It's been said that someone has bid on the skin. I think we are all in agreement that the seller is offending us by his auction offering. How about if a couple of people bid it up? Not regular eBay participants, because you can be sure in the end a negative feedback will be posted to the winners name. If two people were to bid, the person who actually wants the skin would be left in the dust. Bid it up till the sellers tongue is hanging out at his good fortune. Then when you receive the notification to pay - just ignore it. No auction police will come after you. Oh, and if any moralists feel inclined to discuss 'right and wrong' with me, stiffle your impulses. Just pretend I've been notified of your beliefs and that I've responded with "Stuff a sock in it". Georgia - the left coast one. [Posted in FML issue 3017]