What warranty do you get? Is it like buying a used laptop so just the remainder of Apple's 1 year warranty?
I checked today and apple "estimated" that it had a warranty until sometime in late January. However I think if you give them new date of purchase they may reset that date.
I'd be interested to hear how this warranty question resolves. My understanding is that there are only two ways for Apple to calculate a warranty start date: (1) date of
original purchase or (2) 90 days from date of shipping to the retailer. If the serial number was properly recorded at the time of original purchase (by the previous buyer), that would be binding. If that for some reason didn't go through, you're stuck with "90 days from date of shipping" - and who knows when that is!
From what I was told by Apple, when you're buying from a 3rd party retailer, sometimes the serial numbers go through the way they're supposed to . . . and sometimes they don't. If the serial number doesn't record automatically, then the only way to get that purchase date is to send them the original receipt. Without that, you're outta luck! And they
won't accept the receipt from an "open box" purchase.
If anyone on here has had a different experience, please let me know. After several phone calls to Apple over the past few days, this was the best info I could come up with.
Some people who buy Apple products just have no clue - they figure they don't have to register their serial number until the day they need service. My favorite was the listing I saw on eBay a few days ago for a 2007 MBP
"with brand new Applecare (unopened)". The seller apparently figured that when she bought Applecare 4 years ago, her job was done - she never opened the box or activated it! So, if and when that computer ever stops working (6, 7, 8 years down the road), as far as she's concerned, that Applecare protection will still be "good as new"! Yeah, right . . . good luck with that!
