Q: WARNING: Smart cover magnets ruined my screen - iPad

Hello all.

I Have an iPad Model A1460. It is the upgraded version of ipad 3, the one that came 6 months after the release of 3. It was the first with the small charge connector.

My problem started 1 month and a half aGo. I was playing with my iPad , watching a video on youtube, when my screen started to show weird colours.

So what I did was to restart iPad. Restated iPad and for another hours i had no problem. After that i removed my Smart Cover and wanted to do smth on IPad. But the moment i did that,  my screen would show weird pixels ( either white Or gray ).

So i panicked and reattached the SmartCover. That did work for a couple of days, but the problem kept on coming back. I was either playing, facetiming, or reading and if i were to move the SmartCover, it would ruin my screen. After another week, it just did not show anything.

Touch works because i can write on it (when i get it to work that is), i can use it to connect to a car and listen to music from it, i can hear facebook notifications as they come in etc... But i can't see anything anymore.

If i attach and detach the Smart Cover for a while and maybe try to detach only the lower part and then the lower part, or just play with the cover a lot, maybe i can get it to work for 5 min. After that, it goes to white screen or multiple pixels of different color.

Went to an Apple Store.

They told me it's 270 pounds to change the screen, or I can contact support. I'm not gonna pay for this. How is this my fault?? I can get an iPad mini for that cash.

Contacted support.

After 2 hours I was told my iPad is a fake one because the serial number does not appear in their System... i've had this iPad for 3 years... Received this iPad as a present and don't have a receipt, so a big F@@@ You from Support. The guy who did this seems as if be wanted to help me, but in the end it went to S@@T. Either receipt, or no help. I don't have a receipt, so what am i going to do?

Highly doubt it's a fake. It would have showed up somewhere, Apple would have noticed, iOS would not work, something you know...

And again, i've had this iPad for 3 years. How come i could upgrade and do everything as a normal iPad, but as soon as SmartCover ruined my screen, now it's a fake iPad.

Also shouldn't the Genius notice that it's a fake? I got it running for him ( after only 5 min of attach/detach procedure ) and he was able to look in the menu and do whatever he wanted. And how come i've used my user for this iPad, iPhones and Macs, but they cannot see that i've had this ipad for years? Does it not show in the system with my username?

What really ****** me off is that i bough this Smart Case because it is Apple made. They could at least write on the package: WARNING: THIS CASE WILL RUIN YOUR IPAD....

Anybody has any ideas of what i can do to fix my iPad without paying?

Also it's the principle of it!!!! Apple Smart Cover ruined my iPad, Apple should fix it.

Sorry for long post. Hope somebody can help me.

May the force be with you all