilize the ground with vitality and select the strongest Champion as her consort, at which point they would be wed. The newly crowned god would then plant a golden seed and feed it with her own blood, giving her fertility to the tree and bringing abundance to the land. But once the fertility of the tree dried up, she would then be burned along with the tree as a Kindling Maiden. Her eldest daughter, or another Empyrean, would become the next Kindling Maiden, and the cycle would repeat ad infinitum. And now for the fun part, where I describe how this theory provides a foundation to answer for practically every major mystery within the game. 1. It explains how Marika planned for the return of the Tarnished before she could have known she would need them. As we know, Marika recalls the Tarnished with grace to fight and become the Elden Lord, kicking off the player's quest as a newly risen Tarnished off to become Elden Lord. You are paired, one Tarnished with one Maiden, and told to claim the Elden Ring. One thing many have found mysterious is the fact that Marika seems to have planned for the return of the Tarnished for the task of uniting the runes of the Elden Ring and burning the Erdtree long ago, at the end of the Long March (the conquering of the lands between by Marika and Godfrey,) because of some things we hear her say through Melina. Melina: "Spoken echoes of Queen Marika linger here, as well. Shall I share them with you?Very well. In Marika's own words: My Lord, and thy warriors. I divest each of thee of thy grace. With thine eyes dimmed, ye will be driven from the Lands Between. Ye will wage war in a land afar, where ye will live, and die. Well? Perhaps that might serve you in lieu of a maiden's guidance." Melina: "Spoken echoes linger here. Words of Queen Marika, who vanished long ago. If you wish, I will share them with you. In Marika's own words: Then, after thy death, I will give back what I once claimed. Return to the Lands Between, wage war, and brandish the Elden Ring. Grow strong in the face of death. Warriors of my lord. Lord Godfrey." But if this is the case it makes her actions later very confusing. It seems unlikely she would have predicted the events of Godwyn's murder on the Night of Black Knives and the Shattering War and anticipate she would need to recall Godfrey's armies for an anarchistic battle royale. Because if she did anticipate it happening, why the heck wouldn't she stop it or change it? It's strange and doesn't make a lot of sense. This contradiction has led some to believe that Marika may have been in on her son's murder, or have been some kind of chessmaster playing an extremely long-game, with a complex, secret sinister plan to do...what exactly? It really just doesn't make sense. She can't have known events would play out as they did ahead of time, or she would have done things differently. Yet she also very clearly describes the failsafe plan that takes place long before the events happen that necessitates her to take said action. The only way this makes sense, is if the battle to be Elden Lord was a ritual that pre-dated Marika. She didn't come up with the plan at all, it was a ritual that was always meant to take place, one that she herself was taking part in during the Long March. She was the Maiden to Godfrey's Tarnished in the war to become Elden Lord. At this point with Horah Loux's victory, she became the God of her people, the Flower Crucible, the fertility Goddess. She planted the Erdtree in the ground, watered it with her blood, beginning the Age of Abundance. She dismissed the Tarnished armies with the promise of their return to wage war again after her death and the demise of the Erdtree in a ritualistic immolation. But she lied--she had no intention of dying as a Kindling Maiden once her fertility ran out. She took away the grace of the Tarnished--that is to say she exiled or killed them or demoted them. As Gloam-eyed Queen she murdered her relatives, the other demigods who could have taken her place as Elden Lord and Empyrean, and conquered the rest of the Lands Between, especially the Flame of Ruin which was required for the ritual, so she would never fall prey to the Kindling Ritual. She made everything regarding burning the tree Taboo, then re-ordered the Golden Order around her as a Goddess and the Erdtree as a holy object of worship, instead of her just being this eras Flower Crucible she became Marika the Eternal--even as her and the tree's lack of fertility brought stagnation to the Lands Between. Blessed Dew Talisman: Talisman depicting a drop of the Erdtree's sap, a blessed boon. Gradually restores HP. It was once thought that the blessed sap of the Erdtree would drip from its boughs forever -- but that age of plenty swiftly came to a close, and with time, the Erdtree became more an object of faith. Then, after everything went to hell and she had no way out, she realized the only way to fix things was to restore the old traditions and bring back the ritual. So she made plans to break the Elden Ring into runes and gave each of them to her kids, (I would guess both to give them a leg up on becoming Elden Lord and also to be certain whoever became Elden Lord was as strong as or stronger than her own children at least) and kindle herself. But for reasons I will go into later, this didn't work as she intended. 2. It explains why Marika became one with Radagon, as well as the significance of the giants buried in the mountaintops. As the Erdtree aged, living long past the point of fertility, Marika realized it was having an effect on the Lands Between. This was clearly a problem, but she wasn't about to become the Kindling Maiden, that was the fate she'd been fighting against from the start. It is likely at this point that Godfrey is either dead or exiled. She may have initially assumed this was the reason her blood was no longer fertile, she no longer had a partner. So she went looking for the best candidate to restore her fertility and chose Radagon. Initially this seems like a weird choice, but once you look into it, it makes a lot of sense why she chose Radagon specifically: He was a victorious general. In the ritual, the person who becomes Elden Lord is the Elden Lord and Maiden who are victorious over other the other pairs. In the Long March, the war to take over the Lands Between, Radagon had proved himself a 'Champion'. He was a warrior that had won many battles. General Radahn Set: Helm of the golden lion, with flowing red hair. Worn by General Radahn. Radahn inherited the furious, flaming red hair of his father Radagon, and is fond of its heroic implications. "I was born a champion's cub. Now I am the Lord of the Battlefield's lion.” He was kin to the Giants. The Flame of Ruin which appears to be an integral part of the Kindling Ritual, is in Giant Territory and guarded by Giants. This is a bit strange, as why would such an important implement to the Uld be found in the possession of a whole other species and culture? The answer to this is that they actually aren't a separate species or culture, but a single one. We have obvious examples of multiple sizes of giants, and a whole spectrum of sizes of humanoids from Giants down to Troll, to the DemiGods to the Tarnished, to the Vulgar Militiamen, suggesting they all may be part of a single species that is trending towards evolution into smaller and smaller sizes--the smaller sized human may even be a reflection of the decreasing vitality of the Erdtree. The older the being is, meaning the farther back in time that they originate from, the larger they are, and the opposite. The more recently born were stunted and couldn't even reach the size of the average Tarnished. With this the case, it becomes clear why Marika believed she needed someone who showed obvious signs of Giant blood. She wanted someone who still had vitality from the age before the Erdtree's decline. He had produced an Empyrean child--a Red-Headed child. As we know, Radagon had produced an Empyrean child before with Rennala in Ranni--this suggested to Marika that a union with Radagon could revitalize her and/or her bloodline. We know for sure that Radahn had red hair, but there is some speculation that Ranni may have also had Red Hair. I personally hadn't considered this theory much before, considering the state of Ranni's burned body, but if Red Hair is a sign of Vitality, of Giants blood, then maybe it was also a sign of being an Empyrean. This would make complete sense as Malenia also has Red hair. Considering Melina has pink hair, Marika may also have once had Red Hair, but it turned blond as she lost her vitality. The same with Miquella. This also suggests the difference between Miquella's White Gold and Red-Gold of Crucible Gold, may be a result of the absence of Vitality. But even more on the implications of this in other sections. So Radagon fit the very rare and important criteria she needed in order to revitalize her bloodline. She wasn't just being a jerk by forcing Radagon to leave Rennala for her, and Radagon wasn't a doormat for agreeing to it, this was a desperate attempt to restore the vitality of the Erdtree. But unfortunately, while their union was able to produce Empyrean children, it had no effect on Marika herself or the tree, the Vitality of the Lands Between was still drained and absent. So Marika and Radagon turned to plan B--Marika would fuse with Radagon in order to incorporate his Vitality into herself directly. But even this didn't work, so Marika realized there was simply no other choice but to choose a new Kindling Maiden. 3. It explains why Malenia is rotting. The obvious choice for the next Kindling Maiden was Malenia. She was a Red-headed Empyrean and the first and only daughter of the Queen and current Maiden-God Marika. She is clearly overflowing with vitality, so much so that as it goes unused it has begun to fester and rot within her from the inside out. Her Rune even hints at her sacred nature as a Kindling Maiden: Malenia's Rune: A Great Rune of the shardbearer Malenia. The blessing of this half-rotted rune reduces the healing power of Flask of Crimson Tears. And yet, due to the infusion of Malenia's spirit of resistance. attacks made immediately after receiving damage will partially recover HP. Malenia is daughter to Queen Marika and Radagon, and her Great Rune should have been the most sacred of all. This being the case, it completely explains why Miquella's needle is able to halt her rot. Miquella's gold is a pure pale gold, lacking in the Red of Vitality. It's distinctive lack of vitality absorbs the excess vitality produced by Marika's Body, allowing her to somewhat function. It also explains why she becomes the Goddess of Rot--she was to be the Kindling Maiden, the god-seed of the Erdtree. But she never did, instead she became a Goddess of Rot. So Malenia was the perfect candidate to be the next Kindling Maiden, so why did she? Because being a Kindling Maiden is a death sentence, and Marika didn't want that for her own child! 4. It explains why Ranni killed both Godwyn and herself. But fortunately there was a substitute who wasn't her own offspring yet had the potential of a Kindling Maiden--Ranni. I have always found the theory that Marika intended to marry Ranni to Godwyn compelling. From the pre-existing Ring and Sword meant for her intended to the reason Ranni chose Godwyn of all people to murder, and why she did such a thing to begin with, it explains so much about her actions. Dark Moon RIng: Ring depicting a leaden full moon. Symbolic of a cold oath, the ring is supposed to be given by Lunar Princess Ranni to her consort. Ranni is an Empyrean, meaning her consort would by rights earn the title of lord. A warning is engraved within; "Whoever thou mayest be, take not the ring from this place, the solitude beyond the night is better mine alone." With this information, Ranni's betrothal to Godwyn in all but confirmed. Marika wanted to make Ranni the next Kindling Maiden, so she wouldn't have to sacrifice any of her own children. She would Marry her son Godwyn to her to Keep their line in power, and when the time came, Ranni would burn but Marika's children would live. Ranni of course, was livid that she was being used as a sacrifice. So she concocted the Night of Black Knives to sabotage Marika's plans. By destroying her body, she couldn't be used as a source of Vitality for the new Erdtree. By killing Godwyn, Marika couldn't marry some other unsuspecting person to him as a sacrifice to save her power and her family line. It also avenged her by poisoning the Erdtree, the object at the center of the barbaric practice of human sacrifice. 5. It explains why Radahn wanted to halt the stars and why he warred with Malenia. Finally--FINALLY--we know why Radahn wanted to halt the stars, and even why he was fighting Malenia! This has been a huge mystery in Elden Ring since the beginning with very few if any realistic answers. The best speculation we had before was some kind of arrogance or desire to be recognized as strong like Godfrey and his parents, but that isn't it--he was trying to save his sister's life! Marika was trying to make Ranni the next Kindling Maiden, a human sacrifice, and obviously he wasn't going to let that happen to his sister! So he learned Gravity Magic in Sellia to halt the stars, believing this would keep his sister from dying, since the Carian royal family's fate is tied to the stars. Iji: "The fate of the Carian royal family is guided by the stars. As is the fate of Lady Ranni, first heir in the Carian royal line." But after the Night of Black Knives when his sister seemingly killed herself, he may have sought revenge on Malenia, for not taking her rightful place as the next Kindling Maiden, and allowing Ranni to die in her place--which lead to her apparent suicide. 7. It explains why Ricard fed himself to a snake (and possibly makes predictions about the DLC) Why the hell Ricard would feed himself to the Blasphemous Serpent also becomes completely obvious. The Snake is the symbol of the great enemy of the Erdtree, and likely has some great connection to Messmer, the primary figure in the upcoming DLC. It seems likely we will learn the story of Messmer's attempt to over-through the Order of the Erdtree on it's release. Gladiator Helm: Bronze helm decorated with innumerable snakes. Worn by gladiators who were driven from the colosseum. The wearer becomes a slightly easier target for foes. The snake is viewed as a traitor to the Erdtree, and the audience delighted in seeing these bronze effigies beaten and battered. In order to save Ranni, Rykard turned to the great enemy of the Erdtree, the Blasphemous Snake, believing it would be able to somehow kill or defeat the tree, he may have allowed it to swallow him on purpose in order to give it enough power to conquer the Erdtree, or perhaps the Snake simply go out of his control. Unfortunately this was a mistake. The Snake doesn't care about the Erdtree, it just wants to destroy and consume everything in the world, and it would have eventually consumed everything and everyone he loved as well, saving no one. Devourer's Scepter: Scepter in the shape of a serpent devouring the world. This weapon will one day become the very symbol of the Lord of Blasphemy. One of the legendary armaments. A vision of the future briefly seen by Rykard in his final moments before being devoured by the great serpent. 6. It explains Miquella's curse, why he made the Haligtree and why it failed. So after all of these plans fell through--after Ranni commited suicide to escape becoming to Maiden, and the only recourse seemed to be to use Malenia, it was Miquella who took it upon himself to become a willing sacrifice and save his twin sister's life. He would become a Maiden in her place, and begin feeding his own tree, the Haligtree. But unfortunately it didn't work. Haligtree Knight Armor: Armor worn by knights sworn to the Haligtree. Its left breast is emblazoned with the crest of the Haligtree. Though watered with Miquella's own blood since it was a sapling, the Haligtree ultimately failed to grow into an Erdtree. Why didn't work? There are two major possibilities and it could be one both of these which resulted in the tree not becoming an Erdtree. Either because he wasn't biologically female and thus didn't have enough vitality to make the tree fertile, Or because the Kindling Ritual and Ritualistic war were never completed, and Miquella's Vitality alone wasn't enough to grant Abundance tot he Haligtree. Because he was using up all of his Vitality to feed the tree--giving up his last drop of dew--he was stunted and small and pale. This was his curse. Malenia (cut content): Sweet Tarnished…Dearest companion…Did you not heed my warning? Your greed knows no end. You would steal the last drop of warmth from his empty frame? After all you’ve taken, you still want more? Then you will have to kill me. I am Malenia, Sword of Miquella. And I have never known defeat. Miquella (cut content): My dear twin, accept this gift. A gift of abundance, my last drop of dew. Let all things flourish, whether graceful, or malign. His tragedy is echoed in the story of the D Brothers, two people who share a soul--Twins. One is a warrior and the other desires to be a maiden, but isn't accepted as one. 7. It explains the events of the War of the Shattering and why and when Marika broke the Elden Ring. The order of events around the War of the Shattering have always been kind of confusing. Why and when did Marika shatter the Ring? Sorceror Rogier: "It happened during the Golden Age of the Erdtree, long before the shattering of the Elden Ring. Someone stole a fragment of the Rune of Death from Maliketh, the Black Blade. And on a bitter night, murdered Godwyn the Golden. That was the first recorded Death of a demigod in all history. And it became the catalyst. Soon, the Elden Ring was smashed, and thus sprang forth the war known as the Shattering." As every other option fell through, Marika, realized she had no choice but to complete the Kindling Ritual and allow a new maiden, one of the Empyreans, to take her place. People assume this is when the Ring was shattered--but it wasn't. The Elden Ring was shattered long ago, when Marika removed the Rune of Death from the Ring--when she refused to submit herself to be sacrificed. The Elden Ring is the cyclical ritual of the Bloodletting, Kindling Maiden. The Ring had been broken since the Age of Abundance, and she used a Hammer to do it. This is why she is portrayed with a Hammer in the opening cutscene. Many assumed this cutscene flashing between Marika and Radagon to be depicting the first Shattering of the Ring as the catalyst for the Shattering War, with Marika trying to break the Ring and Radagon in opposition trying to fix it. This is incorrect. The events didn't happen in the same moment, they happened many years apart. Marika shattering the Elden Ring, Marika-Radagon repairing the Elden Ring. Marika's Hammer: Stone hammer made in the lands of the Numen, outside the Lands Between. The tool with which Queen Marika shattered the Elden Ring and Radagon attempted to repair it. The hammer partially broke upon shattering the Ring, becoming splintered with rune fragments. Long ago when Marika shattered the Ring, her Hammer broke, splintering into Fragments. One of those Fragments was the Rune of Death, which she hid inside Maliketh. The other became Melina. Melina is a fragment of Marike, which broke off when the Ring was shattered. She is the connection between Marika and the Erdtree, the hinge between them, the part of Marika that was the Kindling Maiden, which would allow the Erdtree to burn when she burned. But when Radagon-Marika realized the only way to repair the world was to repair the Ring, to finish the ritual, she subjected herself to the fire. There is a reason that Radagon is weak to Fire damage when you fight him, as Marika-Radgon he-she is a Kindling Maiden, meant to die by fire. The reason he and Marika are so broken is because Marika and Radagon did it, Marika allowed herself to burn--thus damaging Radagon as well, believing it would complete the Ritual Cycle she broke ages before, but unbeknownst to them, there was a problem--Melina was no longer inside Marika. The Kindling Ritual failed, but Radagon, acting as the steward of of Marika's Legacy, carried out the Ritual assuming it had been successful. He recalled the Tarnished, distributed the Runes of the Elden Ring to all of the demi-gods, and began the Battle Royal fight to the death to choose a new Lord. But with no Empyrean remained to become the next Kindling Maiden, so in desperation they paired Every prospective Lord with a prospective Maiden, and began the war. "A war from which no Champion arose." Melina hadn't burned, so no one was able to become the Elden Lord and Kindling Maiden. 8. It explains the purpose of Maliketh, Blaidd, (and Malenia) as 'Shadow Beasts'. As the Kindling Maiden, Marika's life was important to complete the Ritual of the Erdtree, so when she was christened an Empyrean she was given a protective beast that would keep her alive, would act as her shadow, until she could give herself to the Flame of Ruin. As the intended Kindling Maiden, Ranni was given such a beast as well, Blaidd. Marika was shielding Malenia, and would not allow her to become the Kindling Maiden, she did not get a beast. But when Miquella decided on his own to become the Maiden in her place, Malenia pledged herself to be his sword and act as a Shadow Beast would, protecting him until he could give himself to the fire on her behalf. Even the Size difference between Blaidd and Maliketh is explained. Maliketh is old, and from a time when beings were much larger. Blaidd is much younger, from a time when Vitality is waning, so he is much smaller. 9. It explains who Torrent's Master is and why. It's Marika. And it's Ranni. And it's Miquella. And it's Melina. It's all of them. Torrent belongs to the Kindling Maiden. At one point in time, all of them were the Kindling Maiden, so Torrent has at some point belonged to every one of them. Even the sacrifice of a Flask of Crimson Tears is symbolic of the terms to summon him--the sacrifice of the former Kindling Maiden. Many people have used the description of the Spectral Steed Whistle and Miquella's skills with forging as proof that Torrent was originally his. Spectral Steed Whistle: A delicate goldwork ring. Can be used as a finger whistle. Sound the whistle to summon and ride Torrent, the spectral steed. (Dismounts steed when used while on horseback.) Upon his death, the spectral steed can be summoned again, but doing so drains the Flask of Crimson Tears. It can't really be said that Miquella made the ring. It's possible, but not probable, in my opinion, as Torrent and the Ring must predate Miquella by eons. You'll notice that Marika uses a Hammer--she was a smith, one who controls fire and forges metal. It seems likely this is a skill that is passed down from mother to daughter, from one Kindling Maiden to another. We are told that Miquella and Marika-Radagon were very close and were both pursuing knowledge of the Golden Order. It appears that they consulted together trying to come up with a plan to fix the lost vitality of the Erdtree, and shared many secrets between them. In the end Miquella decide that he had to become the next Maiden, and he would attempt to replace the Kindling Ritual with a cocoon metamorphosis instead. Radagon's Rings of Light: One of the incantations of the Golden Order fundamentalists. A gift of gratitude to the young Miquella from his father, Radagon. Produces a golden ring of light and fires it across a wide area. Charging enhances range. And yet, the young Miquella abandoned fundamentalism, for it could do nothing to treat Malenia's accursed rot. This was the beginning of unalloyed gold Radagon's Icon: A legendary talisman depicting the Elden Lord Radagon. Shortens the casting time of sorceries and incantations. As the husband of Rennala of Caria, the red-haired Radagon studied sorcery, and as the husband of Queen Marika, he studied incantations. Thus did the hero aspire to be complete. Melina: Spoken echoes of Queen Marika linger here as well. Shall I share them with you? In Marika's own words. I declare mine intent, to search the depths of the Golden Order. Through understanding of the proper way, our faith, our grace, is increased. Those blissful early days of blind belief are long past. My comrades; why must ye falter? Miquella decided to become the Kindling Maiden in Malenia's place, so he likely learned the skill from Marika-Radagon in the first place. It would make the most sense if the very first Kindling Maiden created the Ring (Miranda), and over the ages as vitality dwindles and humans became smaller and smaller, the ring was merely altered to fit the finger of the smaller generation. 9. It explains who the Gloam-Eyed Queen is, and who the demigods in the Walking Mausoleums are. It's Marika. And it's Melina, since they are the same person. Before Marika shattered the ring (broke the cycle), she used her control of Fire, as a smith, to wield the Black Flame and kill all the potential Empyreans and Lords--her family, other demi-gods--who could succeed her. She didn't want to die to the ritual, and as long as other Empyreans existed who could become the next kindling Maiden, then her life was endangered. She could be chucked in the flame of Ruin at any time and replaced with someone more tractable who would submit to be sacrificed meekly. So she wielded the Black Flame and killed the other Empyreans, becoming known as the Gloam-Eyed Queen. then she shattered the Elden Ring, thus 'killing' the Gloam-Eyed Queen, and gave it to Maliketh to protect. As keeping her alive until she could burn was actually his job, it didn't trigger him to kill. When Marika-Radagon was consulting with Miquella, trying to find a way around fulfilling the Ritual, they had to confess everything about how it worked and what Marika had done to break it. She had to confess to killing the other demi-gods. So in order to morn and remember those demi-gods, those relatives of them both who his mother murdered, Miquella set up the Walking Mausoleums. 10. It explains who the God Placidusax is waiting for is, what her name is, and where she went. Remembrance of the Dragonlord: Remembrance of Dragonlord Placidusax, hewn into the Erdtree. The power of its namesake can be unlocked by the Finger Reader. Alternatively, it can be used to gain a great bounty of runes. The Dragonlord whose seat lies at the heart of the storm beyond time is said to have been Elden Lord in the age before the Erdtree. Once his god was fled, the lord continued to await its return. Placidusax was the very first Elden Lord, that means there must have been a very First Kindling Maiden as well, and we actually know who it is--it's Miranda, Maiden of the Flower Crucible, as depicted in the Miranda's Prayer item, which is only wielded by Melina (the current Kindling maiden) and otherwise unobtainable. Miranda's Prayer: This statuette depicts a flower that preys on humans, posed in prayer. Uses FP to call down a deluge of light. Miranda, maiden of the Flower Crucible is said to have been the very first of this breed. Left: Erdtree's Favor +2 | Right: Miranda's Prayer The item depicts a vaguely humanoid figure surrounded by what appears to be Miranda Flower Petals--a human-plant, if you will. This is symbolic of her being a Kindling Maiden, one who is both human, and plant, being part of the Erdtree. Miranda flowers are weak to fire, consume flesh as the Erdtree consumed blood, and appeared to those in the Lands between as branches of the Erdtree rising from flame-shaped petals--they associated it with the Kindling Maiden, and name these flowers after the very first Kindling Maiden. The shape of the figure on this tool, also echos the pose of Marika both in the Erdtree's Favor, as well as in her well-known hanged-woman pose which you see her in when you enter the Erdtree. Marika in the hanged-woman pose echoed in Miranda's Prayer. So Placidusax's God was Miranda. She left to go to the Giant's forge and complete the Kindling Ritual. He is waiting for her return, but she never will--she is dead. And much more... With this knowledge you can find satisfying answers to basically every question in Elden Ring, but I only have so much room, here. So I'll leave the rest for you all to answer...for now. EDIT: Many people have been asking me about the Outer Gods. I typed this up to explain them: https://www.reddit.com/user/M00n_Slippers/comments/1cm5hs9/i_solved_the_cosmology_of_elden_ring_lb_is_on_the/ EDIT #2, 5/7/2024: I'm going to do a series of posts with all the evidence you all could ever want--way more than my post above--that will make this all very clear. It was my fault for assuming you all knew the textual information by heart, when you don't. I need to really spell it out for you guys, give you the breadcrumbs, take you on the journey, all that jazz. I need to go all the way into the Cosmology or you won't get it. It will make everything extremely clear. If you are skeptical because this post didn't have many items or in-game evidence, worry not, every single point will be proven without a shadow of doubt with as many in-game pieces of evidence as I can find. I understand your skepticism. This is on me, I should have made the Cosmology post first, but I got excited and got ahead of myself. I'm going to try not to take all the incredulity personally. My only request is you hold your judgement until my next post and you read it. I will try to be fast but it may take a couple days to get out the first one. It will be called something along the lines of "The Elden Ring is the I Ching Book Of Changes - Explaining EVERYTHING in Elden Ring (Part 1)". It will be part one of a series. It may take a couple posts to get to some of the specific questions in this comment, but I will do my best to be diligent and stick with it. I do have stuff to do though, I'm in the process of moving across the country so I don't have my usual computer out, just a tiny HP Notebook laptop, my phone and an aged Kindle. They can barely even run reddit, takes 3 seconds to load a page. I want to get it all out before the DLC comes out. One good thing is ya'll are very heated about this. That means you're invested. I am appreciative of that. I hope that means you will continue to follow my posts. I welcome EVERYONE to comment on it. It's pretty wild, but luckily not too long. submitted by /u/M00n_Slippers to r/Eldenring [link] [comments]

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I’m not sure if this is the right place to be posting but I’ve seen r/RBI help people solve weird, technology problems before. This might sound a little weird but I promise this is 100% legit and it’s really, really freaking me out. My 6-year-old daughter received a Kindle Fire HD for Christmas last year. Never had any issues with it until recently. A bit of background information: my children and I recently moved “back home” to Pennsylvania. My ex-husband and I are newly divorced. He lives in Maryland still but comes to have the kids every other weekend. The home that my two kiddos and I live in is my 88-year-old grandmother’s. She moved in with my parents across the street after being ill and hospitalized in recent months. I run my own home business and am also my grandmother’s primary caregiver. About 3 weeks ago my parents were watching my kids one evening. When my daughter paused a YouTube video she was watching she seemed confused. She told my Father she could hear “Mom and Dad talking” on her tablet through her headphones but that it was hard to hear. My Dad (a computer programmer all of his life) put on the headphones and indeed heard the voices of myself and my ex in a bit of an argument about a television. He had my Mother listen and she too heard it. When my mother pulled out the headphone jack the conversation stopped. My Dad searched through my Daughter’s entire tablet and could not find any recording apps. I do not have Alexa or any Amazon home products. My Dad informed me of it that evening. I knew exactly which conversation/argument he was talking about. It had happened about a week prior when my ex was up and dropping off the kids to me. My ex had been and was in Maryland since that day. I thought it was really strange. This morning my daughter was watching a video. Paused it and said “Mommy listen! I hear your music!” I put on her headphones. I heard a very low frequency of Prince’s “Beautiful Ones” in the background. I heard a door open and then my father’s voice calling “Hello?! HELLO?”. About 4-5 minutes later I heard myself talking on my phone in the living room. What I described above all happened yesterday morning. I was playing Purple Rain on my record player in the living room, my Dad came over to use the facilities (their water was off for maintenance work) and he called “Hello?! HELLO?” from downstairs while I was upstairs. A few minutes later I had received a phone call and was sitting in my living room talking. I am 100% sure of all of this as it just happened yesterday. Here’s the kicker: my daughter’s Kindle was not in the home at the time. It was with her about 40 minutes away at my ex’s parents house. He had them this weekend. the conversations/audio are only heard through headphones and seem to playback when videos are paused. I’ve checked my entire home. I can not find any type of recording device whatsoever. Focused on my living room where these two “conversations” took place. Found nothing. the recordings are both from an earlier date. How is my daughter’s tablet SAVING conversations? the low frequency conversations are not heard every time the Kindle is paused with the headphones plugged in. As far as I know these are the only two times my daughter has heard distinct yet low audio. I have not been able to figure out a way to record what I heard. After I heard the conversation from yesterday that was it. Didn’t replay. When headphones are pulled out the audio stops. headphones are older Sharper Image brand that I’ve had for years. I can not find any apps, recording programs, saved audio files or anything out of the ordinary. Daughter’s Kindle somehow has conversation recorded from a time when the tablet was not in our home. I’ve also searched my entire phone and had my Dad look at it. We can not find any app or program that would be recording. I called my ex who also just happens to work at the NSA. I felt extremely uneasy about all of this and thought that maybe he had planted some type of recording device in my new home. He vehemently denied anything like that and, in fact, was very worried about this. The only link I can think is that the tablet is connected to my Amazon account. Anyone have any ideas? I’m thoroughly spooked. EDIT: I’m going to add this as my Father just reminded me of it and it’s really the only strange occurrence that has happened outside of these recordings. A few weeks ago a guy showed up at my door. When I answered it was awkward until he finally said “Hey! I’m here for the swingset? Brought the truck!” I had no clue what he was talking about. We do have a swingset but it’s almost brand new and in our backyards. I wasn’t selling it. The guy then showed me the LetGo ad. Sure enough it was photos of the swing set from my backyard. He then showed me the messages between he and someone acting as the owner. The person he was talking to gave my address and was asking $200 for it. That person also refused to give a phone number and would only speak through messages. They apparently made plans for this guy to come over that day, disassemble it and haul it in a rented truck. I was baffled. I felt bad for the guy. He never came into the house and my kids were both in the living room near the door when this happened. EDIT 2: here are the headphones and the Kindle Fire. https://imgur.com/gallery/KivyAAa The tablet was and has been in that blue case the whole time. The headphones are Sharper Image from forever ago. Can’t seem to find an exact model of them online right now but would estimate they were purchased 7-8 years ago. Kindle Fire HD was purchased in November during Amazon’s cyber-sale. EDIT 3: I talked to my ex once again. He informed whom he was to inform of what I told him in detail. He filed a formal report and is being told he will be contacted tomorrow during the workday. Because his voice was on an unknown recording a few weeks back this is proper protocol apparently. I called the local borough police station on their non-emergency line. The man I spoke with had me repeat the entirety of this multiple times. He told me to keep looking for recording devices and asked that I call back this evening if nothing is found and that he’d personally come to my home and take a look. EDIT 4.: The local police are here now. Now at my parents with the kids as they tear apart my house looking for a recording device. The good news is that they finally came here and are taking this very seriously. I told two of the Officers about some of the thoughts/ideas some of you guys mentioned. The not so good news is that I kinda got some shit for asking about this on here. Because this is now going to be considered an active investigation I can’t post anymore, at least not right now. I’ll update you guys what I can when I can. Thank you guys and gals so much for all your helpful advice, links..everything. Today has been really weird and scary for a now single mom with two kids (6 and 9). You all made me feel like I wasn’t going crazy and seriously gave the most helpful information. The Officer’s have already mentioned turning this in to “the proper people”. I have no idea what they mean by that but am so glad they didn’t think I was some weird broad making things up. Staying at my parents with the kids this evening. submitted by /u/YasMysteries to r/RBI [link] [comments]

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** RESOLVED ** Hello Fellow Redditors from the Seattle Area I am at the end of the road here and I have nowhere else to turn to, therefore I am hoping a kind and helpful Amazonian Redditor can help me out here. I am a full time Amazon third party seller and I was recently suspended for being a loyal amazon customer and subscriber. I recently set up a Kindle fire for my 5 year old son, In order to make it easier for him to learn how to use it, I changed my profile name ON THE KINDLE to “BABA” , “BABA” essentially means DADDY in our native language (爸爸). The profile name change was on the Kindle fire only and I DID NOT change any other information on my buyers account or sellers account. http://imgur.com/kAx7Bra 3 days later on Sunday, I woke up with the notification that states that Amazon has suspended my seller account. They had asked provide a proof of address and a government document. I immediately gathered all my documents and faxed it to them on Sunday afternoon. Then on Sunday night I got a response and they told me I need to provide a passport for “BABA”, or my seller account will not be reinstated. This is virtually impossible, “BABA” is not a real person and just a profile nickname change. I have already replied twice and tried to explain. But they will not take the explanation at all. Here is their response Hello, Thank you for your email. We understand your concern about our review of your account. Unfortunately there is no other way to remove the suspension. We would require the documents of Baba as it is listed on one of the payment instruments used on your account. If we are not able to properly complete this process we are required to suspend account privileges until the matter is resolved. While we do not wish to cause our customers any unnecessary inconvenience, please understand this is simply an unavoidable requirement. If you have further questions or concerns, you can contact us at [email protected] Sincerely, Amazon.com Despite what the email reply states =- it is worth noting is “BABA” is not listed as ANY payment instruction on both buyer or seller’s account. I also want to explain what happens after Amazon suspends a 3rd party seller account. They hold your seller balance for a minimum of 90 days ( in my case would be to $40,000 ) they also hold your inventory and charge you a storage fee unless you pay to have it sent back to you ( in my case about another $100,000 in inventory ) sending it back to me will cost me another $5000-$7000. Customer service is also ceased as they basically close the door on sellers once they are suspended and the seller need to figure out how to proceed with no help from Amazon at all. So basically, a small change on my Kindle fire is looking like it may destroy my livelihood. A little more about my family and I. We have a 5-year-old son and my wife is 8 months pregnant, we also have 2 employees that depend on us. With this suspension + Amazon holding our funds and inventory, we will run out of money soon and lose our house because we can no longer afford the payment. I will not be able to afford the CO-PAY for my next child’s birth. I will not have money to pay the salary for my 2 employees in January. I will need to find a way to break our lease on our work space, and find a way to pay severance to my beloved employees. I will probably have to move back in with my parents and give up my business. Its really sad because I have done nothing wrong. All I did was change a profile name on a Amazon device. I am not looking for any financial help, I am just hoping that a fellow Redditor that is an Amazonian can help me out and direct me to someone that would actually look at my case and care enough to understand it. I live in the Bothell area and I am willing to travel to any Seattle Area Amazon office to fully explain my situation. Or if you know someone in Amazon that can help me out, please share this with them and I would be forever grateful. Anyone is welcomed to PM me with any advice or suggestions. I think the main departments that can help me are account confirmation seller performance or anyone high up in the ladder that is willing to help out a amazon customer I am a loyal amazon customer, loyal amazon seller, and loyal subscriber for multiple amazon monthly services. All I wanted was to teach my little boy how to use a Tablet, never had I thought that it would cost my employees and I our jobs. I also used a throwaway for this for privacy reasons, other account has a lot posted about my kid. Update 12-07-2016 12:10PM I received the same canned response at approximately 2 AM last night, the account verification team is definitely a computer bot or someone that is not been taking the time out to read my explanation. It looks like the people at account verification are dead set that "BABA" is a real person and will not let me off the hook until I can provide an ID for them. Hello, We understand your concern about our review of your account. If we are not able to properly complete this process we are required to suspend account privileges until the matter is resolved. While we do not wish to cause our customers any unnecessary inconvenience, please understand this is simply an unavoidable requirement. Our request for information does not suggest any wrongdoing on your part. We will use the information only to confirm identity. Your privacy is very important to us. Please send this information for Baba to our secure fax line at 1-206-922-5821: Complete address Copy of unexpired passport or other government issued identification (for example, driver’s license) The e-mail address registered to your Amazon account Confirmation ID 770571901 We will send an e-mail within 24 hours confirming receipt. We will convert your fax to a secure electronic image. If we do not receive this information, your account may be closed. Regards, Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com RESOLVED..!!! GREATTTTTT NEWSSS!!! ALL OF YOU GUYS REALLY HELPED ME OUT !!!!!!! THE ACCOUNT HAS BEEN REINSTATED. I want to thanks All Amazonians that helped me raise the internal ticket !! /u/mrjsquared for bridging my case to the correct people at seller performance Amazon buyers that emailed Mr Bezo on my behalf And everyone else that gave me solid advice and words of support I WANT TO SEND A NICE XMAS CARD TO EVERYONE THAT HAS HELPED, IF YOU ARE WILLING TO ACCEPT, PLEASE PM YOUR ADDRESS TO ME !! submitted by /u/Kindletookawaymyjob to r/SeattleWA [link] [comments]

** RESOLVED ** Hello /r/amazon I am at the end of the road here and I have nowhere else to turn to, therefore I am hoping a kind and helpful Amazonian Redditor can help me out here. I am a full time Amazon third party seller and I was recently suspended for being a loyal amazon customer and subscriber. I recently set up a Kindle fire for my 5 year old son, In order to make it easier for him to learn how to use it, I changed my profile name ON THE KINDLE to “BABA” , “BABA” essentially means DADDY in our native language (爸爸). The profile name change was on the Kindle fire only and I DID NOT change any other information on my buyers account or sellers account. http://imgur.com/kAx7Bra 3 days later on Sunday, I woke up with the notification that states that Amazon has suspended my seller account. They had asked provide a proof of address and a government document. I immediately gathered all my documents and faxed it to them on Sunday afternoon. Then on Sunday night I got a response and they told me I need to provide a passport for “BABA”, or my seller account will not be reinstated. this is virtually impossible, “BABA” is not a real person and just a profile nickname change. I have already replied twice and tried to explain. But they will not take the explanation at all. Here is their response Hello, Thank you for your email. We understand your concern about our review of your account. Unfortunately there is no other way to remove the suspension. We would require the documents of Baba as it is listed on one of the payment instruments used on your account. If we are not able to properly complete this process we are required to suspend account privileges until the matter is resolved. While we do not wish to cause our customers any unnecessary inconvenience, please understand this is simply an unavoidable requirement. If you have further questions or concerns, you can contact us at [email protected] Sincerely, Amazon.com Because of the time of response and content of response, I am pretty sure that [email protected] is either a computer or someone overseas. Also worth noting is “BABA” is not listed as ANY payment instruction on both buyer or seller’s account. I also want to explain what happens after Amazon suspends a 3rd party seller account. They hold your seller balance for a minimum of 90 days ( in my case would be to $40,000 ) they also hold your inventory and charge you a storage fee unless you pay to have it sent back to you ( in my case about another $100,000 in inventory ) sending it back to me will cost me another $5000-$7000. Customer service is also ceased as they basically close the door on sellers once they are suspended and the seller need to figure out how to proceed with no help from Amazon at all. So basically, a small change on my Kindle fire destroyed my livelihood. A little more about my family and I. We have a 5-year-old son and my wife is 8 months pregnant, we also have 2 employees that depend on us. With this suspension + Amazon holding our funds and inventory, we will run out of money soon and lose our house because we can no longer afford the payment. I will not be able to afford the CO-PAY for my next child’s birth. I will not have money to pay the salary for my 2 employees in January. I will need to find a way to break our lease on our workspace, and find a way to pay severance to my beloved employees. I will probably have to move back in with my parents and give up my business. Its really sad because I have done nothing wrong. All I did was change a profile name on a Amazon device. I am not looking for any financial help, I am just hoping that a fellow Redditor that is an Amazonian can help me out and direct me to someone that would actually look at my case and care enough to understand it. I live in the Bothell area and I am willing to travel to any Seattle Area Amazon office to fully explain my situation. Or if you know someone in Amazon that can help me out, please share this with them and I would be forever grateful. Please PM me with any advice or suggestions. I am a loyal amazon customer, loyal amazon seller, and loyal subscriber for multiple amazon monthly services. All I wanted was to teach my little boy how to use a Tablet, never had I thought that it would cost my employess and I our jobs. I also used a throwaway for this for privacy reasons, other account has a lot posted about my kid. Update 12-07-2016 12:10PM I received the same canned response at approximately 2 AM last night, the account verification team is definitely a computer bot or someone that is not been taking the time out to read my explanation. It looks like the people at account verification are dead set that "BABA" is a real person and will not let me off the hook until I can provide an ID for them. Hello, We understand your concern about our review of your account. If we are not able to properly complete this process we are required to suspend account privileges until the matter is resolved. While we do not wish to cause our customers any unnecessary inconvenience, please understand this is simply an unavoidable requirement. Our request for information does not suggest any wrongdoing on your part. We will use the information only to confirm identity. Your privacy is very important to us. Please send this information for Baba to our secure fax line at 1-206-922-5821: Complete address Copy of unexpired passport or other government issued identification (for example, driver’s license) The e-mail address registered to your Amazon account Confirmation ID 770571901 We will send an e-mail within 24 hours confirming receipt. We will convert your fax to a secure electronic image. If we do not receive this information, your account may be closed. Regards, Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com RESOLVED..!!! GREATTTTTT NEWSSS!!! ALL OF YOU GUYS REALLY HELPED ME OUT !!!!!!! THE ACCOUNT HAS BEEN REINSTATED. I want to a big thanks to All Amazonians that helped me raise the internal ticket !! /u/mrjsquared for bridging my case to the correct people at seller performance Amazon buyers that emailed Mr Bezo on my behalf And everyone else that gave me solid advice and words of support submitted by /u/Kindletookawaymyjob to r/amazon [link] [comments]

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