Other What are the risks of selling an iPhone WITH AppleCare+

[Hieveryone]

I am selling my iPhone 8. I have AppleCare+ but both incidents have already been used.

All it has now is the extra 1 year warranty for defects.

It is in my name, and I was going to sell it on Swappa.

I’m afraid he may be able to look me up by calling Apple or something and charge my account or idk.

 

[ericwn]

Call Apple to verify, but I think all the seller would get is another year of warranty.

 

[akash.nu]

Nobody can just randomly call Apple and get details of people.

Also, Apple care goes with the device, not the owner. So when you sell the device you need to switch your name with the new owner of the device by contacting Apple.

In most cases Apple doesn’t even ask if you are the owner of the device. If it comes up on their system that the device is covered by Apple care, they’ll generally just fix it.

 

[DeltaMac]

I am selling my iPhone 8. I have AppleCare+ but both incidents have already been used.

All it has now is the extra 1 year warranty for defects.

It is in my name, and I was going to sell it on Swappa.

I’m afraid he may be able to look me up by calling Apple or something and charge my account or idk.

I'm afraid that your fear is not founded in reality. I'm pretty sure if you contact AppleCare, they will tell you that the AppleCare is linked to your iPhone, with no financial or private information about YOU, and someone who is NOT you will find that no previous owner information would be available through an AppleCare setup.
It's almost not even worth mentioning that it has AppleCare, if both incidents have been used, and simply adds a year warranty, as the older AppleCare did.

AppleCare+, AFAIK, does not keep "accounts", as you would pay individually for each incident, and THAT part is now useless to anyone else in any case.
(Unless you do the dumb step of forgetting to wipe the iPhone before you sell it, then make sure to leave a card in the box with your passcode, and your AppleID sign-in. That all would leave you vulnerable, but not because you have AppleCare + )

 

[EM2013]

I’m afraid he may be able to look me up by calling Apple or something and charge my account or idk.

No, just no..

 

[MacDawg]

An 8 that has used 2 Apple Care Plus incidents already?
You live a hard life my friend

Just don't misrepresent by saying it has Apple Care Plus and lead the buyer to believe it is still covered for 2 incidents

 

[Hieveryone]

An 8 that has used 2 Apple Care Plus incidents already?
You live a hard life my friend

Just don't misrepresent by saying it has Apple Care Plus and lead the buyer to believe it is still covered for 2 incidents

No! That’s why I’m thinking of cancelling it completely so there’s no confusion. There are NO incidednets left on the phone!!!! AKA if the buyer drops it they cannot go to Apple and get it changed for 29 bucks using the AppleCare!

And yes I dropped it again like 2 days after receiving it back from Apple after my first incident lol

 

[DeltaMac]

But, if you leave it alone, the iPhone is still covered for factory defects/failures for the extra year. The new owner can't add it, and it is worth at least something. There would be no "confusion" as the iPhone would still be covered for failures.
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Of course, you would be up-front with the new owner that the AppleCare has no incidents left in the coverage. THAT'S how you avoid confusion in this case!

 

[Hieveryone]

But, if you leave it alone, the iPhone is still covered for factory defects/failures for the extra year. The new owner can't add it, and it is worth at least something. There would be no "confusion" as the iPhone would still be covered for failures.
And
Of course, you would be up-front with the new owner that the AppleCare has no incidents left in the coverage. THAT'S how you avoid confusion in this case!

I just cancelled it all together. Simple.