Need some help on issue

[+Daemon+]

Im currently bidding on a item on ebay, for the first time.

Thing is, I have been emailing the seller about this item, and here is a reply that really worries me, and he thinks he can sell it and get more for the item I guess with the software but theres a catch. (oh umm its a tablet pc)

"Hi-
I installed all of the software, and copied the CDs to the hard drive. The
programs are all fully licensed through my company, which owned the laptop."


Isnt this illegal?

[Ya_know]

Of course not.

[+Daemon+]

copy cds to the hard drive, keep the original cd's, and license #?

this tablet only came with windows 98, and he is trying to give, windows 2000, office xp, and norton 2003 w/ 6 months left

[Ya_know]

Report him to EBAY and walk away from the deal.

[Stalemate]

Smells like bad sushi.

Ask eBay their opinion if you're still unsure.

[+Daemon+]

thanx for the reply

[Tekboy]

thanx for the reply

I have seen some real garbage get sold on ebay.
This sure sounds like one of those deals. I don't claim to know how much responsibility you should have concerning illegal activities on ebay's site, but you can sure vote with your wallet.

[gazzak]

Don't buy it as others have said, why not e-mail him and ask if he knows it's illegal? He may not.

[+Daemon+]

Don't buy it as others have said, why not e-mail him and ask if he knows it's illegal? He may not.

I was going to do this, but wanted some imput first to make sure I was right about this.

[Spork]

I was going to do this, but wanted some imput first to make sure I was right about this.

Report him to M$. Try to collect a reward. Put reward money towards a different PC.

...might not happen, but it's worth a shot.