Any ideas whether this is legitimate or not.  Might be suspicious as it is
so cheap for software that sells for around $700 for the full version. A
number of people have apparently bought it from this guy with no immediate
problems.  How does someone get a hold of these activation keys so cheap???
Stealing?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Adobe-Photos...1QQcmdZViewItem

Jasen

It wouldn't be YOUR listing, would it, matey?

"Jasen" <jasen1970@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> Any ideas whether this is legitimate or not.  Might be suspicious as it is
> so cheap for software that sells for around $700 for the full version. A
> number of people have apparently bought it from this guy with no immediate
> problems.  How does someone get a hold of these activation keys so cheap??
?
> Stealing?
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Adobe-Photos...1QQcmdZViewItem
>
> Jasen
>

"Wm H" <huarte555@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> It wouldn't be YOUR listing, would it, matey?
>

No.  my username is Jasen1970 on Ebay.  All I want to know is if I should
avoid this seller because of legitimacy issues.  I have a feeling that
buying an activation Key costing $20 for a normally expensive program might
mean I could be buying a stolen product.


> "Jasen" <jasen1970@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
> news:43d63225$0$3568$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... 
>
>

Jasen wrote:
> Any ideas whether this is legitimate or not.  Might be suspicious as
> it is so cheap for software that sells for around $700 for the full
> version. A number of people have apparently bought it from this guy
> with no immediate problems.  How does someone get a hold of these
> activation keys so cheap??? Stealing?
>
>
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Adobe-Photos...1QQcmdZViewItem


My guess is that he has some kind of key generating software, although it is
a kind of brazen thing to do - if they are illegitimate I imagine Adobe will
identify the dodgy keys and block them from upgrades.

Then why not email the link to Adobe while there is still time on the
auction.  If it disappears abruptly, there is your answer.

"Jasen" <jasen1970@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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>
> "Wm H" <huarte555@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:XAqBf.21704$dW3.7676@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com... 
>
> No.  my username is Jasen1970 on Ebay.  All I want to know is if I should
> avoid this seller because of legitimacy issues.  I have a feeling that
> buying an activation Key costing $20 for a normally expensive program
> might mean I could be buying a stolen product.
>
> 
>
>

"Jasen" <jasen1970@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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>
> "Wm H" <huarte555@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:XAqBf.21704$dW3.7676@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com... 
>
> No.  my username is Jasen1970 on Ebay.  All I want to know is if I should
> avoid this seller because of legitimacy issues.  I have a feeling that
> buying an activation Key costing $20 for a normally expensive program
> might mean I could be buying a stolen product.


No kidding. Of course it's not a valid product

Not only is there no chance of it being legal....if you are going to steal
you should not pay too!

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Gene Palmiter
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"Jasen" <jasen1970@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
news:43d63225$0$3568$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
> Any ideas whether this is legitimate or not.  Might be suspicious as it is
> so cheap for software that sells for around $700 for the full version. A
> number of people have apparently bought it from this guy with no immediate
> problems.  How does someone get a hold of these activation keys so
> cheap??? Stealing?
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Adobe-Photos...1QQcmdZViewItem
>
> Jasen
>

Jasen wrote:
> "Wm H" <huarte555@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:XAqBf.21704$dW3.7676@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com... 
>
> No.  my username is Jasen1970 on Ebay.  All I want to know is if I should
> avoid this seller because of legitimacy issues.  I have a feeling that
> buying an activation Key costing $20 for a normally expensive program migh
t
> mean I could be buying a stolen product.
>
> 

Jasen wrote:

> I have a
> feeling that buying an activation Key costing $20 for a normally
> expensive program might mean I could be buying a stolen product.

Does the phrase "Well, duh!" ring a bell?

cimawr wrote:

ARGH! Damn Google... here's what I *meant to post:

Jasen" <jasen1970@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
 

You wouldn't actually be buying a *product* - all you'd get for your
money would be an e-mail with a serial number in it.
Which it's illegal for anyone but Adobe to sell serial numbers (he's
probably producing counterfeits with a key-gen program), but it's not
precisely selling "stolen goods".

Incidentally, it's also entirely possible that he's selling random
strings of numbers that won't even work; who's going to complain about
being scammed when they buy something they KNOW is illegal?