Adobe CS2 for my old G5?

New Year's Greetings one & all.
Not sure where to post this, but:
Since... I hope to keep my first gen. iMac G5 with Panther 10.3.9 ...and I own a good number of manuals on Creative Suite 2... I'd like to purchase a used, legal version of Adobe CS2, both to learn it and use it.
Is there a reputable source to buy older software? There are two updates since CS2, and I'm guessing many Graphic Artists will have switched up - would $250 - $300 be in the ballpark for this version? InDesign is my main interest, but also Illustrator & Photoshop.
Any caveats or advice on this issue much appreciated.
Alex G

Hi Trevor, Thank you for this advice. I've wondered about CS3 and you're the first to suggest it is a big improvement over CS2, at least in Photoshop. A principle concern is my older Mac & OS (I know that CS2 runs well on my current set-up). And I own many CS2 manuals from an aborted course.
Photoshop is a lower priority than InDesign & Illustrator. Do you you know if these two are substantially improved in CS3?
True, I'll need to upgrade to Tiger or Leopard at some point. Or even an Intel machine. So does CS3 run smoothly on your G5 with Tiger?
AG

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