Installing Leopard (10.5) onto iMac PPC G5 (10.4.11)

Hello there,
I'm looking to upgrade my PowerPc G5 from tiger 10.4.11 to Leopard 10.5.?
I'm a bit of a dunce with this kind of thing so was wondering if I could ask a few (probably very basic) questions regarding the upgrade!  They may sound a bit dumb so please bear with me...
1. Is changing operating systems easy?
2. I've been looking on ebay for a legit copy to buy but am confused as to which version to get.  There seems to be 10.5.1 all the way to 10.5.6. 
   If I get the earlier version, can I update it automatically / for free to the latest version of 10.5.6?  Or should I just buy 10.5.6?
3. On ebay, there seems to be 2 different sorts of 'install' disks I can buy.  One can be bought for £10, the other type usually has a lot of bidders and goes for roughly £70 - but I'm confused as to what the difference is.
The one that goes for just £10 is described as 'APPLE Mac Computer Install / Restore DVD OSX Leopard 10.5' and comprises of 2 grey disks, kinda boring looking..
The one that goes for roughly £70 are 'Mac OSX 10.5 Leopard Retail SEALED NEW' and comprises of a far more swanky, branded, purple 'X' and comes officially boxed.
Could someone explain why the install / restore disks don't really sell for much money (and therefore, presumably, why they're not the ones I need to get if I want to upgrade to Leopard!)
I hope that all makes sense - any help is very much appreciated!
Cheers
iMac 2ghz PowerPC G5, 2GB RAM, Mac OS X 10.4.11, 20"

1. Relatively easy. There are some preparatory things to do in order to provide a smooth transition and stable upgrade.
2. Get the latest version you can find. If that's 10.5.6 then purchase it. Be sure you get only a retail package not discs with gray labels. Contact AppleCare to see if the still have copies of Leopard available. Apple sold it at $129.00 USD.
3. Stay away from anything that claims to be a "universal" installer or has gray labels. These are OEM discs and only work with the Mac models from which they came. You want to purchase only sets where the discs have black labels with a large gray "X". These would be ones like "Retail SEALED NEW." These will be more expensive. I think the £70 would be typical for this item.
The other types of discs are cheap because they may be upgraders (only work with a prior version of OS X and lack any extras provided with the retail sets.)

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