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Warranty protection as a 2nd buyer?

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Nov 24, 2017
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Warranty protection as a 2nd buyer?

Is there a fast and hard rule as to how warranties work if you are not the original purchaser of a product?

Looking to buy an item that an acquaintance bought on their credit card who has since decided against it but is willing to sell it to me for a reduced amount, at a price I consider quite reasonable.
As this person is suddenly moving out of the country, my concern will be, as it is not yet registered but I will have the 4 week old receipt, will I be able to use it for warranty purposes if a problem develops at a later date.
Naturally I won't be able to chase them down for help if needed. Or assuming a return would be charged back to their credit card.

Any or all input appreciated.
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Nov 25, 2004
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if u have the receipt for the item that should be all u will require
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Mar 14, 2006
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Yes..the warranty should be able to transfer..
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Depending on what the item is, you may get warranty protection even without a receipt. I've recently made claims on warranty (no receipt) on a Fiskars pruner (lifetime warranty) and a Moen faucet (replaced cartridge). In both cases, the manufacturer replaced the item for free.
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Smiley22 wrote: Yes..the warranty should be able to transfer..
Not always, for example for graphics cards some brands will allow but others don't
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Technically, most written warranties specify that it only applies to the original purchaser. However, in this particular case, item hasn't been registered and OP has the original receipt, so manufacturer doesn't know that OP wasn't the original purchaser.
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Most, especially extended warranties only apply to the original purchaser. Every time I see a Lenovo or Thinkpad listed for sale with an extended warranty, I know that the extended warranty is not valid on resale. How do i know? I bought a Thinkpad T460S from the buy and sell section a while ago and tried to transfer the extended warranty - Lenovo refused, the extended warranty is only valid for the original purchaser was the response that I had received. I would have to have the original purchaser make the extended warranty claim should there ever be an issue, fat chance with that.

Luckily, I haven't had a problem with the computer at all.
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