eric_palmer1 Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 I'm looking to upgrade to Photoshop from PSE2. eBay typically has unopened educations versions available. Or so the seller claims. Can anyone register an educational version or is the registration different? I've not bought off of eBay. Any suggestions for making sure I don't get ripped off. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 Only pay with a credit card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.emmg.graphy.org.uk Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 The educational version is no different from the full price, except that it says "Educational Version" on the title page. I use one. Either you or a family member is supposed to be taking an educational course, not sure in what! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 Have you looked into the cost for the upgrade from PSE2 to PS7? I seem to recall that Adobe offers a pretty significant discount if you are upgrading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_singleton3 Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 Thanks to advice from this forum, I recently bought an unregistered version of Photoshop v5 for $83, then a Photoshop 7 upgrade for $135. The result is a legitimate, full retail version registered with Adobe for $218. If PSE2 ownership qualifies for an upgrade, follow Ellis' advice and go directly to the upgrade. Those too are available on E-Bay, Amazon, as well as on-line and local retailers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_palmer1 Posted April 19, 2003 Author Share Posted April 19, 2003 Thanks to the info. I've searched amazon and 222.adobe.com and can't find an upgrade that applies to PSE2. On the adobe site the only upgrade listed has this note: To install upgrade successfully, you will need a serial number and a previous version of this product on the same platform as this purchase. Upgrade does not apply to Photoshop Elements, Photoshop Limited Edition, or Adobe PhotoDeluxe owners. Please let me know if you come across an upgrade that applies to PSE2. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h._p. Posted April 20, 2003 Share Posted April 20, 2003 I'm never sure if educational versions show how much of a rip off the full price software is or are a case of a private company taxing its customers to subsidise education. Be that as it may, some companies are very strict about your proving you are an educational user before they'll send you the software. I'm not sure where Adobe stands on this but Micro$oft certainly stand on the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_johnson2 Posted April 20, 2003 Share Posted April 20, 2003 I plan to purchace a copy of Photoshop version 5 on Ebay than upgrade. Does it matter, to the upgrade, if a previous owner has regestered the original software? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h._p. Posted April 21, 2003 Share Posted April 21, 2003 >>Does it matter, to the upgrade, if a previous owner has regestered the original software? << My wife bought Photoshop 6 for the Mac secondhand and Adobe seemed perfectly happy to upgrade her to 7. Probably worth sending an e-mail to Adobe to confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_johnson2 Posted April 21, 2003 Share Posted April 21, 2003 Harvey: "...and Adobe seemed perfectly happy to upgrade her to 7." Does Adobe have to be directly involved with the up grade? I thought that the upgrade looked for a previous copy of Shop on your system than proceeded to load. If I'm wrong than how does it work? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_palmer1 Posted April 22, 2003 Author Share Posted April 22, 2003 Okay so I got a version 6 CD unregistered on ebay for $160 and an upgrade for $152 from amazon for a total of $312. I'll let you know if I have any problems with the eBay purchase. My first ebay purchase. You know, old dogs and new tricks, I'm slow sometimes on new ways ;). Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobatkins Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 You are not legally allowed (by the Adobe terms of agreement) to sell a used version of photoshop if you have upgraded. So you cannot legally buy Photoshop 5.0, upgrade to 7.0, then sell your old version of 5.0. If you buy an opened and used version of 5.0, even if the user no longer has it on their system, just be aware that this is a violation of the Adobe software agreement. Adobe regard everything as one version. When you upgrade from 5 to 7 you are not buying 7. You have to own BOTH 5 and the 7 upgrade in order to use PS or you violate their software licence. I'm not saying it's fair, I'm just telling you what the licence says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_palmer1 Posted April 25, 2003 Author Share Posted April 25, 2003 I bought an unregistered copy of PS 6 on ebay and an upgrade to 7 on Amazon. Got them installed today and registered 6 and then registered the upgrade on the adobe site. No problems. Total cost ~ $314. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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