536 HP Safety Concerns?

WILSON43 · Mar 26, 2018

I received an email today from Amazon indicating that they are removing all listings for the Uniden 536HP due to "safety concerns" and advised that they will not allow future listings of that product.

They do not elaborate as to basis for these concerns. I search of Amazon for the 536 shows no listings at all.
There are listings for the 436.

Is there something about the scanner we should be concerned about? Will it go on fire? Cause electrical shock? Invite aliens from another galaxy?

Anyone have any info on this? In light of the new whiz bang unit coming out soon, it would be nice to know about remaining issues in their former "flagship" scanner, some 4 years later.....

mtindor · Mar 26, 2018

dconti said:
I received an email today from Amazon indicating that they are removing all listings for the Uniden 536HP due to "safety concerns" and advised that they will not allow future listings of that product.

They do not elaborate as to basis for these concerns. I search of Amazon for the 536 shows no listings at all.
There are listings for the 436.

Is there something about the scanner we should be concerned about? Will it go on fire? Cause electrical shock? Invite aliens from another galaxy?

Anyone have any info on this? In light of the new whiz bang unit coming out soon, it would be nice to know about remaining issues in their former "flagship" scanner, some 4 years later.....

Bezos & Co are off their rocker.

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Jay911 · Mar 26, 2018

Eyebrow raised. Google search just showed a couple of links to Amazon.ca and Amazon.com for me - oddly enough, the .ca listing was 404 and the .com listing was there (but it was sold by a third party).

I'm at a loss as to what safety concerns there might be, unless it's a ridiculous thing like WiFi signals have been known to cause tinfoil hat wearers to get even more crazy or something like that.

lou9155 · Mar 26, 2018

i had to check....they are still listed

KevinC · Mar 26, 2018

Jay911 said:
I'm at a loss as to what safety concerns there might be, unless it's a ridiculous thing like WiFi signals have been known to cause tinfoil hat wearers to get even more crazy or something like that.

Or they were convinced it's an "Officer safety issue".

jonwienke · Mar 26, 2018

All my Amazon 536 links are gone or show "This title is no longer available", and search finds zero results for the 536.

Amazon has disappeared the 536.

fxdscon · Mar 26, 2018

Probably got re-listed under "Waffle Makers"

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WILSON43 · Mar 26, 2018

I wasn't sure if it was permitted or I would have posted the email I received.

If I were Uniden I would be very concerned that the number one online retailer has banned one of their products.

kb7gjy · Mar 26, 2018

Odd, all I get is the 436, nothing for the 536.

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fxdscon · Mar 26, 2018

There are only a couple of 3rd party listings left at this moment....

This one is "+Programming"...... so it may have slipped through Amazon's listing filters:

https://www.amazon.com/Uniden-BCD536HP-PROGRAMMED-Digital-Scanner/dp/B01G5RBHX0

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W8RMH · Mar 26, 2018

There are 17 available from NETCNA on Amazon for $697 01, and numerous listings from Uniden.

fxdscon · Mar 26, 2018

W8RMH said:
There are 17 available from NETCNA on Amazon for $697 01, and numerous listings from Uniden.

Can you post a link to a Uniden Listing for a BCD536HP on Amazon? Not coming up in an Amazon search here.

UPMan · Mar 26, 2018

https://www.amazon.com/UNIDEN-BEARC...UTF8&qid=1522100323&sr=8-10&keywords=BCD536HP

datainmotion · Mar 26, 2018

https://www.amazon.com/UNIDEN-BCD536HP-Bearcat-Digital-Scanner/dp/B01M2TZNIZ

Sold by "IPC Store" $629

iceman382 · Mar 26, 2018

Gone.....weird.

I_am_Alpha1 · Mar 26, 2018

It's the website...UPMan's link shows "currently unavailable" but when I did a site-wide search it shows the seller has 17.

Jake68111 · Mar 26, 2018

My first thoughts upon reading this.......

I've heard that people who order these off of Amazon have been getting a completely different model than what was ordered in 436 / 536 packaging. Could it be that that they mean "safety" as in purchasing safety? Unless they hire folks knowledgeable in the field of "radios" I'm pretty sure that too many of these incidents could cause an issue that they, Amazon, would eventually get tired of.

Yeah? No? Just my first thought when I saw the OP.

tglendye · Mar 26, 2018

Both of the provided Amazon links were $629+. The last I checked, I believe they were ~ $489. Wow...

fxdscon · Mar 26, 2018

Also seems strange that any of the few links posted in this thread to active BCD536HP listings that still show up on Amazon....

They all seem to have no questions asked, and no reviews when you scroll down on the listing page.

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jonwienke · Mar 26, 2018

All new listings from questionable 3rd-party sellers.

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