This is a simple warning to help all you other eBay small business people.

Quickbooks is made to work for a limited time only before you need to pay for an upgrade.

I bought the 2005 Pro in Oct 2005.  Now in 2007 it will not work because a macromedia flash 7 file that it requires has been updated to a newer version (flash 9).  Their response?  You can't expect our product to work forever; it is too costly to continue to support older versions.

I was going to buy the 2008 version, but I am told that I can expect it to NOT WORK properly if I upgrade my other software on my computer to the flash10 file.....and that they will not be offering a patch or update that will fix the 'expected problem'. 

Here is how it happened.

After a week of trying to find the right file fixes and online searches, I resorted to talking with Quickbooks sales and then Tech Support (somewhere in a 3rd world country).  Aside from the language barrier, the knowledge was poor.  Both Tech Support and Sales support told me the same thing: "you can't expect our product to work with your newer computer; you need to buy the 2008 version for $199."  No updates or software patches are or were availabe, in fact, it is not their policy to do so.  "

Well, this isn't really a review.

Just DO NOT BUY any 2005 or 2006 version of Quickbooks because you will NOT BE ABLE TO INSTALL IT.

As for the newer versions, that will be up to you.  Is it worth it?  My experiences tell me that I will look for another solution.

Best of luck fellow ebayers..........