| Jay Walters 2003-09-23, 11:24 pm |
| Great comment...
It's always best to do some research on the seller. If
the seller isn't willing to provide information or
something seems to good to be true ... then beware.
>-----Original Message-----
>I think this should be on topic. Many of us here may
have considered
>purchasing Visual Studio.NET on eBay or other web
auction sites. However, I
>would like to issue a warning that there are some
sellers who will list the
>2003 promotional upgrade (for sale by Microsoft for
$29), evaluation copies
>or other limited license versions for $200 - $600. In
many cases, there will
>be nothing in the item description, other than the 'part
number', that would
>hint of it's identity. The seller will then argue that
the buyer should have
>verified the part number and will not issue a refund or
exchange. The seller
>will also maintain that the item photo is not required
to match the actual
>product shipped. I thought this would be good advice for
potential buyers to
>have before making a purchase.
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