bogus auction for Altair system on eBay

I hate to say it but they were right and you were wrong. You should have made sure of the payment details BEFORE you bid. I look at the payment method/details, hidden and/or excessive charges and any other unreasonable terms on EVERY auction BEFORE I bid on them. I frequently don't bid on items because of unreasonable terms, excesssive handling charges and the like. I suspect sellers require verified accounts because credit cards are EASY to come by. There's seldom a day that goes by that I don't get an offer for a credit card and many of them don't require any application. Credit card numbers are also easily hijacked. They recently arrested several people that worked at a major hotel here in the Orlando area. They had copied the CC numbers from something like 6000 customers! Joe