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tuballs
Nervous Wreck (II) Inmate

From: Port Angeles, Wa./USA
Insane since: Aug 2000

posted posted 08-02-2000 13:19

Hi,
New `kid-on-the-block' here...:-). Am taking a hands-on class in photoshop....need the program to study at home, but not working so can't afford the retail price. Found someone on an auction site selling PS 5.5 & Illustrator 8 for $75.....any ideas if that might be a ripoff?

Replys appreciated, thanks....

Human Shield
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: Massachusetts, USA
Insane since: Jun 2000

posted posted 08-02-2000 14:54

If it's an auction site, it could very well be the real thing. Do they say it's the actual CD, and not a copy? Does it come with the manuals? You can email the person selling the item usually and always ask them... then, if they lie to you, you can report it to the auction site.

tuballs
Nervous Wreck (II) Inmate

From: Port Angeles, Wa./USA
Insane since: Aug 2000

posted posted 08-02-2000 15:23

Reply to Human Shield:
Thanks for writing... <img border=0 align=absmiddle src="http://www.ozones.com/forum/smile.gif"> The individual apparently specializes in graphic software. Emailed response states that he has several he no longer uses, are legally registered, and some have manuals/some don't. I checked ZDnet's evaluation version, and they list the retail price @$649. It's the price difference that makes me wonder, especially for someone who `specializes'.
I can for sure make good use of the program(s), but when you're not working.....well, I try to be careful where my bucks go... <img border=0 align=absmiddle src="http://www.ozones.com/forum/smile.gif">

DL-44
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: under the bed
Insane since: Feb 2000

posted posted 08-05-2000 08:54

Like humansheild said thuogh -- if it's through an auction site and it's not legit, you can get reimbursed and the person can get in some pretty serious trouble (pirating software can gain fines of up to $100,000 per title plus jail time).

Skaarjj
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: :morF
Insane since: May 2000

posted posted 08-05-2000 15:24

yeah...or...this line has been taken over by the FBI. Walk slowly out of the Asylum with your slimies in the air!!




What's mine is mine, and what's yours is mine to - First Rule of a Dictatorship

tuballs
Nervous Wreck (II) Inmate

From: Port Angeles, Wa./USA
Insane since: Aug 2000

posted posted 08-05-2000 16:33

Post to DL-44. I knew about the fines for pirating, but not about the reimburse. The last email I sent was on Monday asking about registration codes and no response since; so have elected to pass. I'll find another way... <img border=0 align=absmiddle src="http://www.ozones.com/forum/smile.gif"> thanks for the responses everybody.

Sloloem
Bipolar (III) Mad Scientist

From: Camillus, NY, USA
Insane since: Jul 2000

posted posted 08-05-2000 21:25

A bit off subject here but how'd you make the yellow things in your sig, Skaarjj?

mbridge
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From:
Insane since: Jun 2000

posted posted 08-06-2000 00:28

Can't say for sure, but that looks like a standard layer effect set to color dodge and multiply. Probably about 3 pixels.

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