Buying Applecare from someone other than Apple

jp_bl_68 · 30 Jun 2009 at 11:55

I'm thinking about getting Applecare from a seller on non-Apple site (it's not an auction site either) as it's about £100 cheaper than buying directly from Apple. Has anyone here had any problems trying to use AC that they bought from a third party?

Slogan · 30 Jun 2009 at 12:03

Bought MBP AppleCare from an auction site and it worked fine. Just make sure it's sealed, would be my advice.

jp_bl_68 · 30 Jun 2009 at 12:13

Thanks. I was a bit weary when I saw how much cheaper it was to buy from anyone but Apple.

randal · 30 Jun 2009 at 12:22

Hang on... AppleCare for MBP on a certain auction site is £100 delivered from the States... it's nearly £300 notes on Apple's UK store! That can't be right/legal surely?

Slogan · 30 Jun 2009 at 12:50

You do make mad savings when buying AppleCare from anyone but Apple. I think I saved over £150 on the AppleCare I bought.

jp_bl_68 · 30 Jun 2009 at 13:07

re:

randal24 said:
Hang on... AppleCare for MBP on a certain auction site is £100 delivered from the States... it's nearly £300 notes on Apple's UK store! That can't be right/legal surely?

That was my reaction too that's why I came here. But from the looks of things it's just as good as buying from Apple. I can't understand why they would put such a high price on Applecare.

Feek · 30 Jun 2009 at 13:13

They put the high price on it because people will pay it! I bought Applecare for my Mac Pro from eBay when the exchange rate was 2:1 and got it for a superb price. I didn't even get a package, just the registration code by email within a couple of hours of winning the auction. I did the same with my MobileMe subscription as well and will do the same when it comes to renew it.

Durzel · 30 Jun 2009 at 13:31

I bought AppleCare for my previous MBP from the famous auction site. It activated fine and I got a letter from Apple confirming my coverage, etc.

As said above it costs so much because people will still pay it. Just like when Apple (used to) charge hundreds of pounds for 4GB RAM when you could buy the same RAM from other places for a fraction of the cost.

randal · 30 Jun 2009 at 13:35

Feek said:
They put the high price on it because people will pay it! I bought Applecare for my Mac Pro from eBay when the exchange rate was 2:1 and got it for a superb price. I didn't even get a package, just the registration code by email within a couple of hours of winning the auction. I did the same with my MobileMe subscription as well and will do the same when it comes to renew it.

Sounds familiar, I've just had a mail back from a seller saying he does everything over mail. Seeing as you've had success with this type of sale I think I'm gonna do the same. Result.

Cheers!

Qdos · 2 Jul 2009 at 14:28

Great find, will save a packet on getting my new MBP covered, will put some of the savings towards a MobileMe account

iMacMart · 2 Jul 2009 at 17:19

Excellent news!

Thanks chaps..

jpgrove · 2 Jul 2009 at 22:08

you dont need a boxed product i have bought 4 apple care enrollment numbers of ebay via the usa and saved around 700 pounds,

iraiguana · 3 Jul 2009 at 20:24

Would someone mind sending me an email with the name of a reputable ebay seller for this?
Thanks!

Bod · 4 Jul 2009 at 21:39

Feek said:
They put the high price on it because people will pay it! I bought Applecare for my Mac Pro from eBay when the exchange rate was 2:1 and got it for a superb price. I didn't even get a package, just the registration code by email within a couple of hours of winning the auction. I did the same with my MobileMe subscription as well and will do the same when it comes to renew it.

Just what he said

A trusted seller with a good feedback score from Australia I think.

I didn't know I could do it with Mobileme, might look into that!