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noggin · 15-04-2008, 10:17

hey kids - it's been a while since I've posted here - pray forgive me!

Has anyone had experience of buying cs3 from the states via Ebay? It's gonna save me £500 odd & so seems too good to be true...

cheers! dAN

steveb · 15-04-2008, 10:52

It might well be. If the disk they send is formatted for the US and Canada (Type 1), you will not have much joy from it in the EU where disks are formatted for Type 2. Don't ask what the difference is, I haven't the foggiest. But it's probably the way to ensure that Europeans pay through the nose for American software in order to subsidize the American home market.

Hunch · 15-04-2008, 21:52

I'm approaching this one with some caution, because it's made me doubt my own sanity. But honestly, I have never in my life heard of regional locks on software disks. Video DVDs yes, but software? Software is completely region free - there simply is no restriction on installing it on any machine, regardless of source.

As far as CS3 goes, when I bought a copy in Japan, I got it direct from Adobe Japan. They had to import it from the U.S. themselves to provide an English language version. Personally I would say buy it from a reputable store, or a company with a very high rating on eBay. Read the customer feedback and be absolutely sure you're getting what you're paying for. eBay is an absolute minefield when it comes to software sales.

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Hunch Grumpy old man Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North Japan Posts: 1,128	I'm approaching this one with some caution, because it's made me doubt my own sanity. But honestly, I have never in my life heard of regional locks on software disks. Video DVDs yes, but software? Software is completely region free - there simply is no restriction on installing it on any machine, regardless of source. As far as CS3 goes, when I bought a copy in Japan, I got it direct from Adobe Japan. They had to import it from the U.S. themselves to provide an English language version. Personally I would say buy it from a reputable store, or a company with a very high rating on eBay. Read the customer feedback and be absolutely sure you're getting what you're paying for. eBay is an absolute minefield when it comes to software sales.

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