weevil,

I'm affraid you are still in the wrong. EBAY is NOT an Auction. Repeat NOT an Auction.

Yes it has an auction style method in purchasing, but it is not run under Auction rules.............(An auction allows public viewing of items, which ebay can't offer)

"eBay is The World's Online Marketplace™. It is a community where individuals and merchants have equal opportunity to buy and sell new or used goods at fair prices"