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Cheap applecare from ebay???

Got for my iPod on last week. All seemlessly smooth even eBay had dramas. Make sure you register your Mac/iPod in the country you purchased and keep the proof of purchase (of your Mac/iPod). If you had any problem and want me to help, just PM me.
 
I got burned from buying AppleCare on eBay once.

The seller says he shipped the item to me, but it never came. When I confronted him about not receiving the item, he was only able to show me a delivery confirmation to my city, but nothing that states my house address. I got my $250 back from Paypal because he did not use delivery confirmation (which is required if your item is $250+). My seller was shady by not sending me the actual code or emailing me any confirmation of my AppleCare, a sign he's a fraud.
 
Another thing, buy it from reputable seller. Read their feedback and do research. Lastly, bid with confidence. ;)
 
Most Charge Cards double the basic warranty anyway

Notice that most charge cards increase your basic warranty by a year. So, my MasterCard doubles the basic Apple Warranty to 2 years. It's part of the Card service, and most charge cards do this. In fact my ATM card also has this service built in. So, if you want to save a couple hundred bucks and something goes wrong in the first 2 years, and you bought the machine with a charge card, you might still be covered. Check with your bank.
 
philosopherdog said:
Notice that most charge cards increase your basic warranty by a year. So, my MasterCard doubles the basic Apple Warranty to 2 years. It's part of the Card service, and most charge cards do this. In fact my ATM card also has this service built in. So, if you want to save a couple hundred bucks and something goes wrong in the first 2 years, and you bought the machine with a charge card, you might still be covered. Check with your bank.
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I did not know that.. But yeah I don't own a cc so yeah ;)
 
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I just finished buying applecare on ebay (as well as a new macbook), and the seller sent me applecare registration number, but I'm new to the whole mac thing so I have no idea how exactly to actually register it. I could use a little help... :confused:
 
Applecare from Canadian Apple Store - $451 (inc taxes) :eek:
Applecare from eBay - $258 :)

Saving of $197 and my parents MBP in the UK is covered for the next two years. :D

Deal with a reputable seller and you can't go wrong.
 
I bought Applecare for my 2008 2.4 Ghz Aluminum MacBook from ebay on Sunday. I had the code from the seller within an hour and immediately registered it with Apple via their website. The registration went smoothly and I recieved proof of coverage from Apple that the registration was valid within another half hour.

I paid $130. The lowest I saw was $125, but the seller did not have alot of feedback (positive or negative) so I went with a more "established power seller" which gave me a little greater comfort level.

Overall I think it was worth it for the considerable savings over purchasing from Apple or a normal retailer.
 
Just bought mine yesterday. I was iffy too, but it worked no problem. Go for it and save 50%! All they do is email you the code, and you register online, I had no idea it would be that easy.
 
I want to do this but I'm in Florida and on amazon it says that AppleCare can only be purchased through apple or apple.com. How can whoever tell the difference if it was purchased elsewhere? I don't really understand it and rather pay half the price than full price for the same exact thing!
 
go for it

I've purchased my AppleCare through eBay 3 times now: iMac, MBP and MB. The most recent one was yesterday. I paid for MB AppleCare yesterday (buy it now price of $140 US) and received the code about 12 hours later. I registered it right away and within one hour received a confirmation of coverage from Apple. Done!

I've only had to use AppleCare once (for the iMac surprisingly) and it worked out fine. No problems whatsoever.

I will always buy AppleCare from eBay. Check your seller's rating though, as everyone else here advises. Other than that, you should be good to go.

All the best,
m&c
 
There are several dedicated AppleCare sellers that pretty much specialize in only selling AppleCare on eBay. :D

Low prices and you'll get your registration key via e-mail in hours.
 
philosopherdog said:
Notice that most charge cards increase your basic warranty by a year. So, my MasterCard doubles the basic Apple Warranty to 2 years. It's part of the Card service, and most charge cards do this. In fact my ATM card also has this service built in. So, if you want to save a couple hundred bucks and something goes wrong in the first 2 years, and you bought the machine with a charge card, you might still be covered. Check with your bank.
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I'm not 100% whether this is right or not ... I bought my MB a year and a half ago with my Apple account, which charges from my Mastercard ... yet 6 months-ish ago I got a phonecall from Applecare telling me that my warranty was nearly up and that I could buy Applecare from them for an (as usual) extorsionate price. I chose to go it alone and hope that I could easily solve any problem that comes along ... fingers are crossed still, although I had to get my palmrest/keyboard/trackpad replaced but they did that for freee 'cos it's a common fault or something, most people get it done outside of warranty.

Would Apple have known about this Mastercard thing and just played me for a chump 'cos I blatantly didn't? Is it because I'm in the UK?
 
Did anybody actually use Applecare from Ebay?

I have another question.

It seems that most of the people did not have any problem registering the applecare with the code provided by the e-bay seller.

So what about when you need to fix something. Did anybody use the apple care from Ebay to fix a MBP?. Of course it has to be after the 1 year regular apple warranty.

Ex.

Got the MBP on January 1st. 2008
1 year warranty expired December 31st 2008

Applecare Kicks in Jan 2009.

Computer breaks down on Feb 2009.

Thank you.

I am about to purchase one for mine so but I would like to know if then it is usable or not.


Thank you
 
walldawg84 said:
I'm not 100% whether this is right or not ... I bought my MB a year and a half ago with my Apple account, which charges from my Mastercard ... yet 6 months-ish ago I got a phonecall from Applecare telling me that my warranty was nearly up and that I could buy Applecare from them for an (as usual) extorsionate price. I chose to go it alone and hope that I could easily solve any problem that comes along ... fingers are crossed still, although I had to get my palmrest/keyboard/trackpad replaced but they did that for freee 'cos it's a common fault or something, most people get it done outside of warranty.

Would Apple have known about this Mastercard thing and just played me for a chump 'cos I blatantly didn't? Is it because I'm in the UK?
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No, Apple did not play you. They have no knowledge of whatever alternate things are offered by your charge card. To them, all they know is that the product they sold was paid for with a valid credit card.

The Apple standard 1 year factory warranty is just that- a warranty with Apple directly. If you want to extend your warranty contract with Apple an additional two years (for a total of three years coverage since manufacture) you do so with Apple via AppleCare in the first year of ownership. Purchasing with a credit card that offers extended coverage for a second year will not extend the time frame in which you must purchase AppleCare if desired.
 
I even saw some people who sell them for $130 with good feedback. Only trust those with good feedback. Don't trust anyone below a score of 95%. If you run into problems, PayPal usually solves my issues in a snap.
 
arthursiew said:
I even saw some people who sell them for $130 with good feedback. Only trust those with good feedback. Don't trust anyone below a score of 95%. If you run into problems, PayPal usually solves my issues in a snap.
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I would kinda disagree with that. With all the hacking and stuff going on on eBay, I would say it's dangerous to buy anything at all.
 
WindowsTraitor said:
I have another question.

It seems that most of the people did not have any problem registering the applecare with the code provided by the e-bay seller.

So what about when you need to fix something. Did anybody use the apple care from Ebay to fix a MBP?. Of course it has to be after the 1 year regular apple warranty.

Ex.

Got the MBP on January 1st. 2008
1 year warranty expired December 31st 2008

Applecare Kicks in Jan 2009.

Computer breaks down on Feb 2009.

Thank you.

I am about to purchase one for mine so but I would like to know if then it is usable or not.


Thank you
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I second this question. I'm about to push the buy button (also debating between paying extra to get the box or just get the code). I've read countless reviews saying they were able to register, but what about actually getting something repaired.
 
If it's registered it's registered. End of story.

You take your Mac in, they pop the serial number in to the warranty status checker, it says it's covered, they try to fix it for you.
 
edesignuk said:
If it's registered it's registered. End of story.

You take your Mac in, they pop the serial number in to the warranty status checker, it says it's covered, they try to fix it for you.
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Thanks for the confirmation. Just wasn't sure if there was any occurances of Apple revoking AppleCare after registration. I just don't want to buy and then a year from now when my 1 year is up find that my AppleCare is useless. Thanks that answers my question
 
SpiceLMF said:
I second this question. I'm about to push the buy button (also debating between paying extra to get the box or just get the code). I've read countless reviews saying they were able to register, but what about actually getting something repaired.
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edesignuk said:
If it's registered it's registered. End of story.

You take your Mac in, they pop the serial number in to the warranty status checker, it says it's covered, they try to fix it for you.
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I purchase apple care for 3 items, a MacPro, a Cinema Display and an iPod Touch.

My cinema display is over a year old and after checking:
https://selfsolve.apple.com/GetWarranty.do

it states its valid until 2011. So theyre definitely legit, they cant sell half used "insurance" policies , they just wouldnt take.

Another thing is, if you have applecare and you have a significant amount of time left on it, you can always cash it out too...Im not 100% sure if its available from the eBay sale...as i cashed out from a old iMac that i sold for part and cashed in on the Applecare..but that was purchased via Apple.


I doubt this are stolen either, otherwise Apple would have had an investigation in on this for so many people registering stolen "insurance" policies essentially.
 
ZMacintosh said:
I purchase apple care for 3 items, a MacPro, a Cinema Display and an iPod Touch.

My cinema display is over a year old and after checking:
https://selfsolve.apple.com/GetWarranty.do

it states its valid until 2011. So theyre definitely legit, they cant sell half used "insurance" policies , they just wouldnt take.

Another thing is, if you have applecare and you have a significant amount of time left on it, you can always cash it out too...Im not 100% sure if its available from the eBay sale...as i cashed out from a old iMac that i sold for part and cashed in on the Applecare..but that was purchased via Apple.


I doubt this are stolen either, otherwise Apple would have had an investigation in on this for so many people registering stolen "insurance" policies essentially.
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Yeah I didn't think they would be selling half used policies, as I know the registration would weed out any of codes already used. But at the end of the day essentially it's just a serial key... and it's not out of the norm for people to generate fake keys for software or the like. Wasn't sure if there was any cases of fake codes getting past the registration process but later being denied.

You're right though, if it wasn't legit. I'd suspect Apple or Ebay probably would have confronted this ages ago as there's tons of sellers who have been doing it for years. I haven't read one case of a person getting screwed so I'd say I'm just paranoid. Will be taking the plunge soon and getting my AppleCare on Ebay.
 
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