Is this a legitimate way to get FCP 5.1 cheaply?
Ok, so I'm looking into prices for FCP Suite. I know what the retail is and I've found cheaper pricing from alternate retailers. There is one deal I've come across that seems to good to be true (so it probably is). Here's the specifics:
- You get a "Final Cut Pro 2.0 Genuine Apple OEM CD with Serial Number"
- You also get a "Final Cut 5.1 Studio Upgrade Retail box (MA286Z/A )"
- Price: $899
The retailer also sells the 5.1 upgrade for $649. I know the retail for that item is $699. So, they're basically charging $250 for FCP 2.
Is this legitimate? Any worries that the FCP 2 serial number is bogus? There's no mention of anything being an academic edition, so I'm just wondering where the gotcha might be. I did see this note in Apple's store regarding the 5.1 upgrade:
"*Academic and not-for-resale versions of Final Cut Pro 1, 2, or 3 are not eligible for this upgrade."
I wonder if the OEM FCP 2 included in the deal is part of the excluded versions.
Jeff
Thanks for the reply JC. Of course I will ascertain the legitimacy of the online retailer, that's not really my question. I mentioned the possibility of a bogus FCP 2 serial # as only one issue and was asking that more of a general question of have people seen bogus sales of older editions of FCP as a way to get 5.1 cheaper.
The other major issue was the OEM description of the FCP 2 CD and whether it falls under the "not-for-resale versions" exception of the FCP 5.1 upgrade. Again I'm assuming that the retailer, legitimate or not, will claim that it's perfectly fine. So, I was asking for anyone who may have had personal experience with that here.
Jeff
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