well it seems that sometimes the little guy triumphs after all. I have been successful in getting my funds back via Paypal

Also, in my investigation and talking to Crystal, we found out that there were about 3-4 sellers of this product all within 7 kms of each other in NB. I alerted Ebay to this and they have removed all of the products.

Now, I have to decide whether to purchase it again. I think I will wait and my daughter needs it for school I will take her to buy the student version. Otherwise, it seems that I can meet my needs with LR, GIMP and Picasa.

phew. it's nice to win a battle