Well I'm pretty sure that when I got CS3, which was like a couple of years back, they were already up to CS4 or CS5, so it is quite possible, the way I see it, that stores would sell old versions to their employees for much more than 10 - 15 percent discharge, if those products aren't being sold anyways.
If my memory serves me correctly the package was also shrink-wrapped when I received it.
If I can be bothered to, and if I remember, I'll take a photo of the box when I arrive back at my apartment.

I also think that due to the nature of eBay, there is a possibility to lose quite a lot of money. Because nobody will bid on an item if it starts out at like 100$, even if it's a product like Photoshop. So you have to make sure to time it in such a way that you reach a target price before the auction runs out.
Therefore it is possible that sellers are unintentionally being ripped off, but if that is the case they never seem to learn.


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