CS2 Upgrade

I am thinking of purchasing a copy of Adobe CS2 on Ebay, but am not sure if I will be able to install it. I own Adobe Photoshop 5.5 and Illustrator 8. Will these be sufficient for an upgrade to CS2, or is the first version of Adobe CS needed to upgrade to CS2?
Thanks,
Paul

My experiences with Ebay and Craigs List have been the opposite of what you both have suggested here. I did look on Craigs List for my area and came across two sellers who were blatantly selling pirated software. Just because the person lives in your area doesn't mean they can't sell you pirated software. You can purchase software from a garage sale in your neighborhood that the person may have pirated. So should it be assumed that everyone selling software on Craigs list, or at a garage sale, or Ebay for that matter, is selling pirated software? No. One just needs to be aware that they are out there and watch for signs of an illegal sale.
This still doesn't answer my original question: Will Adobe CS2 install on my computer if I own Photoshop 5.5 and/or Illustrator 8 (both legitimately purchased from an online reseller)?
Paul

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