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Adjusted for inflation, I once spent nearly that much on a big (for the time), nice 1080P LCD TV.

I paid extra for an extended warranty.

After a couple of years the power supply started to fail, and the company that sold me the warranty had gone bankrupt.

You're not describing a new problem, I don't think.

(Next, can we talk about the reliability of exotic cars?)

[JoeAltmaier]

Ha! I paid for one on a pickup truck. When it needed something, I sent in the 12 documents required to make a claim. They returned it, with a letter saying 'you forgot the thirteenth double-secret document we didn't say you needed to send'. I gave up.

[sqeaky]

I am fairly that all, or at least so many as to destroy trust, extended warranties are scams.