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Transfering Applecare from seller to me
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: San Francisco
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If I'm buying a MacBook used that has Applecare, what's the procedure to get it transferred to my name?
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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Last edited by AKcrab; Jan 21, 2008 at 04:50 PM.
Reason: added link)
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
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Before buying, I'd check with Apple if the Applecare is really valid.
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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Yes, I did it with Apple over the phone. No prob.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Dec 2000
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Originally Posted by AKcrab 
The applecare is attached to the serial number. A repair shop doesn't care whose applecare it is.
That is not necessarily true. A few months after I sold my iMac, I got a call from the buyer saying that the shop wouldn't honour the AppleCare warranty until I called Apple to transfer the warranty over.
However, I don't remember with that iMac if I bought the warranty separately or not, if that matters.
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: San Francisco
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Does this screen mean it has AppleCare or just the 1-year warranty?
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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That's odd. When I put in my serial # it specifically tells me when my applecare will expire.
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Wasilla, Alaska
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Originally Posted by Eug
That is not necessarily true. A few months after I sold my iMac, I got a call from the buyer saying that the shop wouldn't honour the AppleCare warranty until I called Apple to transfer the warranty over.
However, I don't remember with that iMac if I bought the warranty separately or not, if that matters.
Was this an Apple retail store? I don't have the ability to see what name is associated with a serial number, even if I want to. When a machine comes in for repair, we put in the serial number and it's either covered or it's not, there are no names attached to the machine.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Dec 2000
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Originally Posted by AKcrab
Was this an Apple retail store? I don't have the ability to see what name is associated with a serial number, even if I want to. When a machine comes in for repair, we put in the serial number and it's either covered or it's not, there are no names attached to the machine.
I dunno, but I was specifically told call Apple directly, not any store.
So I called Apple, and got the machine transferred over to his name. They wouldn't honour the warranty otherwise.
P.S. If it makes a difference, I purchased this online, so they had my name before they even shipped the thing to me. Also, this is in Canada. Note also this was after the 1st year, and the warranty I'm talking about was the extended AppleCare warranty.
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