Is this Windows 7 (offered on eBay) Legitimate?

$50 for Windows 7 Ultimate, and you're asking if it is legitimate? If I remember correctly it was over $300 when readily available! What's that saying ... something like "If it sounds too good to be true it probably isn't."

If you are building a new computer for sale you can still buy Windows 7 OEM System Builder's versions from legitimate retailers (e.g., NewEgg last time I checked).

 

pretty sure we won't be able to answer that, as ebay set up those rules. Whatever they have in their TOS, I'd reckon.

 

Besides selling for only $50.00 and not looking like any genuine Windows 7 disc that I've seen, the last part of its description throws up a red flag with me.

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I've said it before, and I'll say it again: it is not impossible to buy a legitimate genuine Windows on eBay, just very unlikely. It really doesn't matter how many shady (at best) deals you can find, they are still shady. There is still a high demand for Windows 7; if Microsoft allowed it to be sold (other than the System Builder's versions) it would still command the original prices.

 

I just checked the Newegg site.

Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit is selling for $100.00.

Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit is selling for $140.00.

Both are the OEM System Builder version.

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Thanks, Alex.

Indeed, this is the type of situation where you should be able to find a good and legit deal. A version of Windows (8) that has not been pulled off the market by Microsoft, but which is difficult to sell at full price because people would rather buy 8.1 and save the upgrade hassles.

 

Alex:

Let us know if the Windows 8 Pro install process and activation process go okay.

By the way, your computer may qualify for a FREE upgrade to Windows 10 when it's released later this year.

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