Quote - Just have the seller transfer the license to you, (see link). Also note that the difference between Illy 9 and Illy CS2 is huge, while the difference between CS2 and CS3 is marginal.
Point being, CS2 will most likely do everything (and then some) to meet your needs negating the need to upgrade to CS3.

Chuck,
The seller has agreed to transfer the license.

Yes, the difference is huge between those versions of Illustrator, that's why I want it. I'm especially eager to try the live trace version.  Illustrator 9 doesn't even have the arc tool.

As for Photoshop, I'm currently using CS.  I'm happy with it, but I don't want to wait too long and not be able to upgrade it.  Unfortunately, I had just bought CS right before CS2 came out. One of the things I dislike most about CS is how long it takes to load up.

Bobette