Buying MS Office on Ebay

I need to upgrade from my Office 97 suite. I am looking on Ebay at Office
Pro 2003. There are many "new" full retail and OEM versions but there are
also some "used" (previously installed) versions available at a much lower
price. I know Office 2003 has an activation procedure. What are the EULA and
practical restrictions/problems with buying someone else's software in this
way.
TIA


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