It is to benefit those who are going to purchase AppleCare Protection Plan.
There are cases whereby apple customers got their favorite apple product covered by AppleCare protection plan, but when come to repairing using the plan, it is voided as Apple couldn't authenticate the source of the AppleCare purchase. That is true even for those who had went thru a successful registration and confirmation email.
For those bought directly from Apple Store or Apple authorized resellers, you are probably quite safe from the above issue provided you kept the sale receipt/ proof of purchase.
There are a few important points to take note when come to purchasing of AppleCare.
1) Non-Retail Boxed version of AppleCare
Avoid buying fake/ counterfeit!!! I wondering why they bother to send you just the registration code + serial number when it actually comes with the box? It is true because to save on shipping charges? Probably these registration codes are regenerated by illegal method thru key generators. After Apple discovered that the code is invalid, and registration will be revoked and your warranty will be avoided.
2) Retail Boxed version of AppleCare
Are you absolutely safe when you got a sealed retail boxed version of AppleCare? The answer is NO. Some facts below shocked me initially, read on...
a) Imitation AppleCare box with fake registration number in the package. Just custom printed box with few papers and CD inside, is definitely possible unscrupulous seller will resort this method to earn the few hundreds dollars!!! These custom printed boxes may not have a serial number on the outside. For your information, both AppleCare serial number (located outside the retail box) and registration number (inside the retail box) are uniquely linked together.
b) Real AppleCare that are purchased via fraudulent credit cards. Needless to say more, warranty voided after exposed.
c) Real AppleCare that are purchased via legitimate means. Now, real retail box with real registration number... however, once sold to you, the seller can always go for apple refund program to get back pro-rata refund based on the percentage of unexpired coverage in the agreement. It appeared to me that refund only required original proof of purchase with agreement number and hardware serial number as stated in website. This is a high level scamming through legitimate procedure.
d) Real AppleCare Sealed in Boxed but USED. Well, not to mention seller used it and re-packaged with shrink-wrap to look like BNIB, it is possible thru another means whereby the AppleCare is auto enrolled. When you received your sealed AppleCare box, make sure the Auto Enroll is not printed on the sticker on the box, as it may be already used and registered on other apple product before. This type of AppleCare is normally received when you purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan at the same time from the Apple Online Store, the Apple Retail Store, and selected Apple resellers, your AppleCare Protection Plan will be automatically registered. You will then receive a proof of coverage, either immediately in the form of a receipt that indicates the end date of your AppleCare Protection Plan coverage or within thirty days in the form of a Proof of Coverage certificate provided by Apple, and you probably you will be provided a sealed boxed without registration number inside, only with T & C booklet and CD.
Conclusion:
Do not save money on buying discounted AppleCare from unauthorized seller. Well I think come on... if you can afford apple product, why still want to scrimp and save the money on AppleCare, the money saved is not worth the risk you are taking. Repair fee without AppleCare cost a lot more. Of course, if you did buy from unauthorized seller and managed to had successfully received professional apple repair warranted by the AppleCare protection plan, then you really got a good deal. However, some apple customer may not be so lucky as you.
Buy AppleCare from Apple Store or Authorized Reseller, keep the retail box and most importantly original sale receipt safely. You will not know when you will need them.
There are cases whereby apple customers got their favorite apple product covered by AppleCare protection plan, but when come to repairing using the plan, it is voided as Apple couldn't authenticate the source of the AppleCare purchase. That is true even for those who had went thru a successful registration and confirmation email.
For those bought directly from Apple Store or Apple authorized resellers, you are probably quite safe from the above issue provided you kept the sale receipt/ proof of purchase.
There are a few important points to take note when come to purchasing of AppleCare.
1) Non-Retail Boxed version of AppleCare
Avoid buying fake/ counterfeit!!! I wondering why they bother to send you just the registration code + serial number when it actually comes with the box? It is true because to save on shipping charges? Probably these registration codes are regenerated by illegal method thru key generators. After Apple discovered that the code is invalid, and registration will be revoked and your warranty will be avoided.
2) Retail Boxed version of AppleCare
Are you absolutely safe when you got a sealed retail boxed version of AppleCare? The answer is NO. Some facts below shocked me initially, read on...
a) Imitation AppleCare box with fake registration number in the package. Just custom printed box with few papers and CD inside, is definitely possible unscrupulous seller will resort this method to earn the few hundreds dollars!!! These custom printed boxes may not have a serial number on the outside. For your information, both AppleCare serial number (located outside the retail box) and registration number (inside the retail box) are uniquely linked together.
b) Real AppleCare that are purchased via fraudulent credit cards. Needless to say more, warranty voided after exposed.
c) Real AppleCare that are purchased via legitimate means. Now, real retail box with real registration number... however, once sold to you, the seller can always go for apple refund program to get back pro-rata refund based on the percentage of unexpired coverage in the agreement. It appeared to me that refund only required original proof of purchase with agreement number and hardware serial number as stated in website. This is a high level scamming through legitimate procedure.
d) Real AppleCare Sealed in Boxed but USED. Well, not to mention seller used it and re-packaged with shrink-wrap to look like BNIB, it is possible thru another means whereby the AppleCare is auto enrolled. When you received your sealed AppleCare box, make sure the Auto Enroll is not printed on the sticker on the box, as it may be already used and registered on other apple product before. This type of AppleCare is normally received when you purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan at the same time from the Apple Online Store, the Apple Retail Store, and selected Apple resellers, your AppleCare Protection Plan will be automatically registered. You will then receive a proof of coverage, either immediately in the form of a receipt that indicates the end date of your AppleCare Protection Plan coverage or within thirty days in the form of a Proof of Coverage certificate provided by Apple, and you probably you will be provided a sealed boxed without registration number inside, only with T & C booklet and CD.
Conclusion:
Do not save money on buying discounted AppleCare from unauthorized seller. Well I think come on... if you can afford apple product, why still want to scrimp and save the money on AppleCare, the money saved is not worth the risk you are taking. Repair fee without AppleCare cost a lot more. Of course, if you did buy from unauthorized seller and managed to had successfully received professional apple repair warranted by the AppleCare protection plan, then you really got a good deal. However, some apple customer may not be so lucky as you.
Buy AppleCare from Apple Store or Authorized Reseller, keep the retail box and most importantly original sale receipt safely. You will not know when you will need them.
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