When I tried to buy something at bbay, there were a couple different options for payment. One way you place your order and they e-mail you with information on how to pay by PayPal or check or moneyorder. I didn't get that far as I use an AMEX for on-line purchases and you can't use AMEX with PayPal.

The other method has something to do with snail-mailing or faxing a form and scanning both sides of your credit card. Um...huh? I understand they are trying to protect themselvs against credit card fraud but why can't they use CyberCash or some other standard e-commerce software with address verification?

Oops...just trying to answer Helen's question and it turned into a mini-rant...sorry 'bout that.