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post #2461 of 2665
3/6/13 at 7:32pm
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Originally Posted by frenchmr View Post

Ha, good way to look at it. $2,100 does seem like a pretty good deal for a TV that originally retailed at $3,700. Can you get the Costco warranty for TVs that weren't purchased there?

yes, you just won't get the extra added year of coverage through costco. even if you arent a member of costco you can buy the warranty for a $5 surcharge. so total coverage will be 4 years instead of 5 years if it had been bought at costco.
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post #2462 of 2665
3/6/13 at 9:35pm
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Originally Posted by FyreFlux View Post

yes, you just won't get the extra added year of coverage through costco. even if you arent a member of costco you can buy the warranty for a $5 surcharge. so total coverage will be 4 years instead of 5 years if it had been bought at costco.

Not true-You still get year 2 extended by Costco after the 1 year manufacturers warranty, then Square Trade covers years 3-5.
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post #2463 of 2665
3/6/13 at 10:17pm
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Originally Posted by StevenC56 View Post

Not true-You still get year 2 extended by Costco after the 1 year manufacturers warranty, then Square Trade covers years 3-5.

Not true- if you didn't buy TV from costco, costco does not extend the warranty by an extra year. (You can still buy the warranty even if you didn't buy the TV from costco. You will get a total of 4 years warranty)
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post #2464 of 2665
3/6/13 at 11:21pm
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Originally Posted by bk7g1985 View Post

Not true- if you didn't buy TV from costco, costco does not extend the warranty by an extra year. (You can still buy the warranty even if you didn't buy the TV from costco. You will get a total of 4 years warranty)

I've read it over several times now. I can't find that anywhere. Where is that stated?
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post #2465 of 2665
3/7/13 at 2:42am
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Originally Posted by bk7g1985 View Post

Not true- if you didn't buy TV from costco, costco does not extend the warranty by an extra year. (You can still buy the warranty even if you didn't buy the TV from costco. You will get a total of 4 years warranty)

I purchased a TV from Paul's TV and a Square Trade Warranty from Costco for $99.00. It's good for 5 years.
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post #2466 of 2665
3/7/13 at 3:11am
I purchased a TV from Paul's TV and a Square Trade Warranty from Costco for $99.00. It's good for 5 years.

When I registered my ST warranty online I bought from Costco for my Best Buy tv it shows 5 years of warranty for me also.
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post #2467 of 2665
3/7/13 at 3:47am
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Originally Posted by StevenC56 View Post

I've read it over several times now. I can't find that anywhere. Where is that stated?

Costco only gives the second year of coverage, only if you buy the TV directly from Costco. They do not give a second year of their own "Concierge" coverage if you buy it from somewhere else!

However you can buy a 3 year Square Trade warranty from Costco for $99, no matter where you buy the TV from.

And yes, it only covers it for 3 years after the manufactures warranty expires! Which with the manufactures warranty of 1 year, and the Square Trade's 3 years, you would have a total of 4 years, not 5.

As per.....


http://content.costco.com/Images/Content/misc/pdf/575685.PDF
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post #2468 of 2665
3/7/13 at 4:19am
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Originally Posted by Johnla View Post

Costco only gives the second year of coverage, only if you buy the TV directly from Costco. They do not give a second year of their own "Concierge" coverage if you buy it from somewhere else!

However you can buy a 3 year Square Trade warranty from Costco for $99, no matter where you buy the TV from.

And yes, it only covers it for 3 years after the manufactures warranty expires! Which with the manufactures warranty of 1 year, and the Square Trade's 3 years, you would have a total of 4 years, not 5.

As per.....


http://content.costco.com/Images/Content/misc/pdf/575685.PDF

This is what my warranty shows
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post #2469 of 2665
3/7/13 at 4:23am
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Originally Posted by lastchancerecs View Post

Pauls is sold out of 65" VT50's as of a few minutes ago.


NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Crap, I was just about the pull the trigger. Now there is no way to get BB to match the price either. ARGH.

Now what....
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post #2470 of 2665
3/7/13 at 6:38am
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Originally Posted by bassett72 View Post

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Crap, I was just about the pull the trigger. Now there is no way to get BB to match the price either. ARGH.

Now what....

Cleveland Plasma?
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post #2471 of 2665
3/7/13 at 6:55am
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Originally Posted by bassett72 View Post

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Crap, I was just about the pull the trigger. Now there is no way to get BB to match the price either. ARGH.

Now what....
I'm in the exact same boat. I'm going to print out page 79 of this thread, and also BuyTVToday website and see what they can do. Luckily, I have at least 3 BBs I can try and negotiate with.
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post #2472 of 2665
3/7/13 at 7:07am
Cleveland Plasma is $2550 + $100 shipping= $2650. I waited to long as well. Just kicking myself......very hard.
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post #2473 of 2665
3/7/13 at 8:11am
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Originally Posted by justindion View Post


This is what my warranty shows

Now click on your warrantied item (Panasonic Plasma TV) and then drill down into the contract ("View Contract" at the bottom, tiny link). For me, I find this:

Coverage Amount: Item Purchase
Price Coverage Term: 5 Years
Protection Plan Price: $99.99
Coverage Type: Standard
Coverage Starts*: After Costco Concierge or manufacturer's warranty expiration, whichever is longest.
Covered Product: Panasonic Plasma TV
Coverage Ends: 3 Years from coverage start
Deductible: None
Waiting Period: None

I don't get Costco Concierge coverage because I didn't buy the TV from them. So my coverage starts after the manufacturer's warranty expires, which is one year. And it ends 3 years from coverage start. So I get four years coverage, not five.
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post #2474 of 2665
3/7/13 at 8:29am
I'm pretty sure if you use an AmEx card to purchase the TV and warranty you will get 5 years coverage either from manufacturer, Square Trade or AmEx. Call AmEx to confirm.
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post #2475 of 2665
3/7/13 at 9:35am
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Originally Posted by KOA View Post

I'm pretty sure if you use an AmEx card to purchase the TV and warranty you will get 5 years coverage either from manufacturer, Square Trade or AmEx. Call AmEx to confirm.

If you purchase the TV outside of Costco with AmEx, you'll get manufacturer's warranty 1st year, then AmEx and Squaretrade overlap for year 2, then Squaretrade covers years 3 and 4
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post #2476 of 2665
3/7/13 at 10:26am
In market for the p55vt50, as a newly US resident its kinda different buying here. Used Google Shopping to locate lowest price which was Buysquad.com, 1500usd and had good reviews, placed order. Order status was "pending" for two days, called them up and they said their company didnt deliver to my location (SF Bay Area)...

Went to my local best buy for PM, they didnt, still wanted 1999+tax. Tried ordering from Abes of Maine, 1618usd in free shipping. Day after i placed order they called to confirm, mumbled something about the free delivery was curb-delivery(!?) and recommended white glove for another 250? talked price "down" to 1780. Got back to their homepage where white glove was 150? Got a feeling they just throw numbers around, also a "5s break" to "discuss with manager" did another 50 bucks... Went here and saw ppl had success with BB so will try them again, cancelled order at Abes of Main. After 20-30min waiting in line and another 10 for them to try convince me not to cancel....


Feels like even if BB maybe is a little bit more expensive, you at least get the TV. Online shopping in the US seems to be a few years behind, but i suspect the size and all different states makes it harder.

edit: If BB decide to match any price below their 1999USD, will tax apply on this?
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post #2477 of 2665
3/7/13 at 10:58am
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Originally Posted by ZaiLH View Post

In market for the p55vt50, as a newly US resident its kinda different buying here. Used Google Shopping to locate lowest price which was Buysquad.com, 1500usd and had good reviews, placed order. Order status was "pending" for two days, called them up and they said their company didnt deliver to my location (SF Bay Area)...

Went to my local best buy for PM, they didnt, still wanted 1999+tax. Tried ordering from Abes of Maine, 1618usd in free shipping. Day after i placed order they called to confirm, mumbled something about the free delivery was curb-delivery(!?) and recommended white glove for another 250? talked price "down" to 1780. Got back to their homepage where white glove was 150? Got a feeling they just throw numbers around, also a "5s break" to "discuss with manager" did another 50 bucks... Went here and saw ppl had success with BB so will try them again, cancelled order at Abes of Main. After 20-30min waiting in line and another 10 for them to try convince me not to cancel....


Feels like even if BB maybe is a little bit more expensive, you at least get the TV. Online shopping in the US seems to be a few years behind, but i suspect the size and all different states makes it harder.

edit: If BB decide to match any price below their 1999USD, will tax apply on this?

most of the time when you PM, it's pre-tax. It's not quite the same as buying a car here and negotiating out the door price (everything included).
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post #2478 of 2665
3/7/13 at 11:45am
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Originally Posted by Zzyzx242 View Post

I purchased a TV from Paul's TV and a Square Trade Warranty from Costco for $99.00. It's good for 5 years.
I bought my tv 3 weeks ago, i want to buy the warrany from costco, how much do i have before i cant buy the warranty anymore?
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post #2479 of 2665
3/7/13 at 11:51am
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Originally Posted by smjbh5 View Post

I bought my tv 3 weeks ago, i want to buy the warrany from costco, how much do i have before i cant buy the warranty anymore?

i believe costco gives you 60 days from date of purchase....not delivery date.
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post #2480 of 2665
3/7/13 at 12:39pm
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Originally Posted by FyreFlux View Post

i believe costco gives you 60 days from date of purchase....not delivery date.
y cover years 3 and 4 since i have year 2 covered by amex. Ive never needed to use any of the warranties ive purchased in the past. Ill have to think about it
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post #2481 of 2665
3/7/13 at 1:09pm
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Originally Posted by soobaerodude View Post

If you purchase the TV outside of Costco with AmEx, you'll get manufacturer's warranty 1st year, then AmEx and Squaretrade overlap for year 2, then Squaretrade covers years 3 and 4

Double check with AmEx to be sure but it should work that you get manufacturer warranty first year, then Square Trade years 2, 3 and 4, but because you used AmEx to purchase warranty, AmEx will cover year 5. I have done this with AppleCare and made a claim almost a year after AppleCare expired. AmEx was very easy to deal with, credited my CC for the estimate I got from Apple for repairs and did not require me to have repairs done which I did not. AmEx will double the warranty but only up to a maximum of 5 years total, so if you have an existing warranty of 4 years they will cover the 5th. You're basically extending the the extending warranty with AmEx. Things might have changed at AmEx so call them to confirm.
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post #2482 of 2665
3/7/13 at 1:45pm
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Originally Posted by KOA View Post

Double check with AmEx to be sure but it should work that you get manufacturer warranty first year, then Square Trade years 2, 3 and 4, but because you used AmEx to purchase warranty, AmEx will cover year 5. I have done this with AppleCare and made a claim almost a year after AppleCare expired. AmEx was very easy to deal with, credited my CC for the estimate I got from Apple for repairs and did not require me to have repairs done which I did not. AmEx will double the warranty but only up to a maximum of 5 years total, so if you have an existing warranty of 4 years they will cover the 5th. You're basically extending the the extending warranty with AmEx. Things might have changed at AmEx so call them to confirm.

i'm pretty sure my Discover IT card and CitiCard Platinum both do that as well, might be worth looking into for people who do not have an AmEx.
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post #2483 of 2665
3/7/13 at 2:28pm
I bought my tv from BB. If I got to costco's online site and check out with the Squaretrade warranty, how do I apply it to my TV? Is it something you then have to go to squaretrade's site to do? Just trying to make sure before I buy this.

After my nightmare with my Samsung plasma I definitely want the warranty.
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post #2484 of 2665
3/7/13 at 2:32pm
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Originally Posted by hoffasenior View Post

Cleveland Plasma is $2550 + $100 shipping= $2650. I waited to long as well. Just kicking myself......very hard.

It's still a good deal, while he has em.
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post #2485 of 2665
3/7/13 at 2:57pm
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Originally Posted by AZtitan123 View Post

I bought my tv from BB. If I got to costco's online site and check out with the Squaretrade warranty, how do I apply it to my TV? Is it something you then have to go to squaretrade's site to do? Just trying to make sure before I buy this.

After my nightmare with my Samsung plasma I definitely want the warranty.
You'll get an email from SquareTrade titled "Your SquareTrade Warranty Purchase on Costco - Finish Set up" containing a link to complete the set up. You'll register on their site and have the option of emailing or faxing them a copy of your receipt.
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post #2486 of 2665
3/7/13 at 3:44pm
Has anyone delt with square trade before? How hard is it to make a claim?
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post #2487 of 2665
3/7/13 at 3:48pm
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Originally Posted by smjbh5 View Post

Has anyone delt with square trade before? How hard is it to make a claim?

Ive bought one before, but never had to use it. It was on something else though. I usually do display warranties thru the manufacturer or Mack.
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post #2488 of 2665
3/7/13 at 5:36pm
I was going to buy the Square Trade warranty from Costco but after reading the reviews on Amazon I'm not so sure. It seems that the warranty repairs are capped at the purchase price of the warrantied component. So with my 60GT50 any repairs would be capped at $1699. I guess that amount of coverage is good for $99 but I'll have to give this some thought. There is only a $5 surcharge for not being a Costco member which isn't too bad IMO.

Bill
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post #2489 of 2665
3/7/13 at 7:21pm
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Originally Posted by Bill Mac View Post

I was going to buy the Square Trade warranty from Costco but after reading the reviews on Amazon I'm not so sure. It seems that the warranty repairs are capped at the purchase price of the warrantied component. So with my 60GT50 any repairs would be capped at $1699. I guess that amount of coverage is good for $99 but I'll have to give this some thought. There is only a $5 surcharge for not being a Costco member which isn't too bad IMO.

Bill

correct, essentially you get whatever you paid for the TV in repairs with SquareTrade. so if your first repair costs $300 and you need a second repair that costs $1500, but you only paid $1600 for the TV instead of getting a repair you get a refund of whatever is left after the first repair. so $1600 - $300 = $1300. that only applies if your repair is more than whats left of your warranty. if you needed three $500 repairs before it needed another repair you'd only get back $100. its sort of a gamble i guess, but what are the chances of a TV needing that many repairs? plus would you really keep it after a 2nd repair?
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post #2490 of 2665
3/7/13 at 7:46pm
Almost sounds like a "bait and switch" Makes me a little nervous. Purchased My VT50 65" on 2/19 and pushed the delivery back from this week to 3/20 because I'm waiting on wall unit to be built and installed. Just checked the BB web site and they are still offering them for sale so would assume they have them in stock.
Glad I purchased when I did as it seems the prices are going up instead of down because of short supply.
Can't wait to see that baby hanging on my wall!
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