He knows that now! However, he has a 27 inch I-Mac with lines down the screen. This would not matter to me, but he can see!. a day late and dollars short! On Dec 13, 2012, at 10:20 AM, David Hilbert Poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > When you get a new Apple product > Smiley > Go to Apple support > Into the serial number > Smiley > Everything you need to know will be there! > > -- > Jonnie Appleseed > With His > Hands-On Technolog(eye)s > touching the internet > Reducing Technology's disabilities > One Byte At a time > > On Dec 13, 2012, at 9:59 AM, linnette whalen <linnettew@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > One of my brothers was trying to save a dollar and purchased a 27 inch I-Mac > fully loaded from Ebay. He also paid for an Apple care protection plan--the > computer was to his knowledge purchased brand new as advertised. However, > after about a year, he started seeing weird lines down the screen and it gave > him a headache just looking at the moniker. He contacted Apple and was told > him that his beloved 27 inch fully loaded I-Mac did not have an Apple Care > Protection plan. He put his head in his hands and just cried and he is 47. As > they say, buyer beware! > On Dec 11, 2012, at 3:58 PM, Edward Redfern <edwardredfern@xxxxxxx> wrote: > >> I agree with dave. unless you're purchasing through apple or a registered >> apple service and system provider, eBay is a flaky area, especially if the >> unit is claimed to be new and found otherwise. let's see how it is, then we >> may be able to help you if you get stuck on anything. >> >> lew >> >> Edward Redfern >> Vintage Mower Restorer. >> E-Mail: Edwardredfern@xxxxxxx >> Twitter: redfernmowers >> Website: http://redfernvintagemowers.wordpress.com >> Breathing life back in to old equipment, one day at a time. >> >> Want to recycle your old lawnmower and make a difference? Get in touch for >> more information. >> >> >> >> On 11 Dec 2012, at 20:50, David Hilbert Poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> >>> I've discovered that when buying from a third party, unless they tell you >>> how it is conditioned, there is no way of knowing before you get what you >>> are getting. I recently took possession of a macbook pro and luckily it >>> had the disks with it because it was a barebones install that did not >>> include on it the original apps that were provided at the time of sale. >>> >>> >>> On Dec 11, 2012, at 3:41 PM, Devin <prater.devin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> Hello all. I will be getting a Mac mini for Christmas, as I've said before. >>> First of all, I would like someone to verify to me that my messages are >>> getting to y'all. I sent a few before, but it seems that they may not have >>> gotten to the server or something. My mom ordered the Mac mini from eBay, >>> and it was the latest moddel, with 8 gigs of ram, 500GB of space, and had >>> mountain lion. I would have prefered that she got it from the Apple store, >>> but I guess it was cheaper on ebay. Does iLife come with the mac, or will I >>> have to buy it? What apps do come with the mac? >>> >>> *** This Email was sent by a student at School for the Blind. >>> ************ >>> >>> >>> You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. >>> >>> >>> The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to >>> their list subscription is: >>> >>> //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind >>> >>> The list archive is located at >>> >>> //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ >>> >>> All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: >>> >>> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Jonnie Appleseed >>> With His >>> Hands-on technolog(eye)s >>> Touching the internet >>> Reducingtechnology's' Disabilities >>> one byte at a time >>> >>> ************ >>> >>> >>> You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. >>> >>> >>> The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to >>> their list subscription is: >>> >>> //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind >>> >>> The list archive is located at >>> >>> //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ >>> >>> All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: >>> >>> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> >> >