update..
Affer a lengthy Live Chat with Dan .. very helpful ..
he logged onto my account and he was able to draft up a dummy listing..
He suggested using Firefox3
I have done as was told and all looks OK
I have tried on a seperate PC to use Auctiva with IE8 and I can't get past the Dollar signs .. lol
I'm going to use firefox for Auciva until told it's safe to go back to IE8 (coz I prefer to use IE)
Good luck all