Warranty Eligibility on New, Sealed-in-box MB133LL/A 2008 MBP
I found a brand new, sealed-in-factory-packaging 2008 MPB for sale, model number MB133LL/A, one of the last models before the unibodies.
The seller is a company, though not an authorized Apple reseller. Thus, I was concerned that despite being brand new and sealed, the machine's warranty would have already expired while in the possession of the non-authorized reseller, in which case I'm not interested.
I emailed him, and this was his reply about the warranty coverage/eligibility:
[QUOTE=seller email]"Good Evening,
Sorry for the delay in providing you this information. I spoke with
AppleCare this evening. The unit does not have a registered initial
purchase date as it was an overstock item that has yet to be purchased
retail. I was told that at this moment the warranty is not valid as it is
generically out of warranty due to the model being more than 1 year from
discontinuation and therefore supposedly more than 1 year from the last
possible retail purchase date. HOWEVER, I was also told that they are not
firm on this policy and that ANY form or proof of purchase (i.e. an invoice
from myself to you or an invoice from my supplier to myself) would suffice
as proof of the initial purchase date and could then be entered as the
initial purchase date. The warranty would then begin from that point and
also allow purchasing of the AppleCare extended warranties.
I know this sounds unusual and I was was told by Apple that it is exactly
that. They did say however that since there is no initial purchase date,
there would be no date for them to dispute and they would have no reason to
deny it. I do have the contact information for the presentative that told
me this and would be glad to call them with you on the phone if you needed
to hear it directly from the. Additionally, if you were to purchase this
item and this not be true, or if Apple were to not allow it from any reason,
I'd be happy to take the item back on return as long as it is left unopened
(the unit can be registered without being opened by using the serial number
on the other box).
Feel free to give me a call if you wish. I just want to make sure you know
that it's an unconventional means of getting the warranty status, but I'm
assured directly by AppleCare that is it perfectly acceptable.
Again, call us if you wish to discuss it and answer any other questions or
concerns."[QUOTE]
I was wondering if anyone could verify that this is indeed true, and that the machine indeed would have a standard one year warranty from my purchase date, and also be eligible for three years of AppleCare...?
The seller is a company, though not an authorized Apple reseller. Thus, I was concerned that despite being brand new and sealed, the machine's warranty would have already expired while in the possession of the non-authorized reseller, in which case I'm not interested.
I emailed him, and this was his reply about the warranty coverage/eligibility:
[QUOTE=seller email]"Good Evening,
Sorry for the delay in providing you this information. I spoke with
AppleCare this evening. The unit does not have a registered initial
purchase date as it was an overstock item that has yet to be purchased
retail. I was told that at this moment the warranty is not valid as it is
generically out of warranty due to the model being more than 1 year from
discontinuation and therefore supposedly more than 1 year from the last
possible retail purchase date. HOWEVER, I was also told that they are not
firm on this policy and that ANY form or proof of purchase (i.e. an invoice
from myself to you or an invoice from my supplier to myself) would suffice
as proof of the initial purchase date and could then be entered as the
initial purchase date. The warranty would then begin from that point and
also allow purchasing of the AppleCare extended warranties.
I know this sounds unusual and I was was told by Apple that it is exactly
that. They did say however that since there is no initial purchase date,
there would be no date for them to dispute and they would have no reason to
deny it. I do have the contact information for the presentative that told
me this and would be glad to call them with you on the phone if you needed
to hear it directly from the. Additionally, if you were to purchase this
item and this not be true, or if Apple were to not allow it from any reason,
I'd be happy to take the item back on return as long as it is left unopened
(the unit can be registered without being opened by using the serial number
on the other box).
Feel free to give me a call if you wish. I just want to make sure you know
that it's an unconventional means of getting the warranty status, but I'm
assured directly by AppleCare that is it perfectly acceptable.
Again, call us if you wish to discuss it and answer any other questions or
concerns."[QUOTE]
I was wondering if anyone could verify that this is indeed true, and that the machine indeed would have a standard one year warranty from my purchase date, and also be eligible for three years of AppleCare...?
Macbook Pro/Macbook Air, Mac OS X (10.6.2)
