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buying software on eBay

  • 16-06-2009 01:05PM
    #1
    decbrad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65 ✭✭


    Hi there,

    Just wondering if anybody has any experiences with buying software on eBay and the likes. I need to purchase Adobe CS4 suite and it's half price on eBay. (1,999 euros directly from adobe?)

    What's the catch?

    cheers!
    Decbrad
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Comments

  • #2
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,308 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Most of the software on ebay is pirate. Example: selling software for €60 that'd normally cost €900. If it's too good to be true, it usually is.

    Sure, it'll work, but updates will probably cause it to cease working. And what's the point of paying someone €60 for pirate software? You loose €60, and you may get in trouble if an audit is carried out on the software you own.


  • #3
    MaxFlower
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 370 ✭✭MaxFlower


    I was thinking of buying s/w on ebay also but it would be an old version of an Adobe product. I obviously want a licensed copy so would only purchase that if possible and I would be reporting illegal s/w.

    So is there a catch in that?


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