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Thanks J. for all the tips. I'll keep them all in mind.
Cheers.
Claudia
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--- In Carrara@(protected), "Jason Sheldon" <jason@(protected)> wrote:
>
> I'd not rule out eBay if I were you - You're just as likely to find a
> legitimate looking online store and be ripped off through that, so
as long
> as you exercise a little caution on eBay, you should have no problems.
>
> I do VeRO investigations on eBay for some big companies, and many of the
> leads we find take us outside eBay to websites claiming to be
selling OEM
> software (illegal if it isn't supplied with the ORIGINAL hardware -
even if
> it's supplied with ANY OTHER hardware), Education, or discontinued
product
> for upto 90% off....
> These sites appear to sell genuine product because they still charge a
> "relatively" high price - higher than someone would normally expect
for a
> copy, so they think it's genuine, and believe whatever they read on the
> website....
>
> So, wherever you find one, if it's the web, local paper, or eBay -
just take
> care, ask lots of questions if you can - even ask for a photo of the
actual
> item where possible... but 'buyer beware'.
> On eBay, have a look at sellers feedback, and the items they've
previously
> sold. If they are still selling LOTS of the same software, at
REALLY cheap
> prices, and haven't been registered on eBay very long, it's wise to be
> suspicious.
>
> You can get some great bargains on eBay if you know what you're NOT
looking
> for.
>
> You could also try "Xtivtity" by Tivity Software - it's a flash
authoring
> package for designers, so you don't need to learn any scripting.
> www.tivity.com
> It's Windows only at the moment, but they are offering a FREE
cross-grade to
> the Mac version when that is released. It's on a special offer at the
> moment, $199 (?99+vat for UK residents, direct from us [we like to
let UK
> customers take advantage of the exchange rate... ;-)], but on Monday, it
> goes back up to $399 / ?199+vat
>
> J.
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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