Kosher?
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rfisher

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5,064 posts

313 months

Friday 29th July 2005
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What's the catch here?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=41888&item=7172297373&rd=1

Presumably this is pirated with access codes cracked or false access codes inserted or am I looking a hairy 4 legged nag in the mush?

pdV6

16,442 posts

291 months

Friday 29th July 2005
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Could be the volume license versions (don't need activation) with stolen product keys. AFAIK when MS find a stolen VL key, they mark it as dead in the next critical update so your dodgy copy stops working...

BliarOut

72,863 posts

269 months

Friday 29th July 2005
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The small print said:

All product codes are provided.

Postage is by first class and will be sent as soon as payment is made.

If you require any further information please contact me.

This is not a boxed product. Image for illustration only.


It's a cracked and burnt CD.

aldi

9,285 posts

267 months

Friday 29th July 2005
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It's too cheap by a long way to be anywhere near legal - plus he says 'Fully working keys' not 'Fully legal keys' and why would you even mention the keys if it was legit?

Herring.

docevi1

10,430 posts

278 months

Friday 29th July 2005
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"it's too cheap", lol £12.99 is too expensive for me. I got MS XP Pro for free from MS direct. Legally. Marvellous!

rsvmilly

11,288 posts

271 months

Friday 29th July 2005
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docevi1 said:
"it's too cheap", lol £12.99 is too expensive for me. I got MS XP Pro for free from MS direct. Legally. Marvellous!
How?