I’ve recently heard of newsagents being offered second hand computer hardware as part of a cheap deal with newsagent software. The spin usually is that a nearby newsagency has closed down just after they installed a system and their almost new hardware is available.
Newsagents being offered this deal should check to ensure that the person offering it meets legal requirements for dealing in second hand goods. They should also ask for and verify the details of the newsagency which closed. Oh, and get warranty details in writing re the secondhand goods. And, get in writing the total cost of ownership of the software over, say, five years.
Someone once said that a deal which looks too good to be true often is.
Caveat emptor.
Sounds a little like you may also need some ID from the seller such as a drivers license and if possible a Rego# of their vehicle.
Yes Lance. Such questions will make anyone engaged in a con pull back.
Dangerous territory.
Remember this?
http://arstechnica.com/software/news/2007/09/autodesk-sued-for-10-million-after-invoking-dmca-to-stop-ebay-resales.ars