I know this forum is for Photoshop, but hopefully, someone here knows something about Illustrator.

I bought Illustrator 9 in one of those bundle packages from Adobe in 2002 and never had time to use or learn it.  Recently, I decided to delve into the program, only to find that a lot of the features that I need aren't in this older version.  I went to Adobe's site and learned that I couldn't upgrade 9, that I'd need Illustrator 10 in order to buy the upgrade to Illustrator CS3.

So I hunted around on Amazon and found a used upgrade version of CS2  for $50.00, which I purchased.  And today, the seller wrote to me, telling me he'd shipped it but that, unfortunately, the program has already been registered.

Does this mean that I just wasted $50.00 on software that won't work?

Thanks,
Bobette Bryan