Bought a brand new macbook pro from a local reseller (NOT an authorised reseller but a popular one). When I checked the serial in check coverage page by apple before making the purchase it said, “Update Purchase Date” — I thought its normal since this is a brand new mac and went ahead with the purchase.

When I turned it on, signed in with my apple ID, I checked the Limited Warranty Coverage in System settings and it said the Limited Warranty has started 4 months ago and expiring in 8 months.

When I asked the reseller, they said it can take upto 24 hours for the Warranty thing to update properly after turning on the mac for the first time.

Did I get scammed?

I asked the reseller to give me a written note on the bill agreeing to refund if it doesn’t properly update to show the correct 1 year AppleCare warranty period within 24 hours. They gave me that.

Is this normal? Can anyone give me some insight?

Unfortunately since I’m from a region where Apple Support isn’t available, I can’t provide proof of purchase myself to get the warranty thing fixed. And all my friends and colleagues who have bought macbooks in the past, even from the same reseller has never encountered this problem. They all said, that the mac picked up the exact date they turned on the device as the start date for the warranty. I’m genuinely confused and worried. I spent alot of money on this.