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I bought an alleged legal version of TurboTax Deluxe 2017 on eBay. Is this copy legal? Link: [removed]
I bought an alleged legal version of TurboTax Deluxe 2017 on eBay. Is this copy legal? Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/263485612835?ul_noapp=true
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Random individuals on eBay are not authorized resellers. We can't help you verify your copy, it might be legit but pirated, or it might be something worse. Suggest you ask for a refund and down-rate the seller. I have also reported it although I don't know what action can be taken.
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There are a handful of authorized download sellers, they are all names you would recognize like Amazon, Staples, and so on. Many more stores are authorized resellers of the CD version. If you bought a download from an unauthorized reseller, we can't help you verify it. At best, it is pirated, and you are cheating turbotax out of the profits they need to pay the programmers who actually make the program. At worst, you get a corrupted program, or nothing, or your credit card info gets stolen.
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Ebay doesn't seem very concerned about Moroccan sellers who sell all forms of Turbotax (including "licenses") for $10 and less. When I reported the same issues with sellers from the same country during tax season, they didn't bother to follow up.
Current sellerS still active (maldouni: https://www.ebay.com/sch/maldouni/m.html?item=[phone number removed]&hash=item4d98b10d34%3Ag%3AWJQAA...) and ( amsa_3935: https://www.ebay.com/sch/amsa_3935/m.html?item=[phone number removed]&epid=[phone number removed]&ha...
I'm sure there are (or will be) other bootleggers.
Last tax season over, but the bootleggers continue selling. I'm sure the 2019 copies will be available in a few months, since both ebay and Intuit won't get together and do ANYTHING about it (and continue to ignore reports showing the OBVIOUS copyright violations).
At some point, it just isn't worth the time to get involved, since no one there even cares.
Thank you.
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@Swampfox791 - Unless the software is being sold by a recognized big box store (best-buy, Costco, Walmart, Amazon, and that type of store, etc. - {That is Amazon itself, not resellers that sell on Amazon}), you can assume that the software is not authorized and one of the reasons that some software is being sold for $10 is to get you to buy and install the malware that has been added to the software to take over your computer. NEVER purchase brand name (or any other software) software from anyone other than a recognized business or you are inviting a host of problems.
Why aren't they shut down - because many of these offers hide behind websites that ultimately link to China or eastern block countries where US law can't reach. As soon as one web site is shut down they create a new one and keep going.
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Ebay could "de-list" the software, since it is obviously bootlegged/pirated. But they have done absolutely nothing to even slow down the international sellers of "broken" software.
I personally would never want to download ANYTHING from someone in another country onto my computer. Especially a person who has shown that he is dishonest by pirating the software in the first place. Who is to know what else they may have installed on that download? And not just the downloading/installation, but also operating a program where you input all your personal information.
All these red flags..... international seller, illegal download, no license required, 1/10th the cost, violation reports......... and ebay looks the other way. And Intuit also demonstrates their lack of concern.
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How does one become an authorized reseller of a CD Version if we have an e commerce shop?
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Thank you Dawn, I meant if I want to become a reseller , is there a link or email you can provide I can follow ?