SelectedItem for a DropDownList, SelectedItem ALWAYS 0

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Why is this value always 0?
I have searched this forums and haven't found much.
I have this code:

Private Sub btnSubmit_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnSubmit.Click
        Dim objComments As New Comment
        With objComments
            .Name = txtName.Text
            .Email = txtEmail.Text
            .TypeID = cboArea.SelectedIndex
            .Comment = txtComments.Text
            .Update()
        End With
    End Sub

Where "comments" is a class module that has 4 props and some code to save to the DB. Simple really.

Regardless of what I select in my combo the selectedindex is always 0, which means I can't get the ID value for the selected item.
I have ASP.NET Unleased and it's sample code is exactly what I have above

Woka