inputs.text: initially refused honor warranty update 09172013 - bought warranty time panasonic tv 06262012 bought amazon warehouse sold open box means sold new still covered manufacturers warranty 1 year got square trade coverage another year terms service says start manufacturer warranty expires14 months purchase tv started buzzing fighting thehem week square trade continued refuse honor warranty stating coverage started date purchase even tho square trade account shows tv purchased new panasonic warranty effecti never buy coverage thehem actively encourage everyone seek coverageupdate 09172013 well phone calls kept cool made know severely irritated able get squaretrade honor warranty got repairman come replace circuit board tv aside annoyingly missing repair time window went smoothlywhy 3 stars go get thehem honor warranty ate many hours life still peeved however got things rolling nice experience would expectedfinal word buy amazon warehouse get squaretrade warranty st account show itehem new would mean manufacturer warranty effect purchase date not believe least far squaretrade concerned even though information load st account directly amazon still contact manufacturer get something writing showing warranty effect talk panasonic last year similar matter square trade told tosince tv sold new see going not get panasonic send anything writingif not experience like st kept telling not fault imported information amazon told not verify records showed tv sold used meant 1year st warranty started immediately purchase not panasonic warranty expired year purchase however no way know info account show tv new meaning panasonic warranty effectwill buy squaretrade microwave purchased not amazon warehouse time 8 not expect experience