G5 Still Holding up - AGP Card NOT!

I was recently relieved after bringing my G5(June 2004?) in for repair that it's not the motherboard or the hard drive but the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 256 MB video card (using this machine primarily for video editing, motion graphics etc.) After hearing the crushing news that my Mac is "vintage" and my local store can't offer up any cards because they don't make them anymore I scoured the interwebs. I found some on eBay and a few other sites.
A few questions: I'm seeing the exact card I need on sites like eBay but most of them are NEW CONDITION bought in bulk from ATI and not in retail boxes. Has anyone purchased a card this way? It's the first time I've had to do this so I'm a little hesitant but since I have an older Mac I know my options are limited.
Also, since I have to get a new card, what are my options with regard to an upgraded card beyond the ATI card I'm currently replacing. I'm seeing ATI Radeon 9800 X8 SE cards (X8 referring to the AGP slot?) and 9800 XT cards. Since these are all outdated cards, what are my options here?
Thanks all,
William

Hi William,
See japamacs posts here on the best AGP cards for G5s...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10460940&#10460940
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10319750&#10319750
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=11182739#111
http://www.jcsenterprises.com/Japamacs_Page/Blog/4B4B7BA2-7ABB-47F1-87AC-B03D379 42BEE.html
I suspect he'll drop in later also with more details if needed.

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[email protected]

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