"Its not an auction if bidding costs money regardless if you win or not. Its more of a raffle." Show me the law that says this and I might begin to believe tha

"Its not an auction if bidding costs money regardless if you win or not. Its more of a raffle." Show me the law that says this and I might begin to believe that you have a point here ... but right now I do not. I don't know much about auction laws, but I've never heard of it being illegal to charge for participation, and if it is in fact illegal then there must be someone online who has complained about it or files a case somewhere ...