AppleCare off of eBay? Anyone have any success with this?
I am looking into purchasing AppleCare for my 4 month old Macbook Pro. I am a student so I can get it for $249, but I have seen on eBay where it will sometimes go for less than that. Has anyone purchased AppleCare off of eBay before? If so, how was your experience with it?
To follow up on Traildawg, you can get a feel for the merchants on e-Bay, mostly from the feedback. You can get some good deals if you are careful and read the ads. You can get an intuative feeling on what is more risky and what is not. About the Applecare I ordered, I felt that if I registered it immediately, as I did, and if Apple accepted the registration, which they did, then later on, down the pike, if they (Apple) tried to back out on it, I would have a good argument in small claims court, I could assert that they are estopped from not honoring the deal.
I, too, would never buy a computer from them, you know it's abused. I once, for the **** of it, bought a Tangerine Clamshell knowing I was taking a chance, and sure 'nuf. I don't really know if the computer was bad or whether it was that I changed memory, hard drive, and my 10 thumbs just failed me.
Don't get caught up in the passions of the moment be willing to walk away!
Ebay also has a reputation to protect.
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