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Buying Software???

I really want a copy of photoshop elements4 .

Alot of sellers are offering it very cheaply, around £10.

I assume these are fakes/copies, right?

Because if you look, some say they are the genuine discs so how do I know,

Has anyone bought any software like this and what are your experiences, thanks.

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  • Sugar_Coated_Owl
    Sugar_Coated_Owl Posts: 12,379 Forumite
    I've searched eBay a number of times for copies of Photoshop but seem to only find fakes. In the end I bought it somewhere else. It may have worked out slightly more expensive to begin with but at least I got a genuine copy and didn't waste money on fakes.
    --><-- Sugar Coated Owl --><--

    If you believe, you will survive - Katie Piper

    Woohoo! I'm normal! Gotta go tell the cat.
  • rdwarr
    rdwarr Posts: 6,159 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    The cheapest legit copy of Photoshop Elements 4 will be around £50. Anything below that will be Pirate, either a copy, stolen or mischannelled.
    It's down to you really; I write software for a living so guess whose side I'm on :)
    Can I help?
  • alzoturtz
    alzoturtz Posts: 82 Forumite
    what about this,
    I don't like bringing up individuals, but I want to buy it.

    Obviously you can knock some off the price cos its no box,
    but would it be alright?

    I think so because of the 99.9% feedback

    what are your opinions?

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7233670746&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
  • alzoturtz
    alzoturtz Posts: 82 Forumite
    I don't like to bump posts but has anyone bought software from him/someone like him?
    Surely you cant get that much positive with fakes???
  • mike230652
    mike230652 Posts: 536 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    alzoturtz...Did you actually READ his advert?????

    it states very clearly it's a genuine product and not a copy or pirate version....and he has upwards of 3200 positives and only 3 negs...NONE mention the word copy or pirate...

    Buy it..if it is a copy...then you've got him bang to rights.

    mike
    if i had known then what i know now
  • alzoturtz
    alzoturtz Posts: 82 Forumite
    yeah I did, I'm being paranoid.
  • samanthaknd
    samanthaknd Posts: 702 Forumite
    rdwarr wrote:
    The cheapest legit copy of Photoshop Elements 4 will be around £50. Anything below that will be Pirate, either a copy, stolen or mischannelled.
    It's down to you really; I write software for a living so guess whose side I'm on :)
    I bought a genuine version for £24.99 in my local pc shop called pc-bits-and-bobs.
    Need to get rid of my Yankee Candle Habit, Not very money saving of me :)
  • weedav
    weedav Posts: 103 Forumite
    Did you go ahead and purchase? I'm about to buy Elements too.
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