Upgrading from 10.3.9 to 10.4 on a newly bought used imac - help!

Hi,
I have just purchased a second hand imac powerpc G4 (700MHz) - which i love! - but that is currently running on OS X 10.3.9, and i would like to upgrade to v10.4. I am not very computer savvy (which is why i ended up buying the imac with v10.3.9 and not realising it would cause any issues for me!) and would like to know whether i need to purchase the upgrade version or the full version of tiger?
When i called Apple they informed me that they no longer sell tiger, but as far as i'm aware i can't upgrade to leopard v10.5 due to my system requirements, so i was told i'd need to look for a third party retailer. Question is, as i already have 10.3.9 on this computer (but do not have any of the original discs as I bought it used) what is required to upgrade it, and when I do, can I just erase everything on here (as it is all the previous owner's content) and start fresh??
A pretty dense question i'm sure - but any help would be much appreciated as i'm on a small budget and would like to buy the right software the first time around!
Cheers,
V

Tiger install DVDs are in short supply. Tiger is no longer available at the Apple Store but is still available for $129 by calling Apple Phone Sales @ 1-800-MY-APPLE (1-800-692-7753). For other sources, do a Google search for MA453Z/A and M9639Z/A . Also look on eBay. Be sure & buy a retail version (black with silver X) and not a model specific version (gray).
Also check this web store http://www.lacomputercompany.com/cgi-bin/rpcart/index.cgi?command=dispitem&type= sku&sku=19521
Possible Alternative - OS X Tiger 10.4 Upgrade DVD $74.95
http://www.yourmacstore.com/shop/shopexd.asp?id=376&bc=no
 Cheers, Tom

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