Boy that is strange. So please explain, did they actually take payment out of your account or just send a phoney email saying that you had made a payment? What are the details?

By the way, for anyone looking for an easy link to the auction that you "won for $278.99" it's a fireplace stocking selling for $6.99 No Bids.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8126628705

Very strange.

I assume they have you login and say I didn't send a payment and then you are asked to verify your PayPal account information... that way they can steal it and you think you are protecting yourself against a fake charge.

Did I get it right?