thanks everyone. this is a classic case of people trying to sop you from backing up what you PAID for (like cd's etc) and it was ruled that we do indeed have the right to make backup copies of any software we purchase. that being the case, if i buy a theme i want it saved on my computer somewhere. if i wipe the device or have to reinstall the os, my paid for theme is gone. and these sellers cant guarantee that the download links will work FOREVER.