Clearly you two didn't bother reading. He stated several times he knows he isn't covered by Apple Care. He was just looking for options since AppleCare (for obvious reasons) doesn't cover.
Clearly a week later you seem to believe when the OP modified his post that his addition of EDIT at the very top suggests he didn't state that in the beginning. So next time you want to troll around and find which responses are wrong, think of the edit date and consider the possibility that the original post indicated he was upset that AC wouldn't cover it. Oh wait, the title says that too. Go figure.
PS, I read the unedited OP. Did you? I don't think so due to your late response.
OP: $1k seems high. Maybe I am wrong but it doesn't seem like a good buy. I hope it sells though.