This also happened to me.I opened it the slow way- set the dials at 000 and start at 001, 002 etc, checking handle each time. It took me 30 minutes and code was in the 800's. Good sense of achievement when it opened! Good luck!
But you only had 9,000 to go and you gave up!...
The Samsonite case has a 4 x10 digit lock, and somone has changed the setting on the dial...
But you only had 9,000 to go and you gave up!
As my late Granny used to say, "Laziness, did I ever offend thee".