Originally Posted by gypsylady5
If I sold my copy of 5 or 6, then I can't upgrade to 7.... I don't own that registration number any longer!
Yeah, well, technically.
But it you had already upgraded to EQ6, then you would still need your copy of EQ5 for any reinstalls (hard drive failures, new computers, etc.) as the upgrade looks for EQ5 on your hard drive. So you really couldn't sell it.
If you've upgraded to EQ7, then the software for the prior versions DOES NOT have to be installed when upgrading, but a valid EQ6 license/serial number must be entered. And it checks back with the EQ mothership.
But the way it works in the real world is that the person who bought your EQ5, should you decide to sell it, wouldn't be able to upgrade to EQ6 or EQ7 by using that EQ5 serial number. Most of the secondary EQ5 sales going on here and on eBay come with that understanding (that the upgrade has already been used, or will be used, by the original owner).
The secondary sales of EQ6 are bit more involved. If it's the upgrade, then you have to sell it with the EQ5 disks (unless the buyer already has EQ5 installed).
For either version (new or upgrade), you'd have to have remaining activations. And the new buyer could not upgrade to EQ7 if you already had. And all of that would have an effect on the price.
Not making any ethical judgments. Just saying.