What version of Frame to Get Started ?

[Jeremy H. Griffith]

On Thu, 15 May 2008 15:04:12 -0700, Dov Isaacs <isaacs at adobe.com> wrote:

>Please be careful wrt/ EBay software "purchases" - a large percentage
>of what is hawked on EBay is either pirated or stolen goods. Pirated
>includes simply copying disks and giving you the serial number as well
>as massive CD duplication efforts. In some cases what is being "sold"
>is a copy of a package that already has been upgraded and not eligible
>to be legally transferred to someone else. Before bidding on such an
>item, get proof that it is indeed a legal copy that can be legally
>transferred. Such information could be obtained from Adobe Customer
>Support given a name and serial number.

+1

If they won't give you the serial number, point out that the SN
is *not* the product key; you couldn't use it against them, unless,
of course, they *are* pirates.  ;-)

Another thing to watch for on eBay is "academic" versions, being
sold either by a student or by an academic vendor who doesn't
require a check of your credentials.  Most of the folks selling
those won't mention this little detail, so *always* ask, publically,
on the auction item's page.  Then, if they lie, you have some 
recourse.  Otherwise you don't.

The vendor *must* identify the item as "new" or "used".  Avoid
the used ones.  Adobe may allow license transfer, but that's not
a sure thing; the package may have been used for an upgrade, for
example.  If they claim "new", and you cannot register with
Adobe because it wasn't, file a claim against them with eBay,
PayPal, *and* your credit-card provider immediately on grounds 
of fraud.  Lots of people have shrinkwrap machines.  ;-)

eBay gives new meaning to "caveat emptor"...

-- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc.
  <jeremy at omsys.com>  http://www.omsys.com/