Thanks, Martha. I tried both suggestions, but no change. Not sure exactly I've been using IE7...a couple of months, maybe? I'll be interested to see if the problem exists on my other computer. I can't tell at the moment because it needs a new monitor. Since posting the first time, I discovered that I can't open the comments to one of my blogs and I can't open the log-in screen that will let me download archived articles on a newspaper website. This is getting very irritating! I'll go see if Microsoft has some sort of help forum... Susan

Just one of many reasons some people aren't selling on ebay anymore. Between the ridiculous feedback changes and the fee changes it has become such a different arena that many seller's are opting out. Ebay is trying to get more of the pie, so they have upped the fees to the point that you need to sell on a large scale in order to make a profit in the end. In Australia, Ebay is forcing buyers to use Paypal only - as a test that they may or may not implement in other countries. Why? Because then they get a percentage of every money transaction on the site. Ebay has gotten very greedy over the past few years. Etsy has taken some of the business away. Craigslist, some. Only a matter of time before another site pops up that isn't so money hungry. As I have said previously, I made a lot of money on ebay over the first few years. If the tax department ever looks at my ebay transactions for the first 3 years I was on there I am probably gonna get a bill. But it's a whole different ballgame these days, and often too time intensive for the rewards. I still buy things occasionally, but my selling days are over on ebay. Can't say that I miss the daily trek to the post office. Suzan J

Hello friends, I'm chiming in just now after a slight absence and cannot resist tossing in my two cents worth on this topic, as I've had quite a similar experience. Some time ago my mother-in-law gave herself a wonderful birthday present, in that she bought all new everything for the boudoir, down to and including new carpeting, and I said, "Way to go, Rosemary, you and Johnnie deserve this treat!" She had a couple of old sheets that she earmarked for the church's charity drive but I wheedled them away for use in my own bedroom. One set, which I believe was Wamsutta, was like the silky ones your mother-in-law has, and the they were designed by Yves St. Lawrence, in awesome pinks and purples. The colors nothwithstanding, those elderly, well-worn and washed, and much beloved sheets were pure perfection to my husband and me. The lovely smoothness of that old bedding transported us into the sleep of the angels. I promise, we NEVER noticed the pink and purple designs, and we slept on them for another 20 years until they could no longer manage to hold together in one piece. Oh! Holy cow, I just came out of my reverie and realized you had asked a question! Mea culpa! My bad! Here's my suggestion for silky sheets, or at least for as close we can come these days: Buy 100% Egyptian Cotton in a reasonably good thread count, like 300, 400, 500. I'm now a retired senior with rather thin, frail skin, which I feel warrants the smoothest, most silky bedding I can afford. And I buy my Egyptian cotton sheet sets from Penney's, when they go on sale twice a year. And they last forever, well, I'm still using them 8 years later! I have 3 sets and just rotate. Give them a whirl; they're quite reasonable on sale, and enjoy! Kaye

Posted by debi_2006: "If she did pay sales tax and is trying to re-coop that cost, she should just mark up the item to cover the tax instead of calling it sales tax. That way, she wouldn't need a license or wouldn't have to file (if she's not collecting any)." Wrongo bongo. Most likely she is required to file. End of the line sellers must pay sales tax. It does not matter how they price their items. Sales tax can be added or it can be built into the price. All the state cares about is getting it. Just because they sales tax is not added onto the retail price rather than being built into the price of goods sold does not mean a seller does not have to turn it over to the government. There are no "tricks" to get away with. The seller can have whatever mark-ups or profit margins they wish in most businesses. One reason for pricing with the sales tax as an add on is to easily calculate prices for tax exempt organizations. It can also streamline bookkeeping procedures.