Yeah, there are eBay sellers who pull this BS. Make a new ID and plead "I didn't know the rules!" if you don't get a good price. She knew.

On the one hand you aren't hurt if you got your money back, but maybe you refrained from bidding on a different auction because you were waiting to see if you won hers, which you had every reason to believe would be a fair auction. She violated the sales contract and eBay needs to ban her.