Is Photoshop CS6 returned legal?

[Artur277014719wuc]

Hi, I want to buy an old version of PS because it's much than enough for me. I found an offer of CS6 that says it's box, legal ets. After asking seller some questions she said it is was a returned copy and it couldn't be registered but it's legal. Do you think it's true? Is it possible to return this software and resell it?

[davescm · Accepted solution]

'...returned copy and it couldn't be registered.....'

No that does not sound legal. CS6 has not been sold for years. It is possible to transfer a license by going via Adobe, the story of 'cannot be registered' sets all kinds of alarm bells ringing. There is a lot of pirated software around and much of it contains malware.

Dave

[TheDigitalDog]

Forget this, spend the money on Photoshop Elements which will likely be less money, modern version and will be legal. 

https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements/buy-elements.html?utm_campaign=cv-nwmp-ae2023&utm_...

[Test Screen Name]

Photoshop today is a great bargain at about $10 month - actually $120/year. When Photoshop CS6 was sold it was around $700. That's six years of subscription!

[D Fosse]

It's illegal, period, end of.

CS6 hasn't been legally available in any shape or form for many, many years. Illegal pirated copies have been flooding the internet for as many years.

This isn't a probability, it's a certainty.

[Nancy OShea]

"Is it possible to return this software and resell it?'

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No. Put it in the recycle bin.  Nobody will buy obsolete, discontinued & unsupported software that won't install much less run on modern equipment.  Decade-old software is no bargain at any price.  Sorry.

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[Artur277014719wuc]

Thank you guys for all these suggestions! I've been using now CS4 which I like very much but I thought of a little update on the occasion of changing the computer. CS6 I mentioned costs ca $200 so I thought it might be legal. As I see it's rather not. I will report this offer to Adobe - they should take more care about this kind of offers.