Latch wont close

I bought my 12: powerbook about a month ago. this week its starting to NOT close when i close the lid. i move the display up & down a few times and it still wont latch. sometimes it all of a sudden works, and most often it doesnt. sometimes when i push it with a little bit of force the latch will close. let me know if this is a common issue and how i can fix it or if i should take it in. i understand that the latch comes out as it comes close to the magnet near the latch. but i dont get why it isnt magnetizing. any info would help, thanks.

I see this is a fairly common issue, so I won't bother posting a seperate thread.
Sometimes the latch on my 12" PowerBook (bought last spring) does not hold. I always hear it click, but ocasionally it pops open or a slight lifting up the corner of powerbook lid with my finger can open it (without pushing the open button). Is this typical of this latch? Usually, if I latch it down with a bit of pressure (AFTER hearing the click) it will lock fully & hold.
I prefer laptops to close and be held closed by tension, I have found that more reliable than a latches.

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