Selling my dead iBook's install discs.

hey all,
my iBook G4 recently died and thanx to AppleCare, was replaced with a MacBook. i'd like to sell my old install discs on craig's list for anyone out there who still might need too upgrade to 10.3. Will this be a problem as far as licensing/registration is concerned for anyone who buys it? just wanna make sure before i sell them. Thanx much!
David

Oh! No sorry. I meant the same boat as looking for a
home for a displaced MacBook Pro comboDrive. I got
the optiBay second HDD and now the combodrive needs a
home.
Sorry
I see that you had installed the Optibay drive for you 15" Macbook Pro. I am interested in getting one for mine. I hope you don't mind answering some questions that I have. How do you like it so far? Did you do the installation yourself? If you did, how difficult was it? Did it come with all the tools you need to open the Macbook Pro and install? How much of an impact does it have on the battery life, noise, and heat? Did you get the external superdrive that they offer, and if so, does it work as well or better than the existing drive? Sorry if this is overwhelming, but I really appreciate it if you can answer them. Thank you.
Mac Book Pro 15 C2D   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

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