how do you pay? no way I am sending my credit card # to them.
Exactly, sounds like a front for the Russian mafia to collect credit card numbers.
You said -- "how do you pay? no way I am sending my credit card # to them."
It's protected. You don't have to worry about that. BUT, if you are, some banks have "one-use cards" for you to use on websites. My brother tells me that his bank does -- and he uses a "one-time number" for a single charge. You could do that.
Or, you can get (from your own bank, like I can from mine) a card that you "charge" with (let's say) -- $25. It's a "Visa Card" (a gift card that spends like Visa) and it can't be charged for more than the amount supplied on the card.
So, there are several ways to address your concerns.
But, really..., there are no concerns for charging it. In all these years -- not a *single person* has ever had a fraudulent charge from them. I've checked up on it, extensively and repeatedly -- over the years -- on this very issue. I've never come up with a single problem.
Regards,
Star Traveler
I've spent $50 there and have had zero problems security-wise, FYI.