# Upgrading to Flash 8 the cheap way

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/upgrading-to-flash-8-the-cheap-way/212648>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 12, 2007, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/upgrading-to-flash-8-the-cheap-way/212648 "2007-01-12T20:20:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![juandgar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/76d3ee/32.png) [@juandgar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/juandgar)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2007, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/upgrading-to-flash-8-the-cheap-way/212648/1 "2007-01-12T20:20:54Z")

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I noticed that A new copy of flash 8 is around 700 bucks, but if you upgrade it’s $300. So If I were to get some cheap Flash 5 off ebay, could I then upgrade it to 8 for only 300 bucks?