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BobLevine
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BobLevineCommunity Expert
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February 15, 2008
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Thinking of buying from eBay?

  • February 15, 2008
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Edited October 23, 2008

The original article that this post referred to has expired but there's still quite a bit of good information in this thread.

The point is that eBay software is a risky purchase with much of it illegally pirated.

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    Phos_four_dots
    Phos_four_dots
    Inspiring
    May 2, 2009

    :::Thread float:::

    This ought to be made sticky.

    John T Smith
    Community Expert
    John T SmithCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 3, 2009
    This is a user forum, not Adobe support

    You will need to ask Adobe about cross-country registration
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    _fotomaster_
    Participant
    April 3, 2009
    Can I buy Photoshop in USA and then registered in Russia
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    Anonymous
    July 14, 2009

    I asked Adobe the same question,whether I could purchased a USA Version of CS4 and use it in the UK.Apparently there would be no support from Abode in either country.

    Michael D Sullivan
    Michael D Sullivan
    Inspiring
    July 16, 2009

    chiddboy wrote:

    I asked Adobe the same question,whether I could purchased a USA Version of CS4 and use it in the UK.Apparently there would be no support from Abode in either country.

    I don't think there is any significant "support" available from Adobe for most people in the US, even when one has a licensed US version of Photoshop, except as to registration, installation, and activation.  I have read of many horror stories -- even regarding those.   For one thing, most support beyond those elementary levels is not free.  Moreover, many users figure they will get better and quicker answers from the web by searching, just as they would with Microsoft or Apple problems.  Both the Adobe U2U forums and privately run forums had lots of information.  The new U2U forum software, unfortunately, makes it much less likely that a request for help will engender a thorough and exhaustive user response.  It also makes it harder to find appropriate threads where issues may have been previously addressed.  Good luck!

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    Anonymous
    April 3, 2009
    Dave agree completely with you, and I too have had similar experience. Actually a lot to my surprise! :)

    -Joe
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    _stevefoobar_
    Participating Frequently
    March 19, 2009
    Thanks!
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    Anonymous
    March 19, 2009
    it's called, are you ready... "paypal plugin". :)

    log into your paypal account normally and download it. you should have no trouble finding it. and it works in ie AND firefox, so there must be 2 components in the one installer.
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    _stevefoobar_
    Participating Frequently
    March 19, 2009
    Ahh...you learn something new every day. What's the name of the PayPal plug-in and is it for IE 7 or Firefox?

    Thanks.
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    Anonymous
    March 19, 2009
    i've been impressed with paypal for a while now. i used them in their 1st incarnation, before being bought by ebay and got screwed over something like a 15 dollar purchase where the guy never shipped (and is STILL want the little jose cuervo bar game i won! :( :))

    but fast forward 10 years or so and i needed something to pay for an overseas site i wanted to use ( http://www.letsplaychess.com ) without putting my credit card # overseas and paypal fit the bill. since then (about 2 years now) i have nothing but good things to say about them.

    I really like their browser plugin and the auto generate a 1 time use only card.
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    _stevefoobar_
    Participating Frequently
    March 18, 2009
    Wow...what an interesting story Paul. Thanks for sharing it with us. These are great ideas and I'm impressed that you did the right thing. I've personally vowed to try to absolutely avoid all Chinese imported food (toxic), all cheap dollar store items (99% imported from China and 98% non-functional or toxic) and really try hard to minimize valid purchases of made-in-China merchandise until they learn to control their illegal activities, reduce corruption and comply with international copyright and patent guidelines, not to mention free-up their currency so it floats freely with the other world currencies.

    Sorry, didn't mean for this thread to become political but it's just not right how much that country gets away with and how much revenue they divert from U.S. companies with activities like these.
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    paul9220
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    March 18, 2009
    I had a friend who bought Windows XP (to downgrade his Vista) from a private seller on Amazon. Yes, it was a counterfeit. I suggested he file a complaint through Amazon because even though it's a private seller, it is sold under the aegis of Amazon.

    He has so filed. It's in process. I suggest that anybody stuck with such goods file a complaint. As to eBay, I bought an iPod for my daughter. It was perfectly functional but a Chinese rip off of Apples intellectual property which offended me. I demanded a return from the seller who refused. I filed through PayPal based ONLY that it violated Apples property rights - because it did work.

    PayPal did a full refund over the frantic objections of the seller.
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