Where can I get install discs?

I bought my friends intel iMac, its 183Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo 512ram. But he cant find the restore discs and i would really like to restore the system. Where can i get them, cant find any on eBay. Cheers

I hate to be the one to say this, but without getting the discs you don't have the legal license to run the operating system! Get him to have another look. Unless he has sold them already, I am amazed that he wasn't more careful with them.
Alternatively, Leopard is coming! Buy that!
Karn.

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